Troy Taylor – My Biggest Concern

While Ute Hub has been eating itself alive this week I’ve been doing a lot of ponderizing and I think I’ve finally figured out what’s been bothering me about Troy Taylor this season. They say that the best coaches will adjust their scheme to match the talent and abilities of their players. That flexibility helps avoid problems like what we’re seeing at Arizona this year with Khalil Tate. My biggest concern with Troy Taylor is that he does not seem capable of adjusting his scheme to match the talent of his players.

Example number 1 – Zach Moss and the run game. Over the past 15 games it just feels like TT is avoiding giving Moss the ball like the plague. This season has been even worse. I know I know Moss was hurt on Saturday. But, our offensive line was doing pretty well so why not capitalize on that and feed some touches to Shyne or Green?

Example number 2 – Tyler Huntley. Huntley sucks at the Read Option and he’s a very pedestrian runner. Yet, that’s what TT wants out of his quarterback so he keeps calling those plays which leads to sacks, one yard carries, two yard carries, and very occasionally a decent run by Huntley. Huntley’s talent seems to be in the scramble throw game and the deep ball. So why aren’t we utilizing Huntley’s skill sets better? It just feels like a round peg in a square hole anytime Huntley takes a snap. 

Anyway, those are just some of my personal musings and why I’m concerned that TT might not be the permanent answer. Here’s to hoping he proves me wrong!