It's a wonder we don't do this more often. All three were terrific and handled it well. It's nice to get a different voice in stories.
Anyhow,I will whet your appetite with some quotes from Moorhead on the offense. I have to finish writing and depending when, I will post before a detailed look at what went down. Here is some brief thoughts from Moorhead.
Here is some more info on the offense. It is a west coast offense passing game that will be no huddle to start. The running game is going to stay the same. The point is to create tempo and be aggressive on offense. It isn't going to be a crazy passing offense like Texas Tech. The Huskies are still going to run the ball, but they hope to do it with a quicker tempo.
He learned the offense under Walt Harris at Pittsburgh, where he was a grad assistant, and Incorporated a bunch of things from different stops.
Moorehead quotes:
On Zach Frazer's 40 point a game thoughts.
"I appreciate Zach’s exuberance, but we have to crawl before we can walk. We got to figure out who we are and who we can be before we talk about scoring any points."
On Running game:
“You will not see many major changes in run game. It was (will be) tweaked, but the run game was tremendously productive and not much of a reason to change. It is a strong suit of the UConn football program.”
On offensive style and how it will look:
"I would be remiss. I don’t know what these kids can do. We will try a bit of everything. I don’t think we can necessarily have personnel fit scheme. The scheme fits the personnel.
On Personnel:
“The offensive line is an exciting thing. To produce a 2000 plus yard rusher like they did in Donald Brown, and they were 15 in country in sacks, that strikes you. Any offense begins with what happens up front. Those guys, losing Will Beatty and the center are big blues, but the guys who replace are adequate"
"We have a tremendous stable of running backs. We saw first hand what Andre Dixon can do 2 years ago, and Jordan Todman does some exciting things.”
Wide receivers: “A bunch have been on the field, we just got to see what they do in the spring and how we develop.”
On a no huddle offense being soft:
“It doesn’t. That is another thing. The definition of the spread and you hear a team is going into the shotgun carries a connotation that it will somehow make you soft upfront. That can't be any further from the truth. We will line up, be physical, and look to knock people off the ball. All you are doing is moving the quarterback and move him 5 yards away from center"
"We will come at people with a physical mindset. Any idea that this is some finesse offense where we will be passive is sorely mistaken. Linemen are linemen. They are going to knock people over in the running game and protect the quarterback.”
Lastly, Lyndon Johnson is doing well after undergoing a cornea transplant last week. He has a degenerative eye condition and lost most of his vision in his left eye necessitating the replacement. He will need the same for his right eye eventually. He is doing well.
Good luck to Lyndon.
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