Lots of questions about LKs offense, so ill do my best to detail here.

To add, you can see his exploitation of LSU DBs the last couple of times we played them.

Youll notice that alot of their throws against LSU were to guys who were WIDE open.

Lane is a genius at moving a defense around the way he wants it set up.

It is an offense that makes inferior talent look great

We are all very excited to see what this guy can do while pulling top talent from the State.

Love the fUCLA

Great assessment by the way. I think the emhasis on the horizontal stretch prompt by the successful run is one of the biggest factors. That and the all important "knowing the weak link" and exploitation.

The thing is, he'll have to get this OLine night and day. No shot we can sustain that volume of running with the way we are. I am hopeful that the culture change and the addition of Savage will make drastic improvements.

Maybe I overlooked it while reading, my bad.

But I do see that as evident, Ole Piss didn't have ELITE OLine play, just seemed like the pressure was kept off of them

You don't know shite

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the idea is to stretch that defense out horizontally

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canada did that.

CUM and malzahn would stretch you horizontally then attack vertically.

joe brady stretched you all over the field making you defend every blade of grass.

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Tempo is used ,

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CUM and malzahn also used tempo.

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It is a motion heavy system

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but but we had retards here who hated all that motion in the past. yetthey were too damn dumb to realize ways how it works. determine man or zone and get off line clean or jet motion for handoffs of play fakes.

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canada did that.

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Canada did it (primarily) with obviously pre-snap motion. He made you defend the middle and the flanks, on both sides, simultaneously. You couldn't rotate over to the heavy or motion side and match numbers.

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CUM and malzahn would stretch you horizontally then attack vertically.

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yep. misdirection was their key. If you took one step in the wrong direction as a S or LB you stood a good chance of getting embarrassed. They confused defenses by confusing their keys, which led to alot of guessing.

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I loved what Brady did the most, and CLK does much of the same. He used your pre-snap position to send guys where you weren't post-snap (there's that high IQ QB CLK must have). If you showed outside leverage, the WR never moved pre-snap but knew to use that against you. When the ball snapped you thought you had the bases (or the space you were defending covered) but low and behold all of a sudden there's 3 on your 2 and your S was way on the other side of the field. It's almost like a military timetable. If we attack A the safety has time to reinforce, so attack B with X route so that he can't get there in time. All done real-time.

CLK is alot of Brady with motion to move defenders around.

And for both Brady and CLK every pass AND run play has two variations for the OL and WRs: 1 for man, 1 for zone. It's imperative we get a good OL coach who can teach that. Slide protections aren't going to cut it.

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Sorry to hear that.

If the pass game features plays that do not require "reading the defense", why, especially, need the QB have a high football IQ, whatever that is?

Here’s a better summary and it took me less than 30 seconds…
Lane Kiffin’s offensive philosophy can be summarized as “aggressive, adaptive, and matchup-driven spread football.” More specifically:

1. Exploit Matchups Ruthlessly

Kiffin’s core belief is that offense is about finding and attacking the defense’s weakest point—whether that’s a linebacker in coverage, a corner who can’t tackle, or a safety who bites on play-action. He’s less committed to a “system” than to what the defense cannot stop today.

2. Multiple, Spread-Based Framework

He typically operates out of spread and pistol looks with:
• Wide formations to stretch defenses horizontally
• RPOs, quick game, and play-action
• Tempo variation (not always fast, but fast when it helps)

The goal is to force defenses to declare coverage and leverage, then punish them.

3. Run Game as a Constraint Weapon

Unlike pure pass-heavy spread coaches, Kiffin places real emphasis on the run:
• Inside/outside zone
• Counter and power concepts from spread looks
• Heavy use of split flow, motion, and misdirection

The run isn’t just about yardage—it’s there to force safeties into the box, setting up explosive passes.

4. Play-Action and Eye Discipline Manipulation

A hallmark of Kiffin offenses is elite play-action design, often:
• From the same looks as his base runs
• Using tight ends and slot receivers to stress linebackers and safeties
He’s very intentional about making defenders wrong no matter what they choose.

5. Simple for Players, Complex for Defenses

Routes and reads are often:
• Half-field or leverage-based
• Designed to be fast and decisive for the QB

But defensive coordinators see:
• Constant formation shifts
• Motions that change gaps and coverage responsibilities
• Repeated plays that look identical pre-snap but attack differently post-snap

6. Situational Aggression

Kiffin is famously aggressive:
• Fourth-down attempts
• Shot plays after turnovers or sudden change
• Willingness to keep attacking even with a lead

This reflects a belief that pressure creates mistakes, and conservatism helps defenses recover.

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One-Sentence Summary

Lane Kiffin believes offense is about relentlessly stressing defensive rules—using spread formations, a physical run game, and elite play-action to create simple reads for his players and impossible choices for defenders.

Lane has averaged 10 wins a year at Ole Miss for the past five seasons… If he does that at LSU, which he will give our resources, he will be a legend