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Copy - pasted the below from another article explaining some x's - o's on how Hypes offense works. Think what you will. If this is accurate a fix should not be that hard.
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Nico Iamaleava is missing wide open receivers for touchdowns. Those plays are the hallmark of Josh Heupel’s offense. The misses are happening, however, because of what Iamaleava has been coached to do and how teams have adjusted.
Heupel’s offense, which is its own twist on the veer and shoot, asks quarterbacks to survey only half the field. Their job is to read the safety on that side to determine whether or not they are going to throw it deep, take the underneath route, hand the ball off on an RPO or run themselves.
In last week’s College Football Playoff matchup, the Ohio State Buckeyes countered by guessing which half of the field Iamaleava is going to read and moving both safeties over to that side. They willingly left a receiver open on the other side, knowing it would make no difference.
That was never more clear than on the opening drive of the second half, UT had cut a 21-0 deficit to 21-10 at halftime and then got the ball to start the third quarter. With a chance to cut it to a one-score game, Bru McCoy was wide open down the sideline for a touchdown. Iamaleava was looking the other way, though, and scrambled for a minor gain.
None of this is to question Iamaleava’s toughness. He put his heart on the line for the Vols at OSU. All of this is the fault of the game plan and the offensive scheme.
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Nico Iamaleava is missing wide open receivers for touchdowns. Those plays are the hallmark of Josh Heupel’s offense. The misses are happening, however, because of what Iamaleava has been coached to do and how teams have adjusted.
Heupel’s offense, which is its own twist on the veer and shoot, asks quarterbacks to survey only half the field. Their job is to read the safety on that side to determine whether or not they are going to throw it deep, take the underneath route, hand the ball off on an RPO or run themselves.
In last week’s College Football Playoff matchup, the Ohio State Buckeyes countered by guessing which half of the field Iamaleava is going to read and moving both safeties over to that side. They willingly left a receiver open on the other side, knowing it would make no difference.
That was never more clear than on the opening drive of the second half, UT had cut a 21-0 deficit to 21-10 at halftime and then got the ball to start the third quarter. With a chance to cut it to a one-score game, Bru McCoy was wide open down the sideline for a touchdown. Iamaleava was looking the other way, though, and scrambled for a minor gain.
None of this is to question Iamaleava’s toughness. He put his heart on the line for the Vols at OSU. All of this is the fault of the game plan and the offensive scheme.
