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So we better off without mullen? Somehow, I doubt it
ETA... just looked up FEI offensive numbers for this year vs Mullen's 2nd year.
2021 - 52nd
2010 - 43rd
This was after a full season. We haven't faced a top 25 FEI defense yet, but we have 4 (Kentucky, ark, bama, and auburn) remaining on schedule. In 2010, we faced 3 (LSU, ark, and bama) top 25 FEI defenses.
You know that's not what he is saying. However, Mullen can be extremely predictable. Especially when he is losing. We all know QB draw on 3rd and 8 was a Mullen staple and by the end of his run here even our disinterested wives could predict when Dan would run it. We also know outside of 2 seasons, our passing game was our weakest asset and people on here bitched regularly about it.
Same base offense? Yes. Now, what Dan tends to be very good at is adapting his play calling to his personnel. But even then you see him revert to norm on occasion. Go watch film of us trying to run Tyler Russell in his concrete shoes.
I now fully expect our WRs to catch the ball. Unlike previous years when we only completed 50% of our passes. Think about that for a second. We used to run 50% and pass 50%, but only half of those passes were caught. Now we're successful passing 75% of the time which is most of our plays.
I could see Mullen's offense definitely improve if he focused on recruiting some solid WRs that caught the ball and a QB that had a 75% completion rate. However, we never got to experience that except for maybe a brief period of Dak's time. If we had the receiver we didn't have the QB we needed, when we got the QB we didn't have the receivers.
Mullen could clearly implement his system faster than Leach due to adjusting the scheme to the players. Absent a $100 mil QB , this system gives us a much greater chance of competing for SEC West though due to how it neutralizes the DL.
So, if you've been Ok with it taking time for Leach to get the WRs & QB up to speed, then this offense is better. If you needed to win day 1, then Mullen would be a better option