BYU No Huddle Offense

[Dogged]

I would love to hear what folks here think about this offense and the particular challenge it presents for the young Huskies.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/58326268-88/cougars-byu-hill-uconn.html.csp

 

[tduconn]

Huge challenge!

 

[KBCoug]

The three problems that I've seen with this "Go Fast, Go Hard" offense in no particular order are, it doesn't give the defense the chance to switch out after an offensive play, it tires the defense out as the game goes on because chances to sub out are far fewer, and it makes it much harder to put in specific defenders depending on what the offense is most likely to do. It also gives BYU many more plays than their opponents which gives more chances to score.
One of the drawbacks though is because we run plays so fast that when the defense holds, we can give the ball back in a big hurry which can allow their opponents scoring opportunities and keeps our defense on the field more and gets them tired.

 

[Dogged]

The three problems that I've seen with this "Go Fast, Go Hard" offense in no particular order are, it doesn't give the defense the chance to switch out after an offensive play, it tires the defense out as the game goes on because chances to sub out are far fewer, and it makes it much harder to put in specific defenders depending on what the offense is most likely to do. It also gives BYU many more plays than their opponents which gives more chances to score.
One of the drawbacks though is because we run plays so fast that when the defense holds, we can give the ball back in a big hurry which can allow their opponents scoring opportunities and keeps our defense on the field more and gets them tired.

So do the young Huskies struggle with adapting to the on the fly changes or do the BYUers make mistakes with the rush to get things done. I was hoping the sophisticated Boneyard strategists would have some insight!

 

[Dogged]

I'm still concerned about Taysom Hill's ability to run.

 

[sportsart]

Our 3/4 and 4/3 defensive schemes are supposed to have guys who can play both. That should help.

 

[BoatShow]

We'll just have to try and keep their O off field. No rush Casey!

 

[Dooley]

Incredibly challenging. I agree with BoatShow: the best defense is a good (and slow ball controlled) offense. Keep BYU's offense on the sidelines as much as possible, redzone efficiency on both sides of the ball, and strong special teams play (can't give them a short field) are all going to even more important than usual.

 

[kccougar]

BYU led the nation last season in pace of play as measured by the average time taken to snap the ball, and were one of the top teams in number of plays per game. And they want to go faster this season. It does provide for all the advantages you mentioned - tiring the defense, not allowing situational substitutions, etc. But it also has it's drawbacks. As has been mentioned, it seems like we ended up with more 3-and-outs than we would like, and as fast as the pace is, that means we send our own tired defense back onto the field without a lot of time to rest. And while we put up a lot of offensive stats with so many plays per game, our red-zone offense last year was horrendous, and we didn't score nearly as many points as we should for the number of plays we run.

The hope BYU fans have is that in our OC's past stint at BYU, he regularly led the nation in both 3rd down efficiency and red zone scoring. So we hope that with a year of the GFGH offense under his belt, we see improvements in these two areas. I don't expect to be back where BYU was when Robert Anae was here the first time, but I hope to see improvement that along with the increased pace of play, make BYU difficult to defend.

 

[KBCoug]

BYU led the nation last season in pace of play as measured by the average time taken to snap the ball, and were one of the top teams in number of plays per game. And they want to go faster this season. It does provide for all the advantages you mentioned - tiring the defense, not allowing situational substitutions, etc. But it also has it's drawbacks. As has been mentioned, it seems like we ended up with more 3-and-outs than we would like, and as fast as the pace is, that means we send our own tired defense back onto the field without a lot of time to rest. And while we put up a lot of offensive stats with so many plays per game, our red-zone offense last year was horrendous, and we didn't score nearly as many points as we should for the number of plays we run.

The hope BYU fans have is that in our OC's past stint at BYU, he regularly led the nation in both 3rd down efficiency and red zone scoring. So we hope that with a year of the GFGH offense under his belt, we see improvements in these two areas. I don't expect to be back where BYU was when Robert Anae was here the first time, but I hope to see improvement that along with the increased pace of play, make BYU difficult to defend.

kccoug, you hit my hopes right on the button. Last season we were really hurting in 3rd down conversions and red zone scoring. We need to up those percentages to have the successfull we Cougar fans hope for.

 

[cttxus]

This won't affect us on Friday night, and probably not all season, but it's interesting to note that some CFB refs want to hit the pause button on up-tempo play.

http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/slow-down-refs-want-hit-pause-tempo-play

 

[cttxus]

Well, what a coincidence. Article just tweeted out by John Silver on HCBD, the pace of play, and BYU . . .
http://snyuconn.com/uconn/football/diaco-on-pace-of-play-byu/

 

[JimmerJammer]

Safety. LOL.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Safety. LOL.

Exactly. Obi Wan Kenobi and AA, meet Tysom Hill. Safety.

The defensive players are keyed in, by everything they're saying and doing, they entire team is keyed and locked in. What will be interesting to see is what kind of team speed we have on D, because as long as they maintain assignments, in pass routes and the pass first D maintains assignment discipline, it will be a foot race to see who gets to Hill first when he crosses the LOS, IF he crosses the LOS.

 

[supercoug]

If Uconn is not accustomed to the hurry up offense, it could be a very long day for the Huskies.

BYU's not only gonna play fast, but they want to do about 20-30 more plays than even last year. The speed of play can tire a team out or defense pretty quick. The WR corp is deep enough also to rotate reliable guys in and hopefully wear out the corners and secondary.

Also BYU players are usually well conditioned-training at altititude. It helps your stamina.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

If Uconn is not accustomed to the hurry up offense, it could be a very long day for the Huskies.

BYU's not only gonna play fast, but they want to do about 20-30 more plays than even last year. The speed of play can tire a team out or defense pretty quick. The WR corp is deep enough also to rotate reliable guys in and hopefully wear out the corners and secondary.

Also BYU players are usually well conditioned-training at altititude. It helps your stamina.

Climb the clock tower and ring the bell! We've got the secret formula!

 

[CL82]

If Uconn is not accustomed to the hurry up offense, it could be a very long day for the Huskies.

BYU's not only gonna play fast, but they want to do about 20-30 more plays than even last year. The speed of play can tire a team out or defense pretty quick. The WR corp is deep enough also to rotate reliable guys in and hopefully wear out the corners and secondary.

Also BYU players are usually well conditioned-training at altititude. It helps your stamina.

But how big are their hands?

 

[supercoug]

Well, if you see your defense with hands on their hips-you'll know what happened... They're gonna be tired tomorrow.