Malcom Kelly speaks...

[JWsleep]

Given that all the WRs (but Santana) are struggling, it's hard to pin this on Kelley and calling him a bust. Maybe it's Hixon, but I doubt it. Most likely it's the fact that the offense is not in synch yet, meaning they WRs are not running the precise routes and perhaps more important, JC is not letting the ball go early enough to hit things in rhythm. My guess is that this takes time. Given the precise nature of Zorn's passing game, it's not so surprising to me. When we face teams with serious front 7s, we struggle. There is NO extra time to let JC wait for a WR to clear, to let a WR adjust to press or zone, or whatever. Until those things are automatic, we're going to struggle.

Another point. I wonder (and this has been mentioned elsewhere) if Buge's run game is hurting the pass game. The "mid-West coast" hybrid may be tipping off the Ds and taking things away from Zorn's planned WC O. Now, I think Zorn was quite right to keep the Buge's run game this year, but I wonder what he'll do for next year?