My understanding is every call has a run and two pass plays attached. If the numbers in the box dictate a passing play the WRs signal the QB which passing play to which receiver based on the position of the DBs feet.
If you have five QBs, then you really have?
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My understanding is every call has a run and two pass plays attached. If the numbers in the box dictate a passing play the WRs signal the QB which passing play to which receiver based on the position of the DBs feet.
It doesn't sound complicated. What keeps the defense from knowing what is coming at them though? I don't really understand how the defense would not know what is coming by what they are showing the offense? If that makes sense? The WR actually signals the QB which WR to throw to? Does he also signal the routes the WRs are going to run? I am very curious how they do this.
I think the speed comes into this. With 12-15 seconds between snaps the D is pretty much just running to get into a position at all.
From 247
"The biggest takeaway I had from Day 1 was that if you're looking for a young QB to take the job it'll probably be Shane Buechele. He threw the ball more accurately and consistently made more throws than either Kai Locksley, who appeared to be wildly inaccurate on the first day, and Matthew Merrick, who didn’t get many reps during live periods. You could tell Buechele’s head was swimming at times, but there appeared to be no panic in him. When he got in rhythm and was able to deliver the ball, he might have been the most consistent thrower on the roster."
It absolutely does. The key to this offense, from the mouths of people who have run it, is getting the QB tons of reps. They ran 200 plays in the first practice between three QBs. The goal is to get that number to 300, with the vast majority going to one guy. Because the offense isn't based on reads, its almost a muscle memory concept. Regardless, they need to figure out who the guy is as fast as possible. They do not have the luxury of running through multiple starting options in the summer and fall.
If that is the case then I actually think the job will probably go to Shane Buschele since he seems to be the guy with the most accurate arm. I hope I'm wrong because he is not physically ready to face a big time college football defense.
Yea, I'm not really sure what has happened with Locksley. If he continues to not get any practice reps, it would seem they counted him out before practice started. That would be a pretty good reason to move on IMO. With Heard I'm not so sure. He was given and is being given a chance to win the job. The coaches clearly think he has something they are just waiting for the light to come on.
I know Watson and his system are out but what does it say about the scouting and QB development if Lockley & Merrick aren't even in the conversation after a year on campus? If Shane is good enough to be in the mix straight out of high school he's gotta be better than Swoopes & Heard.
Jeff Howe was saying that this offense has no playbook....That means everyone has to study film and learn everything they can by rote I guess. He mentioned that in order to get it one had to have gym rat mentality to become the QB. Unfortunately, that seems to eliminate Heard.
Reading this thread is so funny, people are done with the upperclassmen and high on the freshman. Whats funny is I remember how many Texas fans were explaining how Colt was clearly not the answer after his RS-Freshman year and even after his sophomore year.
Guys the product you remember being put on the field was more effective and entertaining as the Oline was better and we were ahead of the curve running the spread.
Heard is good
Swoops in okay.
I feel like they are both the type of QB's that if they played for a team like Iowa St or KState we'd be saying "if we only have a QB that was at least as serviceable like Swoops or Heard we'd win more games".
Shane needs to redshirt unless he can CLEARLY (not close) win the first or second best QB. Other than that I think we need to wait him and Heard to develop, if not we will always be throwing away QB's after the first two years and throwing a kid in and expecting championships against men.
Guys the product you remember being put on the field was more effective and entertaining as the Oline was better and we were ahead of the curve running the spread.
Heard is good
Swoops in okay.
I feel like they are both the type of QB's that if they played for a team like Iowa St or KState we'd be saying "if we only have a QB that was at least as serviceable like Swoops or Heard we'd win more games".
Shane needs to redshirt unless he can CLEARLY (not close) win the first or second best QB. Other than that I think we need to wait him and Heard to develop, if not we will always be throwing away QB's after the first two years and throwing a kid in and expecting championships against men.
Fans need to get out of the trap of thinking the first time you see a guy is as good as he'll ever be. Otherwise we are just going to be clamoring for a true freshmen QB every year. I wouldn't write off any of them at this point because of how they looked on horrible teams with a horrible OC.
It's not like I have a lot of choice, but I'm going to be very patient with the development of this offense.
