greenyellow wrote:Looking back at how Lanning was answering questions about the OC position last night, you can tell he was close to having his guy in place.
Agree- the tell was when he said he did not expect that person to come in and call plays at the bowl game which also said he was not promoting internally
I’m excited for this, I always like the up and comers who are motivated to prove themselves. Plus if Nix comes back he’ll have a lot of talent to work with next year. Anyone know his alma mater?
One overarching thought from Lanning’s first two OC hires, is the fact that we have a defensive coach who gets the need for a high-powered, cutting edge offensive philosophy. So many defensive-minded head coaches fall into the trap of wanting an offense that will just complement their defense. This shows that Lanning understands that it takes an elite offense to win games at a high-level.
dthomas=ddixon wrote:One overarching thought from Lanning’s first two OC hires, is the fact that we have a defensive coach who gets the need for a high-powered, cutting edge offensive philosophy. So many defensive-minded head coaches fall into the trap of wanting an offense that will just complement their defense. This shows that Lanning understands that it takes an elite offense to win games at a high-level.
Those first 2 bullet points are subtle but very important traits even if they don't specifically say anything about the Offense. Kinda makes a guy want to put 20 down to listen to him talk about 3 & 4 Man spacing!
If there is one thing I'd love to see from our offense it would be to incorporate more Pro Passing concepts into the scheme and it seems that Stein values attacking down the field in the pass game and certainly the WR Stats at UTSA back that up.
dthomas=ddixon wrote:One overarching thought from Lanning’s first two OC hires, is the fact that we have a defensive coach who gets the need for a high-powered, cutting edge offensive philosophy. So many defensive-minded head coaches fall into the trap of wanting an offense that will just complement their defense. This shows that Lanning understands that it takes an elite offense to win games at a high-level.
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I’m guessing this is something he learned from Kirby Smart and his first few seasons at Georgia. He’s always had a great defense but the first few yrs his offense was average at best. If I remember correctly.
