[NU Sports] Coach McCall

[Jim Leonard]

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,

At the end of the first half on Saturday I was convinced we had an upset in the making. We did, only it was me being upset with coach McCall not the Cats upsetting MSU. 

After a season and a half I'm not convinced he's the right guy. He's predictable, which is not a good thing to be as an Offensive Coordinator. I don't know where the running game has fallen flat. It's somewhere between not having a true Big Ten size running back and having a weak offensive line. But, great coaches find a way to work with the talent they have. 

We have a better than average running QB who has developed into a fairly accurate passing QB. We should be able to make that work. I'd like to see a lot more option plays. We can't run north-south between the tackles, so it's time to take that page out of the playbook. And just once I'd like to see all 4/5 wide receivers run beyond the first down marker so that Kafka can't dump it for a 3-yard gain. 

I've given up on bowl hopes for this team, but I want to see them improve. At this point, I won't be excited to have McCall back next year. 

Victory & Honor,
Jim