OT - Article about how Alabama Offense is becoming more Spread
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.
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
It's all in the statement.
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:32 AM ^
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^
Yeah! I sure wish we had that in 2011 when we hired Hoke.
...oh.
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^
This offense would be very good in a power spread scheme.
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:42 AM ^
ALA- could run anything and be good?
or do you mean that UofM should work more spread into their concepts?
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.
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.
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:28 AM ^
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:55 AM ^
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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October 3rd, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
I couldn't care less as to what type of offense UM runs. I just want to see a good offense. If they went 12-0 running the wishbone and the offense was a juggernaunt I'd be fine with it.
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.
October 3rd, 2014 at 12:58 PM ^
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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October 3rd, 2014 at 1:01 PM ^
I'd just like to run an offense that doesn't take 29 seconds to run a play. Or huddles when down more than 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarter. Or runs under center when everybody in the world knows its a pass play. Or......
October 3rd, 2014 at 1:12 PM ^
Whats funny is all those things you mentioned are coaching problems not player or scheme related. All i know is watching Rich Rod in Arizona and being successful is making me sick and is kind of like the last straw.
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:28 AM ^
Buts its not manly like our 1970 Manball!
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
MICH ran the option MANBALL attack in 1970.
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
CC: Lane Kiffin. This will be next.
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...
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
I think our OC is a smart guy - he just needs to adapt more to his players rather than have the players adapt to him, especially in his first year
October 3rd, 2014 at 11:51 AM ^
Remember when Carr said they strived for 200 yards rushing and passing? He was right. Look at the last 8 national champs.
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!
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.
October 3rd, 2014 at 1:16 PM ^
What a concept!?!?! Doing what works? Not at Michigan we like to run into brick walls no matter what.
October 3rd, 2014 at 1:26 PM ^
it took like 2 weeks in the NFL for almost every team to run this play