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re: Better offensive coach, Malzahn or Sumlin?
Posted on 5/1/15 at 9:32 am to BloodSweat&Beers
Posted on 5/1/15 at 9:32 am to BloodSweat&Beers
Gus and in a walk over. I am not saying Sumlin isn't a very good offensive coach, he clearly has a great deal of talent in that regard.
But for all I like to poke the Gus Bus and Aubie fans with a stick his system and coaching have proven to be superior to Sumlin.
Sumlin hasn't demonstrated the same willingness to adjust his game plan to the situation as Gus has over the years. By and large Gus will take what you give him... if its the power run then expect to see it all day, but if its the underneath crossing pattern then his QB is going to throw a billion times on you.
His only real weakness is that sometimes he can fall in love with certain plays and try to get cutesy. While this doesn't happen all the time, when it does happen it tends to happen in big games and it usually bites Auburn in the butt.
But for all I like to poke the Gus Bus and Aubie fans with a stick his system and coaching have proven to be superior to Sumlin.
Sumlin hasn't demonstrated the same willingness to adjust his game plan to the situation as Gus has over the years. By and large Gus will take what you give him... if its the power run then expect to see it all day, but if its the underneath crossing pattern then his QB is going to throw a billion times on you.
His only real weakness is that sometimes he can fall in love with certain plays and try to get cutesy. While this doesn't happen all the time, when it does happen it tends to happen in big games and it usually bites Auburn in the butt.
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Posted on 5/1/15 at 2:08 pm to Arksulli
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His only real weakness is that sometimes he can fall in love with certain plays and try to get cutesy. While this doesn't happen all the time, when it does happen it tends to happen in big games and it usually bites Auburn in the butt.
I agree with this. There are times that I say to myself...oh damn, he's getting in a rut...and when he does, he has a hard time getting out of it. It's not often, but does happen from time to time. It's like he just kinda goes blank and tries something crazy to get out of it, and it doesn't always work.
I think it's a fair argument that Malzahn is the best in the country at adapting his offense to his players, specifically his QB. I don't think there are any other coaches that can say they've been top 3 the country in passing at one school(Tulsa) and rushing at another(Auburn). #3 in YPG at Tulsa in 07 and #1 at Auburn in 13.
This post was edited on 5/1/15 at 2:10 pm
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