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Post by coachd5085 on Sept 26, 2008 17:16:10 GMT -6
My madness come from well respected coaches like mouse davis. Mouse believes in an attacking agressive defense. he believes the job of the defnse is to create turnovers so the offense can score more points. Umm..I don't really follow how this statement supports your stance though coach. Creating turnovers is creating possessions, yet you are willingly forfeiting one of those in most occasions. Again, an onside kick is used to gain a possession. TOP..i would agree with you, however, I do not think you are accurate with Leach's stance on # of possessions. Obviously an increased # of possessions is an increased opportunity to score points. Whether a team scores in 10 seconds or 10 play drives is indeed irrelevant to Leach and the spread philosophy. However, the team MUST have the ball for either those 10 seconds or 10 plays to score. an exploitation of the spirit and intent of the rules is not a paradigm shift.
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Post by 19delta on Sept 26, 2008 22:13:26 GMT -6
airman -
All of you diversionary tactics aside, are you saying that, if given the CHOICE at the beginning of the game, you will choose to kickoff, knowing full well that the other team will elect to receive when the second half begins? So, you are OK with the fact that you are giving the other team a free possession?
And please just address my question. I really don't want to read any more jibber jabber about Otto Zeman and Japanese farts.
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Post by jgordon1 on Sept 27, 2008 19:28:25 GMT -6
Have to admit I do feel teams that throw the ball all the time have soft defenses. I was actually thinking this a couple of days ago. we have been blessed to have started our season 4-0. we have scored 186 pts in four games. mostly running power. we were 2-6 to these teams over the course of the past two years. All four of these teams went from hard knock teams to WV/Mich/Florida offenses. I do think they have gotten softer, IMO we haven't really gotten tougher. On the other hand these teams aren't really committed to throwing the ball as to copying what they see on tv. just my .02
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Post by tog on Sept 27, 2008 19:41:14 GMT -6
Chance of scoring on opening drive is very low, chance of 3 and out is pretty high, then field position is set for much of first quarter unless someone scores. As an offensive coach I always want the ball first if I think we are going to be able to move the ball. lol not even close bud opening drive is the best chance to score iowa takes the ball all the time for a reason i wouldn't necessarily go with that same philosophy but it really all boils down to where you think you have an xando's advantage vs a jimmy's and joes advantage on all three sides of the ball go with the gut baby
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