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Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:25 pm
I was listening to Mike Leach on a college radio show today and he said something pretty bold about Auburn. He said they had no real offensive identity. He said the only thing your QB was good at was the broken play.
Is this true? I have not seen AU play a whole game. Does Newton run the offence or does he just get yards on broken plays that are designed to do something else? When Auburn plays the defenses with LB's and Safeties that can spy and contain Newton, will the AU offense suddenly fade away or is Leach full of shite and Newton is running the actual offense as it is designed.
Is this true? I have not seen AU play a whole game. Does Newton run the offence or does he just get yards on broken plays that are designed to do something else? When Auburn plays the defenses with LB's and Safeties that can spy and contain Newton, will the AU offense suddenly fade away or is Leach full of shite and Newton is running the actual offense as it is designed.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:26 pm to XbengalTiger
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Newton run the offence
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:26 pm to XbengalTiger
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Leach full of shite and Newton is running the actual offense as it is designed
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:27 pm to XbengalTiger
god love Leach, but he's incorrect.
Newton has the ability to expand plays, but we put 500 yards up on South Carolina. Newton didn't run for all of those yards.
Newton has the ability to expand plays, but we put 500 yards up on South Carolina. Newton didn't run for all of those yards.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:27 pm to XbengalTiger
where is it leach coaches again? dudes a fricking nutcase.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:27 pm to XbengalTiger
he runs the ball a lot more than they throw it and he makes big plays out of broken plays, but they have an offensive identity it is run Newton run. He is eeasily one of the best athletes on the field everytime he steps onto it.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:27 pm to XbengalTiger
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He said they had no real offensive identity.
I def do not agree with this. I'd say Malzahn's offense has a distinct identity.
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He said the only thing your QB was good at was the broken play.
This, however, hits a little closer to home...IMHO
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:27 pm to XbengalTiger
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When Auburn plays the defenses with LB's and Safeties that can spy and contain Newton
Newton is quicker than your LB's and bigger than your safeties.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:28 pm to XbengalTiger
He said last week that we weren't even a top ten team. I guess we will see.
Last time I checked he was fricking unemployed.
Last time I checked he was fricking unemployed.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:28 pm to TTsTowel
So it's designed for him to run the ball more than the running back and be the leading rusher in the SEC? Makes sense.....
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:28 pm to TTsTowel
I don't think we have the identity yet either, so for that I agree with him.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:29 pm to auzach91
I would almost agree with the part about not really having an identity. I would say that we've played 4 completely different games this year. This past weekend, I don't remember seeing a lot of crazy motion, next to no deep balls, only one wrap around draw (thank god), no real reverses. It looked like a totally different game plan then in previous weeks.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:29 pm to NawlinsTigah270
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So it's designed for him to run the ball more than the running back and be the leading rusher in the SEC?
yep... he is our power runner this year. seemed to work well for florida
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:29 pm to TTsTowel
The thing about Newton right now, is he doesn't know the entire offense. The playbook is so complex, that Malzahn isn't comfortable with Newton with regard to a lot of the plays. They have been slowly opening up the playbook some as Newton learns how to read coverages and what not, but right now, what Malzahn feels most comfortable with is the read option plays/ normal run plays and the basic passing attack. We are definitely not running the entire offense yet, but against USCe, we started to show a few more things.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:30 pm to XbengalTiger
Give it time.
This post was edited on 9/27/10 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:30 pm to XbengalTiger
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Is this true?
This was true against us. We'd get third down, think we had him stopped, and he'd just lean forward and get the first.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:31 pm to BamaScoop
He changed his tune about Bama today. He said he didn't think the D could replace all those guys but the offense showed they were better and the D showed they could step up when needed. He also said he was very high on Arkansas and still thinks they are better than most people give them credit for being. Finally, He said Bama deserved #1.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:32 pm to Tds & Beer
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We'd get third down, think we had him stopped, and he'd just lean forward and get the first.
This is my main concern for the Auburn game
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:33 pm to NawlinsTigah270
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So it's designed for him to run the ball more than the running back and be the leading rusher in the SEC? Makes sense.....
No, that's just an added advantage.
I didn't see anyone have a problem with this when Tim Tebow was Florida's QB.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 4:35 pm to Tds & Beer
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he'd just lean forward and get the first
dude is a play maker
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