Lewis must be out here after the season.
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Shurmur taking over play calling
- Thread starter Corey Trevorson
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Lewis must be out here after the season.
Sure looks like it.
Which is bizarre because I really liked what I saw in Fort Worth, and I have liked what I see a little less each week. I finally watched th UCLA game last night as I was travelling last week. I don't know what plays you call when the OL plays as poorly as what we have seen.
Gone in a Golden Flash.
Lewis and BOB are GONESVILLE!
Well, that's 100% on the the OC and OL coach. The fact we've regressed and the OL doesn't look like they have a clue what they're supposed to be doing on 80% of our plays is a huge red flag re: the coaching they're getting.
FIFY
I'm sure it happened Sunday. The media just got hold of it now.
Not 5 step drop, deep crosses?
The news got leaked one day before the game. We don't know when did they make this change.
I'm guessing the change has been brewing for a while and UCLA was the last shot at redemption for Lewis and BOB. Purely a guess, but I would imagine Shurmur has had the reins all week to install a game plan and the announcement was withheld until today.
No. A player told me that there would be a change in who would be calling plays early this week.
possibly -- even likely -- true, but then all the beat reporters and podcasters and whoever else that claims to have inside information really whiffed on this one
I've been wondering why things kept getting worse and worse. The offensive staff infighting sure explains it. Big time failure by Prime here. Lewis was an expensive coup of a hire and it has gone to complete ****. And now we are going to replace him with an NFL guy.
The good news is he's going to get a good job somewhere else so hopefully we won't pay his buyout.
The good news is he's going to get a good job somewhere else so hopefully we won't pay his buyout.
Thinking about how the coaching world works behind the scenes in my limited experience, this signals to me that for the last few weeks CP has probably tried to get Lewis to adjust his scheme and he just couldn't do it. There are coaches that know one scheme and one scheme only and can't adjust/coach beyond that. I have a feeling Lewis might be that guy given how dysfunctional the offense has looked lately. He tried to adjust outside his box and the results were bad.
Well you could start by bringing in an additional blocker or 2 & not spread 4 guys out every play - not doing the same thing over and over would be a good start
You are familiar with the concept of an embargo, right?
We paid millions of dollars for a guy to signal plays. 
That's insane. The offense is scoring what, 20 more PPG than last year with incompetent OL. Fire the OL coach but the high tempo offense that is producing despite no OL talent... Be careful what you wish for Shurmur is trash.
I would have to guess Lewis is unwilling to part with BOB, this really does not make sense. If the QB is getting hit with solid OL then I get it, but that is not the case. Shurmur us a huge downgrade
I would have to guess Lewis is unwilling to part with BOB, this really does not make sense. If the QB is getting hit with solid OL then I get it, but that is not the case. Shurmur us a huge downgrade
I suggested two back sets or an H Back concept a few weeks ago. I have no idea why that would not at least be tried. And as others have observed repeatedly, DE struggles in pass pro. He is a dynamic player but blocking a 250# DE is not his forte.
Or, go 5 wide every play and reduce the number of guys who can rush the passer.
Wow I ****ING KNEW IT
Biggest positive: Prime wants to win and will do whatever he wants to do it
Is Shurmur perfect? No. Will we run the ball more and look more balanced by EOY? Likely yes.
I’m happy we have a coach that’ll do what’s necessary to shake things up after years of stale losing
Biggest positive: Prime wants to win and will do whatever he wants to do it
Is Shurmur perfect? No. Will we run the ball more and look more balanced by EOY? Likely yes.
I’m happy we have a coach that’ll do what’s necessary to shake things up after years of stale losing
This is a really bad look for Prime/Colorado. It may work out fine, but hiring one of the premier offensive minds in college football and then cutting ties after half a season looks really bad.
CP's halftime interviews the past couple of weeks tell you everything you need to know. He point blank tells the reporter "we have to run the ball." I'm sure he's ripping into Lewis in the locker room telling him we have to establish the run and for whatever reason, Lewis just hasn't done it. The Stanford game is a W in Lewis runs the ball 10-12 more plays in the 2nd half.