What style of offense does Gruden run?

[orange parmejohn]

Remember how Oregon offered Gruden the Offensive Coordinator position right after he was let go from the Bucs? Obviously, Gruden didn't take it, but it shows that Chip Kelly thought their offensive philosphies worked in similar fashion.

Gruden's offense adapted to different personnel. His Raiders offense looked alot different than the different schemes he ran in Tampa Bay. In the past, he's run stuff that looks like the spread and he's run stuff that was more geared on pounding the ball on the ground. I'm pretty sure he would adapt to the college game effectively.

how he would go about that is a very intriguing thought..

 

[Jake]

Like another poster mentioned, I wouldn't be surprised to see lots of differences in his offense in college. However, here are a couple of interesting links I found about his offense.

Matt Bowen breakdown with formations and plays

There's not much description here, but you can learn a few things:

1. Gruden liked pre-snap shifts and motions at Tampa
2. He uses some non-traditional sets for the West Coast offense most say he runs. EX: Heavy(1WR, 3TE, 1RB) and Tank(1WR, 2TE, 2RB)
3. Most analysts point out that he really likes bunch sets
4. Will purposefully break his own tendencies in the first 15 plays to throw off opposition and then revert to normal game plan
5. Attempts to get Big Names (Key players) involved early

Another interesting article on West Coast Offense with Gruden quotes

This is just a good article. Gruden uses some West Coast concepts, but doesn't think of his offense as West Coast.

Gruden's Tampa Offense was very complex

As noted by other posters, he will have to simplify for college. However, it's interesting to see that he likes to pull plays from deep in the playbook to challenge his team in practice. It's also kind of cool that he used terminology like "Freddy Kruger" and "Son of Sam" in his playbook.

Finally, a blitz designed to stop Gruden's offense.

Good stuff!!! Thank you!

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

Gruden could run any type of offense he sees that will fit his personnel.

He even spent time learning the spread from Chip Kelly and Oregon and was offered a job with the Ducks.

His past teams ran a version of the West Coast offense as others stated.

 

[phowell23]

Like another poster mentioned, I wouldn't be surprised to see lots of differences in his offense in college. However, here are a couple of interesting links I found about his offense.

Matt Bowen breakdown with formations and plays

There's not much description here, but you can learn a few things:

1. Gruden liked pre-snap shifts and motions at Tampa
2. He uses some non-traditional sets for the West Coast offense most say he runs. EX: Heavy(1WR, 3TE, 1RB) and Tank(1WR, 2TE, 2RB)
3. Most analysts point out that he really likes bunch sets
4. Will purposefully break his own tendencies in the first 15 plays to throw off opposition and then revert to normal game plan
5. Attempts to get Big Names (Key players) involved early

Another interesting article on West Coast Offense with Gruden quotes

This is just a good article. Gruden uses some West Coast concepts, but doesn't think of his offense as West Coast.

Gruden's Tampa Offense was very complex

As noted by other posters, he will have to simplify for college. However, it's interesting to see that he likes to pull plays from deep in the playbook to challenge his team in practice. It's also kind of cool that he used terminology like "Freddy Kruger" and "Son of Sam" in his playbook.

Finally, a blitz designed to stop Gruden's offense.

Wow, thanks. Lots of information there.