How Mississippi State makes you wrong
I don't know if this was posted earlier, but we were discussing it in another thread which I can't find now either.
I will put it here. Some were questioning why the receivers always run 9s and why that's all Franks was throwing.
"For the receivers, the outside guys are primarily either blocking or running vertical routes down the field."
There's your answer, kind of. A full playbook is listed below and you will see that the route selection is usually controlled by the defensive set. This was actually easily seen when Mullinz was here before. They'd line up five wide, count the box, if they had low numbers, motion a receiver into the backfield and run it. Or when the commentator (I forget his name) counted the box on one play and said Franks would be required to run a QB draw. BTW, if the color analyst knew this, you can bet the other defensive coordinators do as well.
"The line needs to be mobile to execute Mullen's zone blocking schemes, but needn't be great at pass protection."
This part is also interesting. Does it sound like our line? It's just the opposite of what Mac was recruiting, big strong dudes for a power offense and pass blocking.
"Mullen's offense throws the ball primarily with either play-action or from spread sets in which the QB can move around....The quarterback needs to be fast, smart, and tough enough to understand and operate the whole offense. Players like Prescott or Tim Tebow, who are above all tough and versatile, are more likely to excel than players with a few elite skills or drop-back acumen."
This really describes none of our QBs, Trash isn't fast, can't run and is a mediocre passer. EJ looks like a freshman. FF we know well by now. It is what it is.
Here is a full playbook if you are into this:
Spread Offense
http://www.footballxos.com/download/utah-spread-offense-urban-meyer-ppt/?wpdmdl=4098&ind=0