He is sitting in his office on the third floor of crumbling Bohler Gym while a December snowstorm blows outside his one small window. The original Elway stuff is the lettuce. I guess I'm the house dressing. Like the option, the one-back is an ideal offense for teams with modest talent. Linemen don't have to be drive-blocking behemoths.
Passes are thrown quickly, runs break off natural seams rather than pancakes.
Arizona State beat the Cougars by twice blitzing straight up the middle, a huge risk that momentarily confused Washington State's offensive line and forced quarterback Ryan Leaf into two fumbles, both of which were returned for touchdowns. Read the secondary and throw to where the fewest defenders are. It will all be very new to Michigan. The Wolverines will have to figure out how to cover the Cougars' two slot receivers, Kevin McKenzie and Shawn Tims, who together caught 76 passes. The fact is, Michigan is going to have to be in nickel or dime most of the time, which it hasn't been all year.