For two years, I have been calling for the Texas Longhorns' offensive coaches to wake up and realize Vince Young has gone to Tennessee and he ain't coming back. The shotgun option attack the 'Horns employed for Young and running back Jamaal Charles was a thing of exquisite beauty. But it worked because of Young, not Charles.
Because the defense had to account for Young's incredible running skills, Charles found himself slicing and dicing opponents' defenses, despite running from a set that was not best suited to him. The shotgun option has Charles running parallel to the line of scrimmage rather than hitting the hole quickly and popping into the defensive secondary, where the speedburner's quick feet and blinding speed are most effective.
Now, Chip Brown of the Dallas Morning News quotes the Longhorns' quarterback, Colt McCoy, who, in effect, admits that I am a football genius and the Longhorns' offensive braintrust is neither brainy nor trustworthy:
"Jamaal's going to be fine. He knows he hasn't done as well, but we've got
to play to Jamaal's strengths," McCoy said. "I think we've got to get him up
inside a little bit more instead of running him sideways.
"We've got to spread him out and let him catch the ball. ... He knows
he can run the ball. He's just got to get his confidence back up."
Thank you very much.
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