TJ Weist's first practice

[the Blades]

Uconn Photo Gallery

Couple of interesting pics:

Mike Foley back to work with his offensive line after a 2+ year hiatus:

Is there a DJ in da' houze ? :

The future play callers Tim Boyle and Kivon Taylor :

This post was edited on 10/2 8:23 AM by the Blades

 

[Husky Gridfan]

Blades what's your early take? It feels like there is truly a new sheriff in town with everything from offensive philosophy to management style. We're all just happy that we didn't have to go 1-11 before the WM made the move.

 

[the Blades]

SNY's Silver has a good read about some changes being made. My guess for Uconn to turn it around is everything
starts in the trenches, the DL has been as bad as the OL and they have to start doing what they did vs. Michigan
with TFL and sacks. And if the OL doesn't step up with a simpler blocking scheme now that Foley is back the change
in QB wont' matter. The one thing with these OL starters, most have been around 4-5 years with Bennett 6. Though
C/OG Bullock is suspended and OT Friend is doubtful, Foley was their position coach for the beginning of their Uconn
career. If he can't get them going then maybe they just aren't very good. So that's what I'll be looking at not the QB
specifically. They also need Philips back as a playmaker ASAP. If nothing else the coaching changes will make it
interesting but the depth is pretty bad right now. Also here is some of what Silver has to say and his article:

"One look at the depth chart shows exactly how thin the Huskies are across the offense. It's stunning how an
offense this poor only changes the quarterback. The Huskies have an extraordinary depth problem on offense.
Chandler Whitmer's turnovers were a problem, but it wasn't the No. 1 problem with the offense."
Silver -SNY-Depth Chart for USF
This post was edited on 10/8 10:36 AM by the Blades

 

[mtnman_11]

I think they should give TJ and the rest of the remaining coaches the chance through next year to see if they can right the ship

 

[the Blades]

Here is some follow up from TJ's USF presser regarding the OL:

@[/B]UConnFB_Andrew[/B]
" Weist: Foley had time to put his style, system in."

And more from the Uconn Blog:
South Florida Notebook and Weist Presser Recap


Offensive line notes


" Despite the reports of joyful player outbursts immediately after Paul Pasqualoni's firing, the happiest man in the
Burton Family Football Complex, according to Weist, is new offensive line coach Mike Foley.

"He's so happy to be back coaching the line. Loves it, lives it.... He's put his own style, own system in."


" While it would be logical to expect that a certainly level of difficulty would accompany this sort of mid-season transition,
left guard Steve Greene said the starters are already accustomed to Foley and his teaching techniques. As fourth or
fifth-year players, they were all previously tutored by the tenured position coach when he coached offensive line
during the Randy Edsall era. In his return, Foley has simplified things for his linemen, most notably in pass
protection. There is a great deal less verbiage, and now, one word can account for an entire protection scheme."
This post was edited on 10/9 9:51 AM by the Blades