Rating the SEC- the offenses

[Coach34]

1. Arkansas- top QB, great WR's, good RB's, good OL...this team can score and will. And with their defense still being porous, they will have to. I think the 3-4 SEC losses they will have this year keeps Mallet out of the Heisman race- but he will have a big season.

2. Alabama- 4th in total offense last season and 4th in scoring, Bama returns most of its offensive machine. They will continue to pound on people, and in McElroy's 2nd season as a starter, look for an improved passing game.

3. Georgia- offense returns everyone except the QB. Even get some lineman back from injuries. If the young QB can make some throws, this offense will be very good, especially mid-season on.

4. Auburn- Is Cam Newton the real deal? We'll find out this season. Good OL, good WR's, and a new backfield for Malzahn to guide. This bunch is going to move the football and get better as the season goes along.

5. Florida- Brantley takes over behind a good OL and some good RB's. Questionable WR's make this offense middle-of-the-pack, especially with a much less mobile QB. I expect the Gators to struggle some on the transition.

6. State- Can Relf stay healthy and make throws? If yes, then State will average 400 yards a game on offense and be a force in the SEC race in 2010. You are not going to see a high completion percentage in 2010, but look for alot more big plays out of the Bulldog offense. Offense will remain run-heavy and still average about 235 yards a game on the ground, about 165 through the air. Bulldog fans learn in 2010 that it's more about the system than Anthony Dixon suddenly becoming Superman in his Sr season.

7. LSU- Gary Crowton is still the OC and the OL is still a question mark. Even with the talent at WR and RB, the Tigers will struggle some. The big question for the Tigers is- can they run the football effectively? If yes, then this offense will be pretty good. If not, Les might get run out of town

8. South Carolina- Can throw for alot of yards, lots of sacks, and can't run the ball....supposedly that is changing. We'll see. I expect the Cocks to be better in 2010 on offense, but they won't have a top SEC offense. You don't go from 102nd in the nation in scoring to top 25 in one offseason.

9. Kentucky- few starters return and a new coach. Locke is pretty good and so is Cobb. But they are still Kentucky and won't be able to score consistently on good teams.

10. Mississippi- lots of question marks for this offense in 2010. Of all the new QB's, this one is the biggest question mark. Look for the Rebs to struggle moving the ball in big games.

11. Tennessee- new OL, new QB, new coaches...Tennessee is about to get their feelings hurt in 2010

12. Vandy- new OL...coach just left...this group for Vandy will be painful to watch in 2010

 

[Coach34]

1. Arkansas- top QB, great WR's, good RB's, good OL...this team can score and will. And with their defense still being porous, they will have to. I think the 3-4 SEC losses they will have this year keeps Mallet out of the Heisman race- but he will have a big season.

2. Alabama- 4th in total offense last season and 4th in scoring, Bama returns most of its offensive machine. They will continue to pound on people, and in McElroy's 2nd season as a starter, look for an improved passing game.

3. Georgia- offense returns everyone except the QB. Even get some lineman back from injuries. If the young QB can make some throws, this offense will be very good, especially mid-season on.

4. Auburn- Is Cam Newton the real deal? We'll find out this season. Good OL, good WR's, and a new backfield for Malzahn to guide. This bunch is going to move the football and get better as the season goes along.

5. Florida- Brantley takes over behind a good OL and some good RB's. Questionable WR's make this offense middle-of-the-pack, especially with a much less mobile QB. I expect the Gators to struggle some on the transition.

6. State- Can Relf stay healthy and make throws? If yes, then State will average 400 yards a game on offense and be a force in the SEC race in 2010. You are not going to see a high completion percentage in 2010, but look for alot more big plays out of the Bulldog offense. Offense will remain run-heavy and still average about 235 yards a game on the ground, about 165 through the air. Bulldog fans learn in 2010 that it's more about the system than Anthony Dixon suddenly becoming Superman in his Sr season.

7. LSU- Gary Crowton is still the OC and the OL is still a question mark. Even with the talent at WR and RB, the Tigers will struggle some. The big question for the Tigers is- can they run the football effectively? If yes, then this offense will be pretty good. If not, Les might get run out of town

8. South Carolina- Can throw for alot of yards, lots of sacks, and can't run the ball....supposedly that is changing. We'll see. I expect the Cocks to be better in 2010 on offense, but they won't have a top SEC offense. You don't go from 102nd in the nation in scoring to top 25 in one offseason.

