But even after going to the third consecutive bowl game for the first time in school history last season, something appeared different with Rutgers. The 2007 Knights had just as much talent and even more experience than the 2006 Scarlet Knights, and had an even easier schedule with eight home games. RU only won eight games though. The team underperformed and at times it looked like Schiano was being out coached, especially in the second half, which led to more key losses (this season Rutgers has been outscored 52-0 in the third quarter).
Now this season Rutgers has put their foot in their mouths. With issues about Schiano’s contract being made public and a new stadium expansion project already started, 1-4 does not help the cause. And the man at the top must take most of the blame for it.
These are all Schiano players, there are no more left over’s from the Terry Shea era. These are all players that Greg Schiano brought in to make the program better and elevate it to the next level. Why then is Schiano bringing in defensive line specialists that are 240 lbs and smaller than everyone in the Big East? It is apparent this season that the d-line for RU at times is being pushed around and cannot perform the stunts the head coach wants them to perform.
What about the defensive secondary? Can Schiano not bring in guys better than Jason McCourty or Joe Lefeged? The secondary has been lost all season long and even let West Virginia pull off an easy TD throw early in the first half in which Lefeged completely lost his assignment once again. Maybe we overestimated Schiano’s coaching abilities?
For all the talk he has for his experience in the NFL those Bear teams in Chicago averaged five wins a year only! So how much can you really take from that?
How about all the offensive line changes Schiano has made over the past two weeks? An o-line that was second in the nation the past few seasons in sacks has given up plenty to start this season and cannot block for the run game at all.
Finally with Schiano, when will he learn to stop riding the back of #14 Mike Teel? I’ve been a Teel fan for awhile but once again the fifth year senior QB could not pull off a score in the two minute drill and Rutgers got a loss instead of a crucial win. Maybe we should focus on the fact Schiano has not developed a backup to Teel. Chris Paul-Etienne, DC Jefferson, Dom Natale? Are none of these QB’s good enough to replace Teel? Schiano certainly had the trigger finger when he let Ryan Hart take over as QB before Teel played a snap on the banks. Something must change drastically and it may have to start with a change at QB.
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