Where Can Eliah Drinkwitz and Missouri Tigers Find Offense?

The Missouri Tigers began the 2022 season in explosive style, with a 52-24 win over LA Tech the place their prized five-star freshman receiver Luther Burden III scored two touchdowns in his faculty debut.

It regarded like head coach Eli Drinkwitz had hit his stride and that this Mizzou offense may be pretty potent this season. Simply over every week later, after a powerful 40-12 defeat at Kansas State, many surprise if Drinkwitz ought to nonetheless be calling performs for the offense.

It is well-known that Drinkwitz has forgone an offensive coordinator and has retained play-calling duties for the offense. However the Tigers had been solely 61st in scoring final yr and this yr seems considerably worse with out 2021’s operating again, Tyler Badie, or quarterback, Connor Bazelak. 

Sophomore quarterback Brady Prepare dinner had a tough outing, throwing two interceptions to no touchdowns. However Tigers followers should not anticipate him to be benched anytime quickly, as his backup Jack Abraham got here into the sport and threw an identical two interceptions in solely three go makes an attempt. 

Mizzou could not get their floor recreation going both. Tigers’ operating backs totaled 21 carries for simply 32 yards on the day. To his credit score, Cody Schrader scored on considered one of his carries, however that got here as time expired. By the tip of the sport, their main rusher was Prepare dinner, who gained 56 yards on 13 carries.

Many of those offensive woes will be attributed to the road, who gave up ten tackles for loss on the day. There’ll possible be a minimum of some transferring round up entrance for the Tiger as they attempt to shore up that leaky entrance 5. However even with a strong O-Line, is not it time for Drinkwitz to rent an offensive coordinator?

Mizzou has damaged 35 factors towards a Energy 5 opponent precisely as soon as since December 5, 2020, and it was towards Vanderbilt. Contemplating the highest 20 offenses within the FBS all averaged over 35 factors per recreation in 2021, it is clear the Tigers require some offensive innovation. Would a special offensive coordinator have allowed Burden, arguably the Tigers’ most dynamic participant, to solely contact the ball twice?

Drinkwitz and his squad can have an opportunity to hopefully tune issues up towards (FCS) Abilene Christian at house. After that although, the street will get extremely rocky. Weeks 4, 5, and 6 will see the Tigers play street video games at Auburn (9/24) and Florida (10/8), in addition to internet hosting defending nationwide champs Georgia (10/1) in between. 

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