we did not have the qb to effectively run the scheme last

year. Book absolutely maxed out his talents, but Bama and Clemson can shut down what we were trying to do because they didn't fear him making big throws downfield. So they would get up and crowd the line and then run a bunch of cover 1 and cover 3 robber/hole and take away quick slants, etc. and contain him.

If you get a relatively mobile qb who can make throws downfield, it can open everything up (and you can still be run heavy at times).

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Any team or coach you have seen running the offense - Pat85 2021-03-26 19:12:06
- running what offense? What we ran? - jt 2021-03-27 17:19:26
  - You mean 15-20 yard routes? - 84david 2021-03-28 16:05:27
  - let me expand a bit - jt 2021-03-27 18:06:35
- Throwing in my two cents - pmcdnd96 2021-03-26 22:01:05
  - I don't think that is germane to this discussion - jt 2021-03-28 06:41:38
    - Don't you hear good? - El Kabong 2021-03-31 17:58:53
    - Curious if you think 2015 ND had the firepower? - kmurphy173 2021-03-28 15:56:18
      - Kizer was too green at that point - jt 2021-03-28 17:45:53
        Too green in 2015; regressed in 2016 - Jvan 2021-03-28 19:41:26
        Well, it was a trajectory. - SWPaDem 2021-03-29 23:02:45
  - What refined tastes you have * - ACross 2021-03-27 06:24:03
    - Thank you. Very kind of you to say * - pmcdnd96 2021-03-27 10:21:47
No argument there. - mocopdx 2021-03-26 15:28:37
- It is a bunch of bunk * - ACross 2021-03-26 17:49:13
  - Compelling argument. - mocopdx 2021-03-26 18:01:07
    - He did not say what you assert he said - ACross 2021-03-26 18:10:04
      - Stop and smell the roses * - shawno3 2021-03-26 19:51:38
      - he has implemented more spread and fast break type of stuff - jt 2021-03-26 18:16:04
        Helps having 4 top 20 NFL draft picks at WR too * - DBCooper 2021-03-26 19:07:57
        Yes, poor Brian Kelly - jt 2021-03-26 22:12:17
        And we’ve had many 1st, 2nd and 3rd round WR and TE - Btd 2021-03-27 19:30:25
        for the offense we're trying to run - jt 2021-03-27 23:24:16
        Yep. We have an O that needs a 1/1 million QB every year - Btd 2021-03-28 10:47:23
        No, he really didn’t - DBCooper 2021-03-26 22:49:23
        Top WRs at Bama not an accident - jbrown_9999 2021-03-28 08:04:22
        At the bar now - jt 2021-03-26 23:21:06
        He hires the OC and pretty much stays out of the offense - ACross 2021-03-26 18:31:48
      - I’ll quote it again. - mocopdx 2021-03-26 18:15:46
        He didnt say pass heavy or pass first * - ACross 2021-03-26 18:38:26
        He debunked the idea of a winning formula often asserted - mocopdx 2021-03-26 18:43:49
        He hired 2 USC offensive coordinators - ACross 2021-03-27 11:17:52
        USC and NFL offenses have been pass first/pass heavy - Freight Train 2021-03-30 09:56:54
        I concede that most NFL offenses are - ACross 2021-03-30 17:16:25
        Everything you’re saying - mocopdx 2021-03-27 13:29:14
        I don't agree about being pass heavy - jt 2021-03-26 18:17:30
        It was a shift - mocopdx 2021-03-26 18:22:34
        ‘Bama 2020: 37 tds rushing. 42 tds passing - 2ndstreeter 2021-03-26 20:46:29
        Couple of points however - SixShutouts66 2021-03-26 18:56:18
        Bunk * - ACross 2021-03-26 18:44:15
        I did the math for you. - mocopdx 2021-03-26 18:48:54
        That is a cherry picked useless stat * - ACross 2021-03-26 21:40:03