Pat Fitzgerald spoke to the media on Monday and while he wad very critical of his team after a 28-point loss to Wisconsin, he wasn’t nearly harsh enough on his offensive coordinator.
Nick Sheridan’s offense may not have a ton of weapons and the offensive line has been underwhelming outside of Trent Fraley, but the first-year offensive coordinator is also not putting his guys in the best position to win. He’s running a predictable offense that has produced 26 points over the past three games.
Averaging under 10 points per game to start Big Ten play is inexcusable and execution has been an issue, but the offensive coordinator is ultimately responsible for calling a game that plays into his players’ strengths…