re: If we were to get Leach

Without even getting into a TOP debate I think teams with an offensive system like that suffer on defense because the entire mindset of the program changes. There is no physicality. IMO the defense gets soft because they never have to practice against any kind of physical play. The scout team can't even give them a good look because you hardly have any TEs or FBs on the roster. You need a ton of depth at WR, those scholarships come at the expense of other positions, could it affect the depth on defense?

I already know some of the responses. Yes he ran the ball 20 times a game or whatever. But running 15 draw plays is not being physical. Yes Auburn runs the ball a lot, but it is a power running game with their QB (and their defense still sucks). The argument that he didn't care about defense holds no water. Do you honestly think a head coach would neglect it like that? Don't you believe at some point he thought "hey, I seem to be scoring a bunch of points, if we had a defense we might actually get to play for a championship"?

Sure, he could adapt his style, but that is part of our problem now. We have too much of a mix and do not have a style we can depend.

Overall I am just of the opinion that this type of system changes the mindset and culture of the program entirely. You'll get no argument from me that we would score more and have a better offense. But I think overall we would resort to having to beat people in shootouts more often than not.

Sorry for any typos, posted from iPhone.