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Analysis of Donovan offense
insinceredawg
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UW Doog Pound has an in depth analysis of Donovan's background. It's a 3 part series and the second part was posted over the weekend.
Part 1 - https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2020/4/14/21198588/coach-bs-breakdown-the-donovan-offense-background-amp-foundation?_ga=2.88470235.1712342406.1591963363-445826473.1472780596
Part 2 - https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2020/6/13/21221685/coach-bs-breakdown-the-donovan-offense-franklin-amp-first-oc
I was surprised when Emeka described the new offense as more "Air Raid" in his interview with Huff but the writer says he sees a bit of air raid concepts in the passing trees.
Donovan began updating his passing attack after 2012 with borrowed concepts from the Air Raid, some of the earlier RPO concepts, and a few early attempts to integrate empty formations into his vertical passing game. Both Donovan & Lake have mentioned a Pro-Style approach to offense, but I think that will include a fairly significant Air Raid flair that has been incorporated into most short-intermediate passing attacks.
Don't get me wrong, I thought it was shit hire at the time and still do, especially with how it's completely cratered our recruiting on offense. However I am a little intrigued to see how it will look on the field. It can't be any worse than the CP offense.....right?
Part 1 - https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2020/4/14/21198588/coach-bs-breakdown-the-donovan-offense-background-amp-foundation?_ga=2.88470235.1712342406.1591963363-445826473.1472780596
Part 2 - https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2020/6/13/21221685/coach-bs-breakdown-the-donovan-offense-franklin-amp-first-oc
I was surprised when Emeka described the new offense as more "Air Raid" in his interview with Huff but the writer says he sees a bit of air raid concepts in the passing trees.
Donovan began updating his passing attack after 2012 with borrowed concepts from the Air Raid, some of the earlier RPO concepts, and a few early attempts to integrate empty formations into his vertical passing game. Both Donovan & Lake have mentioned a Pro-Style approach to offense, but I think that will include a fairly significant Air Raid flair that has been incorporated into most short-intermediate passing attacks.
Don't get me wrong, I thought it was shit hire at the time and still do, especially with how it's completely cratered our recruiting on offense. However I am a little intrigued to see how it will look on the field. It can't be any worse than the CP offense.....right?
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Even if it works out (praying dog.jpg), this is the equivalent of hiring a mid-level marketing manager to be the CRO of a Fortune 500 company.
Penn State's offense sucked with Saquan Barkley which tells me Donovan sucks. At least he's a dynamic recruiter.
Hackenberg said in an article “I don’t know who calling the plays”
Let’s be real. Franklin felt the heat ..jumped in Donovan’s turf and when the shit blew up he had JD
Fall on the sword. Moorhead comes in ...gets a more mobile and accurate Trace McSorley, the emergence of Gesicki and a stable OL and Penn St revives its offense. Moorhead parlays into a HC position at Hail State where he craps himself along with the Hail State offense. Sure the role and responsibilities of a HC are different than an OC but when Pete Carrol went to USC as a defensive minded coach ...did their defense improve? When he went to the Seahawks did their Defense improve?
While we’re at it let’s talk about CP’s offense. Trash. Couldn’t beat elite with it. QBs looked inept. Take that playbook and burn it. It was made to improve less talented kids. We’ve recruited well enough ..rely on your players beating the opposition.