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Favorite offensive lineup for this season

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DTP said:
This package would not force Njoku to have to get "physical" against bigger linebackers. If a defense sees this personnel grouping, they either have to counter with their base or nickel. If they go base (say standard 4-3) Miami has a huge mismatch with Njoku and/or Herndon getting matched up against a linebacker. If the defense goes nickel, Miami has a mismatch in the running game with Njoku or Herndon having to block a much smaller DB.
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But not just an advantage in the run game because you dont HAVE to run the ball. We could run FB/TE screens and it would be just as efffective because those same Dbs that dont want to tackle a RB **** sure dont want to tackle NJOKU & HERNDON.

This is why the patriots stay dominant. Double TE system with two flexible athletes at the TE position is hard af to stop. Hernandez & Gronk=unstoppable. Bennett & Gronk will be unstoppable.

We have our version of that with Herndon & NJOKU.
Its a great system that is physical af but spiced up with a little finesse.
 
Rick has an embarrassment of riches with which to work on offense. That lineup presents huge problems for defenses. Good thing is we have a few interchangeable pieces (Berrios and Yearby) who bring the same tools to the table
 
Now imagine how deep we'll be once we get Bruce & Mullins integrated in the offense...

With Yearby, Berrios, Gus being able to come in and not lose any explosiveness in playmaking & even Money Malc running that quick button hook on 3rd down & 6 out of the 4 wide sets.

****, even Dobard should get some Play Action goaline packages where he can slip out into the back of the end zone, he would virtually be uncovered on that play.
 
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LuCane said:
QB - Kaaya
RB - Walton
HBack - Herndon
TE - Njoku
LT - Darling
LG - Mcdermott
C - Linder
RG - Isidora
RT - Odogwu
WR - Coley
WR - Richards

I absolutely love the flexibility of this lineup and think we can play virtually any style really, really well. Ideally, you go tempo with this lineup and dictate defensive personnel. All the while, you can play out of these formations:

I-Form: Herndon in the broken I as FB/HBack, Njoku at TE lined up tight, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End.
2TE: Herndon and Njoku lined up tight, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End.
3 WR, I-Form: Herndon in the broken I as FB/HBack, Njoku at slot, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End.
3 WR, single back or pistol: Herndon at TE, Njoku at slot, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End.
4 WR shotgun: Njoku at flanker, Coley in the slot, Herndon inside, Richards at Split End.
Empty shotgun: Trips with Herndon/Walton/Richards, combination routes with Njoku and Coley.

Actually, the possibilities are endless because of the versatility of both Herndon and Njoku. It also helps that Coley can play well out of the slot. Finally, Walton's ability to both run inside and catch passes.

Kaaya's ability to process quickly should tie it all together. Richt should be giddy with calling option Run/Pass plays, pushing tempo, and slicing up defenses.
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Guessed the lineup before I opened the page. I had a good idea you would like this lineup. That is also my favorite lineup because we can do and emulate what one of best offenses of all time was able to do. The 08 Oklahoma Sooners, Not really a sooners fan but that offense was something else, Demarco Murray was a key piece but their ability to flex Jermaine Gresham or move him around was what really gave them sick versatility. You put extra DB that oline DESTROYED you, you keep LB on field Gresham carved you up. They avg like 50 a game, hope we can get close to that. We would need our oline to take it to another level.
 
If our starting O-Line plays like they should/are capable of, there is no reason why we can't put up 50 week in and week out
 
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This was what New England was doing with Gronk and Hernandez before Hernandez went serial. It's very hard to stop. Pressure on the QB stops any play but Brady too smart and got rid of it quick

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idk if its been mentioned yet but I wouldn't mind seeing a jumbo of dobard, Herndon, marquez, gus w njoku out wide. idk how you can stop that inside the 10
 
I like yearby guys, but he is not in the class that Walton is..and it will show as the season goes on. Walton is an incredible athlete.
 
rsa coral gables said:
I suppose that the advantage, in part, lies in the fact that since you have two TEs the Defense needs to counter with LBs for each of these TEs and therefore when you spread them out or not use them on the line they have an inherent advantage because of their speed and athleticism? or if the D uses DBs for these TEs because of their speed and athleticism they can be trucked because, well, they are TEs?

pls explain the advantages with this lineup, other than the versatility of the formations. thanks
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I-Form: Herndon in the broken I as FB/HBack, Njoku at TE lined up tight, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End. In this formation you can show hard on the run, then play-action or straight drop to pass with a lot of pressure on the defense to cover the entire field. You could send all 5 skill players on routes or keep one back for protection and send 4.


2TE: Herndon and Njoku lined up tight, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End. Again, just like above you can control the line of scrimmage and run with double TEs on an even or unbalanced line with a single back. Then there's PA pass, or straight drop with the option to motion the back to the slot and empty the backfield.

3 WR, I-Form: Herndon in the broken I as FB/HBack, Njoku at slot, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End. This formation may dictate a nickel package with an extra DB. This takes a LB out of the box and forces the S either into the box if you've established the run, or opens space in the box for the backs to get loose. If they keep a LB and play zone, then you can pass to holes in the zone or PA and beat them on man coverage.

3 WR, single back or pistol: Herndon at TE, Njoku at slot, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End. same as above. But in my opinion you go to this and the ones below to force personnel mismatches with weak LBs.

4 WR shotgun: Njoku at flanker, Coley in the slot, Herndon inside, Richards at Split End.
Empty shotgun: Trips with Herndon/Walton/Richards, combination routes with Njoku and Coley.

All of these formations can be motioned to at the line, and Richt's offenses are known for coming out in the shotgun to make pre-snap reads then motioning down to the I form.

Ultimately, I don't think it's in Richt's character to out-scheme people and remove the run/pass option. He's about tempo, personnel mismatches, and execution, over and over to the point of physical and mental fatigue; testing the fundamentals of the opposing defense and make dudes tackle you for 4 quarters.
 
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Mahoney-Pearson said:
rsa coral gables said:
I suppose that the advantage, in part, lies in the fact that since you have two TEs the Defense needs to counter with LBs for each of these TEs and therefore when you spread them out or not use them on the line they have an inherent advantage because of their speed and athleticism? or if the D uses DBs for these TEs because of their speed and athleticism they can be trucked because, well, they are TEs?

pls explain the advantages with this lineup, other than the versatility of the formations. thanks
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3 WR, I-Form: Herndon in the broken I as FB/HBack, Njoku at slot, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End. This formation may dictate a nickel package with an extra DB. This takes a LB out of the box and forces the S either into the box if you've established the run or opens space in the box for the backs to get loose. If they keep a LB and play zone, then you can pass to holes in the zone or beat them on man coverage.

3 WR, single back or pistol: Herndon at TE, Njoku at slot, Coley at flanker, Richards at Split End. same as above. But in my opinion you go to this and the ones below to force personnel mismatches with weak LBs.
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These two are my favorite of the bunch.

Njoku in the slot is an incredible resource. Even if only to work the short routes - quick in, quick out, running stabs into the middle of a zone, option routes. Could be the best way to go from 2nd and 9/10/11 (busted 1st down run) to a manageable 3rd and 3/2/1. With Kaaya's accuracy, and especially when it's a LB out there on Njoku, these are potentially like long handoffs.
 
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