9. Kentucky- few starters return and a new coach. Locke is pretty good and so is Cobb. But they are still Kentucky and won't be able to score consistently on good teams.

10. Mississippi- lots of question marks for this offense in 2010. Of all the new QB's, this one is the biggest question mark. Look for the Rebs to struggle moving the ball in big games.

11. Tennessee- new OL, new QB, new coaches...Tennessee is about to get their feelings hurt in 2010

12. Vandy- new OL...coach just left...this group for Vandy will be painful to watch in 2010

 

[Coach34]

1. Arkansas- top QB, great WR's, good RB's, good OL...this team can score and will. And with their defense still being porous, they will have to. I think the 3-4 SEC losses they will have this year keeps Mallet out of the Heisman race- but he will have a big season.

2. Alabama- 4th in total offense last season and 4th in scoring, Bama returns most of its offensive machine. They will continue to pound on people, and in McElroy's 2nd season as a starter, look for an improved passing game.

3. Georgia- offense returns everyone except the QB. Even get some lineman back from injuries. If the young QB can make some throws, this offense will be very good, especially mid-season on.

4. Auburn- Is Cam Newton the real deal? We'll find out this season. Good OL, good WR's, and a new backfield for Malzahn to guide. This bunch is going to move the football and get better as the season goes along.

5. Florida- Brantley takes over behind a good OL and some good RB's. Questionable WR's make this offense middle-of-the-pack, especially with a much less mobile QB. I expect the Gators to struggle some on the transition.

6. State- Can Relf stay healthy and make throws? If yes, then State will average 400 yards a game on offense and be a force in the SEC race in 2010. You are not going to see a high completion percentage in 2010, but look for alot more big plays out of the Bulldog offense. Offense will remain run-heavy and still average about 235 yards a game on the ground, about 165 through the air. Bulldog fans learn in 2010 that it's more about the system than Anthony Dixon suddenly becoming Superman in his Sr season.

7. LSU- Gary Crowton is still the OC and the OL is still a question mark. Even with the talent at WR and RB, the Tigers will struggle some. The big question for the Tigers is- can they run the football effectively? If yes, then this offense will be pretty good. If not, Les might get run out of town

8. South Carolina- Can throw for alot of yards, lots of sacks, and can't run the ball....supposedly that is changing. We'll see. I expect the Cocks to be better in 2010 on offense, but they won't have a top SEC offense. You don't go from 102nd in the nation in scoring to top 25 in one offseason.

9. Kentucky- few starters return and a new coach. Locke is pretty good and so is Cobb. But they are still Kentucky and won't be able to score consistently on good teams.

10. Mississippi- lots of question marks for this offense in 2010. Of all the new QB's, this one is the biggest question mark. Look for the Rebs to struggle moving the ball in big games.

11. Tennessee- new OL, new QB, new coaches...Tennessee is about to get their feelings hurt in 2010

12. Vandy- new OL...coach just left...this group for Vandy will be painful to watch in 2010

 

[Coach34]

1. Arkansas- top QB, great WR's, good RB's, good OL...this team can score and will. And with their defense still being porous, they will have to. I think the 3-4 SEC losses they will have this year keeps Mallet out of the Heisman race- but he will have a big season.

2. Alabama- 4th in total offense last season and 4th in scoring, Bama returns most of its offensive machine. They will continue to pound on people, and in McElroy's 2nd season as a starter, look for an improved passing game.

3. Georgia- offense returns everyone except the QB. Even get some lineman back from injuries. If the young QB can make some throws, this offense will be very good, especially mid-season on.

4. Auburn- Is Cam Newton the real deal? We'll find out this season. Good OL, good WR's, and a new backfield for Malzahn to guide. This bunch is going to move the football and get better as the season goes along.

5. Florida- Brantley takes over behind a good OL and some good RB's. Questionable WR's make this offense middle-of-the-pack, especially with a much less mobile QB. I expect the Gators to struggle some on the transition.

6. State- Can Relf stay healthy and make throws? If yes, then State will average 400 yards a game on offense and be a force in the SEC race in 2010. You are not going to see a high completion percentage in 2010, but look for alot more big plays out of the Bulldog offense. Offense will remain run-heavy and still average about 235 yards a game on the ground, about 165 through the air. Bulldog fans learn in 2010 that it's more about the system than Anthony Dixon suddenly becoming Superman in his Sr season.

