[Husker] Thoughts

[Quinn Coldiron]

What I don't understand, and this seems to be a trend of current offensive 
coordinator's, is why the feeling that you need to keep changing it up 
"because they are going to figure out what we are doing."  I remember Tom saying 
a few times, we will run a play until they figure out how to stop it.

This leads me to the Wildcat (hate that name, it's the Wing T formation from the 
50's/60's).  I feel it's the OC's job to find something that's working in the 
game and stick with it until it stops working.  Objectively look at what's 
gaining yards and then go with that until it's stopped.  

Without detailed analysis and film study I get the feeling the Wildcat gives us 
three pluses:  Ball control, a punishing attack and finally it lets the O-Line 
FIRE off the ball and attack.  When those guys get the chance to just simply 
attack they do well.  Ask them to pass protect and they suffer.  

As a coach I feel you need to look at what you got and play to that strength, 
not force a philosophy and forget about what tools you currently have to use.

This is what is so frustrating about last night.  Call it for what it is.  Last 
night Burkhead was our best QB IMHO.  Go old school and stick in the Wildcat 
(Wing T) and go ball control and pound it at them until they stop it.  When they 
stop the run, let him dump a pass or two then pound again.  I don't view the 
Wildcat as a gimmick.   It's a legitimate offensive formation.  The kid 
can truly read the option.


Recall that game at Wash when Frost kept running off tackle?  Seemed like he did 
it 100 times, but Wash could not stop it.  When they did finally stuff it they 
did a FB trap for 40 yards, which opened the off tackle again and off they went. 
 It was a thing of beauty.

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Quinn P. Coldiron