Comments on: Jones perseveres http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/zips/2006/10/jones-perseveres/ A Zips perspective from a University of Akron student, fan and sports journalist. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mike http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/zips/2006/10/jones-perseveres/#comment-708 Mike Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:20:13 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/zips/?p=581#comment-708 Brian, Thanks for your thoughtful post. Dan and I both understand you can't change an offense overnight. It's not really reasonable for the Zips to do it in the middle of a season either. It was more of an observation that a spread offense might best utilitze Akron's personnel. I don't agree completely, but I see his point. Brian,

Thanks for your thoughtful post.

Dan and I both understand you can't change an offense overnight. It's not really reasonable for the Zips to do it in the middle of a season either.

It was more of an observation that a spread offense might best utilitze Akron's personnel. I don't agree completely, but I see his point.

]]> By: Brian http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/zips/2006/10/jones-perseveres/#comment-707 Brian Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:27:13 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/zips/?p=581#comment-707 Mike, I read your blog on a daily basis and I have commented on it before. I also know that your the editor of the buchtelite and Dan Kadar is the sports editor. I have a problem with what he wrote in tuesdays paper, and i think you should have a problem with it too. Being the sports editor he should know the basics of football. This is not Madden or NCAA football where you can change the offense just by picking a new play book. We have developed this offense over the past three seasons here at Akron. It is not something that can be dumped in the middle of a season for a spread option. There are many hours of preparation from the coaches and the players to learn everything in this complicated offense that Coach Brookhart and his staff have brought to Akron. Kadar makes it sound like our offense doesn't use motion and doesn't check at the line for the best possible plays. Both of these statements are false. Getsy is allowed to make many adjustments at the line of scrimmage as he sees fit for the defensive scheme and we also use motion before the play on a lot of different sets. Another comment that he makes is that our tight ends would not be missed. Granted they dont get the ball thrown there way very often, but they are used a lot for protection, decoy routes, and for dump off when Getsy is being pressured. Was this offense not productive and exciting the first two seasons Coach Brookhart was here? This year i will agree it has fallen off a little bit, but it still can get the job done when needed and provide excitement for the fans. I feel that as a sports editor Mr. Kadar should know more about an offense of a Division 1A football program. The coaches cannot change offenses from week to week. Please, next time have him do a little more research into what he is writting about. Thanks for listening to my concerns, Brian Mike, I read your blog on a daily basis and I have commented on it before. I also know that your the editor of the buchtelite and Dan Kadar is the sports editor. I have a problem with what he wrote in tuesdays paper, and i think you should have a problem with it too. Being the sports editor he should know the basics of football. This is not Madden or NCAA football where you can change the offense just by picking a new play book. We have developed this offense over the past three seasons here at Akron. It is not something that can be dumped in the middle of a season for a spread option. There are many hours of preparation from the coaches and the players to learn everything in this complicated offense that Coach Brookhart and his staff have brought to Akron.

Kadar makes it sound like our offense doesn't use motion and doesn't check at the line for the best possible plays. Both of these statements are false. Getsy is allowed to make many adjustments at the line of scrimmage as he sees fit for the defensive scheme and we also use motion before the play on a lot of different sets.

Another comment that he makes is that our tight ends would not be missed. Granted they dont get the ball thrown there way very often, but they are used a lot for protection, decoy routes, and for dump off when Getsy is being pressured.

Was this offense not productive and exciting the first two seasons Coach Brookhart was here? This year i will agree it has fallen off a little bit, but it still can get the job done when needed and provide excitement for the fans.

I feel that as a sports editor Mr. Kadar should know more about an offense of a Division 1A football program. The coaches cannot change offenses from week to week. Please, next time have him do a little more research into what he is writting about.

Thanks for listening to my concerns,

Brian

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