OAK RIDGE 2017 FOOTBALL

[oridgecat]

Never called anybody stupid, that's not my game. Never have and never will.  Not trying to solve any problems either.   I simply said "I" am in favor of a huddle for general football conversation sake.  Obviously,  If huddle or not to huddle was our biggest problem than we would be playing much better than we are and wouldn't have just got shutout 41-0 by one of our biggest rivals.  

Edited September 12, 2017 by oridgecat

[haweanbula]

Oak Ridge has a vanilla offense with no wrinkles in it. Very little passing. A lot of the run plays are pretty straight forward and require no thought process on the defenses part. Oak Ridge's line is not blocking very well which has been a part of their success in previous years.

Even when Oak Ridge passes they are pretty standard pass plays nothing to force the DBs to make mistakes just sit in their zone or play man coverage. 

Make the offense more up tempo, and spread, Do zone and stretch concepts, get some RPOs in the offense. Allow the QB to make reads and have the option to pull it when the DL collapses down hard on the Running Back. Get some screens in the offense to open up vertical passing lanes. 

Edited September 12, 2017 by haweanbula

[oridgecat]

23 minutes ago, haweanbula said:

Oak Ridge has a vanilla offense with no wrinkles in it. Very little passing. A lot of the run plays are pretty straight forward and require no thought process on the defenses part. Oak Ridge's line is not blocking very well which has been a part of their success in previous years.

Even when Oak Ridge passes they are pretty standard pass plays nothing to force the DBs to make mistakes just sit in their zone or play man coverage. 

Make the offense more up tempo, and spread, Do zone and stretch concepts, get some RPOs in the offense. Allow the QB to make reads and have the option to pull it when the DL collapses down hard on the Running Back. Get some screens in the offense to open up vertical passing lanes. 

We don't need to scrap what we're doing and we don't need to add a bunch of new stuff.  What we do need to do is execute better on both sides of the ball, keep working at it and try to improve each week.  

[atrisk]

I also never use the word stupid. My ideas, which were requested, are more to change the psychology of the team.

               UP TEMPO                                      The coaches know more about football and this football team than I ever will.

.              GO ' Cats

[haweanbula]

6 minutes ago, oridgecat said:

We don't need to scrap what we're doing and we don't need to add a bunch of new stuff.  What we do need to do is execute better on both sides of the ball, keep working at it and try to improve each week.  

Obviously you need to execute that's a given. I want a successful Oak Ridge team, too. I think the offense is something out of the 80s and 90s and teams of equal or better caliber will continue to beat Oak Ridge by outscoring them with superior offensive attacks even if Oak Ridge executes properly on both sides of the ball. 

Changing your offense mid-season is a disaster. I would advocate for changing it in the spring and obviously focusing a lot of attention on Lineman play on both sides of the ball. 

[atrisk]

If we do change the offense will that not be the fourth time in six years?

[catswild]

2 hours ago, haweanbula said:

Oak Ridge has a vanilla offense with no wrinkles in it. Very little passing. A lot of the run plays are pretty straight forward and require no thought process on the defenses part. Oak Ridge's line is not blocking very well which has been a part of their success in previous years.

Even when Oak Ridge passes they are pretty standard pass plays nothing to force the DBs to make mistakes just sit in their zone or play man coverage. 

Make the offense more up tempo, and spread, Do zone and stretch concepts, get some RPOs in the offense. Allow the QB to make reads and have the option to pull it when the DL collapses down hard on the Running Back. Get some screens in the offense to open up vertical passing lanes. 

I'll bet we threw 30 times against Farragut (not sure since I never saw the stats) and that didn't help much. It looks to me like we run some option and some of our best plays have been screens. Not sure I've seen any RPOs. I think our problem is not running the ball well enough to supplement our passing game. Whatever the case is (I'm not saying you're wrong), I sure hope we improve by Friday.

[haweanbula]

Just now, catswild said:

I'll bet we threw 30 times against Farragut (not sure since I never saw the stats) and that didn't help much. It looks to me like we run some option and some of our best plays have been screens. Not sure I've seen any RPOs. I think our problem is not running the ball well enough to supplement our passing game. Whatever the case is (I'm not saying you're wrong), I sure hope we improve by Friday.

It's just hard to be successful at this level of football unless you can both run and pass. I'm hoping for a huge improvement Friday night. 

[oridgecat]

5 minutes ago, Compton said:

Fake news everybody go 2 the Maryville football thread and the Maryville vs Oakland thread and count how many times "this fake" called COMPTON stupid. At least be authentic.

Except for you Compton.  I don't call  players or coaches stupid.  As for you Compton, your posts speak for themselves.  You are what you are, and every time you post, you remind us and prove it all over again.  You are a Genius!   Troll on.

Edited September 12, 2017 by oridgecat

[catswild]

2 hours ago, haweanbula said:

It's just hard to be successful at this level of football unless you can both run and pass. I'm hoping for a huge improvement Friday night. 

What worries me about Friday night is the West defense. Did you watch them play on TV earlier in the year? They raved about the nose tackle and I didn't even think he was their best player on defense...and he was great. It's going to be hard to show improvement against that defense. This is where I fault Gaddis for the schedule (I know everyone is tired of hearing that). We HAVE TO play West but we didn't have to play DB and Farragut 2 of the 3 weeks before West!

Edited September 12, 2017 by catswild

[osunut2]

2 minutes ago, catswild said:

What worries me about Friday night is the West defense. Did you watch them play on TV earlier in the year? The raved about the nose tackle and I didn't even think he was their best player on defense...and he was great. It's going to be hard to show improvement against that defense. This is where I fault Gaddis for the schedule (I know everyone is tired of hearing that). We HAVE TO play West but we didn't have to play DB and Farragut 2 of the 3 weeks before West!

I watched West against Halls last week, and while West's defense was good, Halls had some success against them. A lot more than I expected. They even had a shot to send the game to OT, but came up just short at the end of regulation.

[catswild]

26 minutes ago, osunut2 said:

I watched West against Halls last week, and while West's defense was good, Halls had some success against them. A lot more than I expected. They even had a shot to send the game to OT, but came up just short at the end of regulation.

I didn't know that so thank you...I'm glad to hear it! I just hope we play a real good game!