I like the idea of simplifying the playbook. The offense gets more repetition on the plays they'll actually be running, and there will be much less of a chance that somebody will fuck up the play because they got confused and thought they were running one of the other ten thousand plays. A wrong route, fumbled snap, wiff on a block, etc is too costly.
Especially this year...if our(???) (am I doing it right???) defense is supposedly gonna be so great this year, then I'd like to see a more conservative, ball-security type of offense.
I like the idea of simplifying the playbook. The offense gets more repetition on the plays they'll actually be running, and there will be much less of a chance that somebody will fuck up the play because they got confused and thought they were running one of the other ten thousand plays. A wrong route, fumbled snap, wiff on a block, etc is too costly.
Especially this year...if our(???) (am I doing it right???) defense is supposedly gonna be so great this year, then I'd like to see a more conservative, ball-security type of offense.
that's what they tried to do last year except were shitty at it.
At top of my offensive wishlist is split-back veer. After that, wins. I'll take my answer off air.
The no-philosophy philosophy isn't the problem. They have been bad at executing—stunningly bad compared to what we? expected. The no-system system needs
The no-philosophy philosophy isn't the problem. They have been bad at executing—stunningly bad compared to what we? expected. The no-system system needs agile play calling and quarterbacking that we haven't had. When it does work, however, it's hard to defend. Keys become more nuanced. Go read this again - http://smartfootball.com/gameplanning/breaking-down-boise-how-the-broncos-use-leverage-numbers-and-grass-to-gash-the-opposition . I know many of you? got pissed about the quote, “We run plays, we don’t have an offense. It makes it difficult to defend.” I dig it.
Postscript fuck off.
I didn't read the article but I agree that execution > unpredictability.
There are great college teams who are very predictable. But they execute well and the defense can't stop them. Two of those teams have won the P12 north every year it has been in existence.
The wr's (minus Mcclatcher. John Ross is still tbd) are below average and very much a work in progress.
The defense is good enough imo to win 9 games a year by the offense not fucking it up. They might be able to win more, but then you approach the 84 or 91 defense and I'm not there yet, although on paper I can see 8-10 guys being drafted (Gaines/Vea/Johnson/Qualls/Victor/Keyshawn/Budda/Sidney M.F. Jones/King)
For me, the biggest question for the season will be: Can Jonathan Smith change and/or go against his head coaches philosophy and drop the random playcall generator, not piss away plays by being cute, move the chains, win the time of possession, and shorten the game.
There will be a couple of games, where the offense is going to have to win the game instead of playing not to lose it. The ones I see are at Utah and one of two between ASU and SC at home.
As for the philosophy of "not running an offense, just running plays" I have serious doubts you can do it at a power 5 school. At Boise, the talent difference between them and everyone else was so great that on a 3rd and 4 in the first qtr if your playcall of a 4 wr motion, triple tight end formation, double flea flicker pass back to the qb failed causing a punt it was no big deal in how the game was going to turn out. Here, those can be the difference in the game.
I like the idea of simplifying the playbook. The offense gets more repetition on the plays they'll actually be running, and there will be much less of a chance that somebody will fuck up the play because they got confused and thought they were running one of the other ten thousand plays. A wrong route, fumbled snap, wiff on a block, etc is too costly.
Especially this year...if our(???) (am I doing it right???) defense is supposedly gonna be so great this year, then I'd like to see a more conservative, ball-security type of offense.
that's what they tried to do last year except were shitty at it.
At top of my offensive wishlist is split-back veer. After that, wins. I'll take my answer off air.
Many of these mediocre spread Offenses can't run when they absolutely have to.
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I like the idea of simplifying the playbook. The offense gets more repetition on the plays they'll actually be running, and there will be much less of a chance that somebody will fuck up the play because they got confused and thought they were running one of the other ten thousand plays. A wrong route, fumbled snap, wiff on a block, etc is too costly.
Especially this year...if our(???) (am I doing it right???) defense is supposedly gonna be so great this year, then I'd like to see a more conservative, ball-security type of offense.
At top of my offensive wishlist is split-back veer. After that, wins.
I'll take my answer off air.
Jonathan Smith is coaching for his job
The wr's (minus Mcclatcher. John Ross is still tbd) are below average and very much a work in progress.
The defense is good enough imo to win 9 games a year by the offense not fucking it up. They might be able to win more, but then you approach the 84 or 91 defense and I'm not there yet, although on paper I can see 8-10 guys being drafted (Gaines/Vea/Johnson/Qualls/Victor/Keyshawn/Budda/Sidney M.F. Jones/King)
For me, the biggest question for the season will be: Can Jonathan Smith change and/or go against his head coaches philosophy and drop the random playcall generator, not piss away plays by being cute, move the chains, win the time of possession, and shorten the game.
There will be a couple of games, where the offense is going to have to win the game instead of playing not to lose it. The ones I see are at Utah and one of two between ASU and SC at home.
As for the philosophy of "not running an offense, just running plays" I have serious doubts you can do it at a power 5 school. At Boise, the talent difference between them and everyone else was so great that on a 3rd and 4 in the first qtr if your playcall of a 4 wr motion, triple tight end formation, double flea flicker pass back to the qb failed causing a punt it was no big deal in how the game was going to turn out. Here, those can be the difference in the game.