You don't need a complex offense to win, but at least disguise it a little

It's obvious that our offense is ridiculously simple this year. Yet, it's not like other successful college offenses are really that complex. If you've been around the spread you know that the offense revolves around a pretty simple base group of plays. They don't take a ton of time to install at all (I think A & M and Rich Rod's O take a little over a week to put in). Auburn doesn't really even run the ball that many different ways.

The difference with these offenses is that they dress up their basic plays a ton of different ways through formations and motions. We all know that Jennings blows, and that it's not wise to put the game all in his hands. This year we really did need a heavy commitment to the running game. We just don't need a commitment to the 2 TE 1 WR I formation to execute that plan. A few different formations/motions could make the D have to think for that extra half second to give our beastly RB's some more free space.

Well, so could a basic functional passing game, but a basic functional QB is required for that first.

Bye week threads