Bunker Mentality
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God help us all.
Those stats belie the fact that he's an elite coordinator because there are a multitude of factors, such as personnel, which influence offensive production. That said, even a cursory breakdown of his 2015 offense by @ghost2 shows the depth of his scheme and creativity of his play-calling.
This is NOT going to be as in-depth or thorough as @Lance Roffers posts, but I thought I'd take that 2015 Arkansas/Auburn vid that was posted earlier and break it down just a little bit. For reference, the video can be found here:
1st play: single back, trips WR to the wide side, and 1 TE. Inside run with Alex Collins gets a couple yards. Interestingly, the slot WR runs a screen and the other 2 WR block down - possible RPO? If so, the screen would have been the better choice as the DBs were playing way off.
2nd and 7: single back, 2 WRs, 2 TEs. Strong side TE and WR run outs, Weakside TE runs a curl, WR runs a go. Complete to the TE on the out route right at the sticks.
1st down: I form, 2 TE, 1 WR. 2 TEs motion to the strongside creating an unbalanced line. Toss sweep to the strong side picks up 7.
2nd and 3: single back, 2 WR, 2 TE. Guard pulls but gets held up and the run gets stuffed for only 2.
3rd and 1: I form, 1 TE, 2 WR. Playaction and the TE runs a nice corner route for 25 yards. Already I'm seeing things I like from an OC - playing against the formation. Lines up 3 WR - run. Lines up in the I - pass. So far so good here.
1st down: I form, 1 TE, 2 WR. Playaction again. WRs run crossing post/corners. FB runs a short out. QB hits the corner for another big gain. Something else that Enos does out of the I that I like - uses the RBs in the pass game, and not the same way every time. Sometimes its the RB, sometimes the FB running patterns but he's using every position on the field very intentionally.
1st down on the 11 yard line: single back, 2 TE, 2 WR. 2 TEs line up strongside again, short side WR goes in motion(!!!!!) and takes a jet sweep in for the TD. Very effective first drive.
DRIVE SUMMARY - 7 plays, 75 yards. 4 runs (1 jet sweep!), 3 passes.
Second Drive, 1st play: single back, 2 TE, 2 WR balanced formation again. Playaction again on 1st down and QB hits a nice deep out to the WR for 15 yards.
1st down: I form, 1 TE, 2 WR. Inside run gets 6.
2nd and 4: single back, 3 WR, 1 TE. Nifty play design here - Slot WR runs a screen while the Z WR sells a block, drawing the DBs to the sideline on the screen . WR then leaks out of the block behind the DBs and the QB hits him on a slant for good yardage. Pass was a little high or it could've gone for even more.
1st down: single back, 2 TE, 2 WR. TEs line up unbalanced again, then one motions pre-snap into a FB/H-back position. Inside power run (guard pulls and runs a trap) gets 7.
2nd and 3: I form, 1 TE, 2 WR. Twin WRs to the short side. Power run off tackle gets 3 for the first down.
1st down: I form, 1 TE, 2 WR. Playaction looking deep (guard pulls again to sell the run.) Well covered and incomplete.
2nd and 10: single back, 2 TE (unbalanced), 2 WR. False start.
2nd and 15: single back, 2 TE (balanced), twin WRs to the wide side. Tackle gets beat and QB is sacked.
3rd and 24: shotgun, 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR. QB bails for no reason, rolling out and sails one incomplete.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 30 yards. 3 runs, 5 passes (1 sack.)
Third Drive, 1st play: I form, 2 TE, 1 WR (short side). Playaction rollout to the short side. WR runs a deep curl but QBs throw is high and he can't get his foot down.
2nd and 10: single back, 2 TE (unbalanced - he uses this a LOT), 2 WR. Toss sweep gets 9.
3rd and 1: single back, 2 TE (unbalanced, but motion across the formation to balanced) - QB sneak gets the first down.
1st down: shotgun, 1 RB, 4 WR. RB stays in to block, QB throws to the short side WR on a curl but it's well covered, incomplete.
2nd and 10: single back, 2 TE, 2 WR. Quick WR screen gets 9 (DB was playing way off.)
3rd and 1: I form, 3 TE. Power toss sweep to short side gets 4 and picks up the first.
1st and 10: Couldn't see the initial formation here but looks like single back, 2 TE, 2 WR twins to the wide side. Another toss to the short side and a nice cutback gets 8.
2nd and 2: single back, 2 TE (unbalanced), 2 WR. TE motions to H-back, inside run gets stuffed for a short gain. End of 1st quarter.
3rd and 1: single back, 2 TE (unbalanced), 2 WR - field side WR is lined up close almost as an in-line TE. Inside run picks up the 1st.
1st and 10: single back, 2 TE (balanced), 2 WR. WR motions and sells the jet sweep, playaction to the RB. DBs get sucked in to the motioning WR leaving the X WR uncovered. Pitch and catch for a TD. Nice play call, building off of the previous jet sweep that led to the first TD.
DRIVE SUMMARY: 10 plays, 60 yards. 6 runs, 4 passes.
I won't go play-by-play on the other drives just due to time constraints, but some things I really like:
- multiple formations (he does go 4 and 5 wide quite often in this video, both shotgun and under center, just FYI)
- plays that set up other plays - the jet sweep/fake jet sweep, WR screen/WR slant, etc. There was even a designed power QB keeper off of that WR screen that caught everyone napping, it was great
- formation tendency breakers - running out of 3 and 4 wide sets, throwing out of I-form
- sticking with what works - he ran the toss sweep at least 2-3 more times, and each time it was good for 5-6 yards
- conscious and intelligent use of spacing, both in formations and routes - WRs were lined up twins, trips, close, wide, bunch. Smart route combinations working the middle and sidelines as well as short, med, and deep routes
- TEs and RBs are nearly always part of the passing game, and the best part is it's very difficult to tell who stays in to block and who runs routes based on formations and tendencies. That's a big plus for me
- conversely, he often uses the TEs and backs as extra blockers, as well as some max protect play calls, to assist the QB and OL - that's good news for whoever our QB is, IMO
- use of motion to assist the QB and set up the play (not just moving from pistol to shotgun every play...)
I'm still really really curious to hear Enos' presser and really get a feel for what he wants to do here at Miami. Just based on some limited game film, it's obvious to me that Enos knows how to craft a gameplan and call intelligent plays. What I want to know now is how he's going to maximize our speed at the skill positions while minimizing our OL deficiencies to give us the best possible schematic advantage. As always, I welcome any and all feedback!
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