Team puts up over 400 yds in limited opportunities because of their own bad defense and its a problem because people didn't like the way it looked. Terrible. Reports from various sources said to expect more shotgun and spread along with more quick hitters. This wasn't some thing that was special for BC. Expect the hitches and bubble screens to continue.
It's not about the way it looks. It's what it means going forward. If you want to talk football, jump into the discussion. Do you think this type of offense is sustainable? Do you see its limitations?
If you don't have anything substantive to add, feel free to sit on your hands. This isn't a ****-stirring board.
I know it was the first game and they put up points. I know is easier to recruit to this offense in south Florida then the "pro-style". I know offenses like this put up points all over the country. Why anyone thinks its easier just to line up and bust people in the mouth and run play-action is beyond me. I know what alot of people believe to be the "Miami way of offense" is far more difficult to sustain. You're asking to get a great QB, a dominant TE and very good offensive line and do that over and over again. You can get any type of WR and RB in Florida all the time, any time you want.
Can't just expect to run through people all the time. 3 of the 4 TDs came on perimeter plays or shotgun. Is it sustainable? Okie State does it. They even run out of it effectively, whether it be the pistol or the shotgun with a H-back/TE type in the backfield leading the way. West Virginia does it. Clemson will do it. Then take their shots down the field with Watkins. Just because there were no deep throws in the BC game doesn't mean shots won't be taken when the opportunity presents itself. For too long the offense has been beating its head against a brick wall when the offensive talent would dictate something else.
So, to be clear, you're saying this is our offense going forward. Additionally, you're saying that we're going to play in the Nix Zone, as we did today, which is about 12 yards vertically and the 53 yards across. BTW, we had over 32 pass attempts to the short right and short left of the that glorious rectangle.
All of the offenses you mentioned use the entire field. They run a spread, but they attack vertically. A fairer argument is to tell me this was a one game thing, as MrPrice just did. I'd say "ok, we'll see." If, however, you emphasize that we're going to establish ourselves by staying within the Nix Zone, then color me very ******* concerned.
Despite everything you said about not being able to run downhill, it's funny because that's what our CURRENT team is best built for. We have 4 maulers along the Oline and a downhill RB. Almost each time we ran a counter, a trap or something out of a traditional set, we had a positive play. We went away from that, as others have admitted Fisch got "cute."
