Only one “System”

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Are there any offensive coaches out there who are capable of running more than one system? It would be nice to see a coach that is creative enough to change things based on his personnel. These days it seems that most coaches, including CJH, only have one system they are capable of running and unless they have the ‘perfect’ players to run it, they are doomed. Everyone keeps making excuses for Heupel that he doesn’t have the right QB, WRs or OL, or whatever. Are coaches capable of adapting and changing their scheme or is at all or nothing, their system or bust? Just curious, are there any coaches out there who have a wide ‘range’ and can run / change to the offensive scheme that is best for their players. Based on what I have seen the last two years, it seems like Heupel is saying “I don’t have the right talent to run my system, therefore I give up and I’m going to reduce my scheme to the same 4-5 plays”. Is creativity a lost art?
How about calling more than the same 8-10 plays or putting someone in motion?
 
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If you think Tennessee’s offense runs only 4 or 5 plays then idk what to tell you. Heupel’s offense was completely different at Missouri than it has been here. Here at Tennessee, his offense has drastically changed since he got here. What nonsense are you on about?
 
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Thread reminds me of @Hairy Vols Heupel and Gruden co-coaching thread

 
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Are there any offensive coaches out there who are capable of running more than one system? It would be nice to see a coach that is creative enough to change things based on his personnel. These days it seems that most coaches, including CJH, only have one system they are capable of running and unless they have the ‘perfect’ players to run it, they are doomed. Everyone keeps making excuses for Heupel that he doesn’t have the right QB, WRs or OL, or whatever. Are coaches capable of adapting and changing their scheme or is at all or nothing, their system or bust? Just curious, are there any coaches out there who have a wide ‘range’ and can run / change to the offensive scheme that is best for their players. Based on what I have seen the last two years, it seems like Heupel is saying “I don’t have the right talent to run my system, therefore I give up and I’m going to reduce my scheme to the same 4-5 plays”. Is creativity a lost art?
Heupel has changed his system over the course of his career. I would say he’s capabale of it again
 
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Thread reminds me of @Hairy Vols Heupel and Gruden co-coaching thread

Truly a peak moment in my Vol Nation history. I can’t wait to repost a similar post two years from now to troll some more. 😂
 
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I used an example of a dumb football coach. If you want me to name hundreds of coaches, I’m sorry but I’m not going to do that.

Many coaches wouldn’t have made it in to college without an athletic scholarship, and football coaches specifically likely suffered years of head trauma. I love sports as much as anyone, but let’s not act like it takes a brilliant mind to be a coach.
There is a required GPA to get into college. That being said, every NFL head coach is probably much smarter than you
 
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Most football coaches are not particularly intelligent, but they are very stubborn and have big egos. Heupel doesn’t strike me as an unintelligent egotist, but he does strike me as stubborn about some things, especially with clock management at the end of halves and games.
AND stubborn about not making changes to his staff... That will be his undoing.
 
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Penny Hardaway can barely read and has made over 100 mil in his life. He gets paid millions to coach. From an intelligence standpoint, there are far more Penny Hardaways in the coaching profession than Mike Leaches.
Mike Leach, I miss him so much. I still can't understand how a Football Coach at a Major University can't get the treatment he needs to cure Pneumonia.......
 
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There is a required GPA to get into college. That being said, every NFL head coach is probably much smarter than you
You don’t have to be smart to attain the minimum high school GPA to qualify for college as an athlete, and only a dumb person would think you do.

Nick Sirianni is a rather successful NFL head coach and an absolute meathead. He is probably smarter than you, but I wouldn’t say that about most people.
 
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Mike Leach, I miss him so much. I still can't understand how a Football Coach at a Major University can't get the treatment he needs to cure Pneumonia.......
Some people are stubborn about treatment and resting and whatnot. Rickey Henderson just died from it and was probably worth millions.

And also that can be a real bïtch if you’re older or immunocompromised.
 
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There is a required GPA to get into college. That being said, every NFL head coach is probably much smarter than you
What about for people who don’t have the grades to qualify for a four year university? Is there an option for that?
 
