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If the Muschamp era taught us anything ... and perhaps it didn't ... it's that the OC primarily executes the offense that the HC wants.Gator Fever;n244365 said:Yep he was the OC and Nuss is our OC now and Nuss being the actual OC now has me a little nervous because that is 100% his style to play conservative type ball where the run game has to be humming along good for the passing game to work.
If the HC wants the OC's offense, which sometimes happens if the HC is primarily a defensive guy, then the OC may have have a relatively free hand. But I can't think of a case where that's happened when the HC also comes from an offensive background. The HC will pick an OC who he believes is compatible and capable of running the offense the HC wants. Certainly if the working relationship is good the OC will have much input, but it will still fundamentally be the HC's offensive scheme and strategy.
According to this reasoning, Nuss is here precisely because McElwain believes Nuss will effectively run McElwain's offense.
I do believe that McElwain is sharper than the previous regime in recognizing what the team's physical talents and skills, and getting as close to "his offense" this year as possible. He won't try three plays and then revert to "run up the middle" on every play for the rest of the game because they've run out of ideas. We may not see the full-glory of McElwain's offense this year, but we should see much of it.