[Husker] Re: now come the QB discussion.

[jon johnston]

The next time you're in a Barnes & Noble (whatever bookstore you  
like), stroll over to the sports section and find a book on coaching  
offensive football for high school. You might be surprised at what you  
find. The complexity of playing football these days is vastly  
different than what it used to be.

You've got kids in 7th and 8th grade being taught how to do reads at  
the line on both offense and defense (if their youth coach is good).  
Keep in mind that when they're talking about reads, they're also  
talking about the players knowing where they're lining up on defense,  
and on offense how they're going to handle a situation if a defensive  
player lines up in a particular position. I don't think you can change  
that situation much.

Nebraska runs a pro style offense with regards that the play calls are  
done in such a way that each unit is told specifically what they're  
doing on that particular play. In other words, the receivers only have  
to learn the receiver calls, the line the line call, and the backfield  
their call.

The quarterback, however, has to learn them all. What's the old  
cliche' - the further you are away from the ball, the quicker you can  
be a starter because there isn't as much to learn.

With regards to the offensive line - they have to remember their calls  
and the snap count. Their blocking schemes aren't going to change that  
much. Their false start penalties are flat out a discipline issue, and  
the fact that some of them are being beaten by faster defensive  
players, so they're anticipating a little.

Ricky Henry's personal foul penalty was the result of utter stupidity,  
and he could have gotten at least another one earlier in the game for  
piling on after the play with the exception that he completely miffed  
on hitting the other player and dove into the ground instead.

Jon Johnston
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On Oct 20, 2009, at 9:39 PM, Robert Christensen wrote:

>
> I keep thinking that a big part of the problem is the complexity of  
> the offense.  300 plays?  Multiple checks at the line?  It seems  
> they always run the clock to near the end before the snap.  I know  
> the O-line are big boys and should be disciplined to not move.   
> However, when they have changed the play several times at the line  
> is it realistic not to have penalties?
> Some one mentioned that Coach Leach (I don't like that guy and hate  
> to reference him!!!) said he keeps his offense simple enough for the  
> dumbest player.  I'm not saying we have dumb players, but isn't  
> there a limit where any advantage the O-line had is lost when they  
> get too complex?