nelsonmuntz
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There is so much wrong with our play calling that has been well documented on this board, but I think we need to move beyond just the run/pass dichotomy. Even if UConn was going to run 100% of the time, its play calling is still stupid. UConn has a quick 170 pound running back that it is running between the tackles in straight ahead off tackle or iso's between the tackle and guard or guard and center. McCoombs strengths are his shiftiness and quick acceleration, but in crowded human piles in the middle of the field, neither of those traits can be exploited. There are no delays, no misdirections, just Deleone's belief that our big uglies can move their big uglies.
College football has spent the last 20 years proving that wrestling matches in the middle of the field result in low yards per carry unless one side is significantly superior physically, because the pile attracts the entire opposing defense very quickly, and it becomes more difficult for the ball carrier to find an opening. This is why we have spread offenses. Wide splits between linemen and using the entire line of scrimmage, sideline to sideline, for attacking the defense result in isolations in space that enable small, quick backs like McCoombs to exploit their strengths. Rather than have to get by a linebacker in a 3 or 4 foot wide hole between the guard and tackle that is closing quickly, why not have the guard and tackle open with a 5 foot split that quickly gets larger? Why not give McCoombs 5-10 horizontal feet to work with?
Chip Kelly, Chris Ault and Rich Rodriguez have won the argument on the best running philosophy. Do you see many coaches switching from a spread to a traditional pro-style running game? Even the pro styles have spread principles. This isn't a choice between two competing styles, it is a choice between one superior and one inferior style.
So why does our staff insist on its 70's style, condensed, move the pile offense?
College football has spent the last 20 years proving that wrestling matches in the middle of the field result in low yards per carry unless one side is significantly superior physically, because the pile attracts the entire opposing defense very quickly, and it becomes more difficult for the ball carrier to find an opening. This is why we have spread offenses. Wide splits between linemen and using the entire line of scrimmage, sideline to sideline, for attacking the defense result in isolations in space that enable small, quick backs like McCoombs to exploit their strengths. Rather than have to get by a linebacker in a 3 or 4 foot wide hole between the guard and tackle that is closing quickly, why not have the guard and tackle open with a 5 foot split that quickly gets larger? Why not give McCoombs 5-10 horizontal feet to work with?
Chip Kelly, Chris Ault and Rich Rodriguez have won the argument on the best running philosophy. Do you see many coaches switching from a spread to a traditional pro-style running game? Even the pro styles have spread principles. This isn't a choice between two competing styles, it is a choice between one superior and one inferior style.
So why does our staff insist on its 70's style, condensed, move the pile offense?
