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Do we have any idea who Diaz is actually looking at for OC?

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TemplarCane said:
I think Manny is resisting a spread offense because he wants to protect his defense. A lot, if not most, spread teams seem to have bad defenses. An over-simplification, sure, but we all joke the Big 12 can’t play defense. As a DC Manny believes in the old school idea of slow, methodical drives to rest his defense and keep the opposing offense off the field. Analytics prove this works, technically.

The modern game has changed, however, and hopefully Manny sees what Coach O did at LSU and realizes its that way or the highway.
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Bad offenses don't protect your defense either.
 
mjackson6 said:
The 4 teams in the playoffs have offenses ranking 1, 2, 3, and 5. Defense doesn’t matter anymore. You need to be able to function on that side of the ball to give yourself a chance but the offense is the single most important thing.

I have also been thinking he’s more worried about preserving his defensive stats and avoiding the spread or playing with pace on offense
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Two of the four are also in the top four in defense, to say defense doesn't matter is dumb.
 
TOcane said:
Two of the four are also in the top four in defense, to say defense doesn't matter is dumb.
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Of course Clemson, Ohio State, and LSU have 3 of the best DCs in the game of football. Oklahoma also has one of the best now. LSU was awful on defense this year despite having some of the best talent on that side of the ball in the country.

You have to score points to win games, then the recruiting will fall into place. Then, you load your defense up and you can be a playoff team.
 
TemplarCane said:
100% agree.

I’m not defending Manny, just trying to understand his reluctance to implement a spread variation.
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Not sure what makes you think there is a reluctance. Before he hired Enos he stated he wanted an aggressive and attacking offense that created pressure on the defense and kept them back pedaling (or something along those lines). That seemed to be describing an up-tempo, spread-type offense. I think we both agree Enos was a disaster of a hire and one of Manny's big mistakes. Question is whether Manny will stay true to what he said he wants in an offense. Being a defensive guy I think he understands what type of offense gives defenses trouble.
 
citizenkane said:
so the best way to protect his defense is to have an offense that scores zero points?
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Do you know how to read? Clearly, I only stated a reason why I think Manny may be reluctant to have a spread offense. I don’t agree with him, as college football is headed in the opposite direction.
 
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Ecush said:
Diaz begged Mike Bobo to take the job and Bobo told him to go shiit in his hat.

The question is not who Manny is looking at, the question is what piece of shiit OC would come work for a lame duck 2nd year coach whose program just lost to FIU, Duke, and LA Tech.
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Schnoozer. Zzzzzzz....
 
Salt said:
Not sure what makes you think there is a reluctance. Before he hired Enos he stated he wanted an aggressive and attacking offense that created pressure on the defense and kept them back pedaling (or something along those lines). That seemed to be describing an up-tempo, spread-type offense. I think we both agree Enos was a disaster of a hire and one of Manny's big mistakes. Question is whether Manny will stay true to what he said he wants in an offense. Being a defensive guy I think he understands what type of offense gives defenses trouble.
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I think we translated ‘aggressive and attacking offense’ as a spread offense, because we watch OU, Clemson, OSU, and others use variations to score in bunches and win championships. We want this at Miami as the local talent base would seem to support it. And we all want back in the championship picture. The Enos hired fooled us because we watched Bama scored 50+ a game with Tua and his teammates and associated this with Enos. The problem was....well, we know the problems.

The shorter reply is how many times have we seen HCs with a background on defense have great offenses? Not many, unless they saw the future and realized they needed to change. Saban didn’t open up his offense until he was getting beat by spread teams running 80-90 plays a game. Coach O is now doing the same at LSU. Ohio State it with Meyer.

As a final note, it’s not the scheme itself. You still need talented players. Miami won a NC in 2001 (and nearly in 2000 and 2002) with a pro style offense and an all-time talented roster.

Miami should move to a spread variation because their primary elite recruiting base supports it.
 
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SayWhat said:
Outside of OU, those teams have play **** good defense as well though.

You need both, but an offense that can put up points early and often forced the opposing offense to play catch up. That's always a tough spot for those behind on the scoreboard as they take chances they normally wouldn't.

I don't think he's worried about anything besides fielding the best team he can. He's got a different role now and his future depends on it.
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Al Golden had a different role yet he still went down trying to protect his defense.
 
TemplarCane said:
I think we translated ‘aggressive and attacking offense’ as a spread offense, because we watch OU, Clemson, OSU, and others use variations to score in bunches and win championships. We want this at Miami as the local talent base would seem to support it. And we all want back in the championship picture. The Enos hired fooled us because we watched Bama scored 50+ a game with Tua and his teammates and associated this with Enos. The problem was....well, we know the problems.

The shorter reply is how many times have we seen HCs with a background on defense have great offenses? Not many, unless they saw the future and realized they needed to change. Saban didn’t open up his offense until he was getting beat by spread teams running 80-90 plays a game. Coach O is now doing the same at LSU. Ohio State it with Meyer.

As a final note, it’s not the scheme itself. You still need talented players. Miami won a NC in 2001 (and nearly in 2000 and 2002) with a pro style offense and an all-time talented roster.

Miami should move to a spread variation because their primary elite recruiting base supports it.
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The spread also compensates for less than talented oline. Like these other coaches that saw the light I hope Diaz adds his name to that list.
 
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