7. LSU- Gary Crowton is still the OC and the OL is still a question mark. Even with the talent at WR and RB, the Tigers will struggle some. The big question for the Tigers is- can they run the football effectively? If yes, then this offense will be pretty good. If not, Les might get run out of town

8. South Carolina- Can throw for alot of yards, lots of sacks, and can't run the ball....supposedly that is changing. We'll see. I expect the Cocks to be better in 2010 on offense, but they won't have a top SEC offense. You don't go from 102nd in the nation in scoring to top 25 in one offseason.

9. Kentucky- few starters return and a new coach. Locke is pretty good and so is Cobb. But they are still Kentucky and won't be able to score consistently on good teams.

10. Mississippi- lots of question marks for this offense in 2010. Of all the new QB's, this one is the biggest question mark. Look for the Rebs to struggle moving the ball in big games.

11. Tennessee- new OL, new QB, new coaches...Tennessee is about to get their feelings hurt in 2010

12. Vandy- new OL...coach just left...this group for Vandy will be painful to watch in 2010

 

[Hanmudog]

I don't recall "the system" dragging Houston defenders 50 yards for a touchdown. I agree that Mullen put Dixon inpositioin to excel but an average running back would not have shattered most of State's rushing records. I hope you are right for once but I just don't see us rolling up the rushing yards like last year.

 

[therightway]

I feel that Auburn will be good on offense by the end of the season. It is a good thing for us that the first real test that Newton will have is against us. He will have to deal with the pressure of playing us the team that would like nothing other than to break both of his legs and having to see his first action in a real game.

 

[jackstefano]

I would swap UGA and UF, and maybe LSU and SC, but other than that the order seems at least reasonable.

 

[Sutterkane]

Although Auburn is a tough one to rank. They could end up as high as #2 or as low as #10 in the SEC in offense and I wouldn't be surprised.

I might disagree about completion %. Of course, I'm not sure what you mean by high completion % either. If you mean 65% or better, then yes you're right. Although, I think we'll come pretty close to 60, which is huge for an M-State offense, although most of our throws will be short throws.

The biggest area offensively we need to improve on is 3rd down %. We were worst in the league last year in that department behind even Vandy. Obviously another huge area is turnovers. I think with a year under our belts in Mullen's system we'll be a lot better in both departments.

 

[rebelrouseri]

doubt that.

 

[Coach34]

I don't recall "the system" dragging Houston defenders 50 yards for a touchdown. I agree that Mullen put Dixon inpositioin to excel but an average running back would not have shattered most of State's rushing records. I hope you are right for once but I just don't see us rolling up the rushing yards like last year.

last year when everybody was talking about how we didnt have the personnel for the Spread, Saddawg and I kept saying we would be much, much better on offense. And of course we were.

Relf is going to be used just like Tebow. He will run it alot and be called upon to make throws over the middle after the LB's have been pulled up attacking the run. Mullen will use multiple RB's based on field position and their skill set. We will probably be better on offense because we will be less predictable than we were last year. And you have to remember- because our QB is actually a RB that can throw, we outnumber the defense in the box. And because of that advantage, we will be successful on offense.

And the Arkansas run was way better than the Houston run. Against Houston, he wasnt dragging anyone, they were trying to strip the ball, not tackle. Against Arkansas, he stiff-armed the DB and then broke loose for the TD.

 

[Coach34]

so why would you doubt that?

Total offense- State 7th, SC 9th, LSU 12th
Scoring offense- State 9th, LSU 10th, SC 11th

 

[rugbdawg]

And it wasn't really close. You are a moron.

Nationally, it was 65-State, 82-USC, 112-LSU.

Even LSU couldn't move the ball against Torchbush's defense.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

and our running backs are consistent I think we will have a solid rushing attack. I won't be as confident as C34 is about our rushing attack basically forgetting about Dixon and picking up right where we left off but I will agree after a few games into the season I think our rushing attack will be racking up the majority of our offense each game again. We will have more speed coming out of the backfield which will improve our ability to run the spread this season. As long as they can catch a pass and hold on to a football 230+ yards a game on the ground could be a reality for us.

 

[SilentDog]

1. Arkansas- top QB, great WR's, good RB's, good OL...this team can score and will. And with their defense still being porous, they will have to. I think the 3-4 SEC losses they will have this year keeps Mallet out of the Heisman race- but he will have a big season.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">TOSS UP</span>
2. Alabama- 4th in total offense last season and 4th in scoring, Bama returns most of its offensive machine. They will continue to pound on people, and in McElroy's 2nd season as a starter, look for an improved passing game.

