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Mike Harley: Undercover Ambassodor

The Franchise said:
if Ricky is smart he can also run defenses into the ground making them cover an 8 or 9 deep rotation all game. Then, it should be easy feasting in the 4th when our receivers are fresh, and the DBs are about to go Korey Stringer.
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Chise, along with what you just stated, the other element I hope Richt alongside more spread sets is a bit more uptempo/no-huddle stuff. Ive felt we could alway be better in terms of pace of play and push teams a bit more to the limit physically.

It's been shown that even the stoutest of defenses will start to wilt after a certain amount of plays(generally after 80 or so) and with Miami's talent and depth now coming together, well, why would they incorporate a bit more high-tempo stuff?

But again, this is all predicated on getting a certain quality of QB play
 
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Pop quiz....

In what game did Rick most obviously use the concept of an uptempo offense to take advantage of not only a gassed defense, but used it in a situation that defied conventional wisdom, that had even me questioning what he was doing.
 
k9cane said:
Last years Cuse game.
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Good reference.

Everyone was screaming for Richt to use the clock and give Cuse no time. Richt called a brilliant series and knew Cuse would break. The Canes D was running on passion and fumes, too. Homer busted a TD to ice the game.
 
Cuse is correct. There was another game as well now that I’ve had time to think about it - under somewhat similar circumstances.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
Cuse is correct. There was another game as well now that I’ve had time to think about it - under somewhat similar circumstances.
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with the south Florida climate, I dont see why UM doesnt employ this more if not full-time

But again, while great in theory you still need a QB that can make routine throws more regularly and an Oline that can plow forward enough so that 3rd and shorts are converted into 1st downs. Because if you dont, you'll just have a lot of quick dead drives and your defense gets left on the field waaaay too long
 
k9cane said:
with the south Florida climate, I dont see why UM doesnt employ this more if not full-time

But again, while great in theory you still need a QB that can make routine throws more regularly and an Oline that can plow forward enough so that 3rd and shorts are converted into 1st downs. Because if you dont, you'll just have a lot of quick dead drives and your defense gets left on the field waaaay too long
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I like it tactically, ie, used situationally, but I don’t think it’s viable full time for the reasons you mentioned and others. It makes me sound like a Luddite saying it, but teams that employ the full time fast break type offense continuously never seem to go very far, do they?
 
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OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
I like it tactically, ie, used situationally, but I don’t think it’s viable full time for the reasons you mentioned and others. It makes me sound like a Luddite saying it, but teams that employ the full time fast break type offense continuously never seem to go very far, do they?
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that's an interesting question, but the programs who really utilized it(Oregon,Baylor for instance) weren't what I considered traditional powerhouse programs and perhaps had to do this out of necessity. But to their credit, they have made it a part of football and certainly changed how it is played and coached

But IMO, the difference with Miami is that those programs -and others of that ilk - dont have the capability of recruiting well on both sides of the ball. I mean, even in down periods, UM has sent a lot of guys on the defensive side of the ball to the NFL and continue to attract that caliber of players

I do believe if a guy like Jarren Williams or whoever becomes a master of the craft at QB, my gut feel is that Richt would employ this a bit more and let the signal caller have more control of the reigns in this regard.
 
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