SDSU going to the spread

[SleepingGiantFan]

www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sd-sp-sdsu-football-expect-aztecs-to-use-spread-formation-in-2019-0118-story.html

Not a pass-first spread but an offense which should lessen sacks by operating out of the shotgun while employing a true H-back rather than fullback.

I'm relieved to hear that at least because it should enhance the chances of bringing in a decent senior transfer QB within the next month. However, I'm hesitant because I'm not sure that our coaching staff as it's now composed can effectively teach it. If Rocky says Ron Caragher will therefore have a role in running the offense, I'll definitely adopt a wait and see approach.

[SDSUfan]

Mike Martz could teach them a lot. Get an Aztec to Fleet pipeline going.

[happycamper]

I was in an airport at the same time as Sean McVey once. I'll do it for a mil a year, but if the the league calls I'm gone.

[soupslam1]

Actually it makes a lot of sense, given the Aztecs proclivity to run the ball. 

[Fowl]

Yes it's going to be a game changer.  Had we run this system when Penny was here he would have had 3,000 yards and I'm not being facetious.  So long as the coaches can teach the correct execution of the plays the offense should be much better than last year (not saying much as it couldn't get much worse but anything is better than the crap we saw last year).

[soupslam1]

Make sure you have several mobile QBs if you run that offense. Injuries become a greater risk. 

[badfish]

Got smacked so hard by Ohio that we stole their offense 

[BobbyBoSox]

Isn't this just a nice way of saying 

You are reverting to the triple option?

[TheTedfordTrain]

Crossing my fingers Ron Caragher is the man in charge of play calling. 

[SangerBulldog]

I say just go all in and run the run and shoot

[East Coast Aztec]

An attempt to modernize the offense, and folks are acting like SDSU is riverboating. 

[jdw]

10 minutes ago, East Coast Aztec said:

An attempt to modernize the offense, and folks are acting like SDSU is riverboating. 

Oh, just wait, ECA, it gets worse. Bob Davie wants to add a bit more passing and modify the triple (whick people were crying for). Does so and then the cries begin, "We're passing too much!". I'm being a bit facetious, UNM is having a problem finding a decent, consistent QB, but the phenomenon is real. 

[Nevada Convert]

We have a 5* QB and you don’t !!!!

Just kidding. Actually we don’t have shit at the moment, and Norvell really has to come through with a great QB signing in a couple weeks. I’m assuming the transfer kid will be a mental bust because he probably will. 

[bigrobstercraws]

This explains why we have 95 QBs.

[SleepingGiantFan]

1. With the signing of Brookshire, we now have five guys listed at QB and I've never thought Baker would pan out at that position so we effectively have four.

2. How anyone could construe an announcement that a team is going to transition from a pro set to a spread formation as meaning the team will go to a triple option attack is beyond me. A READ option, which appears like will be used somewhat =/= a triple option so the guys we do have aren't going to get particularly beat up.

3. That said, if I was Mark Salazar, I would seriously consider transferring. The kid is not at all the kind of dual threat QB which will now be playing at SDSU. Fresno State has similarly altered its offense since Salazar committed there and there aren't a whole lot of teams who still run the pro set so I can't think of any FBS schools in the western part of the country which would make sense for the kid. Maybe for that reason he'll just ride out his SDSU scholarship knowing he won't be playing but that he'll get a good education.

4. Bottom line is SDSU's quarterbacking will mainly be the in hands of Agnew and Brookshire this year with Brookshire probably the starter in 2020 if he plays reasonably well and Joe Green, who will redshirt this year, the likely 2020 backup.

I'm not elated about these changes but at least we now have hope for a decent offense which with last year's tedious system and just a mal-suited Ryan Agnew to run it we did not have a week ago.

[aztech]

It's going to take the S&C trainer to prepare the linemen for a faster pace of play and the line coach to improve blocking techniques that the spread requires.  They have to be in sync to make it work for the QB, whoever it is.  

[Rev McQuervo]

This adjustment was due. Just glad for the tweak.

Now- Special Teams....

[TheTedfordTrain]

3 hours ago, SleepingGiantsFan said:

1. With the signing of Brookshire, we now have five guys listed at QB and I've never thought Baker would pan out at that position so we effectively have four.

2. How anyone could construe an announcement that a team is going to transition from a pro set to a spread formation as meaning the team will go to a triple option attack is beyond me. A READ option, which appears like will be used somewhat =/= a triple option so the guys we do have aren't going to get particularly beat up.

3. That said, if I was Mark Salazar, I would seriously consider transferring. The kid is not at all the kind of dual threat QB which will now be playing at SDSU. Fresno State has similarly altered its offense since Salazar committed there and there aren't a whole lot of teams who still run the pro set so I can't think of any FBS schools in the western part of the country which would make sense for the kid. Maybe for that reason he'll just ride out his SDSU scholarship knowing he won't be playing but that he'll get a good education.

4. Bottom line is SDSU's quarterbacking will mainly be the in hands of Agnew and Brookshire this year with Brookshire probably the starter in 2020 if he plays reasonably well and Joe Green, who will redshirt this year, the likely 2020 backup.

I'm not elated about these changes but at least we now have hope for a decent offense which with last year's tedious system and just a mal-suited Ryan Agnew to run it we did not have a week ago.

Doesn’t matter who it is. The moment they slap on an SDSU Jersey they get noodle arm syndrome 

[SleepingGiantFan]

5 minutes ago, TheTedfordTrain said:

Doesn’t matter who it is. The moment the slap on an SDSU Jersey they get noodle arm syndrome 

Maybe. However, we've had some darn good seasons with noodle arm QBs.

The trick is to be able to pass well enough to keep the defense from putting 10 in the box. Last year we couldn't do that. I'm now optimistic that this year we'll be able to again.

[bigrobstercraws]

Why in God's name didn't we even offer Modster if this was the offense we were gonna run? He even went to a SD county juco.