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re: Looking back: why did Miles hire crowton?

Posted on 1/14/11 at 7:07 pm to
Posted by TigerArkitek
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Posted on 1/14/11 at 7:07 pm to
quote:

exactly what Jimbos style was


That's easy. Run. Run. Pass.
Posted by That LSU Guy
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Posted on 1/14/11 at 7:19 pm to
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JJ does not run it well. To me, it is a wasted play.
Actually towards the middle of the season, JJ ran it very well.
This post was edited on 1/14/11 at 7:20 pm
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
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Posted on 1/14/11 at 7:30 pm to
JJ has all the physical tools to be any kind of QB you want him to be.

I'll just stop there.
Posted by mrbayoublu
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Posted on 1/14/11 at 8:13 pm to
Mauk ran with football. He was not a running quarterback in the way Oregon's QBs ran, but he still ran. JR was a dropback with mobility. And of course, Flynn ran with ball a bit more than Mauk. RP was recruited as a running QB just like the Oregon QBs do.

JJ and Lee both were option\spread\runners recruited to do just that. Those types QBs is Croton's specialties.

With Met and Rivers, they are closer to a Michigan\Stanford pocket passers with mobility, much like Luck and Mallet.

Louisiana produces running backs and receivers. Always have. Although option ball is big in high school, most never become college QBs unless recruited for a Rodriguez type offense.

Pro-set with some spread is where we are headed. What Harbaugh did with Standford's offense is what I believe we will see this Fall 2011 for our tigers.

We have speed and muscle at running back. Most teams get one or the other but not both. We always have both. Throw in some deep threats and drag routes across the middle and there you have it.

What do y'all think?
Posted by NorfolkVATiger
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Posted on 1/14/11 at 8:40 pm to
Has anyone answered the OP's question yet?

The answer provided by Miles back when he hired Crowton (for what that's worth) is that he saw Crowton's offense when Crowton was OC with the Bears and was very impressed with it. At this time Miles was the TE coach with the Cowboys.

Crowton got a lot of praise his first year with the Bears for innovation but by the end of the second year, he had playcalling pulled away from him by the HC before the end of the year.

Miles tends to hire guys he's seen in action before (Pelini from when Miles was in the B12, Chavis from playing UT), so I take Miles at his word that he was impressed by Crowton while both were in the NFL.
This post was edited on 1/14/11 at 8:41 pm
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