The the major styles of criticism I've seen about our offense is that it's too predictable versus it's too complicated for the kids to learn.
Can somebody please explain to me how both can be true?
If the plays are obvious from a fan or defensive standpoint, then how are our kids messing up the plays? Wouldn't an obvious play at least have the virtue of being understood by the players executing it?
If the playbook is truly too complicated for young players to understand (MSU said we had 40 different looks in the first half alone), then how would it be that the defense knows what's about to happen if half the offense doesn't even know themselves?
Just trying to understand how both criticisms can be true simultaneously. Unless I'm missing something, it seems to me it's an either/or thing, not both.
Or is it jack of all trades master of none? Kids spend so much time learning the very basic essentials of a huge number of plays, but never master the nuances of each one and thus make either small mistakes which blow up a play or don't have time to learn how to mask the play or sell misdirection?
Can somebody please explain to me how both can be true?
If the plays are obvious from a fan or defensive standpoint, then how are our kids messing up the plays? Wouldn't an obvious play at least have the virtue of being understood by the players executing it?
If the playbook is truly too complicated for young players to understand (MSU said we had 40 different looks in the first half alone), then how would it be that the defense knows what's about to happen if half the offense doesn't even know themselves?
Just trying to understand how both criticisms can be true simultaneously. Unless I'm missing something, it seems to me it's an either/or thing, not both.
Or is it jack of all trades master of none? Kids spend so much time learning the very basic essentials of a huge number of plays, but never master the nuances of each one and thus make either small mistakes which blow up a play or don't have time to learn how to mask the play or sell misdirection?
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