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[QUOTE="Fjoinkay, post: 36941, member: 604"]
Yes. Every offense requires execution, and the QB position is always asked to do a lot. And I agree that Nassib understands the offense, and he struggles to execute including making decisions, handling blitzing pressure and moving around the pocket and buying time. I recall before the Rutgers game a quote from a Rutgers defender saying SU has a good QB- they ask the QB to do a lot. I'm nowhere close to an expert on offensive schemes, but I trust that HCDM knows what he is talking about when he says the SU offense demands offensive execution whereas many college offenses spread the defense and force the defense to execute.

The question that pops into my mind is does SU begin to mix it up (probably not, but I can hope)? I wondered the same thing last year, and SU just ran the ball more with DC3. The offense this year is healthy with more depth at most positions, more speed and 2 bye weeks. If HCDM does decide to mix it up, then I wonder what that would look like. Either way, the emphasis on competition in practice this week and for the game is a good sign. I wonder if HCDM is at a point where he's decided to show more trust and allow his players to play-which would be ironic coming off the disastrous turnovers last week. I personally loved the way the offense looked at the end of 2009, but I may have just been impressed with the transformation that Paulus underwent. At the end of the season he looked like a college QB.
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