Analysis of Donovan offense

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?

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Gladstone

No amount of doogitry and fanwanking can paint the hire as anything more than a categorical failure and gigantic red flag for Lake.

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.

theknowledge

I don't get the line that McGrew is a great outside runner and that he's so shifty. When I've seen him at his best he is running tough between the tackles. He doesn't mess around with stuttering or multiple moves. He makes a cut and goes. Just because the dude is small doesn't mean he doesn't have a good feel or vision for running amongst the bigs. Sometimes those little guys are harder to find in a scrum. I don't know, Ive always liked him as an inside runner.

GrundleStiltzkin

I don't get the line that McGrew is a great outside runner and that he's so shifty. When I've seen him at his best he is running tough between the tackles. He doesn't mess around with stuttering or multiple moves. He makes a cut and goes. Just because the dude is small doesn't mean he doesn't have a good feel or vision for running amongst the bigs. Sometimes those little guys are harder to find in a scrum. I don't know, Ive always liked him as an inside runner.

#mEtoO

rodmansrage

the hire sucks until it doesnt.

chuck

the hire sucks until it doesnt.

Was that ever in question?

RoadDawg55

Didn’t read the article. I don’t give a shit what he did at Penn State. He was absolutely horrible.

rodmansrage

the hire sucks until it doesnt.
Was that ever in question?

i feel like it should be the new bored motto.

dtd

Baseman

It comes down to numbers. If the defense has superior numbers in the box, you audible into vertical passing routes hoping to get a one on one matchup with your number one WR, followed by a check down to an intermediate route. If the defense shows equal numbers in the box, you run. Straight ahead power and stretch plays It works well if executed.

Penn State's offense sucked with Saquan Barkley which tells me Donovan sucks. At least he's a dynamic recruiter.

GreenRiverGatorz

It can, and probably will, be a lot worse than the CP offense. How soon we've forgotten the depths that this program is capable of.

backthepack

It comes down to numbers. If the defense has superior numbers in the box, you audible into vertical passing routes hoping to get a one on one matchup with your number one WR, followed by a check down to an intermediate route. If the defense shows equal numbers in the box, you run. Straight ahead power and stretch plays It works well if executed.

Penn State's offense sucked with Saquan Barkley which tells me Donovan sucks. At least he's a dynamic recruiter.

I will say that OL talent he had to work with was pretty atrocious

DawgDaze71

It comes down to numbers. If the defense has superior numbers in the box, you audible into vertical passing routes hoping to get a one on one matchup with your number one WR, followed by a check down to an intermediate route. If the defense shows equal numbers in the box, you run. Straight ahead power and stretch plays It works well if executed.

Penn State's offense sucked with Saquan Barkley which tells me Donovan sucks. At least he's a dynamic recruiter.
I will say that OL talent he had to work with was pretty atrocious

And Hackenberg couldn’t make the consistent throws. Oh and Barkley was a Freshman.
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.

insinceredawg

I don't have access but I can assume Fatters ripped off a lot of the content from the Doogpound post

https://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters/status/1273287801992183809

GrundleStiltzkin

I don't have access but I can assume Fatters ripped off a lot of the content from the Doogpound post
https://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters/status/1273287801992183809

@ChrisFettersBeard true??

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

I don't have access but I can assume Fatters ripped off a lot of the content from the Doogpound post
https://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters/status/1273287801992183809

I don't wanna hear you badmouthing me and my work. It's all original content. I would never put my name on someone else's work. I let Kim do that for me.

Baseman

I don't have access but I can assume Fatters ripped off a lot of the content from the Doogpound post
https://twitter.com/Chris_Fetters/status/1273287801992183809

Wait. You’re not Chris?

FremontTroll

I’m hearing Donovan wants to implement a bunch of 4 verts concepts. @FireCohen

Pitchfork51

Think on the bright side. If all goes well you might average 12 a game!