Comments on: Now what at quarterback?

By: Hkpadua

Hkpadua — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:12:13 +0000

Why is Keenan Ewaliko not being groomed as a backup qb? Seems to me to be a logical grooming choice to prepare him for the upcoming future seasons.

By: Goofyfoot

Goofyfoot — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:24:13 +0000

It seems everywhere Chow has been, he’s had a good running game. So actually he is a run first then pass manage second type of play caller. So if he lacks a consistent running game it is all over. Whomever can release the ball quicker will get the nod. I think Chow still has dreams of making Woosley a Steve Young, Young was a different gazelle.

By: JustinLurkin

JustinLurkin — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:45:57 +0000

#33 Cocobean, Mahalo for your response/insight. So, Chow does not know how to install, run, nor troubleshoot a spread offense program. As the girl says on the AT&T commercial with that Masterchef, “That’s terrifying”.

By: jc

jc — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:13:40 +0000

#22 Tom, mold is not correct. Chow, as a QB coach, babysat those QBs. Those QBs
were ‘molded’ by their previous coaches. A QB coach on any staff is there to monitor
the teams QB fitness and progress. No HC would allow his QB coach to dinker with
his teams ‘investment’. Unless his QB coach was a Unitas, or a Manning. Certainly not a former linesman.

By: jkjones

jkjones — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:32:13 +0000

This team has grit and is taking a beating because our O is too inept to sustain drives .
let’s face it, no matter how much we chatter with the possibilities, unless we move the ball with consistency, the warriors are underwater in the next nine games.

By: cocobean

cocobean — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:22:55 +0000

#30. Justin L. Don’t know where you got the impression the offense was tailored for Woolsey. The formation is the traditional spread O with 2 wides, one slot, one TE and one Rb. They’ve been using it since last year. There are several problems I see right off.

The first problem I see is the offensive coordinator they brought in last year to help install it was fired before fall camp started. That left Chow to do it himself with help from Jordan Wynne. While Chow knows a lot about offenses he had no experience installing the spread O let along coaching it. Wynne is a bright young coach but the bulk of his knowledge is what Chow has taught him both here as a GA and while he was at Utah running Chow’s pro set.

The second problem I see is related to the first. They’re using the spread o to run pro set style plays. Establish the run, short passes off of play action, try to hit one long every so often. The TE is mainly a blocker for runs which is the priority and must chip a blocker before going into a pattern. The H back is a de facto fullback. The spread O was meant to SPREAD the defense, to force them to cover a larger area of the field. Chow’s spread O is not doing this. Defenses are packing it in close to line of scrimmage jamming the middle area between the hash marks.

Third problem is related to the first two. Chow and Wynne has not shown the ability to evolve the offense to keep up with the defensive adjustments made to defend it. It seems they’re read the book Spread Offenses 1st edition and have not read the 2nd or 3rd editions.

Chow needs to step back and take a look at what has transpired. He’ll find the problem with the O is simple. Besides demanding that each player get better at doing what he’s suppose to do. He should also ask himself, “what can I do to loosen the defenses we’ll be facing and have them defend more of the field?”

By: MakakiloGuy

MakakiloGuy — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:31:01 +0000

Woosley is accuracy is woeful…I’ve seen better aim at my 2yr old son’s daycare toilet…with that being said Graham is the”next man up”…he gets the look by default, which doesn’t say much

By: NYUH

NYUH — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:03:53 +0000

I’m Chow – neutral although I hope he is successful because UH can’t go firing coaches every couple of years and giving them fat paychecks as they leave. But also because we have good kids who deserve to have a rewarding season. We can still make the Hawaii Bowl and win the MW for that matter.

By: JustinLurkin

JustinLurkin — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:30:02 +0000

Dave,
Wasn”t the current offense build around the mobility of Woolsey? If so, how does a pocket passer in Graham fit into the offense? Isn’t it kinda too late to effectively change the offensive scheme to fit Graham’s attributes now, and does one do this knowing Graham is gone after one year? If Wittek is the answer next year, then perhaps they should make the change now, unless Prater, Reilly and Zwalein are dual threat type QBs and they plan to go with a different offense with those guys.
Thinking long term, which type of offense does Chow want to be his offensive identity, and which QB fits best? Do you think that Chow even knows what type of offense he wants to have?

By: Dave Reardon

Dave Reardon — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:19:41 +0000

Wasn’t it kind of weird how the opening script worked fine the first two games and Woolsey looked pretty good on the first drive? But that had a lot to do with the presence of Joey Iosefa.