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Exactly. Yet some of our fans (who have never watched one of his teams play) will have you believe that his offense is only successful with mobile quarterbacks. QB runs are NOT a part of this offense.

Also, compare our stats for this season:

Pass Attempts
UT 477
UNC 441

Rush Attempts
UT 413
UNC 457

So, not only do they run the ball MORE than they pass, they also have a much better balance than our previous offense.

Are you deliberately missing his point 'Drizz? It says in the article that the QB is a 'threat' and is not expected to gash the defense with long runs. This allows for a QB that is not super mobile to function well in this offense. The point is that the so called Spread Offense has many variations and Fedora's is the most balanced. OcoeeRiverVol and I have been saying the same thing but not nearly as detailed as this. You're a smart guy so I would expect you to look at this with an open mind.

Bernard ran for 1,250 yards last year without Fedora so no, stats are very similar.

Fedora's offenses have always had very successful rushing attacks with his RBs.. they put up a lot of yards. The question is whether or not they could do it against SEC defenses.. To answer that, I look at how spread offenses have done in the SEC.. With a dual-threat QB (Johnny Football/Tebow/Newton), they've done pretty well. Without a dual-threat QB (Brantley, Frazier, Russell), they've struggled. The added dimension of run OR pass from the QB opens things up enough that the RBs run wild. Without the extra dimension, the spread hasn't been successful in the SEC.

I think that at a place like Tennessee, Fedora would be able to recruit the right QB for his system more times than not. There would be years where our offense just doesn't work against quality opponents, but with the right QB I think his offense would work well.

UNC was 76th in rushing last year, 36th this year. Also, 53rd in total offense last year, 15th this year (5 ahead of the Vols).

Definitely different stats for the team.

I'm not arguing his offense wouldn't succeed. Never said that. I just said Fedora wasn't the reason for Bernards stats, guy is a stud. Offense doesn't win in this league though, look at the teams below...

Georgia
Florida
Bama

Smashmouth offenses, good defenses. It's the recipe for success in this league.

I don't know that I agree. UNC had immediate success. Not elite success, but 8-4 with their first winning ACC record in 11 years isn't bad. They also lost three games by a total of nine points & were competitive in every game.

I know that our schedule isn't easy next year, but I think with our OL/RBs, we can move the ball offensively. Worley/Peterman will do well in this system as well. So we could have a decent offense, and if we hire a competent coordinator, no reason we can't go 7-5/8-4. Getting Auburn at home should help us.

Texas A&M and UCLA are great examples of what a big difference coaching can make.

I asked this question the other day about the multiple spread and got pooh poohed on. Everybody is negative about it saying it won't work in SEC. It is the new wave in college and speed to the edges and power with speed in the middle. Using a mobile QB not one that is expected to run every play. Just be mobile enough to stay out of trouble.

The key isn't the offense, it's the defense. Our most important hire is our defensive coordinator.

That all depends on Peterman and maybe Trubisky IMO. I think Pig and Neal would be superstars in Fedora's offense.

They have done nothing. Very good would be Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry. Good would be Ace Sanders and Bruce Ellington. Average AT BEST are our returning WR's... I love Pig Howard but he's not a #1, never will be, he's to small. He's a Percy Harvin type, quick passes, swing passes, reverses. Going to be a really good player but everybody you mentioned is unproven and has shown nothing, particularly in the SEC

I know but how can you call them Very good? It should say a major question mark.