OC Arthur Smith (Official Thread)
- By Jaxbuck
- Buckeye Football
- 460 Replies
I think tempo and efficiency are two different things but it’s not even close to the time of the year to start this conversation again.I was actually on correct side of Patricia hire….i liked it as long as he utilized Caleb Downs in a way that allowed him to play close to LOS….which he nailed.
I’m nervous on this one though…..there’s (2) thoughts when it comes to offense, and the correct thought is likely a blend of those (2). I feel like Arthur really leans into ball control, heavy run, and is known to take the air out of the football.
Ryan Day had this “weird” character change where he went from ultra aggressive to ultra conservative….like, obviously someone had a serious sit-down with him and explained data and why he was wrong to go for it on 4th and 4 all the time…
Anyways, I don’t love ultra-conservative Ryan Day….being the slowest team in the country is weird with the weapons we have. I think it’s criminal. We also don’t need to be crazy running no-huddle all the time….but there are moments it’d be nice to put the defense in a bind.
I think A. Smith leans heavily towards a conservative, ball control offense though. We’ll be OK, I just don’t think we’ll be elite. And there will be games where we wish the offense would just be a bit more aggressive and uptempo.
I hope I’m wrong….JMO.

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