OT - Article about how Alabama Offense is becoming more Spread

Submitted by Drew_Silver on

Its an article form USA today (so its easy to read)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/10/03/around-college-fo…

You can't escape the 'spread' offense in today's game.  Its everywhere

Not trying to knock our OC and our coach, but its really hard to be a staunch supporter of 1 ideology. (insert your lebowski nihilist jokes here) unless your ideology is move the football

 

basically Kiffin is adapting to his players:

The Crimson Tide's offensive transition shouldn't surprise on another level. Blake Sims is a dual-threat quarterback, a sharp departure from the pro-style passers Alabama has had since Saban's arrival. Jacob Coker, the Florida State transfer who competed with Sims for the starting job, is also more mobile than previous Alabama quarterbacks.

To accentuate Sims' abilities, the Tide is running the zone read and rolling the pocket, among other things.

 

 

bluebyyou

October 3rd, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^

When you have a pretty damn good spread QB in Devin Gardner, why not take advantage of his talents which are plentiful.  Borges had his problems to be sure, but this was not the year with Devin as the QB to play the system that Nuss/Hoke has installed.  To me, the direction they have taken, particularly with the O-Line, seems counterintuitve.

bluebyyou

October 3rd, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^

When you have a pretty damn good spread QB in Devin Gardner, why not take advantage of his talents which are plentiful.  Borges had his problems to be sure, but this was not the year with Devin as the QB to play the system that Nuss/Hoke has installed.  To me, the direction they have taken, particularly with the O-Line, seems counterintuitive.

JFW

October 3rd, 2014 at 11:55 AM ^

"Not trying to knock our OC and our coach, but its really hard to be a staunch supporter of 1 ideology"

I totally agree... But there are plenty here who do just that for the spread. All the talk of "modern" offenses is just bias.

It's a good scheme. Brian mentioned Scott frost as a possible CC candidate and it's really intriguing. But let's not pretend it's the only thing. Bama's offense was just fine before.

What i really want is an offense that works, don't care what it is. But as a fan I want a bone crushing terror inducing defense. I hate to say it but MSU was a ton of fun for me to watch last year when they weren't playing michigan.

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MGlobules

October 3rd, 2014 at 12:09 PM ^

not to employ spread concepts, even if you are largely a power squad. I think that Borges got this, but it looks like Nuss--despite also knowing this--is playing with shackles on. 

Can't wait for the day when he can talk frankly. 

JFW

October 3rd, 2014 at 12:58 PM ^

It's only stupid not to use spread concepts if you have players that can run them but refuse to. If you have Navarre and Wisci's I line running the read option constantly is being shackled to an ideology. But you could be a hell of a pro set team.

What's stupid is blind faith to an ideology in spite of your talent, which we are seeing to an extent with DG.

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Tater

October 3rd, 2014 at 11:36 AM ^

I know it's in jest, but Lane Kiffin is like David Brandon's "integrity" mixed with actual knowledge of contemporary football.  If you want to be successful on offense but end up on serious NCAA probation, Kiffin is your guy...

blueglue

October 3rd, 2014 at 12:42 PM ^

I remember Carr was gonna use some spread back in 2006, but Bass got injured. Just imagine that 06' team with a healthy Antonio Bass. Or what might have been if he was running the RR offense instead of Threed/Sheridan. Damn it! 

LSAClassOf2000

October 3rd, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^

"We're copycats," Orgeron said. "If something is working, we're gonna do it."

On a broader level, not just at Alabama, it seems like this is what is starting to happen in earnest now and coordinators are adapting different components of different philosophies and creating hybrid offenses of all sorts now. Even teams which do work their offense out from a core philosophy like an inside zone team are rolling that into a much more diverse set of plays than even a decade ago, or at least that's what I've seen.