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[The TCU Football Jerk]

Sometimes an approach becomes stale. I have wondered for a couple of years if his shtick had grown old and tired

He's seems like one of those strength coach guys that is a beating.

 

[The TCU Football Jerk]

I kind of got the feeling it was more tied to the immobile/fumble prone QB. When the other team knew we weren't going to run the QB, it was easier for them to attack our O-line.

When we attacked them with the running game with a full 11 players (see Savion Williams), we looked very physical. I saw some of that same physicality with Seals and Denman in the backfield vs USC. It just changes the whole game when the QB is a running threat as the defense has to sit back and assess who has the ball and which way you are running.

On the flip side, I saw our d-line get absolutely manhandled at times and our o-line crater facing just a 3 man rush too many times.

 

[TxFrog1999]

You don't need a mobile QB if your offensive line can pass block—and when needed—run block, especially when you only need a yard to pick up a first down. But, when your line is getting beat and your OC's play calling is as creative as a 3rd grader's crayon drawing of their favorite imaginary friend, you'll have problems.

 

[Chongo94]

He's seems like one of those strength coach guys that is a beating.

I don’t think he’s still there but Tech had one that was just the worst. Always went out in desert fatigues talking about war and being Spartans or some junk. Just a complete beating.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

It was the RPO game used by Briles. No OL can actually run block on called RPOs due to the potential for ineligible down field penalties. You can’t expect movement when you can’t come off the ball to try and move people.

Are you saying that because of Hoover's inability to run, Briles was forced to change his offense and not use RPOs, because that is exactly what happened. Some are saying that because of Hoover's lack of running ability the RPOs didn't have a running QB component and therefore our running game sucked. Of course, the same people think that we ran the air raid.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

You don't need a mobile QB if your offensive line can pass block—and when needed—run block, especially when you only need a yard to pick up a first down. But, when your line is getting beat and your OC's play calling is as creative as a 3rd grader's crayon drawing of their favorite imaginary friend, you'll have problems.

I actually think the Briles is fairly creative and had to change his offensive style to fit the personnel.

 

[TxFrog1999]

I actually think the Briles is fairly creative and had to change his offensive style to fit the personnel.

I could buy that. However, it does point to a single minded approach to coaching. In teaching you can't ever be assured the same classroom makeup each semester so great teachers learn to modify their approach to fit the classroom makeup. One would think offensive and defensive coordinators should do the same, or else be better at recruiting or signing players from the portal to fit your needs.

 

[An-Cap Frog]

I could buy that. However, it does point to a single minded approach to coaching. In teaching you can't ever be assured the same classroom makeup each semester so great teachers learn to modify their approach to fit the classroom makeup. One would think offensive and defensive coordinators should do the same, or else be better at recruiting or signing players from the portal to fit your needs.

So, making lemonade out of lemons is single minded?

 

[TxFrog1999]

So, making lemonade out of lemons is single minded?

No, making lemon juice out of lemons is single minded. I missed the part where Briles figured out the sugar.

 

[bmoney214]

You don't need a mobile QB if your offensive line can pass block—and when needed—run block, especially when you only need a yard to pick up a first down. But, when your line is getting beat and your OC's play calling is as creative as a 3rd grader's crayon drawing of their favorite imaginary friend, you'll have problems.

He don't have to be a "mobile" QB but just be able to take what the defense gives you. If everyone's covered and you can run for the first or a positive gain, then take it instead of forcing a throw into double or triple coverage and throwing a pick. Just make good decisions with the ball.

 

[The TCU Football Jerk]

I actually think the Briles is fairly creative and had to change his offensive style to fit the personnel.

And I think that is a problem. Goes for a lot of OCs. Times when they should just be playing smash mouth football, they feel the need to be "creative" and and have 5 receiver sets. Some OC's lose sight of the fact that football, when boiled down to its essence, is who's men can physically dominate the other teams men.

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

And I think that is a problem. Goes for a lot of OCs. Times when they should just be playing smash mouth football, they feel the need to be "creative" and and have 5 receiver sets. Some OC's lose sight of the fact that football, when boiled down to its essence, is who's men can physically dominate the other teams men.

But what if yours can’t?

 

[The TCU Football Jerk]

But what if yours can’t?

Then you make changes. And Briles offense is nothing about domination football by design. Its a chunk and dunk offense plain and simple. Briles would run his schemes and offense the way he did whether we'd had road graders who could get the job done or not. OCs like Briles feel they have to earn their keep somehow by showing how many cute things they have in their bag of tricks.

 

[Wexahu]

Then you make changes. And Briles offense is nothing about domination football by design. Its a chunk and dunk offense plain and simple. Briles would run his schemes and offense the way he did whether we'd had road graders who could get the job done or not. OCs like Briles feel they have to earn their keep somehow by showing how many cute things they have in their bag of tricks.

I don't think Briles offense was really any "cuter" than most any other offense you see out there. That's just a way to complain when things don't work.

For example, the number of WR screens I've seen in these CFP games is too many to count, it's become a staple of most offenses these days. I watched those games and I was thinking other teams run those plays just as much as we did. And we hardly ever ran any double reverses, flea flickers, or any of that stuff. The cutest we ever got was direct snaps to RBs.

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

Then you make changes. And Briles offense is nothing about domination football by design. Its a chunk and dunk offense plain and simple. Briles would run his schemes and offense the way he did whether we'd had road graders who could get the job done or not. OCs like Briles feel they have to earn their keep somehow by showing how many cute things they have in their bag of tricks.

Well that’s just demonstrably false. Arkansas was 7th in the country in rushing in each of his last 2 years there (‘21 and ‘22).

 

[FroggleRock]

So…is there any insider info on why he was let go? Because other than trying to repair relationships with donors, this seems pretty random considering how much the players liked him.

 

[The TCU Football Jerk]

I don't think Briles offense was really any "cuter" than most any other offense you see out there. That's just a way to complain when things don't work.

For example, the number of WR screens I've seen in these CFP games is too many to count, it's become a staple of most offenses these days. I watched those games and I was thinking other teams run those plays just as much as we did. And we hardly ever ran any double reverses, flea flickers, or any of that stuff. The cutest we ever got was direct snaps to RBs.

Well, thats where you are wrong....again.

 

[The TCU Football Jerk]

Well that’s just demonstrably false. Arkansas was 7th in the country in rushing in each of his last 2 years there (‘21 and ‘22).

That doesn't necessarily mean he called things different, it could mean when they did rush, they got more yardage per play. Dude was not a great play caller or leader of his qb.

 

[Wexahu]

That doesn't necessarily mean he called things different, it could mean when they did rush, they got more yardage per play. Dude was not a great play caller or leader of his qb.

You're just pulling stuff out of your ass, ass.

Nice tag on your profile BTW. Why not include 2018-2022?

 

[The TCU Football Jerk]

You're just pulling stuff out of your ass, ass.

Nice tag on your profile BTW. Why not include 2018-2022?

Pulling stuff out of my ass? Can't you do simple math? More yards per run leads to higher rushing yard totals dingus. Briles wasn't here in 18-22. I'm just talking about Briles here. Try and keep up. But since you brought it up, I wasn't a huge fan of Riley's offensive play calling either. The goal line attempt during the Big 12 championship game to wit.