Ok, so week one was pretty ugly. But that was expected. Rich Rodriguez's offense was, lets say, less than inefficient in its first go around. The quarteback play was horrific with both quarterbacks appearing completely lost in their new system but I believe anyone that watched the game would agree that Steven Threet showed more promise at being able to run the offense in the future. I don't want to trash the quarterbacks to quickly here since its an adjustment period for the whole program. When Threet and Sheridan gain some confidence in their system and also realize that wide receiver Junior Hemingway is the fucking man things should start to shape up.
I know RichRod was looking forward to showcasing youtube sensation Sam McGuffie but even Rodriguez admitted that "the running game was a huge dissapointment." I think Rich should have put McGuffie on the backburner for a while and give Brandon Minor his shot to carry the load. He has proven himself a capable runner in the past and when given the opportunity against Utah he was pretty solid. I know he isn't the speedy slash runner RichRod likes in his spread offense but Minor will certainly help take some of the pressure off of the young quarterbacks. Hopefully in the future he will be getting more touches.
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