I admire the job he did last year. Tom and Ron Brown taught him option football, and he installed it throughout the season. However, I am frustrated because in the pre-conference games, he did nothing to get the offense ready to run the ball. Running the ball is an attitude, and it can not be turned on and off like a light switch.I don’t get all the hate Satterfield gets about last year. He literally had his top WRs all get injured and had to use raw true freshman. Then had his top RBs get hurt. Then his QB (Simms) stunk. So he had to use a back up that struggled to pass.
He literally adapted the offense to his players midway through the season. Found ways to try to get playmakers the ball.
For this season, has he been spectacular? No. Has there been things that make you scratch your head, yes. But we are running a true freshman QB with a third string LT out there and are moving the ball, not turning it over and getting playmakers the ball.
Room to critique him, absolutely. Hate him? I don’t get. The offense has obviously improved since last year and there seems to be some legitimate depth being built.
I think EJ is the best of the four backs with Donte a close second. I see Rahmir as more of a 3rd string back, but again I don't think he is better than EJ in this role. Rahmir must practice better than EJ.RJ should see the field but not in the capacity he does. He averages 3.6 ypc. EJ has 61 more yards on 10 less carrying than him.
OC's are there own worst enemies. They consistently lose patience or stray from what is working for fear that the DC on the other side is going to figure out how to stop it.I know nothing of his past except a few SC fans who was happy to see him leave. After watching his game plans this year, he runs it when the plays are scripted then bails on it after that. Running the ball is a mindset and takes patience. By the second quarter it is almost extinct. Great for DR padding his stats but horrible for future games.
I may be wrong, and probably am, but this team does not know how to force their will on any team.