12-22-2022, 02:32 PM
I really like the QB power read option. So tired of Shaw telegraphing a QB run with a designated running QB that would run exactly where the defense expected him to run. So ready for some imaginative offensive concepts that actually create stress for a defense.
One thing not touched on in the Taylor offense analysis is the pace of play. Taylor specifically mentioned in his presser that Stanford will play with great pace during games at times.
Speaking of pace, one thing I really want to see an OC/HC do is switch up the pace during the games as another way to stress and keep the defense off balance. Maybe one drive, go at break neck speed all the way down the field. The next, go slow until crossing midfield, then then warp speed once inside the opponent's 40. Or the next drive, go warp speed to midfield, then slow it down and be deliberate once crossing. On some plays, hurry to the line and snap the ball with 20 seconds left on the play clock. On others, snap it at 1 second.
The more ways an offense can get a defense off balance, and the more things it has to defend, the easier it will be for the offense to defeat the defense. Shaw's answer to hiding a weak defense was to slow things down on offense to limit the amount of plays his defense had to be on the field. Taylor seems to view it more as the best defense is a good offense. I welcome this philosophy in college football where the athletes aren't all great on defense.
One thing not touched on in the Taylor offense analysis is the pace of play. Taylor specifically mentioned in his presser that Stanford will play with great pace during games at times.
Speaking of pace, one thing I really want to see an OC/HC do is switch up the pace during the games as another way to stress and keep the defense off balance. Maybe one drive, go at break neck speed all the way down the field. The next, go slow until crossing midfield, then then warp speed once inside the opponent's 40. Or the next drive, go warp speed to midfield, then slow it down and be deliberate once crossing. On some plays, hurry to the line and snap the ball with 20 seconds left on the play clock. On others, snap it at 1 second.
The more ways an offense can get a defense off balance, and the more things it has to defend, the easier it will be for the offense to defeat the defense. Shaw's answer to hiding a weak defense was to slow things down on offense to limit the amount of plays his defense had to be on the field. Taylor seems to view it more as the best defense is a good offense. I welcome this philosophy in college football where the athletes aren't all great on defense.