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<blockquote data-quote="Augusta_Jacket" data-source="post: 660614" data-attributes="member: 1191"><p>I answered some specifics in bold above, but wanted to come back to "shotgun based option offense" as I am not sure that's not what we are moving towards. You point out Urban Meyer, but he uses different player types in his option than what CPJ used in his. His OL tends to pull from the same pools as we are now looking in. He doesn't recruit multiple ABs and fullbacks aren't the primary RBs. Most of your shotgun spread offenses are option based these days. Even Gus at Auburn uses the same players the rest of the factories are recruiting, which is where the 3O was so different. CPJ used smaller more athletic OL for his scheme. He relied on ABs for perimeter blocking and as APB/WR hybrids. His QBs were rarely ever recruited by other P5 schools as QBs. Every single offense you refer to uses a different style of QB than what we have typically recruited to GT under CPJ. </p><p></p><p>For shotgun spreads to work, you have to have a QB capable of not only running, but making good reads prior to the snap and also being able to stand in the pocket and make his progressions in passing situations. You need an OL with the ability to give him time to make those progressions. It is generally known that it takes 2-3 years for most OL recruits to become good enough to start at a P5 school. Outside of the elite few, most QBs take a year or two to develop. Our roster had none of these players on it, so expecting a shotgun spread ala Meyer to succeed right away would be wishful thinking as well. </p><p></p><p>Now, that's just my opinion, but I say that as someone who would have been thrilled to see the flexbone remain at GT and who would have been fine with Monken, Fritz or Coach N. In the end, while I would have probably preferred to stay with a more CPJ oriented offense, I can completely understand why we moved away from it and increasingly believe it's necessity is a reality we need to come to grips with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Augusta_Jacket, post: 660614, member: 1191"] I answered some specifics in bold above, but wanted to come back to "shotgun based option offense" as I am not sure that's not what we are moving towards. You point out Urban Meyer, but he uses different player types in his option than what CPJ used in his. His OL tends to pull from the same pools as we are now looking in. He doesn't recruit multiple ABs and fullbacks aren't the primary RBs. Most of your shotgun spread offenses are option based these days. Even Gus at Auburn uses the same players the rest of the factories are recruiting, which is where the 3O was so different. CPJ used smaller more athletic OL for his scheme. He relied on ABs for perimeter blocking and as APB/WR hybrids. His QBs were rarely ever recruited by other P5 schools as QBs. Every single offense you refer to uses a different style of QB than what we have typically recruited to GT under CPJ. For shotgun spreads to work, you have to have a QB capable of not only running, but making good reads prior to the snap and also being able to stand in the pocket and make his progressions in passing situations. You need an OL with the ability to give him time to make those progressions. It is generally known that it takes 2-3 years for most OL recruits to become good enough to start at a P5 school. Outside of the elite few, most QBs take a year or two to develop. Our roster had none of these players on it, so expecting a shotgun spread ala Meyer to succeed right away would be wishful thinking as well. Now, that's just my opinion, but I say that as someone who would have been thrilled to see the flexbone remain at GT and who would have been fine with Monken, Fritz or Coach N. In the end, while I would have probably preferred to stay with a more CPJ oriented offense, I can completely understand why we moved away from it and increasingly believe it's necessity is a reality we need to come to grips with. [/QUOTE]
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