don't forget play-action passing
Bell’s offense is designed to draw defenders into the box by emphasizing a run-first attack.
Hopefully that is what they do! It will allow our receivers to get open and make for some big plays.
study andy reid's offense. or kyle shanahan's for that matter. those guys know how to get their playmakers in a position to make plays and let them do the rest.
Except ours WRs didn't get open last year.
It helps to have a QB like Reid does......
You don't always have to have a Stud QB. You just need a system that plays to his strengths and minimizes their weaknesses.
Oregon State's QB averaged 150 ypg and they won 10 games and and are ranked. He also beat Nolan for the job.
The Hoosiers run burner, the smallest guy on the team, was running up the middle on first down. That's the only burner I can think of.
Camper will be back healthy and portal WR's have more speed than last year's WR's. Plus we had zero running game for most of the year which made it more difficult for WR's to get open
Sounds like the Illinois game all over again except when the Hoosiers went to 100% pass on the last drive of the game.
What do you consider to be Coach Bistad’s biggest strengths as an O line coach?
Yes, you do need a good QB, which is what I said. You've tried to deflect by arguing you don't need a great QB. I didn't say great - I said good.
Our running game suffered because Bell insisted on playing Shivers instead of Henderson.
Shivers 4.1 ypc Henderson 4.4 (very similar)If Henderson could pass block he would have played more
Until Shivers had that long TD run, he was in the 3 range when it comes to YPC.
I'm not deflecting. This was my original post:
I'm not sure where you saw the word "great". You seem to have made that up or were confused with someone else.
You used the word 'stud'. The point is, I only said we needed a 'good' QB. Not a 'stud'.
I've never argued we don't need a good QB. I said we don't need a Stud QB and provided examples of teams that went bowling with mediocre QBs. Stop reading things I never typed just so you can have a excuse to get angry.
Actually, Henderson had a longer run than Shivers (44 vs 24), so Henderson's long run effected his avg more than
Agreed. And if we go to a run first offense, we won't need to pass block 40-50 times a game.
and if they want to throw it every down, put a TE back there for blocking and pass catching.
lol OK..... you were arguing with me after I said we needed a good QB to win.
Shivers had TD runs of 79 and 47 vs. Michigan St. and Cincinnati.
It's no use arguing with anyone who thinks Shivers deserved to get more PT than Henderson.
My mistake, I was looking at some wrong figures on longest run - thanks for pointing it out! Shivers played more because he was a better blocker
Shivers as much better in pass pro, which is a huge deal in three and four wide sets like we run. O Coordinators and RB coaches value that, as do quarterbacks who are constantly under pressure due to inconsistent O line play.
