creative offense

by bklynBEVO on Jan 11, 2007 10:01 AM CST Comment 17 comments

This bowl season, we witnessed Boise State, Arkansas and Florida utilize creative offenses filled with a variety of looks, motion, shifts, etc. in winning their bowl games.

I couldn't help but think about what kind of things the Horns could do if by some miracle GD started to incorporate these types of new ideas into his coaching philosophy. As noted by lots of others on this site, the run game was severely lacking and outside of Colt's hot streak during the middle of the season, the big play potential with this unit left much to be desired.

What other looks would you like to see and do you think GD might be open to the possibility of this type of offense, given the success of the teams that used it in '06?

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It doesn't need to be that complicated

Having wildly creative plays are great, but if you don't have chess master general calling them and putting them in a poper sequence, then it doesn't do a damn bit of good.

GD is good, don't mistake it. There are many things he does do well, unfortunately, he has never understood the strategic chess match on the field.

by Hornbud on Jan 11, 2007 10:07 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

one play

I thought that wheel route to Charles during the Alamo Bowl shook things up a little bit and was nice to see. I don't remember seeing that used during the regular season, but I could be mistaken.

by greenman on Jan 11, 2007 4:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You are not mistaken.

It was nice to see. Wanna bet we never see it again?

by Hornbud on Jan 11, 2007 4:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually it was used one other time

as far as I can remember. The pass to Selvin Young during the Ohio State game that was underthrown was the same route.

41-38

by inVINCEable on Jan 11, 2007 4:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We used it a lot last year

I am guessing that if we reviewed tape, we would see running back on wheel routes more that you think, I just think either the guy was not open or Colt was looking elsewhere.

by Wells on Jan 11, 2007 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

more fake punts on 2nd down

it works for me on playstation.

by the other Andrew on Jan 11, 2007 10:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I for one

think that GD's play calling ability could be greatly enhanced by spending some quality time in front of an NCAA game console.

by Hornbud on Jan 11, 2007 10:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Our pass defense

is about the same.

by boomhauer25 on Jan 11, 2007 10:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm willing

to write that off as a one time thing. Other than this year, it's been fairly solid if not spectacular at times. The play-calling sequence on the other hand has been a source of confusion for 8 years now.

NO MORE HORIZONTAL PASSING!!!

by Hornbud on Jan 11, 2007 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Horizontal passing is awesome

When you put blockers in frot of the receiver. The stuff we do is less awesome due to less blockers.

by Bob LaBlog on Jan 11, 2007 11:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever happened

to that play we use to run, where Kwame Cavil use to get the ball in stride while running at a 45 or so degree to the LOS and then take it up field for 10, or 20, or more yards? That was a good play, it would be nice to see it again. I think the kids are using the slang term "slant" for that particular route. I like it.

Or what about any play where the WR catches the ball while still running. Yeah, that'd be good.

by Hornbud on Jan 11, 2007 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Like Jordan's touchdown against Tech?

Or Sneed's first big catch of the year?

by Wells on Jan 11, 2007 9:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

More often

Especially when you have no running game, 1/4 or more of the passes should be in the air for 3 - 6 yards, and caught in space, with the reciever running at full stride, giving him an excellent opportunity to make an additional 4 - 10 yards. Hell, even a properly executed bubble screen would be neat. Every team in the nation seems to be able to do it except for us, and it's like they are taunting me every time I see them do it, the fuckers.

by Hornbud on Jan 12, 2007 8:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

play calling sequence?

can you explain this a little more?

Is this the "GD sometimes gets too detached from the game to stick with what's working" critique? That, I'll buy.

by the other Andrew on Jan 11, 2007 4:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What I mean

is there is a complete lack of high level strategy applied to the play calling. He rarely ever alters his pattern of play calling.

Side Show Bob figured this out a long time ago, and would put his D in formations to make Greg choose from a small handfull of plays (remember hearing about a "Houston telephone book size playbook"?) that would be easy to defend, because they knew what to look for.

A concrete example of lack of strategic planning: Remember the old motion hand off to Tony Jeffery? Worked great the first 3 times we used it, but was easily defended because it was telegraphed, and there were no other plays that we ever ran that looked remotely like it, and that was the problem. Why not toss it to Roy going the other way after the hand off exchange? Why not have Ced follow and run an option with the former option QB heavily recruited by NE? Or even pull up and throw it down field. Hell, I don't think we even ran a standard play action off that damn thing.

Maybe what I really mean is that there is a lack of a planned play calling sequence designed to throw off the D.

by Hornbud on Jan 11, 2007 6:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Arkansas

lost to Wisconson in their bowl game...but their creative offense was able to get them many more wins than they would have with a normal offense.

by R00T4UT on Jan 11, 2007 4:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

A couple of problems with Florida

First, one of the biggest complaints about GD's offense this year was that he did not open it up enough and go deep. Well, Florida never threw it deep against Ohio St. You know what thier best play was against them, the reciever screen. Also, Florida was bemoned all year for having a weak offense that could not win against good teams and it was the defense that was keeping them alive. Now that they have one good game, they are now on the cutting edge of offensive stradigy.

And I know that Arkansas' offense looks great with the running back out there as a QB, but McFaddin threw a key pick when they were driving against Florida. Putting a RB in the QB spot is not innovation, it is desperation because you don't believe that your QB can get it done.

What I would like to see next year, besides a redzone running game, is giving Colt more options at the line. He seems to always keep his cool and was making good reads at the end of the year. Maybe by giving him a few more options under center he can react to the D and help allievate GD's perdictability.

by Wells on Jan 11, 2007 10:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs