re: I'm not an "inside source", but...

I think this is a lot of nonsense. Think about it. You have another offense that you plan to run against the "strong" competition, but you never take it out for a test drive against the "weak" competition. I know, you don't want the opponents to game plan against it, but that consideration can't exist in a vacuum. It has to be balanced with getting the team some experience running the offense, or at least key portions of it, in a "live fire" exercise. That experience is worth lots more than the secrecy.