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re: Malzahn's Offensive "Scheme"
Posted on 7/14/14 at 3:48 pm to DawgsLife
Posted on 7/14/14 at 3:48 pm to DawgsLife
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I mean why all the derision towards his offense?
Because it ruins what people thought football was.
People thought football was two brilliant minds who would play a game of chess after every snap with the pieces they recruited.
Gus's style of offense makes the game less about how badass of a Xs and Os guy your coach is and more about how in condition your team is and how well they know your system.
Which honestly I much prefer to the old chess style of football. Saban showed the world the chess style of football can get really boring if one coach is the Michael Jordan of football coaching. With the HUNH, it doesn't matter how smart Saban is, he is only as good as the condition of talent he has on the field.
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 3:53 pm to cardboardboxer
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With the HUNH, it doesn't matter how smart Saban is, he is only as good as the condition of talent he has on the field.
Yeah, and that's really fun right there
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:41 pm to cardboardboxer
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People thought football was two brilliant minds who would play a game of chess after every snap with the pieces they recruited.
And I understand that. But essentially (I know I am being over simplistic, and I don't mean to be) it is a 2 minute offense used the entire game. Football, for years, was all about pounding the football between the tackles and wearing down the opposition. Malzahn is doing the same thing...only doing it with speed. To me, you have to have a team that is in incredible shape. Gone are the fat boys slogging it away in the trenches. You are still wearing the opposition down...just doing it with players who are actually in shape. He saw what could be done when no one else saw it...or refused to consider it.
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