Joe Moorhead talks a lot about QB bias to give/keep. It is obvious that Cade's bias is heavily toward give, which is fine so long as the defender isn't blowing up the intention of the play. I know with the team I coach for, we have 1 QB who we tell "give it 'til you can't" and two others we tell "pull it if you see space."
Good point on the presnap reads, too. It's the easiest form of RPO there is when you factor in a QB run play. Flare the back away from the run direction presnap. No movement? Throw it. Do they rotate? Execute the Q run the other way.
One of their base plays is a dropback pass with several crossing routes and the RB wheel route as #1 in the progression, and they kill teams with it. Sark's offense is basically designed to kill Don Brown's defense specifically. He even talks about the first TD they hit Jeudy on vs UM...it was a tendency breaker on one of the early plays he shows in the clinic.
He also said he does not throw passes to stationary receivers ever, and probably hadn't called a curl route all season. Sure, it helps to have their ridiculous talent, but he's actually using the talent appropriately. He refers to their RPOs as "free yards" many times, and makes it seem so easy. I don't know why watching Michigan on offense has to be so painful when it is derivative of the Alabama offense.
I used to teach in Texas. What this policy creates is absolutely cutthroat academics, even at low-income schools. Every kid starts grade grubbing during the last 2 days of school to try and raise their grade from an 79% to a 90% so they can move up 6 spots in the class rank. Cheating was a constant battle, too. Honors/AP kids and parents would have a meltdown if they got a low grade on an assignment, which was really disappointing because kids felt like they couldn't make a mistake and, y'know, learn from it. In addition, many kids would not challenge themselves to take an AP class over an Honors class since they both had the same GPA boost (the Honors was less rigorous).
For the record, I don't blame them for playing the game...it incentivizes that behavior. I really enjoyed working at that school, but dealing with the gradebook was exhausting.
Like others have said, you are mistaken. I remember thinking the same thing in the stadium but they indeed passed out of their unbalanced sets.
I specifically remember when Mattison was DC, he said he had an automatic check to a nickel blitz when there was an unbalanced line and the slot was ineligible. Gattis may be trying to catch someone doing this so he can pop it to the slot behind the blitzer.
It is a no-huddle that checks to the sideline. This lets the coordinators take their time to choose a play that will attack the specific alignment/personnel grouping of the defense in real time, unlike the cumbersome playcalling system from last year that locked us into bad plays.
It prevents the defense from subbing.
The heavy use of RPO, which is made easier by being in the gun and not huddling. In the one play, it was an outside zone read with the DE optioned. If he took Shea aggressively, Shea would give. If he took the RB or slow played, Shea would keep. Then he read Michael Barrett to either throw the swing or the seam. That is so incredibly difficult to defend.
Giving most run plays a backside option to balance the offensive numbers instead of just booting the QB under center or letting him watch the handoff.
What I see this offense doing is reducing the amount of 0-2 yard plays. Most of these plays have some sort of a safety valve built in, whether it be a high-percentage checkdown or scramble, which will allow more plays to gain something.
Not OP but Washington. Chris Petersen is famous for his lack of offensive identity. While 99% of coaches run a “system” with base plays and constraints, Petersen runs a collection of plays that work against the defense they are facing.
Hire. Gregg. Daniels. In-state talent, wants the job, and would put an end to this nonsense. You could easily put Brandy and Dierdorf on color and radio broadcasts would be a million times better.
I am reasonably convinced Isaac's 36 yard run in the first quarter was a read, not just straight power O. I think Speight has the option to pull there (not that he should/would in this situation).
The fundamentals of the game are very important, and super athletes simply aren't well-rounded enough to immediately play. I coach HS rugby and I convinced a few of my school's college bound football players to come out to practice (DI, DII, JUCO). While their athleticism was impressive, their tackling technique was horrific and they couldn't pass very well at all. There's a lot more to the game than being fast.
Wow. I just moved to Houston last summer and it sounds like a paradise compared to Dallas. It may be an ugly swamp, but at least it has some character (and great food). I'll still be going to Dallas for the game, but you don't make it sound too appealing!
