Offensive play calling vs execution

[18IsTheMan]

Article from the State which brings up the age-old question of whether the poor offensive production through 2 games is more on the play calling or the execution: https://www.thestate.com/sports/col...h-carolina/usc-football/article312013887.html

The writer highlights 3 apparently good play calls from the SC State game which were poorly executed and could have been big gainers. But that's 3 plays from an entire game. Even with a great OC and excellent execution, over the course of any game an offense will have 3 plays that missed. I'm not sure that fully exonerates Shula.

So, I dunno. Reality is probably a mix of both.

We are still run heavy, being nearly 2:1 run/pass through our first 2 games. Don't know why. With a supposed Heisman contender at QB, I'd have expected us to toss it around more than we have been. Lack of confidence in Sellers? Lack of confidence in our WR? I suppose we can hang onto the age-old excuse that we are keeping the offense vanilla until we get to a serious game...though I can't remember a time in our history where that has actually been the case.

 

[Guy in the Back]

I think you left out the biggest lack of confidence…the OL.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

I think the low pass numbers are due to the fear of exposing LS to injury hits from the pass rush the OL can't seem to handle.
The OL is not operating as a well-coached unit, so is that on the coach or the players?

 

[18IsTheMan]

I think the low pass numbers are due to the fear of exposing LS to injury hits from the pass rush the OL can't seem to handle.
The OL is not operating as a well-coached unit, so is that on the coach or the players?

So we run an ineffective offense b/c we're worried about Sellers getting hit?

Not disagreeing with you, but it sucks if that's our only solution.

Can we not design some quick pass plays that don't require as much protection?

 

[Viennacock]

Article from the State which brings up the age-old question of whether the poor offensive production through 2 games is more on the play calling or the execution: https://www.thestate.com/sports/col...h-carolina/usc-football/article312013887.html

The writer highlights 3 apparently good play calls from the SC State game which were poorly executed and could have been big gainers. But that's 3 plays from an entire game. Even with a great OC and excellent execution, over the course of any game an offense will have 3 plays that missed. I'm not sure that fully exonerates Shula.

So, I dunno. Reality is probably a mix of both.

We are still run heavy, being nearly 2:1 run/pass through our first 2 games. Don't know why. With a supposed Heisman contender at QB, I'd have expected us to toss it around more than we have been. Lack of confidence in Sellers? Lack of confidence in our WR? I suppose we can hang onto the age-old excuse that we are keeping the offense vanilla until we get to a serious game...though I can't remember a time in our history where that has actually been the case.

Lack of execution is often times due to a lack of preparation by the coaches.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Lack of execution is often times due to a lack of preparation by the coaches.

That is a good point. I don't think poor execution always exonerates the coaches. It is their job, after all, to get the players to execute.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

So we run an ineffective offense b/c we're worried about Sellers getting hit?

Not disagreeing with you, but it sucks if that's our only solution.

Can we not design some quick pass plays that don't require as much protection?

Oh, I agree. The quick dump to the TE is the example I keep using. If they don't adjust and loosen up the middle just keep running it.
SCSU was really jamming the middle, so quick dumps to the RB's should have been an option as well.
The deep passes with poor protection are a risk but the protection has been there on the couple of TD's so far.