Rocky Beers isn’t pretending Oklahoma’s offensive mess has a simple fix, and he isn’t pinning it all on one guy either.
The Sooners have spent the early part of the season fighting through John Mateer’s turnovers, an offensive line that has had its own problems, and a running game that has offered almost nothing. That combination has left the offense leaning hard on Mateer, and Beers said the biggest thing holding OU back right now is communication.
“It’s just miscommunication,” Beers said on Wednesday. “We have to be better at communicating to each other.
Tight ends to tackles, tackles to guards. Guards to center, center back to tight end.
We just have to be better at communicating across the board to each other.”
Beers also put some of the Georgia loss on his own shoulders. Mateer’s three straight turnovers turned into two Bulldog touchdowns and buried Oklahoma in a 28-0 hole. The Sooners opened the second half with a three-and-out, then got a lift when the defense forced a turnover and the offense turned that into a touchdown, though the two-point try failed to make it 28-6.
After Georgia went three-and-out on its next possession, Oklahoma had a chance to build on a little momentum. Mateer hit Beers for eight yards on first down, but the tight end lost the ball on a peanut punch. Georgia then added a field goal to stretch the lead to 31-6.
“I also feel like I let the team down, too,” he said. “I had route busts and I also had a fumble in that game. We all shouldered the blame.”
Even with the offense sputtering, Beers said he still believes it will come around.
“The dam is going to burst eventually. We’re putting a lot of hard work in and that dam is going to give.”
For Beers, the answer is not some grand overhaul. It’s cleaner execution and better communication, especially with a trio of new tight ends working alongside a reshuffled offensive line.
“The expectation is that we’ve got to communicate with each other, no matter what position you’re at. I can be out in the slot, I could be inline.
We’ve just gotta communicate with each other regardless. That’s the expectation.”
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