My Notes from the BG Game (link)

Any insight to Denbrock? *

looked like the Sun Bowl offense by personnel/formation

I was afraid it'd be a lot more air raid-y.

I assume you can confirm the offense will not tickle my

Fancy. All shotgun, I presume. All single back, I presume.

They're not going to pound it *

I find that curious

I know they are trying to get that hugh powered passing game. I just don't think they are all that close just yet. Right now, the offensive personel seems more geared toward running. Lots of very talented backs and an offensive line that is better suited for that game. The WR ranks are depleted, for now. In the fall, there will be additional players as injuries heal, Faison is available full time, and additional incoming players. But now... I do like that Love lines up at receiver (get the best players on the field) and Raridon looks like a receiver, but I'm nit sold on Mitchell and the injury bug at that position worries me. On the flip side, have Leonard run the ball is just a bad idea. Everyone keep talking about how great he is running upfield, but all I see is a continuous line of leg injuries. The young QBs are clearly better passers than in previous years however.

It’s a misuse of resources

This offensive line will struggle in pass protection. We saw evidence of this on Saturday. Leonard will do plenty of running this season - mostly for his life.

Jagusah is not a left tackle. He is vulnerable to the speed rush. Spindler, Coogan, Schrauth, and Baker are potential road graders in the running game but vulnerable against a good defensive rush on the passer.

Denbrock’s pass offense is designed to create favorable individual matchups and allow the quarterback to get the ball out quickly to his best athletes. We saw in the BG game that this didn’t work well against a good secondary like our first teamers. The quarterbacks had to pull the ball down, run from pressure, unload the ball to check downs or throw it up for grabs. It will be fine against most of the crap teams on this year’s schedule but will likely fall short when it really matters.

Unable to protect the edges, people mover OL, innacurate

passer and a bevy of good running backs…

Pass it

it's a ripoff of what Holtz would do

in a bizzaro world.

ah, so when we can't just out athlete teams we'll struggle?

what a shock for a Kelly type of pass first spread offense.

I never would have guessed. It's like a Bob Diaco defense getting burned by the veer. Who would expect the veer? It's like the Spanish inquisition.

Same as it ever was. *

That's more than a little depressing

Do something Marcus!

I think the offense is going to be pathetic *

Thx, that's better than watching a spring game *

Excellent report. Thanks! *

Thanks for the update. *

Ditto

Excellent analysis.