Mr. T-Rodge, let me give you a better answer.
Isn't the 'fact' that we are not a power running team exactly why we should run power stuff occasionally? Because we'll catch the oppo off guard if we do switch it up by going power on 'em, thereby gaining huge advantage.
Example: Back ago, the Browns qb (Kosar, I think) handed off to the running back who took a step to the line, turned back and pitched it back to Kosar who threw long to a receiver who was 15 yards open, td. When did a certain person in a very crowded-with-Browns-fans Sunday morning. bar on the westside of L.A. jump up and yell "Touchdown!"? As soon as the running back turned back and began to pitch it back to Kosar. It was so obvious that this play which the Browns had never run would catch the defense off-guard.
Didn't we used to be so tough to defend because we ran the triple option for which teams couldn't be game-speed ready for because they'd never actually been hit with it? (Not saying we should go option--well, a little. Just saying that it is silly to ignore possibilities.)
A slow ball is meat to a major league slugger. But isn't a pitcher quite effective by throwing the occasional change-up to catch the power-hitters off guard?
Wow, where to start on this one.... First of all, I do appreciate your opinion and fanhood. But your football savvy really needs to be brought up to date.
We don't have the personnel to run a power game, that is a fact. There isn't a fullback on OUr roster, this makes running a power game almost impossible. And what kind of a HUGE advantage are we going to gain from switching into a formation that OUr players aren't familiar with running? Like the opposing defense isnt going to notice that we are in the I formation and audible, yeah the defense can audible too, to move 10 people into "the box", therefor prolly stuffing OUr butts at the line of scrimmage.
Ok, on to the next one.... Are you really going to reference a flea-flicker in the mid 80's as support for launching a power game. C'mon man... this is beyond a reach, even for you.
I'm all for gadget plays that help keep the D guessing. But this really has nothing to do with a power game. I was all for having two QBs on the field last year. I loved the TD that Boo caught, but we never went back to it. We really failed at utilizing OUr QB situation last year. I believe two QB's, one that can run like a horse, on the field at the same time is one of the best ways to keep a defense guessing. As opposed from attempting to just create a power game out of thin air...
Now for your triple option thoughts, yeah we were so hard to defend during those days that we didn't have one bowl game or conference championship. Off the top of my head, I think we had like one winning season running the triple option, under Grobe and Knorr combined. So, no the triple option is simply not an option and we were NOT that tough to defend. If we were, we would still be running it today.
Finally, how the heck are you gonna compare a pitcher to a football team's defense? I understand your point, but you're gonna need some better, or even relative, evidence to support you claims.
Dude, I understand that you're a big supporter of a power running game. But, that simply isn't the direction OUr program is headed. So why do you keep berating us with these posts calling for BIG MANZ and 400lb running backs? I'll trade 20-40lbs for a faster, more explosive, more mobile running back any day. And given OUr recent recruiting classes, I believe the coaching staff would do the same...
Please snapback from the 80's and realize that OHIO Football will prolly never run a power attack again. The power game, in college football, is simply a style of the past and has basically gone extinct. The game has changed, its time to adapt Monroe.