10 Questions for 2018: Tyson Helton’s Offense

[Snakebrown13]

10 Questions for 2018: Tyson Helton’s Offense

Tennessee is paying its new offensive coordinator like he’s a fantastic hire: $1.2 million would have tied Brian Daboll and trailed only Matt Canada among offensive coordinators last fall. It’s a significant investment in what could be the most important hire for a defensive-minded head coach...

 

[FLVOL_79]

Question 1: Can you get a QB to throw touchdowns?

 

[YankeeVol]

It'll be interesting to see how we look early.

 

[Volfan2012]

I think what we need with this team is sustained drives to deprive the other team of the ball. I definitely will cherish any and all quit hit scores which Helton USC teams did regularly. I am hoping the OL will be good enough for us to develop a solid run game because that is what it takes in the SEC.

 

[dcm3w]

His WKU offense was no joke. If we are anywhere near that successful we will be contenders. I want to see his adjustments and emphasis.

 

[gunner]

It'll be interesting to see how we look early.

Smash mouth run game, and throwing the football down the field.

 

[volroadwarrior]

I think what we need with this team is sustained drives to deprive the other team of the ball. I definitely will cherish any and all quit hit scores which Helton USC teams did regularly. I am hoping the OL will be good enough for us to develop a solid run game because that is what it takes in the SEC.

:thumbsup::yes:

 

[87&91ALUM]

The three and outs last year were to much of a regular occurrence. Ditto the lower number of the two on the scoreboard. Solve those two problems and might surprise some folks.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Question 1: Can you get a QB to throw touchdowns?

Wrong. The much more important question is can we field an OL that can block better than a HS team? Our QBs are fine.

 

[nomads-11]

I'm hoping to see an offense that I believe works in this league. Like one that can actually score on the better teams in the conference. Last year we didn't score an offensive touchdown against UGA or Bama.

 

[BreatheUT]

Smash mouth run game, and throwing the football down the field.

I like it. Bring back the big back and lead blocker in short yardage, and some run blocking TE's. And love to stretch that field at the same time.

 

[zeppelin128]

Step 1: line up under center on first and goal from the 1

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

Wrong. The much more important question is can we field an OL that can block better than a HS team? Our QBs are fine.

Both have to get better. I like JG’s potential as much as anybody, but if he can’t figure out how to get rid of the ball more quickly and improve his situational awareness (when to throw the ball away, when to run or scramble, how to move around in the pocket, etc.), he’ll never be the QB everybody wants him to be and we may end up in the market for a grad transfer next spring as well.

 

[VolBricks]

He has to teach the QB to throw the ball BEFORE the WR is open not after.

 

[bigorangepoppa]

A QB can be taught to throw the ball away when he needs to, but he can't make his offensive line block long enough to find an open receiver, he can't make his WRs get open or run their routes correctly, and he can't get away from a rush when he has a bum ankle that he can't plant to throw or get away from the defense. I think JG will be fine under Helton. I saw some good things in the OW game.

 

[bpalmer28]

His WKU offense was no joke. If we are anywhere near that successful we will be contenders. I want to see his adjustments and emphasis.

Can’t help but wonder how much of that was Helton, considering Jeff Brohm was head coach

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Question 2: can you get at least 4 of the OL to block on any given play?

 

[Dudleys87]

Are you as yes man or will run what they give you?

 

[VolForLife83]

His WKU offense was no joke. If we are anywhere near that successful we will be contenders. I want to see his adjustments and emphasis.

Brohm actually had control over the offense. Helton was basically a OC by title only. Helton could call plays, but Brohm was mostly the man behind the calls.

Do some research and you'll see too

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Brohm actually had control over the offense. Helton was basically a OC by title only. Helton could call plays, but Brohm was mostly the man behind the calls.

Do some research and you'll see too

Lol

 

[sameolvol]

Brohm actually had control over the offense. Helton was basically a OC by title only. Helton could call plays, but Brohm was mostly the man behind the calls.

Do some research and you'll see too

Mmmmm... I have done some research and here's what popped up. Brohm, indeed, made the offensive calls. Right on that one. Was Helton OC by title only? Nope. Take a look-see at WKU's offense; under him, their alignments and play characteristics, etc., and you'll see the same setup as USC used last year. This was Helton's offense in Los Angeles. He taught it. He coached it. Brohm applied it at HIS disgression as HC. Ergo: Right and wrong. I think UT's offense will shock a lot of people this season.

PS. Who's to say that, since Coach Pru's a defensive guy, Helton will be making the calls on the offensive side, and maybe-just-maybe the quality of his game-time calls could prove to be more effective and unpredictable than would Brohm's. Maybe USC's offense would've been even better had Brohm turned it over to ol' Tyson. After all, WKU's offense was a juggernaut...which led to his tenure at USC, and now with UT.

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

Question 2: can you get at least 4 of the OL to block on any given play?

Butch Jones is no longer coaching them to stand in place

 

[BreatheUT]

Brohm actually had control over the offense. Helton was basically a OC by title only. Helton could call plays, but Brohm was mostly the man behind the calls.

Do some research and you'll see too

Who really cares if Brohm was in control. Wouldn't Helton have learned from him just like his experience at USC? It seems people are quick to dismiss apprenticeship.

 

[tumscalcium]

Brohm actually had control over the offense. Helton was basically a OC by title only. Helton could call plays, but Brohm was mostly the man behind the calls.

Do some research and you'll see too

This has been brought up repeatedly and that’s great. Let’s hope that Helton paid some attention since he obviously had nothing to do with the offense.

 

[VolForLife83]

Who really cares if Brohm was in control. Wouldn't Helton have learned from him just like his experience at USC? It seems people are quick to dismiss apprenticeship.

It matters that in a sense, our fans are expecting things they've seen at WKU and USC. Brohm called the plays at WKU, Tee called the playe at USC except sometimes on 3rd down. That's from Tysons mouth, not my opinion. Sure, he's learned at those stops, but my point is to caution and temper fans expectations who don't know better. Look at last season, we had a guy who learned and had experience, but he sucked calling plays. Just because you learn from someone, don't give you the same judgement in certain situations. So yes, it matters a lot imo