3. Georgia- offense returns everyone except the QB. Even get some lineman back from injuries. If the young QB can make some throws, this offense will be very good, especially mid-season on.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">TOSS UP</span>
4. Auburn- Is Cam Newton the real deal? We'll find out this season. Good OL, good WR's, and a new backfield for Malzahn to guide. This bunch is going to move the football and get better as the season goes along.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">TOSS UP</span>
5. Florida- Brantley takes over behind a good OL and some good RB's. Questionable WR's make this offense middle-of-the-pack, especially with a much less mobile QB. I expect the Gators to struggle some on the transition.

6. State- Can Relf stay healthy and make throws? If yes, then State will average 400 yards a game on offense and be a force in the SEC race in 2010. You are not going to see a high completion percentage in 2010, but look for alot more big plays out of the Bulldog offense. Offense will remain run-heavy and still average about 235 yards a game on the ground, about 165 through the air. Bulldog fans learn in 2010 that it's more about the system than Anthony Dixon suddenly becoming Superman in his Sr season.

7. LSU- Gary Crowton is still the OC and the OL is still a question mark. Even with the talent at WR and RB, the Tigers will struggle some. The big question for the Tigers is- can they run the football effectively? If yes, then this offense will be pretty good. If not, Les might get run out of town

8. South Carolina- Can throw for alot of yards, lots of sacks, and can't run the ball....supposedly that is changing. We'll see. I expect the Cocks to be better in 2010 on offense, but they won't have a top SEC offense. You don't go from 102nd in the nation in scoring to top 25 in one offseason.

9. Kentucky- few starters return and a new coach. Locke is pretty good and so is Cobb. But they are still Kentucky and won't be able to score consistently on good teams.

10. Mississippi- lots of question marks for this offense in 2010. Of all the new QB's, this one is the biggest question mark. Look for the Rebs to struggle moving the ball in big games.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">TOSS UP</span>
11. Tennessee- new OL, new QB, new coaches...Tennessee is about to get their feelings hurt in 2010

12. Vandy- new OL...coach just left...this group for Vandy will be painful to watch in 2010

 

[Coach34]

Why is Arkansas a toss-up? We are at home, they were 12th in total defense last year, 9th in scoring defense, 9th in rush defense, and 12th in pass defense

Why is Georgia a toss-up? inexperienced QB, they were 9th in pass defense and lost a couple of starters, tied for 10th in INT's defensively, and 10th in scoring defense

Why is Auburn a toss-up? inexperienced QB starting his 1st SEC game on national TV against a good defense on the road

 

[SilentDog]

against the 10th best total defense from Starkville...

 

[paindonthurt_]

If we had dixon this year, our rushing game would be:

a. better than without him
b. the same as without him

 

[BellyButtonOatmeal]

9. Kentucky- few starters return and a new coach. Locke is pretty good and so is Cobb. But they are still Kentucky and won't be able to score consistently on good teams.

isnt this statement the pot calling the kettle black?

 

[rebelrouseri]

stats and last year was last year.

 

[myusernamesucks]

When you were a kid, did you go extended periods of time without oxygen??

 

[Coach34]

you and I are talking about different things.

When I say "we won't miss Dixon", I mean (and what most others would) we will get as much or more production than we did the year before with him in the line-up. And it's that simple- if we get as much rushing production in 2010 as we did in 2009- then we won't miss him. If we still score in the red zone, we won't miss him. The rushing we get from our QB, the better OL play we get from more experience and being the 2nd year in the system, and better WR play with catching and <span style="text-decoration:underline">blocking</span> will offset what the RB's may lack that Dixon had.

Will we have a RB in the game as good as Dixon was in 2009? No...but that doesn't mean we will miss him. We will only miss him if we don't get the production offensively that we had last season. Now you can play wishful thinking and wish we had Dixon now that the other pieces around him would be better, just like many of us wish we had Sleepy at QB, and Moulds at WR.


Did Tennessee miss Payton Manning the year after he graduated? Tee Martin was not the QB Manning was, yet they won a NC.
Are the Yankees still missing Roger Maris? They haven't had a RF'er hit 61 HR's since he left.
Is Texas still missing Rickey Williams at TB? Vince Young produced in a different way

 

[Coach34]

9. Kentucky- few starters return and a new coach. Locke is pretty good and so is Cobb. But they are still Kentucky and won't be able to score consistently on good teams.

isnt this statement the pot calling the kettle black?

