Discuss Heupel's Offense

[orange parmejohn]

You and X's & O's guys speak up on how this guy's offense looks. Does he use TE's? Does it require mobile QB's? How elite is the speed he has had available at UCF? Will it probably require smaller linemen? Does he use a lot of misdirection? Does the QB ever take snaps under center? Does his offense throw the ball down the field? How does he use his RB's? Feel free to add any other questions.

 

[Steve_Smith89]

RPO, Spread, Zone Runs, ISO runs (man blocking) and read option

 

[Orangeblood98']

RPO, Spread, Zone Runs and read option

So Butch Jones?

 

[Steve_Smith89]

So Butch Jones?

No, there is much more guard pulling, tackles pulling. Power schemes even out of a 3 WR set

 

[orange parmejohn]

RPO, Spread, Zone Runs and read option

So we may expect Bailey to peace out?

 

[Steve_Smith89]

So we may expect Bailey to peace out?

He can still run RPO just fine

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

You and X's & O's guys speak up on how this guy's offense looks. Does he use TE's? Does it require mobile QB's? How elite is the speed he has had available at UCF? Will it probably require smaller linemen? Does he use a lot of misdirection? Does the QB ever take snaps under center? Does his offense throw the ball down the field? How does he use his RB's? Feel free to add any other questions.

Smaller linemen will NOT work in the SEC, good grief Jones tried that crap. Surely he don't think that will work. We better have a running game also. This is a LOS league, bama throws the ball but they have a LOS and can run the ball as well. Bama,LSU and every team that wins the SEC owns the LOS and can do it all. Nothing is changing that. Certainly not smaller lineman. GBO!

 

[orange parmejohn]

He can still run RPO just fine

I don't think he is mobile enough.

 

[orange parmejohn]

Smaller linemen will NOT work in the SEC, good grief Jones tried that crap. Surely he don't think that will work. We better have a running game also. This is a LOS league, bama throws the ball but they have a LOS and can run the ball as well. Bama,LSU and every team that wins the SEC owns the LOS and can do it all. Nothing is changing that. Certainly not smaller lineman. GBO!

I think the biggest problem Butch had, outside of Dobbs, was using QB's there were not a fit for a RPO system. That and wildly predictable play calling.

 

[Vols1891]

So we may expect Bailey to peace out?

Salter probably fits the offense a lot better, so I wouldn’t be surprised.

 

[orange parmejohn]

Salter probably fits the offense a lot better, so I wouldn’t be surprised.

I'm sure he is a happy camper.

 

[The Original Fade]

Salter

 

[Steve_Smith89]

I don't think he is mobile enough.

The QB doesn't have to run in the RPO offense. He is reading the linebackers and the hats in the box to decide whether to hand off or throw.

 

[cwbytruckers]

You dont need smaller linemen. Just moble linemen. We hve big guys who can move. We had plenty of plays where linemen pulled and were successful. I think his offense will be ok in Knoxville.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

We will need the right QB (that guy is not on campus now), at least two WR that can out run and out out jump SEC DBs on the edges, and a lot of depth at defense since they'll be on the field a lot.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

I'm just saying Bama has fast big lineman and that beats smaller fast lineman. I agree Tennessee needs more mobile lineman, the bama's,floridas and georgia's and lsu and a@m's find big mobile lineman and coach them up. That will be Heupel's big challenge, getting lineman that can compete in the SEC. That's were it all starts. GBO!

 

[Steve_Smith89]

I don't think he is mobile enough.

The point of Heupel's offense is to pass to set up the run, rather than traditional offenses that run the ball to open up the passing game.

 

[greazy1722]

His offense put up numbers.

 

[Rockytoptalker]

He likes to go warp speed on offense, don’t expect much in the way of time of possession.

 

[sjt18]

So Butch Jones?

Jones thought he was reinventing football.

Heupel definitely has his own "style" but has drawn from a lot of successful systems.

 

[LittleVol]

He likes to go warp speed on offense, don’t expect much in the way of time of possession.

I hate that crap.

 

[nash101]

The good thing about JH is that he is flexible and has adapted his offense based on who was QB - even mid season due to injuries (unlike some of our past stubborn coaches who only knew one thing)

 

[GTBATV]

Salter probably fits the offense a lot better, so I wouldn’t be surprised.

I think all of our QBs should be excited about his offense. And if you look at his numbers at UCF, there was never a QB that had huge rushing numbers.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Like some type of iso spread I guess. A lot of deep shots too in order for it to work.

 

[Smokeyone]

Smaller linemen will NOT work in the SEC, good grief Jones tried that crap. Surely he don't think that will work. We better have a running game also. This is a LOS league, bama throws the ball but they have a LOS and can run the ball as well. Bama,LSU and every team that wins the SEC owns the LOS and can do it all. Nothing is changing that. Certainly not smaller lineman. GBO!

His worst rushing O was 25th in the nation. 2017 had a 1,100 yard rusher in 2020 in a short season had a 750 and 650 yard back. No rushing QB needed. Similar in 2019 with 4 RBs over 500 yards rushing.

This isn’t Kiffin or Leach with short passes instead of a run type system. It’s a balanced high tempo attacking O.