After watching My All American, I can't tell you how much this coming season reminds me of Texas back in 1968. Installing a new offense, coming off a 6 win season the year before. Having 4 QBs who have no idea how to run the new offense.
After watching My All American, I can't tell you how much this coming season reminds me of Texas back in 1968. Installing a new offense, coming off a 6 win season the year before. Having 4 QBs who have no idea how to run the new offense.
well, I applaud all the positive thoughts. For me, I've seen the "Swoopes is new and improved" show. I know how it ends. I'm just hoping for someone else to step up.
So, what do you think about Charlie's last recruiting class?
Just curious, since in a couple of your last posts here a few months ago you were ranting about Charlie's alleged focus on Florida, how that hurt Texas high school coaches' and players' feelings, and how consequently our in-state recruiting was crap. Didn't see any post-NSD follow-up from you.
That would be surprising coming from a coach's son. I'm sure his dad wouldn't be happy with that. Sounds like he's trying to hard to prove something.
Per Chip who claims to have a couple of sources on the offensive staff...Swoopes is the lead guy. Remains in the "first group" by himself. Beyond just reps though, the new staff believe that he posses the skill set to make the new offense work, and that he can very productive in the new scheme. It's only two practices into the spring, but it seems a third year of the Swoopes era is likely. May god have mercy on our souls.
It would really just be a 2nd year of the Swoopes era. I wouldn't make last year the Swoopes era. That was Heard's era imo. Boykin like turnarounds are too rare to hope for, so we should stop throwing that out there as a possibility for our guys. Swoopes can still be improved enough to be okay that's not out of the question. He has improved some already. His runningg ability was night and day from 14 to 15. He was useless as a running in 14, but in 15 he knew his ability and ran with power very effectively. That is if you're into looking at silver linings and stuff.
Good grief. I know a lot of Horn fans were hoping/expecting he may come in and be the guy from the get go this year? And you stated earlier that he may even be moved to wr?
Last year was the Swoopes era in the sense that he was the projected starter in the summer and fall. He got most of the first team reps. The season started with the chips all in on him, and it quickly turned to shit. If he indeed goes into the summer again as the projected starter, let's hope in game two we aren't throwing in a backup for damage control
I thought Swoopes played with confidence at the end of the year. He may not have made all the throws he should have but in my opinion he has the skillset, arm, etc. If he can put it all together he can be pretty good.
There are 5 guys we are hoping will turn out "the guy"
If there were a lot that were expecting it out of Kai this year, then they didn't pay attention to he is a project who played in a single wing offense in HS and he enjoys the 6th St nightlife quite a bit. I'd love to see him develop but I'd love any of the 5 to develop.
What have you done to belldozer? Solid post.
Fair enough, but he was benched after the first game. He absolutely sucked that game, and deserved to be benched, but so did the rest of the team, including guys that we all have high hopes for. Not to mention the coach that the entire offense worked with all offseason was canned as well. The rest of the team were given more chances and some turned it around. Swoopes only chances came in the running game, which he showed vast improvement. I can't call that the Swoopes era. It's entirely possible that Swoopes would have been a better option than Heard last year as well, but everyone closed the books on him. Fans and coaches alike.
A player got busted for DUI while driving his car. His career has been going the wrong way for awhile now.
I got Per Chip:
"I was told Locksley did not make a good first impression with the new offensive coaches and there were questions about if Locksley is mature enough to handle the QB position. ... I was told, however, Locksley was likely to stay at QB. So we’ll see if anything changes. But, honestly, it doesn’t sound likely.
From what I’m hearing about Matthew Merrick, it sounds like the coaching staff just doesn’t think he’s ready yet."this from HS yesterday
"I was told Locksley did not make a good first impression with the new offensive coaches and there were questions about if Locksley is mature enough to handle the QB position. ... I was told, however, Locksley was likely to stay at QB. So we’ll see if anything changes. But, honestly, it doesn’t sound likely.
From what I’m hearing about Matthew Merrick, it sounds like the coaching staff just doesn’t think he’s ready yet."this from HS yesterday
I think he was just hired by Bama as an analyst/consultant. Not that that isn't a good gig, but those aren't positions that are filled with coaches that have other legitimate coaching options. Those analyst positions aren't technically supposed to have coaching/recruiting responsibilities but it's all a gray area. Bama has an army of them.
