The Butch Jones/Mike Bajakian Offense

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Brought to you by a Cincy football writer with a little too much time on his hands, this is an extremely thorough breakdown of the Butch Jones/Mike Bajakian offensive philosophy. It's very well-written and the film breakdown/play diagramming is solid. Part 1 is an analysis of the Brian Kelly offense. Part 2 is analysis of the Butch Jones offense. Part 3 is a breakdown of the different offensive players needed to run each different scheme. Keep in mind this was written after Cincy's 4-8 2010 season.

I highly recommend reading this. It's very eye-opening in terms of when and where CBJ and CMB acquired their particular offensive philosophy. There's a fair amount of Xs & Os, but not so much that the general fan can't understand it.

Take a look.

Film Study: The Difference Between Butch Jones and Brian Kelly - Down The Drive

Here's some choice excerpts. On the offensive differences:

While BK was, and still is, all about the long ball, Butch Jones' offense is much more nuanced. Its a startling performance of Habanera to Kelly's Metallica.
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The end product then is sort of an amalgamation of two ideologies. The basic conception of the offense is that it is the old spread and shred from the Rich Rod heyday on the ground married to the more staid and conservative West Coast passing attack that comes from the Michigan influence that has pervaded Jones' time as an assistant.
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On QB play:

At various points Kelly has mentioned that he prefers to have a dual threat running the show. But the reason for that is how hard it is to run out of the shotgun in modern College Football without an at least decent running threat from the QB to hold that backside end. For BK a dual threat is nice, but he doesn't really need one to make his system work because he doesn't really need a running game for his offense to work. Jones on the hand does have an ideal QB type. I said it yesterday, and I will say it again now. Dan Lefevour is the guy for Jones offensive system. He is big, has a strong arm and though he is not a burner, he is eminently capable of defeating a defense with his legs.
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In the end the differences between Kelly and Jones and the representative offensive schemes and game plans isn't that big. There are some key differences in the design and execution of them, sure. But the real difference between Butch Jones and Brian Kelly might come down to one position. In my opinion Jones needs a very specific type of Quarterback to make his system really fire on all cylinders. He needs that mobile QB with a big arm to work out of the pocket in the passing game.
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Hope this will help shed some light on Tennessee's new offensive philosophy going forward. Go Vols!
 
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This has been posted before but still a decent read.
 
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Basically, Jones needs the exact opposite of Justin Worley... mobile & a big arm. Hopefully the two freshmen can fit that mold beginning next season.
 
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Does it discuss an approach to in game adjustments because I did not see it. Then again, I didn't see it on Saturday either.
 
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You don't need a QB with a big arm--but if you're going to run the read option you need a QB who can run better than average and can throw accurately. If the QB doesn't run, and Worley doesn't run, you're defeating the purpose of the scheme.
 
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So - does this mean Butch has to have his style of players on the roster to be a successful head coach? If that is the case, he only has a handful of freshmen that fit that description, with a few others sprinkled in that he might have recruited in previous years. That should tell everybody that they should expect a bad record this season with improvement as each season goes by. Right?

So why do we see a zillion yahoos on here predicting they will beat UGA this weekend? And don't say it's because of the Jack Daniels.

The only way that is going to happen is if Butch and staff adapted more to the players they have on the roster back in August. There hasn't been much evidence that is happening. Not saying it is right or wrong, just stating the way it is.
 
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When worley has ran it didn't look bad I think he could run more and be productive but he don't. It must be mental
 
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Worley's issues in this scheme are he's playing timid and indecisive. This scheme is all about reacting. He's probably got more than enough arm strength but not when he's using poor mechanics and rushing to boot. They'll either get him settled down or replace him. Simple as that.
 
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His lack of "keeps" and accuracy issues could be related; he might be a little shy of taking hits.
 
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Freak said:
His lack of "keeps" and accuracy issues could be related; he might be a little shy of taking hits.
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Watching him closely (because we know I'm a big fan) it's becoming pretty evident that it's probably the case. I have a theory that he's scarred from watching Simms his freshman year. Lord Simms made me hurt and I wasn't on the sideline watching 1st hand.
 
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Vols4us said:
So - does this mean Butch has to have his style of players on the roster to be a successful head coach? If that is the case, he only has a handful of freshmen that fit that description, with a few others sprinkled in that he might have recruited in previous years. That should tell everybody that they should expect a bad record this season with improvement as each season goes by. Right?

So why do we see a zillion yahoos on here predicting they will beat UGA this weekend? And don't say it's because of the Jack Daniels.

The only way that is going to happen is if Butch and staff adapted more to the players they have on the roster back in August. There hasn't been much evidence that is happening. Not saying it is right or wrong, just stating the way it is.
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In one of the Worley threads I almost posted that they should just stick him in tackling drills. I don't want the guy hurt but the average guy doesn't get hurt in a basic tackle and he's no small dude.
 
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DD4ME said:
In one of the Worley threads I almost posted that they should just stick him in tackling drills. I don't want the guy hurt but the average guy doesn't get hurt in a basic tackle and he's no small dude.
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Yeah, I've noticed that. He does play a little scared, to the eye. Kid is 6'4 and 235 pounds. Taking one or two hits is not gonna kill him.
 
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90 Vol said:
Truth. However the "little shy" is certainly a kind description.
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Which is somewhat odd because he's a sizeable guy. Bray I could understand but his measurables are essentially the same as Tebow's.
 
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DD4ME said:
In one of the Worley threads I almost posted that they should just stick him in tackling drills. I don't want the guy hurt but the average guy doesn't get hurt in a basic tackle and he's no small dude.
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I was thinking that the coaching staff could just put out the word that Worley should be tackled on sight anywhere on campus throughout the week. :)
 
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