Agreed. I think he is philosophical about the limits that come with certain players and tries to not put pressure on them to do more than they can do. But I think he absolutely has the Platonic Ideal in mind of what this offense is supposed to look like when firing on all cylinders. Hope we get to see that sooner rather than later.
I agree, but we're still are and will always be a run dominated offense. And I think it comes down to more than just physical skill set. It has more to do with mentally mastering the offense starting with the reads and progressing to speed of execution.
Orwin Smith?
I certainly liked him.
Yes, that's where salesmanship comes into play during recruiting.
I loved Orwin, but the thing that gives Robbie a leg up on him is blocking. Orwin never really got comfortable as a blocker, and saw the field early because of his running ability (very rare for us). Godhigh was just as good a blocker as he was a runner (best at the position at both). To reiterate: I love both of these guys, they were both AWESOME ABs, but I have to give Godhigh the edge.
Until another AB goes for 200+ against u(sic)ga betwixt the hedges, Roddy will be the greatest a-back ever.
I wonder if that's something we should consider going back to. A bigger playside AB who almost functions like a TE. Maybe get Trey Klock a lower jersey # and have him start leveling linebackers...
I bet we're about to get one: Nathan Cotrell. Coach seems to think he's our own McCaffrey. I'm pretty sure that he'll start at AB and return KOs and (maybe) punts. And he can catch.
Every time I think of Godhigh and Laskey it reminds me that the star system has faultlines everywhere, and that coaches who can find those faultlines and stand up to popular opinion, much of it sad to say coming from message boards, can pluck out some of those unheralded 2-star recruits and grow them to 4 or 5-star players before they leave campus, while many of the 4s and 5s out of HS spend their eligibility on special teams and practice teams. I remember a book about Sandy Koufax, who became arguably one of the great pitchers ever, but who rode the bench his first few years despite an occasional gem when he was allowed to pitch. The former Dodgers' GM at the time said of the manager, Walter Alston, "Walter did not have much scout in him." Some of those GT coaches have a lot of scout in them for sure.
But in the option, which is the playside? If my meager understanding is right nobody knows until the QB gets his count, and then flopping a big guy to playside is kind of like hot wiring the defense into the huddle. Even Lucas Cox, who would knock corners, the occasional LB or safety into next week, had to flow with the option count and sometimes got the pitch. Kind of entertaining.
Exactly. Either way, it benefits us having a big burly Aback if not from the crushing blocks then then from the punishing runs.
