Bill Connelly's Article On Moorhead Will Get You Pumped....

[ShotgunDawg]

I'm getting stiffer by the sentence reading this....


https://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...nse-philosophy

1. Use the same personnel as much as possible.
Defensive coordinators have to make their decisions based on your personnel, not your formation. Don’t give them anything to work with.
Mullen frequently had the wrong players in the game in key situations thus asking our not best players to make big plays in critical situations

2. Empower the QB.
Give your players as much control as they have earned. Teach the QB to be your eyes on the field and make changes based on what he sees.
Mullen did this as well for the most part. How much autonomy he gave them is debatable though

3. Slap a read onto nearly every run, too.
Never put yourself in a position in which your QB doesn’t have options.
I don't think Mullen did much of this

4. It’s about the players, not the system.
Defenses will always try to dictate the reads you make. Stay one step ahead of them.
Not really sure how to compare this Mullen

5. Never stop adapting.
The fifth tenet to Moorhead’s philosophy has more to do with the man than the system.
I don't think Mullen adapted much. He kind of stuck with his normal stuff

I am so excited to watch how our offense evolves over the course of the year. Something tells me that there is the possibility of an early 1990s Florida football type situation where at times WRs are running wide open. Moorhead's intent on being flexible & his history of actually playing QB at a high level is what gives me hope that he will have a greater ability to make adjustments & have the play calling & game management instincts to lead us to more wins in big games.