After reading the interview with Coach Fisch I see that we are getting rid of the spread and going to a pro style offense. How do you think this will be received by the players who were recruited to run the spread such as Marquis Gray.
Who won the national title last year and what type of offense do they run??
Two words GG, Terrelle Pryor! Marquis can look to the power house that is Ohio State. Just because Gray can run doesn't mean he has to be in the shotgun to do it. The Freshman of the year is very similar in style, if anything Gray is a better passer and Pryor is the better runner. Don't tell me you are trying to find another way to create a way to knock Brew. If it is, then its really getting old GG. You don't think running a pro-style offense actually has its benefits to potential recruits and players looking to make it to the NFL? Its been said over and over by both Brew and Fisch that we will still have forms of the spread in the offense. You said a key word, "tends" Pryor ran the ball 139 times for 853 yards...in a pro-style offense. I'm just saying....
Two words GG, Terrelle Pryor! Marquis can look to the power house that is Ohio State. Just because Gray can run doesn't mean he has to be in the shotgun to do it. The Freshman of the year is very similar in style, if anything Gray is a better passer and Pryor is the better runner. Don't tell me you are trying to find another way to create a way to knock Brew. If it is, then its really getting old GG. You don't think running a pro-style offense actually has its benefits to potential recruits and players looking to make it to the NFL? Its been said over and over by both Brew and Fisch that we will still have forms of the spread in the offense. You said a key word, "tends" Pryor ran the ball 139 times for 853 yards...in a pro-style offense. I'm just saying....
Yes, but OSU is converting back to a Troy Smith-style spread offense this season to better suit Pryor's abilities.
My question was simply will Marquis be happy with the change. Fisch did say it will be a balanced offense as every OC in the country does but definitely said we will not be running the spread.
Jedd Fisch-"We’re going to have a balanced attack, and we’re going to spread the football around into all of our playmaker’s hands. I’ve made the comment from the very beginning that we’re going to go for touchdowns"
Need I say more?! I don't think Marquis will have a problem when he's scoring TD'S
As I said before, are there any other players who would be disappointed in a switch other than Gray? I mean, no offense to him, but we've got a QB who was one of the two or three best in the Big Ten as a true sophomore last year, and could only benefit by taking less of a pounding in a pro style offense. What Gray thinks of a switch probably doesn't make much difference when it comes to 2009 and 2010. Plus, he's never taken a snap at the U - if he's as good as advertised, we can tailor the offense to suit his strengths when it's his turn.
Yes Fisch said we won't be running the spread, we will be running the Gopher offense which will include a little bit of everything that will "score touchdowns"
I am not negative about the spread or pro style offense at all, I am concerned that Coach Fisch wasn't even a part of the initial group of candidates. I am curious how many candidates turned Brewster down before we went to Fisch. I like the guy however and I will give him his shot. My concern is that he appears to be a guy that may not be here long just based on what he said when questioned about his long term goals and the fact that he hasn't been in the college game for a long time, and with the recent departures on the coaching staff I want us to have some stability so that the players are not learning a new scheme and/or terminology every year or two. Stability in your coaching staff is one of the most important factors in the success or failure of a program, in fact at the AFCA conference this year both Joe Paterno and Tom Osborne tstated the same thing.
Well, the objective of any offense is to score touchdowns.
True...but how many did we score against Iowa? He clearly wants big plays and maybe it was just me that got sick of seeing 2-5 yard passes in the spread last year.
After reading the interview with Coach Fisch I see that we are getting rid of the spread and going to a pro style offense. How do you think this will be received by the players who were recruited to run the spread such as Marquis Gray.
Very intelligent post!
It will be Grays turn by the end of this season. Brewster can't afford to not play our best QB just to be loyal to Weber, He needs to worry about Wins. I think ditching the shotgun on every snap is a bad idea. Let the attacks on my post begin, you people are nothing if not predictable.
It will be Grays turn by the end of this season. Brewster can't afford to not play our best QB just to be loyal to Weber, He needs to worry about Wins. I think ditching the shotgun on every snap is a bad idea. Let the attacks on my post begin, you people are nothing if not predictable.
It will be Grays turn by the end of this season. Brewster can't afford to not play our best QB just to be loyal to Weber, He needs to worry about Wins. I think ditching the shotgun on every snap is a bad idea. Let the attacks on my post begin, you people are nothing if not predictable.