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He may have adjusted what he calls when but not really the playbook. The last 2 years have been so basic

What happened to 2022’s playbook? I know we need a better offensive line and receivers but we don’t even try Hooker/Hyatt like plays
The playbook has to evolve as the defense evolves. The same route combinations that got Hyatt wide open still exist, but so does coverages that can stop it. It's even easier to stop when u don't have Hyatt running around out there. If teams are starting the game with it, you have to go to your counters. The counter is usually "take what the defense gives you", which is far less explosive plays. This path takes 9-10 play drives and you have to be flawless in the redzone. Our biggest weakness on offense was the redzone. I don't think the offense is broken. I think u simply saw what this offense looks like when u have the best WR in the country. We need Matthews to reach his full potential for our offense to get to the 2022 level.
 
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If you think we ran the same systems in 2022 and 2024 idk what to tell you. There's a lot of the same concepts but the offensive scheme was heavily altered this year to mitigate some of the roster deficiencies.
 
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Mike Leach, I miss him so much. I still can't understand how a Football Coach at a Major University can't get the treatment he needs to cure Pneumonia.......
Each year, about 1.5 million adults in the United States are diagnosed with pneumonia. Around 1 million of those people are admitted to the hospital, and another 50,000 die from pneumonia or its complications. It’s a pretty dangerous disease.
 
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lol… Having dealt with a lot of them, I can tell you that’s completely false.
Agreed.
I've gone years on a "hey you" basis with coworkers because I could never remember their names. Every coach I ever had knew the entire team's 80+ first name, last name, and nicknames.
Getting called by your nickname usually meant you were being praised. First name was generally neutral and in an instructional setting. Your last name meant you just F-ed something up.

Even Pruitt was impressive in clips we saw of him teaching assignments in the film room. He'd play like 5 seconds of the huddle breaking as the the offense got set or play 2 seconds from the ball snapping, then start rattling off assignments and adjustments, depending on what the offense showed, at the speed of light.
It was odd he couldn't see the team looked completely lost, though.
 
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That doesn't equate to not having the right QB and WRs for a specific system
I’m no coach, but I do have basic problem solving skills. If my personnel don’t work in my system, then maybe I should change my system to work for the personnel. The “system” has been broken for two years. What’s the likelihood we find another generational talent like hooker? We both know the answer to that. Make sure this finds heupel. Maybe he’ll send me a Xmas card with a few milly in it for helping.
 
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I’m no coach, but I do have basic problem solving skills. If my personnel don’t work in my system, then maybe I should change my system to work for the personnel. The “system” has been broken for two years. What’s the likelihood we find another generational talent like hooker? We both know the answer to that. Make sure this finds heupel. Maybe he’ll send me a Xmas card with a few milly in it for helping.
I don't know I would call Hooker a "generational talent" . Really good and was perfect for me he time
 
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I don't know I would call Hooker a "generational talent" . Really good and was perfect for me he time
I could rattle off a whole bunch of stats that suggest otherwise, stats better than Peyton’s. And I’m sure we think Peyton was a generational talent? Not sure how you could argue that against his 22 season. I definitely don’t think he will have a great pro career but he was great here at the time.
 
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I could rattle off a whole bunch of stats that suggest otherwise, stats better than Peyton’s. And I’m sure we think Peyton was a generational talent? Not sure how you could argue that against his 22 season. I definitely don’t think he will have a great pro career but he was great here at the time.
Your last comment explains why he isn't a "generational" talent, but certainly great for us and that particular year

Stats don't make someone a generational talent

Merry Christmas!
 
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Each year, about 1.5 million adults in the United States are diagnosed with pneumonia. Around 1 million of those people are admitted to the hospital, and another 50,000 die from pneumonia or its complications. It’s a pretty dangerous disease.
Leach should have been in the Hospital receiving IV Antibiotics instead of on the sideline. He had been "Battling pneumonia for a couple months". Maybe it was more than Pneumonia, covid was rolling strong around that time. I don't know,. But unless your lungs or Immune System are compromised, pneumonia is not a Death sentence.
 

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