We were neck and neck with Kentucky last season. They lost over half of their offense, we return most of ours. And that was with Tyson Lee at QB and 2 true freshmen WR's on the field most of the time.

 

[Sutterkane]

Topic: 3RD GRADE MATH

Question: Is 25.6 GREATER THAN or LESS THAN 25.5?

A. GREATER THAN
B. LESS THAN

 

[TBonewannabe]

We return almost all of the oline that took snaps, one of the top rushing QB in the SEC, and the majority of our receiving yards. We should be better. The improvements in all other facets of offense should make up for the loss of Dixon. Everyone is getting hung up on Dixon's ability not being there. We won't have the SEC's leading rusher but we still might lead the league in rushing. Relf will be more dangerous and an improved passing game should lead to more opportunities on offense.

 

[bullysleftnut]

We return almost all of the oline that took snaps, one of the top rushing QB in the SEC, and the majority of our receiving yards. We should be better. The improvements in all other facets of offense should make up for the loss of Dixon. Everyone is getting hung up on Dixon's ability not being there. We won't have the SEC's leading rusher but we still might lead the league in rushing. Relf will be more dangerous and an improved passing game should lead to more opportunities on offense.

If we cut down on turnovers we will be in the top half of the conference in scoring and offensive output this season. And no, I'm not smoking crack.

Last season we turned it over waaaaaaay too much. I look for that to be our most improved stat this season. Also the fact that our WRs have another year in the system along with the QBs we have left point to a better season offensively.

We will go bowling this year.

 

[rugbdawg]

In every statistical category, other than passing and 3rd down percentage, we beat both LSU and South Carolina.

I love how you try to change the argument to points per game from total offense and you are still wrong.

 

[Ivehadbetter]

We return almost all of the oline that took snaps, one of the top rushing QB in the SEC, and the majority of our receiving yards. We should be better. The improvements in all other facets of offense should make up for the loss of Dixon. Everyone is getting hung up on Dixon's ability not being there. We won't have the SEC's leading rusher but we still might lead the league in rushing. Relf will be more dangerous and an improved passing game should lead to more opportunities on offense.

I believe we will have an above average rushing attack, but Bama ought to be tough to stop.

 

[Todd4State]

Tyson Lee was horrible last year. I think he had something like 4 TD's and 13 INT's, and that's not including the times he screwed up a hand off.

Relf will be much better than Tyson in that area, and that will help us out a lot. Also, most spread teams take about a year to get the offense down. Our o-line will be more experienced, I think Carr will help us out at WR, although that is an area where we are thin, and I do agree with Coach that we will get production from our RB's.

We will be better on offense next year. No question about it.

And then I think the defense will be better as well, which should help the offense as well. They will get more sacks and turnovers than we did last year. That will put the offense in a better position as well.

And we have a pretty solid special teams unit.

 

[rebelrouseri]

attention. You guys kill me. We will be terrible because we lost a qb that wasn't even drafted. You will be better on offense because you lost a rb that got drafted and rushed for 1400 in 11 games. Maybe your offense w/ one wr, a qb that can't throw, and rb by committee will be great. I doubt it.

 

[rugbdawg]

your receiving threats and offensive linemen.

 

[Sutterkane]

you provided zero data to prove otherwise.

 

[rebelrouseri]

will happen in the future. Its all speculation. My speculation is that USC and to a much lesser extent LSU will improve more than State.

 

[markymark.sixpack]

I guess the 49ers have a hell of a "system" too b/c all of the reports have been favorable so far.

C34thinks he's in on some big "secret" that Dan Mullen is a great offensive mindwho knows how to get lots of yards and points and that all of us poor ole dubmasses that have never failed at coaching at the lowest level of competition just assume that AD suddenly turned awesome last year and did all of that on his own.

it wasactually a great combination that occurred last year. Dixon is a great talent who was never fully utilized in croom's "offense". Combining Dixon and Mullen produced great results last year, but it wasn't soley due to either one of them. will we be good on offense again this year...yes. does that mean Dixon wasn't a highly talented RB...no.

Yes, Coach, it's a great offense that Mullen runs, but you can't tell me that Dixon didn't run people over, drag them all over the field, give great effort every play (the "touchdown" against ole miss), and juke the hell out of (or jump over) lots of defenders last year. The guy was good. Give him his damn props and move on.

 

[markymark.sixpack]

This is why we WILL miss AD (he hardly ever turned the ball over)...we have no RBs that have proven they can hang on to the ball.

