And this is what concerns me. Wanting to talk to "NFL guys" instead of college guys. The 2 games are so different. You could get away talking to NFL guys if we had NFL talent at the skill positions on Offense...
Have to agree, Tommy's biggest problem is that he's trying to play an NFL game on a college field. He doesn't need to be looking at the NFL or talking with NFL coaches, he needs to be watching film of college football's best offenses for inspiration.
He's way too pragmatic, too focused on scheme. He seems to think that if everybody runs it as he's designed it the offense will have success. And he puts the guys on the field who he trusts to run his designs best. Probably why we don't see players like Tobias more.
The trouble is, the college game is different than the NFL. You don't have to scan the D so much to beat it on a given play. You don't have to focus so much on out-thinking the coaches on the other side. Sometimes in college ball you just need your athletes to go do their thing. Sometimes you line it up and do what you know the D knows you're gonna do and just do it. And sometimes, momentum alone can get you a big play.
The point is, college football doesn't have to be so intellectual or complicated. It really feels like the more adversity our O sees on the field, the deeper Rees digs in, and the more complicated and fancy his schemes become. Like he's in his own head and the more pressure he's feeling from outside, the more he leans into his play designs and everything seems to be getting more and more cute and complicated.
The O, just like the D, needs to simplify. Just because we have smart guys on the team doesn't mean they can handle that needless complication. Rees needs to cut his playbook in half.
