We all know that Harris hasn't developed at all throughout last season and it doesn't look like any improvement has been made in the off season. Do you guys think this is Cameron's fault or is it that Harris isn't cutout for this position at the college level? Here's my take: Cameron really helped Metts coming into his Senior season and Metts admits that. He hadn't had much playing time other than the school he transferred too from UGA. His Junior year he was OK, but his senior year you could see a huge improvement. I think that had to do with Cameron. Those offenses were spread out with 4-5 WR sets where the running game opened up the passing game and things were balanced. So I'm not sure Harris not developing into a better QB is really the fault of CC's. I think it is that Harris doesn't have the capacity to run a more complicated offense where he has to progress thru reads, can't read defenses, etc. Cameron's offense is much more vanilla than when Metts was here and Metts was a pure pocket QB with not wheels. Yet we have a running QB and we are running a much more vanilla offense. I think it is the decision making ability of Harris is not there and it is not quick enough so they hide this by running a plain offense. However, I do wonder why they don't at least get him out of the pocket and let him run if needs too. You do have to modify your offense to your QB's strengths and having the option to run would be one of those things to do. I think the bottom line is that the offense is so plain because Harris doesn't have good decision making skills when under pressure, doesn't make decisions fast enough, and can't progress thru too many WR options. Once you paint yourself in this box teams will load the box and then even options or read options won't work. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to see what you guys think. I just don't think a different OC would magically change Harris into a great QB, his capacity to make quick and good decisions just isn't there and I think Etling should start J-state to get some game experience and see how he does. Harris has shown he is at his ceiling and won't improve if he hasn't improved yet. -JP
I don't remember very many 4-5 WR sets or any over complicated routes. I remember two current Pro-Bowlers playing receiver and a pretty good QB chunking the rock almost exclusively to them. Not totally disagreeing on Harris but only difference I see in these play calls is personnel.
The fact that I see is that Harris can't run a simple and vanilla offense, why would he be able to run a more complicated offense that involves many more decisions and they have to be made quicker.
Under Miles another OC won't make a difference. But this situation is more on the coaching staff than Harris. Perhaps Harris doesn't have it, but our coaches chose him after a string of qbs who may not have had it. When I see him throwing so many long passes and not taking the short stuff, I put it on the staff.
I agree on the short routes. He sits in the pocket waiting for the long routes and then the OL can't hold the blocks that long and then Harris has to try to squeeze a pass in somewhere. Put some 2 - 3 WR sets on one side and run a bubble screen or quick slant. Easy passes to make. This use to be common when Metts was here. I think it is a total distrust of Harris being able to grasp a more complicated offense where he has more responsibility. I don't think another HC or OC could get much more out of Harris. The OL was not the problem and isn't a valid excuse for him. If he would hit his check downs he wouldn't have to hang on to the ball so long thus the protection collapsing.
read somewhere this morning that one analyst thought the problem was that the offense was too complicated for harris. if so, not sure who it speaks worse for: harris or cameron
How dumb is a sports show that go to an analyst that says this offense is too complicated. 2 WR sets and Power I for a run game, how complicated can that be? If this guy is an analyst, then everyone on this forum can be an analyst.
They can run any offense that takes advantage of his skills. He's clearly a better passer rolling to his throwing side not the opposite and not in the pocket.
