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The Evolution of the Air Raid Offense

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Now that Mike Leech is back in our lives, it's good timing from Smart Football to release this article on the evolution of his offense. It's a LONG read, but a good one if you have the time. Plus, it's nice to see reminders that we were decent at at least one thing in the last decade:

In the game cut-ups from Leach’s year at Oklahoma you can clearly see his move to a four-wide set and, with it, some of the advantages of that approach in terms of having another immediate downfield receiving threat and a clearer picture for the quarterback. But the clips also show some issues the Sooners had in pass protection, particularly against Colorado and Texas as they used blitzes from safeties and outside defenders who came free.
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Good thing Carbal is still here...he can give pointers on how CU defended that offense pretty well while Leach was at TT. Given the speed of Pac-12 defenses, it's possible that Leach might not hit it big at WSU.

Speaking of those safety blitzes...could that be Parker Orms' game to shine for the Buffs?
 
NashBuff said:
Good thing Carbal is still here...he can give pointers on how CU defended that offense pretty well while Leach was at TT. Given the speed of Pac-12 defenses, it's possible that Leach might not hit it big at WSU.

Speaking of those safety blitzes...could that be Parker Orms' game to shine for the Buffs?
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GB? He loves the blitz/
 
Greg Brown blitzed a lot last year because we didn't have the front four necessary to play straight up. I expect (hope?) that will change somewhat this year, and we'll be able to blitz when we want to, not when we need to.
 
sackman said:
Greg Brown blitzed a lot last year because we didn't have the front four necessary to play straight up. I expect (hope?) that will change somewhat this year, and we'll be able to blitz when we want to, not when we need to.
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what has changed that makes you think we wont need to blitz like mad men drink?
 
absinthe said:
what has changed that makes you think we wont need to blitz like mad men drink?
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It's really more of a hope than an expectation, but we added some talent to the DL, and our LBs should be able to control the running game. No need to commit a safety to the LOS on nearly every down... I hope.
 
skibum said:
this is easy - we don't have a running back playing db. That's not exactly a minor change.
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And healthy DBs...don't you think that made a difference against Utah when the starting DBs were finally healthy for one game last season?
 
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