Rutgers' Issues Are Two-fold

So, two weeks ago when Louisville lost to UCF, that put Rutgers right back into the race to win the AAC. But as we all know, when Rutgers can control its own destiny is when they are at their worst. Remember what happened last year? We had the Big East in our grasp and we lost two crucial games to Pitt and Louisville, thus ending our chances to win the Big East and go to our first ever BCS bowl. It happened once again with the humiliating loss to Houston last week. We're now behind the 8-ball once again thanks to Gary Nova. How many times is he going screw us? Almost every time he has an opportunity to be great, put his demons behind him, and take the next step in becoming a great quarterback, he falls flat on his face and drags the entire team down with him. Quite frankly, its not fair to his teammates. We have guys all over this team who have NFL potential. It's not like Nova doesn't have any weapons to help him succeed. Our offensive line gives him the protection he needs, we have a very skilled group of receivers, our running game is one of the best in the league, and our defense (last week notwithstanding) keeps us in games when the offense is struggling. It's gotten to the point where he has become THE reason we're losing football games.

However, reports have surfaced that head coach Kyle Flood is going to start giving Chas Dodd first team reps in practice. Because we all know how well that works for a head-case quarterback (see also: the circus known as the New York Jets before this year). For me, now another issue begins to creep into the back of my mind. Can Rutgers win anything substantial with Kyle Flood at the helm? I used to think this was solely a Gary Nova issue. Now, I'm not so sure. I understand that the players on the team love Flood, and that's great. The problem is that he's not getting the job done as a play-caller when it matters the most. Runs and three-yard passing plays when we have seven or more yards on third down, not targeting Brandon Coleman enough, and playing not to lose as opposed to playing to win. That last one burns me so much! I think the last time Rutgers stepped on a team's throat was against Louisville in 2008 when we won 63-14. We'll get a lead, then Flood decides to go conservative with the offense. I've seen him do this in the second quarter sometimes! It's getting to the point where I no longer think we'll be able to succeed in the Big Ten with Kyle Flood as our head coach. He's a great guy, but I don't know if he is the coach we need to take that next step. I think it's time for Rutgers to go out and get a big-name coach for this team so we can finally take next step as a program.