Join the Conversation!
Click here to register and in a few simple steps, you'll be ready to talk football in our hard hitting forums, comment on all of our exclusive articles you won't find anywhere else, build your own mock draft in our Mock Draft Database, and much, much more!
View RSS Feed

The Raiden Blog

Jim Bollman must go

Rate this Entry
2 Comments
by
Chris Raiden
, 10-01-2011 at 09:27 PM (784 Views)
      
   
   
For the past ten years, Jim Bollman has been the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Throughout that time, the Buckeyes have had high flying offenses and high quality stinkers.

The 2011 squad is an example of the latter thus far.

Until this season, he never had playcalling power. That fell to head coach Jim Tressel. With Tressel retired, it's on Bollman.

It's already time for that tenure to end. As good of a guy as Bollman is, his Buckeye offensive lines have consistently underachieved, despite recruiting successes. Guys like J.B Shugarts and Mike Adams, who were highly touted recruits, have never developed, and they're indicative of a long-term trend, not a one-time fluke. Before Adams at left tackle was Alex Boone, a once-top recruit, now bottom-feeder roster spot occupier in the NFL.

Enough's enough. We need an offensive mind who can design a modern offense, or at least competently run an old school power football scheme. This mix of spread and power I and more spread followed by something that looks like it fell out of Dana Holgerson's trashcan at 4 in the morning during a late night bull session that failed is hard enough to take when it works.

When it doesn't, and when the top caliber quarterbacks and offensive linemen we continue to recruit continue to fail, it's unbearable.

Start fresh on offense next season, whoever the head coach is, that's my advice.

Submit "Jim Bollman must go" to Digg Submit "Jim Bollman must go" to del.icio.us Submit "Jim Bollman must go" to StumbleUpon Submit "Jim Bollman must go" to Google

Categories
Browns

Comments

  1. Hawkeye's Avatar
    Wow.....already? It's irrelevant if O linemen don't develop into quality NFL players. It's not a college coach's job to do that. OSU linemen have been pretty good in college. Playing musical QBs is not going to solve anything. That's a big part of the problem. Pick one and stick with him. They can simplify the offense for Miller and still run a pro style attack that takes advantage of his skills. Brad Banks did it, so it's not like they have to completely revamp their philosophy.

    As far as whether Bollman is the problem with the offense, you have to remember two things: Good execution can overcome poor play calling, but good play calling cannot overcome poor execution. If they weren't bumbling their way through on offense, only then would we know if it is his fault.
  2. Chris Raiden's Avatar
    It's not just this year Hawk, this has been the M.O. for the entire decade. It's time to clean house and start over on offense.

    I'm not worried about the NFL side of things either, these guys don't develop much in college. We've got J.B. Shugarts who still can't figure out a snap count to save his life, we've got Mike Adams who could be dominant if anyone would ever bother to teach him some technique, and then there's the 2004 abomination that I dare not speak much of *shudder. It's a trend, not a one year aberration.