Not off a tee. He used a stand. It is very impressive that he kicked that off the ground. With that said, that trajectory of a kick would get blocked 100% of the time.
Totally agree. The way he weaved in the OJ meetings throughout the thing was amazing. I've watched a lot of specials, and that was one of the best for sure.
Flyhalf here...I had it good. I'd just pass or kick it before contact, and other fly halves would do the same. Still had a nasty head-to-head hit once though when I tried to run a guy over. It didn't work and I don't remember playing the second half of that match.
Gregg Daniels (Free Beer for GR people) has expressed tons of interest in the job...I wish they would give him a shot. He calls the biggest national games for Compass Media Networks (including Michigan) and does an amazing job with the PBP side of things. Gregg and Brandy are the way to go.
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Joe Moorhead talks a lot about QB bias to give/keep. It is obvious that Cade's bias is heavily toward give, which is fine so long as the defender isn't blowing up the intention of the play. I know with the team I coach for, we have 1 QB who we tell "give it 'til you can't" and two others we tell "pull it if you see space."
Good point on the presnap reads, too. It's the easiest form of RPO there is when you factor in a QB run play. Flare the back away from the run direction presnap. No movement? Throw it. Do they rotate? Execute the Q run the other way.
I watched this Sark clinic last night and this really stood out to me:
"The least defended player on the field in the pass game is the running back."
https://youtu.be/d5Tnuch0-M0?t=1341
One of their base plays is a dropback pass with several crossing routes and the RB wheel route as #1 in the progression, and they kill teams with it. Sark's offense is basically designed to kill Don Brown's defense specifically. He even talks about the first TD they hit Jeudy on vs UM...it was a tendency breaker on one of the early plays he shows in the clinic.
He also said he does not throw passes to stationary receivers ever, and probably hadn't called a curl route all season. Sure, it helps to have their ridiculous talent, but he's actually using the talent appropriately. He refers to their RPOs as "free yards" many times, and makes it seem so easy. I don't know why watching Michigan on offense has to be so painful when it is derivative of the Alabama offense.
I used to teach in Texas. What this policy creates is absolutely cutthroat academics, even at low-income schools. Every kid starts grade grubbing during the last 2 days of school to try and raise their grade from an 79% to a 90% so they can move up 6 spots in the class rank. Cheating was a constant battle, too. Honors/AP kids and parents would have a meltdown if they got a low grade on an assignment, which was really disappointing because kids felt like they couldn't make a mistake and, y'know, learn from it. In addition, many kids would not challenge themselves to take an AP class over an Honors class since they both had the same GPA boost (the Honors was less rigorous).
For the record, I don't blame them for playing the game...it incentivizes that behavior. I really enjoyed working at that school, but dealing with the gradebook was exhausting.
Like others have said, you are mistaken. I remember thinking the same thing in the stadium but they indeed passed out of their unbalanced sets.
I specifically remember when Mattison was DC, he said he had an automatic check to a nickel blitz when there was an unbalanced line and the slot was ineligible. Gattis may be trying to catch someone doing this so he can pop it to the slot behind the blitzer.
One of my former students is a starter on defense for Rice so I am definitely watching. Very impressed so far.
What I see this offense doing is reducing the amount of 0-2 yard plays. Most of these plays have some sort of a safety valve built in, whether it be a high-percentage checkdown or scramble, which will allow more plays to gain something.
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Great premise, great pod.
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VERY nice accuracy and good mechanics, especially when throwing across his body. Good find.
They scored 2 touchdowns vs. Missouri running zone reads. It's not the flexbone triple, but it's still option.
I am reasonably convinced Isaac's 36 yard run in the first quarter was a read, not just straight power O. I think Speight has the option to pull there (not that he should/would in this situation).
Not off a tee. He used a stand. It is very impressive that he kicked that off the ground. With that said, that trajectory of a kick would get blocked 100% of the time.
Yes. Check out their podcasts, Sklarbro Country and Dumb People Town. Hilarious.
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