I don't mind the wait and see opinion on Petersen really. What I do mind though is most of the people in wait and see mode on Petersen are the same fucktards who crowned Sarkisian's ass after his initial KICK ASS! presser and would continue to defend his mediocrity up until the second he bolted for USC.
Just like Hugh Millen's critique of Keith Price I would find annoying but the fact this is the same guy who gave Lockner a passing grade after going 4-20 against Nebraska just fucking annoys me.
I already know the Doogman script will be if Petersen god forbid goes 8-5 the narrative will be "See he's just not ready for big time football. Sarkisian had this program going the right way and it's too bad he left".
If Petersen wins 10 games or more"Well Sarkisian had the program going in the right direction and would have gone 11-2. He was basically 11-2 last year and 9-4 the year prior. He had the program going in the right direction and left Petersen with one of the most talented teams we have seen".
In every position preview Doogman has done so far they've made sure to point out how talented that group is that Sarkisian is leaving behind. I've never heard so much praise about a former coach in my life.
Really confused on the talent comments we keep hearing. Are we more talented than 4 years ago? Sure. But, look at the roster:
DBs - thin. Marcus Peters then everyone else. Hoping Jermaine Kelly is a stud & counting on Budda Baker, an incoming freshman, to be answer at safety. That doesn't seem like abundance.
LBs - Shaq...yes, Feeney is a question mark. Can he stay healthy? Timu is still an avg tackler at best. Is there potential with Victor, O'brien, Bierra? Yes, but needs to be proven. Better than DBs but...
DL is fine. Mid-tier PAC-12 at worst...maybe 3 or 4 at best. I'll take it.
OL - return everyone. Run blocking was fine. Pass blocking sucked for 2 years at least. Any Improvement is the result of improved coaching. Sark gets no credit if the OL improves. Remember, going into last year they all said the OL would be better...I didn't see it. The big improvement was tempo and the ball coming out in 2 secs on bubble screens.
QB - talent with zero experience. How is that a better sichy?
WR - a mess without Kasen. String had a ton of potential but who knows. 2 scant backs and DiAndre Campbell...improvement?
RB - not better with Sankey leaving. Fact.
TE - unproven talent except Hartvingson who is service... I actually like the talent here.
I'm still optimistic for the season because the coaching will be better...and that's enough for me. I trust this staff more than any in a decade.