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What if the proposed, much talked about, coaching changes come to fruition? What if Anae and Beck do sign on to Syracuse football? What happens next?
I think that it would be one of the most exciting, positive changes in a very long time especially if Anae is allowed to run the offensive program he and Beck have been at UVA.
These two coaches, led UVA and the ACC in yards-per-game (515.8) and passing yards-per-game (392.2), while finishing 4th in the conference in points-per-game (34.6).
IMO, if Anae is brought in to make his offensive scheme fit into a style created by Dino Babers’ and the limitations of Garrett Schrader, then it’s going to be another example of great potential wasted within the Syracuse football program, like Dino’s “Orange is the New Fast” campaign which became more like “Orange is the New Hurry to the Line and Stare at the Sideline”.
However, if these new offensive coaches are brought in and allowed to keep coaching the offense as they coached last year in Virginia, then there really is the potential for the offense to take a significant step forward quickly.
One big part of that means giving them the freedom to reach into the portal and pull a new starting QB into the program, if they believe that this is what is necessary to evolve Syracuse football’s “run because we can’t throw” offense into a “run and pass equally because we can do both” offense.
Maybe it can still be Shrader. Maybe Beck thinks he sees something that can elevate Shrader from an all run/no pass threat to a legit 50:50 dual-threat who can get the ball downfield consistently. But, I believe that if the opportunity to upgrade is there, we need to take it. The QB room isn't proven and we need someone who can run effectively and throw accurately all over the field.
As far as I know, this deal is far from done, but whoever comes in, let them run a program that is balanced, that thinks outside the box instead of running predictable plays over and over inside the box that the opponent expects. All-American Sean Tucker needs variety so he can run like he wants to, like we want him to and maybe not only All-American style in '22 but Heisman style as well.
I think that it would be one of the most exciting, positive changes in a very long time especially if Anae is allowed to run the offensive program he and Beck have been at UVA.
These two coaches, led UVA and the ACC in yards-per-game (515.8) and passing yards-per-game (392.2), while finishing 4th in the conference in points-per-game (34.6).
IMO, if Anae is brought in to make his offensive scheme fit into a style created by Dino Babers’ and the limitations of Garrett Schrader, then it’s going to be another example of great potential wasted within the Syracuse football program, like Dino’s “Orange is the New Fast” campaign which became more like “Orange is the New Hurry to the Line and Stare at the Sideline”.
However, if these new offensive coaches are brought in and allowed to keep coaching the offense as they coached last year in Virginia, then there really is the potential for the offense to take a significant step forward quickly.
One big part of that means giving them the freedom to reach into the portal and pull a new starting QB into the program, if they believe that this is what is necessary to evolve Syracuse football’s “run because we can’t throw” offense into a “run and pass equally because we can do both” offense.
Maybe it can still be Shrader. Maybe Beck thinks he sees something that can elevate Shrader from an all run/no pass threat to a legit 50:50 dual-threat who can get the ball downfield consistently. But, I believe that if the opportunity to upgrade is there, we need to take it. The QB room isn't proven and we need someone who can run effectively and throw accurately all over the field.
As far as I know, this deal is far from done, but whoever comes in, let them run a program that is balanced, that thinks outside the box instead of running predictable plays over and over inside the box that the opponent expects. All-American Sean Tucker needs variety so he can run like he wants to, like we want him to and maybe not only All-American style in '22 but Heisman style as well.