Relf carried the ball like a loaf of bread last year. From what i saw at the spring game, it's not going to be a whole lot better this year and he's going to carry it a LOT more times. can he improve on tyson's INT numbers? Geez, i hope so (but let's don't just conveniently forget that bumphis caught that TD pass 10 yards behind the intended target)...but he may offset it with some untimely fumbles.

You're right...ball protection will determine our season, and that's the one thing that makes me nervous about this year's offense.</p>

 

[Coach34]

saying we won't miss him doesn't mean he wasn't a good player. It just means we have other good players left now that he is gone. It's ok marky, time to move on. Dixon is gone to a better place.

Not having Dixon is going to help too, especially in comverting more 3rd downs. We will be much less predictable than we were last year.

And Dixon was completely utilized by Croom in his system. The problem was his system was awful. If you don't think system is more important- ask Paul Johnson. People are no longer saying he can't run his system in a major conference anymore. Just like last season, our RB's won't even be touched until they get 5-6 yards past the LOS- and then it will be up to them to make moves, stiff arm, and make plays like Dixon did last year. ****, Robert Elliot's first carry of the Egg Bowl was for 10 yards. And he probably won't even start.

Thr running game is the least of our worries. We need to worry more about completing passes, White playing MLB, and coverage in the Secondary. Those are way bigger question marks than RB for us. When was the last time we didn't have a good RB on the field? Dixon, Norwood, Walker before he got fat, Miller, Griffith, JJ Johnson, and so on.

 

[Todd4State]

it was Anthony Dixon.

 

[Coach34]

This is why we WILL miss AD (he hardly ever turned the ball over)...we have no RBs that have proven they can hang on to the ball.

Relf carried the ball like a loaf of bread last year. From what i saw at the spring game, it's not going to be a whole lot better this year and he's going to carry it a LOT more times. can he improve on tyson's INT numbers? Geez, i hope so (but let's don't just conveniently forget that bumphis caught that TD pass 10 yards behind the intended target)...but he may offset it with some untimely fumbles.

You're right...ball protection will determine our season, and that's the one thing that makes me nervous about this year's offense.</p>

our RB's are going to fumble all seson? Dixon helped cost us two games in Houston and GaTech with fumbles and bad meshes with Lee. I seriously doubt we will be any worse than that this season. Relf may have carried it like a loaf of bread, but he didnt lay it on the turf. He has big hands to go with that big-*** body of his and should protect it well.

 

[Todd4State]

This is why we WILL miss AD (he hardly ever turned the ball over)...we have no RBs that have proven they can hang on to the ball.

Relf carried the ball like a loaf of bread last year. From what i saw at the spring game, it's not going to be a whole lot better this year and he's going to carry it a LOT more times. can he improve on tyson's INT numbers? Geez, i hope so (but let's don't just conveniently forget that bumphis caught that TD pass 10 yards behind the intended target)...but he may offset it with some untimely fumbles.

You're right...ball protection will determine our season, and that's the one thing that makes me nervous about this year's offense.</p>

How many times did Relf fumble last year? Not very many.

Relf also had more TD passes than INT's as well, I believe.

How many times did Robert Elliott fumble last year? Sure, he screwed up some gadget plays, but he didn't fumble on those plays. Why assume that Ballard, Conner, Perkins, Bumphis, etc. are fumble prone before they have played a game? I will give them the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise.

Most of our fumbles last year were on Tyson.

 

[rugbdawg]

Dixon is gone.

Here's my logic: Having a big, hoss tailback helps you convert more 3rd downs. If you need a yard or two, hand it off and more often than not you will get a first down. But...even more effective is when you throw it and shock the other team.

Here's your logic: Having a great tailback hurts you on third downs because teams know what you are going to do. Now, without him, we will be less predictable and more effective on 3rd down.

Do you realize how dumb your logic is? You would rather have no dominant option than a dominant option? Holy ballsack I hope you didn't coach offense. When you have a dominant option, it allows you to be MORE effective because one team is expecting something and they get something entirely different. It gives you more options and allows you to utilize your average to below average players in one on one situations (or wide open situations) where they have chance to be successful.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Coach34[/b]]last year when everybody was talking about how we didnt have the personnel for the Spread, Saddawg and I kept saying we would be much, much better on offense. And of course we were.

don't act like that is some kind of outrageous prediction. So you're saying that everyone but you and Saddawg said our offense would be worse thanthe crooms coast offense? I don't recall that. Anyone who thought our offense wouldn't be better is an idiot.