thecoordinator said:
i'll go toe to toe with anyone here on anything football, especially Xs and Os on offense. but i dont have time to battle back and fourth with you guys in your forum game of eat crow. you WILL NOT see ronnie brown and ricky williams in the backfield at the same time this year EXCEPT for a very few number of plays that were individually drawn up in specific game plans to take advantage of matchups against particular teams. nick saban is a "system" guy, as is scott linehan. jim kliensasser was a probowl FB that linehan converted to a TE. why? because in his offense, his system and philosophy dictates a player of that caliber is better suited at TE than the much lesser used FB. the FBs we have on our roster now are short yardage and goal line blocking backs and thats all the FB position will be used for. why do you think we have MC and LEE, and still brought in a bunch of TEs? did we bring in a bunch of FBs? no, we were too busy releasing them because 2 back sets are not a big part of linehan's SYSTEM and just because ricky is coming back scott is not going to change his entire offensive philosophy. this is not like highschool football where you manage the hand youre dealt. you bring players in to fit your system via the draft and free agency, not the other way around. i could go on and on about why we wont see what you would do with ronnie and ricky, but the most glaring reason is probably because you coach highschool and not nfl...if you need more reasons there are plenty more where these came from.
Well thank you Nick Saban!
BTW - When you come off like you did on this thread, don't wonder why you get bashed or why nobody respects anything you have to say. Too proud to admit you are wrong and too lame to apologize when called on it. You never did answer the questions.
- Has Linehan ever used a FB in his systems as an OC? If so, how exactly has he used them? Have you attended any coaching clinincs that he has taught at? If so where...when? What exactly are the foundations of his scheme as an OC?
- Why did Saban sign FB Heath Evans? Why do we have FB Jamar Martin on our roster? How does this fact relate to your post?
- When we drafted Ronnie Brown, Saban was asked if that mean't that Ricky was no longer a part of his plans.
Saban responded that part of his attraction to Ronnie Brown was that not only could he play both HB and FB well, but that he also was the kind of team player that would fit into a crowded backfield. How does that comment reflect your ideas?
Apparently you even know more about the situation than our coach Nick Saban, since he said we may very well play Brown at FB or in the slot some of the time.
I guess we can take your word on it though because you say so.
As far as my "high school" system goes, at least I'm man enough to say specifically where I work and what I do. I've never been vague about who I've coached or who trained me. As for you knocking the idea I put forth , that "high school" scheme you put down was Bill Walsh's offense. Shows how well thought out the post. Just how many Super Bowls did that High school scheme of Walsh's win anyhow? The run game seemed to work pretty well for them even when they didn't have Pro Bowlers running it.
That said you may very well end up being right on how Ronnie and Ricky are used in Miami this season, since niether you or I have any control of what Miami chooses to run. What I put forth was an idea of what I'd do in Linehans situation. The scheme is a proven pro scheme, so if you are as "educated in the game" as you seem to imply, there is no reason in the world for you to have come off like you did on your posts here. It's not like I posted up here saying look what we do at my HS or what my pee wee team runs. Its a proven Pro scheme. Period!
If your point was just to say "I don't see it happening" then perhaps you could have phrased it different rather than using terms like asinine, etc.
