Lynn Bowden Jr.
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The call at the end of the Belk Bowl to pass for the go-ahead TD alone told me Gran had a pair dangling.
Well up until the past three or 4 years our defense wasn’t elite enough to merit having a quick strike offense. We needed a heavy dose of ground and pound from the offense and Long sustained drives to keep the defense rested.
Now we have an elite, top 20 level defense with some depth. We can now open things up and have reasonable expectations that the defense will be steadfast to the point of bailing the offense out when they falter.
Nothing I say is going to convince you, but I watched Drew Barker throw for 323 yards and four TDs in a half before he broke his back and I saw Lynn Bowden run the option to perfection and they were both coached by the same guy.
If you rewatch that TD pass(I'd post it but don't know how), Bowden and Josh Ali made eye contact just before the play. Both knew they had man to man coverage and Ali could beat his man. Pretty neat!
To be fair where was the QB for him to throw it all over the field? He never had anyone like WL, his QBs were not good passers, he adjusted to his strengths. Now he may be the reason a good passer didn't come to UK, but he was very good at adapting to the strength of his players.
I agree 100% When he was let go his WR and QB room was not up to par. I think a lot of that can be attributed to how he played to his strengths. The run game was his bread and butter and gave us the best chance to win. Other teams used that against us in recruiting.
What hurt Gran the most may have been his QB coach
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