I Am The 12th Man Looks At What The Buffs May Mean By "Changing the Offensive Scheme"
Any change would be welcome. I have my doubts how substantial changes can be made at this point in the season. When I answered I Am the 12th Man's questions about the upcoming game, I was allowed to put on the offensive coordinator hat. Here was my answer:
My quarterback would be Tyler Hansen without question. He gives me a better chance to win. He is taller, has a better arm, can stand from the pocket and throw, has enough wheels to get outside. I can deal with him making mistakes because of his playmaking ability.
I would go back to a more power formation. Get the tight ends involved over the middle. Bring in a fullback with Rodney Stewart and Darrell Scott. Make an effort to play hard nose football against these relatively weak defensive Big 12 teams. I would instill a quick three step drop passing game that would getting the wheels of this offense turning to establish a timing and rhythm. I would play Josh Smith on every freaking play and touching the ball on offense at least 10 times/game. I would run at least 10 screen passes a game to take the pressure off the line and make opponents aware that bringing 6+ might get you beat.
My opinion, the worst thing you can do with a beat up line is to start 5-7 yards back in a shotgun formation. The running back is starting from a stand still, the young quarterback has to focus so much on catching the ball which diverts his attention away from pre-snap reads. Get in the "I" formation and play assignment straight ahead football. Take the confusion out.
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Bob_Bell
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That all sounds good to me
Helfrich claims there will be changes this week but to be honest I’m just expecting more of the same…
i definitely am not getting excited over it either...I ve learned to temper my emotions going into Buff
games this year.
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yeah, we've been ranting about the same things all year long
More josh smith as a receiver, more tight ends, more darrell scott, more I-formation, more Hansen, etc.
Hopefully the coaches will get thier heads out of their a**es at some point :-)
I'm not a coach and I never even played HS football
but isn’t this stuff kind of obvious? doesn’t it make sense to make these changes? who knows…













