🏈 Could we be looking at a new offensive style next year ?

[Southern Bama]

With McCarron leaving....along with Nuss...coupled with the emergence of the HUNH offenses....is this something we may see ? Maybe not a true HUNH, but some "hybrid" approach maybe ? Quicker play calling, maybe not so vanilla in nature.....an overall increase in tempo.

 

[planomateo]

Bubble screens

I think Saban's been talking about more recently, pretty sure he's been dropping hints throughout the season.

 

[TerryP]

Bubble screens

I think Saban's been talking about more recently, pretty sure he's been dropping hints throughout the season.

People have been making that a joke...but think about what we could have done if we'd used some bubble screens with our RB's and WR's this season. We certainly didn't get the ball to them in space like we've done in the past.

 

[sean]

just imagine what we could do with the triple option.

 

[psychojoe]

I think a lot depends on who is the qb coming out of the spring.. If it is Sims, I expect some designed runs in the package. If it is one of the others, history points to a game manager approach. Run game emphasis and play action passing.

 

[JoshB]

I would suggest if we see ANY HUNH it will be more of a hybrid. We know they've already been playing with the read option some since we've seen Sims running it for the past two years. I honestly would like to see some form of a package just for Sims if he doesn't outright win the starting job, even if its just as a change of pace or to see if he could get a hot hand in it. Whoever the QB is isnt going to be asked to do a ton in the passing game next year, obviously, but this could give us a chance to make sure teams cant just load up the box to stop the conventional run. Give them something else to look at.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

I dont really care about the HUNH offense. I would rather them find the fix on defense for it than worry about doing it.

 

[tidentrue]

I dont really care about the HUNH offense. I would rather them find the fix on defense for it than worry about doing it.

hell yeah. beat me to it...don't want to flatter the bast@#$%s

 

[JoshB]

The reality of the matter is that the HUNH plays into the offenses hands so much that its gonna be hard to figure something out consistently. I mean the rules already are slanting toward offenses, the referee's hurry everything up on the field for the offense. The offense dictates everything, Alabama wants to read a formation and figure out the best defense for that formation. They cant do that if the offense gets to the line quickly and snaps it immediately. I think that in itself is a bit on the edge rules wise, there is no way everyone is set when they snap the ball the times they sprint to the line and immediately snap the ball. Throw in things like offensive linemen blatantly running down the field during Auburn (and other offenses similar) option passes and no flags are thrown. Things just seem to be slanting more and more towards offenses.

I have no doubt at some point someone will figure something out to at least slow it down and I would bet that person will be Nicholas Saban, but until then implementing some form of a package to utilize those types of advantages could be helpful. Though the best defense for those offenses will ALWAYS be a slow, methodical, pounding defense. The problem there, though, is if you need to score quickly late you're not really built for it or built for a comeback.

 

[MissingRing]

Could it be that adopting the HUNH (or some hybrid version of it) would help us on defense too, given that the defense would continually practice against that style of offense throughout the year?

 

[RollllTide!]

I dont really care about the HUNH offense. I would rather them find the fix on defense for it than worry about doing it.

Defence wins championships. It doesn't matter what the offence does, if we have a defence that will stop the HUNH offence we will prevail.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Don't look for any major changes. If a guy like Chad Morris had been brought in, it would indicate that changes were probably in order. Our roster and recruiting are geared towards our Pro-Style offense. I also doubt Saban is going to dive into the HUNH pool. Up tempo? He has basically said that is a possibility. As for what Kiffin brings, it pretty much meshes with what we do, and what Saban is going to want him to do. Will there be wrinkles, like when McElwain incorporated the Pistol? Probably, but I very, very seriously doubt we are gong to see wholesale change with the offensive philosophy. It's likely going to be more about getting the ball into the playmaker's hands, at appropriate times. Example: I would imagine we will see OJ Howard become a bigger weapon.

 

[JoshB]

Could it be that adopting the HUNH (or some hybrid version of it) would help us on defense too, given that the defense would continually practice against that style of offense throughout the year?

I dont think so, you dont see very many hurry up teams with great defenses. Some have alot of talent but still give up alot of points and its a product of the offense. When you score so quick or go three in and out (which happens alot too if those offenses arent clicking) you put a massive strain on the defense.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I dont think so, you dont see very many hurry up teams with great defenses. Some have alot of talent but still give up alot of points and its a product of the offense. When you score so quick or go three in and out (which happens alot too if those offenses arent clicking) you put a massive strain on the defense.

And the substitution problems would still exist.

 

[Ump]

could it be that adopting the hunh (or some hybrid version of it) would help us on defense too, given that the defense would continually practice against that style of offense throughout the year?

bingo !!

 

[ElephantStomp]

We will take on some sort of the HUNH. How much? I've no idea, but we will take on variation of it, Saban has said as much. We will still run a pro style offense in some form, but we will be running a variation of the fast tempo offense.

Whether we run full out HUNH or some variation our defense will be good, no Saban team has had a bad defense and he isn't going to all of a sudden start now just because a change of offensive schemes.

 

[TerryP]

Could it be that adopting the HUNH (or some hybrid version of it) would help us on defense too, given that the defense would continually practice against that style of offense throughout the year?

I dont think so, you dont see very many hurry up teams with great defenses. Some have alot of talent but still give up alot of points and its a product of the offense. When you score so quick or go three in and out (which happens alot too if those offenses arent clicking) you put a massive strain on the defense.

I see it as going much deeper than what Bird's touched on.

Consider a practice session. You've got the defense working against the 1's, as we do often, and the offense is running a HUNH scheme. The staff sees a mistake the defense makes. What are they supposed to do at that point?

Normally you'd see the staff stop the play for a minute, go over the mistakes and corrections with the defense, and then proceed. You can't do that when the offense is running a HUNH. If you've just stopped the practice to teach you've also stopped the offense. So technically, you're not coaching against a HUNH.

All we know is this. Saban said he's interested in speeding up the pace of play. He didn't say he was interested in going to a spread offense, a zone read, a HUNH, or anything like that. He's only said he wants to speed up the pace.

What will that look like? I wonder if fans will even get a glimpse of it in spring camp. It's probably a question we won't see the answer for until the fall.

 

[bcracker]

My prediction is Saban will incorporate some form of up-tempo offense.

 

[bamanaf]

Before long football will look like a hockey game. Hurry go hurry go go go go..

 

['65 Cobra]

It doesn't have to be a Gus Bus style HUNH triple option kind of deal. We could be moving more towards a hurry up/no huddle pro style offense. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if it were similar to what the Buffalo Bills ran so successfully in the 90s. We have a tremendous amount of offensive talent - need to use all of it.