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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
FILM STUDY: THE SCHEMATIC HERITAGE OF OHIO STATE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR KEVIN WILSON
Long heralded as an innovator in his own right, Urban Meyer owes a great deal to those that came before him.
As any coach will tell you, it's rare to come up with a completely new concept in football's modern era. Rather, the new ideas we romanticize are often the brainchild of someone else.
Such is the case with the most successful 'guru' of spread offenses. Meyer, of course, has three national titles to his name, thanks in large part to a dominant attack that stretches a defense across the width of the field before pounding them inside with an inside running game that would've made Woody Hayes blush.
But although Meyer and his first staff at Bowling Green may have formalized their philosophy and style in the bowels of Doyt Perry Stadium throughout the winter of 2001, many of the signature concepts they'd include in their playbook came from valuable time spent with other coaches.
Much of Meyer's passing game can be traced to what John L. Smith and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan's 'one-back' offense was doing at the time in Louisville, while Clemson's then-offensive coordinator, Rich Rodriguez, was making the world spin with a new concept known as the 'zone read.' However, by then neither program had fully embodied what would become the spread offenses we now see at every level of the game the way Northwestern had. So, it should come as no surprise that Meyer also made the trip to learn from the Wildcats' head coach, Randy Walker, as he began developing his scheme.
There were a number of teams running shotgun formations with many receivers at the time, like Hal Mumme and Mike Leach's 'Air Raid' system, and a few collegiate programs were still running variations of the run-n-shoot, even though its popularity was fading. Those pass-happy systems were often capable of producing big points but lacked the balance needed to win on a consistent basis.
Instead, Walker and his right-hand man, Kevin Wilson, built an offense that still included all the same concepts as a 'traditional' offense, yet often adapted them to three and four receiver sets and an uptempo, no-huddle pace.
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ohio-state-offensive-coordinator-kevin-wilson
Long heralded as an innovator in his own right, Urban Meyer owes a great deal to those that came before him.
As any coach will tell you, it's rare to come up with a completely new concept in football's modern era. Rather, the new ideas we romanticize are often the brainchild of someone else.
Such is the case with the most successful 'guru' of spread offenses. Meyer, of course, has three national titles to his name, thanks in large part to a dominant attack that stretches a defense across the width of the field before pounding them inside with an inside running game that would've made Woody Hayes blush.
But although Meyer and his first staff at Bowling Green may have formalized their philosophy and style in the bowels of Doyt Perry Stadium throughout the winter of 2001, many of the signature concepts they'd include in their playbook came from valuable time spent with other coaches.
Much of Meyer's passing game can be traced to what John L. Smith and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan's 'one-back' offense was doing at the time in Louisville, while Clemson's then-offensive coordinator, Rich Rodriguez, was making the world spin with a new concept known as the 'zone read.' However, by then neither program had fully embodied what would become the spread offenses we now see at every level of the game the way Northwestern had. So, it should come as no surprise that Meyer also made the trip to learn from the Wildcats' head coach, Randy Walker, as he began developing his scheme.
There were a number of teams running shotgun formations with many receivers at the time, like Hal Mumme and Mike Leach's 'Air Raid' system, and a few collegiate programs were still running variations of the run-n-shoot, even though its popularity was fading. Those pass-happy systems were often capable of producing big points but lacked the balance needed to win on a consistent basis.
Instead, Walker and his right-hand man, Kevin Wilson, built an offense that still included all the same concepts as a 'traditional' offense, yet often adapted them to three and four receiver sets and an uptempo, no-huddle pace.
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ohio-state-offensive-coordinator-kevin-wilson
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
KEVIN WILSON'S APPOINTMENT AS TIGHT END COACH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL
Ohio State hired Kevin Wilson to replace Ed Warinner as both offensive coordinator and tight end coach. Fans care most about turnaround for an offense that seemed rudderless in important stretches and which suffered its first shutout loss in 23 seasons.
In other words, Ohio State fans care about the forest and not the trees. Wilson will be judged by the offense's overall output and consistency and less by the position (tight end) he will nominally coach as well.
However, fans should care about output at that position as well. It may have become a forgotten position for Meyer's program in the past two years even as J.T. Barrett privileged Marcus Baugh more than he did most of his other receiving options in 2016. Consider that Warinner's move from offensive line coach to tight end coach in 2016 may have indicated it was a lesser position that would have allowed Warinner to see the bigger picture as coordinator and play-caller. All occur even as Ohio State continues to recruit four-star tight end to the program.
Wilson's track record as tight end coach (2006-2010 for Oklahoma) and head coach (2011-2016 for Indiana) tell a mixed story of the production at tight end for Wilson's programs in the past ten years. His time at Oklahoma maps well with what tight ends were doing for Meyer-led programs at Florida. His time at Indiana looks less reassuring, though this might be a function of the kind of talent Indiana was able to get and who was able to avoid injuries.
