Oh yeah, we tried. Power package. Against USF. It failed miserably.

Good to see you here Milfy!

I’m with you on your analysis of the goal line. Just line it up with your big uglies and don’t just fancy, there’s no room.

I might be imagining this, but I seem to remember Kelly also using one package in which we had an extra O-lineman line up as a FB. The exact play escapes me though. That would be another nice goal line wrinkle.

I’m not a huge fan of running that counter near the goal line, or of running outside zone or inside zone from the shotgun down there as well. Slow developing plays where you’re pulling lineman and/or trying to run wide is susceptible to penetration, which is a lot easier to get near the goal line when you can put 7 or 8 in the box and play cover 0 or cover 1. In short, as Frank notes above, those run plays out of shotgun work so well in between the 20s because defenses have to respect our ability to spread them out as well as attack them vertically.

Count me as someone who would prefer to see a little more of this near the goal line: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6955009

Of course, we need more than 2 healthy TEs to be able to run that =D

I think that’s about right

Wasn’t Kamara a pretty good blocker? If I recall, he was a much better run blocker than pass catcher. Perhaps I am thinking of his senior year under coach Kelly, though.

Just kidding Tex, looking forward to reading more insight from you in the future

Well, if other coaches can’t see this on film, and need to come here, I need to start applying for coaching jobs! 🙂

We also had some serious holes on the offensive line as well. That sure as hell didn’t help matters easier, especially at the end of his tenure.