Briles also likes the versatility of quarterback D’Eriq King, whose speed and elusiveness gives the Cougars another option in the run game.
“We love the run game,” Car said. “It’s an opportunity for us to make moves, make plays. We’re going to be very active, explosive. We’re growing right now and learning all the plays. By the end of the spring I think the running game is going to be good.”
We’ll be balanced and unpredictable…anyone who ever watched Baylor knows this offense is just as much about running as passing, and its a great blend of both.
I’m soooooooooooooooooo looking forward to Cougar football next season! The offense will once again be prolific and make national headlines with its production.
I think we’ll see a lot of Car and Kelan Walker, once he arrives. Both are big and physical runners that can do a lot of damage. Figure they’ll mix in a guy like Mitchell or Carr at times for speed purposes.
This running game should be exciting in this offense and may harken back a bit to the three-headed monster of Beall, Sims, and Hayes.
I hope you’re right. I think over the past few years we’ve tried too much horizontal running/screen passes because we couldn’t get enough push from our OL up front. We tried spreading defenses out by running/throwing sideways, but our WRs weren’t great at blocking either. Sounds like with the Briles offense we spread defenses out before snapping the ball. I can see D’Eriq King doing significant damage in this offense with his quickness and speed. Looking forward to seeing a preview tomorrow.
I liked this part:
“The Cougars are likely to use sets that include no fewer than four receivers, with an emphasis placed on speed.”
I have missed the speed we used to have back wen Case was here throwing to Edwards, Carrier, etc.
OH, and I like this part even more:
" “We’re a physical, downhill team,” he said. "We’re not running a lot of sideways runs taking negative (yards). We run the ball downhill and we’re going to be physical in the way we do that." "
Four receivers does not necessarily mean there is no Tight End. Briles offense has historically utilized a Tight End in the passing game. Think back on how we used Hafner back when Briles was at UH.