Consider the table below, which compares the tight end production for both Kevin Wilson and Urban Meyer from 2006 to 2016, with an obvious gap year for Meyer in 2011. Both oversaw considerable production from their tight ends in what amounts to the start of their respective tenures as Oklahoma offensive coordinator and Florida head coach (even if Meyer started in 2005).
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...coach-provides-opportunity-for-major-overhaul
Ohio State hired Kevin Wilson to replace Ed Warinner as both offensive coordinator and tight end coach. Fans care most about turnaround for an offense that seemed rudderless in important stretches and which suffered its first shutout loss in 23 seasons.
In other words, Ohio State fans care about the forest and not the trees. Wilson will be judged by the offense's overall output and consistency and less by the position (tight end) he will nominally coach as well.
However, fans should care about output at that position as well. It may have become a forgotten position for Meyer's program in the past two years even as J.T. Barrett privileged Marcus Baugh more than he did most of his other receiving options in 2016. Consider that Warinner's move from offensive line coach to tight end coach in 2016 may have indicated it was a lesser position that would have allowed Warinner to see the bigger picture as coordinator and play-caller. All occur even as Ohio State continues to recruit four-star tight end to the program.
Wilson's track record as tight end coach (2006-2010 for Oklahoma) and head coach (2011-2016 for Indiana) tell a mixed story of the production at tight end for Wilson's programs in the past ten years. His time at Oklahoma maps well with what tight ends were doing for Meyer-led programs at Florida. His time at Indiana looks less reassuring, though this might be a function of the kind of talent Indiana was able to get and who was able to avoid injuries.
Consider the table below, which compares the tight end production for both Kevin Wilson and Urban Meyer from 2006 to 2016, with an obvious gap year for Meyer in 2011. Both oversaw considerable production from their tight ends in what amounts to the start of their respective tenures as Oklahoma offensive coordinator and Florida head coach (even if Meyer started in 2005).
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...coach-provides-opportunity-for-major-overhaul
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billmac91
Head Coach
Just wanted to reiterate how important I believe this hire to be.
Urban Meyer has never actually been an OC before, which is why I always feel it's imperative he has a stud in the booth. When he has to get his hands way too involved, the rest of the team suffers IMO.
The last 2 years Meyer has been in the ass of Beck and Warriner and that's not the way he wants to operate. Tom Herman had Meyers full trust and therefore the working relationship was what all involved wanted.
I don't think the last 2 years were pleasant for Warriner or Beck with the amount of hand-holding that Meyer had to do. It was bad.....and Meyer doesn't want to do that but when the results aren't there and it looks like a clusterfuck he needs more involvement....
He will have full trust in Wilson.....shit, Wilson and Gary Walker spent a summer teaching Meyer the intricacies of a spread power run. I just feel like Meyer will be better balanced in how he spends his time, and I think we as fans, will be much happier with how OSU attacks defenses (downhill run, mixed with play-action, mixed with misdirection).
Dis gon be good......
Urban Meyer has never actually been an OC before, which is why I always feel it's imperative he has a stud in the booth. When he has to get his hands way too involved, the rest of the team suffers IMO.
The last 2 years Meyer has been in the ass of Beck and Warriner and that's not the way he wants to operate. Tom Herman had Meyers full trust and therefore the working relationship was what all involved wanted.
I don't think the last 2 years were pleasant for Warriner or Beck with the amount of hand-holding that Meyer had to do. It was bad.....and Meyer doesn't want to do that but when the results aren't there and it looks like a clusterfuck he needs more involvement....
He will have full trust in Wilson.....shit, Wilson and Gary Walker spent a summer teaching Meyer the intricacies of a spread power run. I just feel like Meyer will be better balanced in how he spends his time, and I think we as fans, will be much happier with how OSU attacks defenses (downhill run, mixed with play-action, mixed with misdirection).
Dis gon be good......
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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
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Why OSU turned into a passing team with the limited passing skills- blocking, routes, hands, and yes, QB play- will irk me forever. What Wilson did with Tevin Coleman (speedster), Jordan Howard (all-around), and this year Devine Redding (heavy set)...just beautiful to me. Run sets up pass. Get back to that. Let's go.
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jebussmurf
All-American
I remember watching the Clemson game, counting 6 defenders in the box, and getting angry when JT threw a swing pass that was shut down. How Beck and Warinner managed to screw up an offense based on counting opposing defenders in the box is beyond me.
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
We played Clemson? Hmm. Weird. Don't recall. Is it 2017 season yet?
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
At first, I wan't too crazy about this hire. The (in the parlance of our time) "optics" were just bad coming so soon after IU whacked him. That being said, there's never been a whisper about that kind of shit going on in any of Urban's programs, and I do believe that control and monitoring policies that were put in place post-Tressel by Smith and the administration (see: Gibson, Torrance) are strong enough to override any coach's negative inclinations. If the IU stories are partially true, I don't particularly care for or like Wilson, but if he comes in for a year or two and unfucks our offense before taking another HC job, fine.
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