Third Wiseman checked in with this report....
"During the off season, Ryan Day contracted with one of the top analytics companies in the world to do a breakdown of the OSU offense, defense and special teams.
The offensive report came in first and had a few notable recommendations that Ohio State has already started to implement as part of their game planning for 2020 and beyond.
The over-riding theme of the presentation centered on the fact that when OSU went "fast"--they performed at a significantly more efficient level than when they went "slow"(fast was defined as under 25 seconds--slow was over)
Reasons for that included things like the inability of the defense to make substitutions. The inability for the defense to set up correctly on the field. The inability of the defense to change or offer exotic looks etc etc
But it also included the breakdown of when Justin Fields was operating in "rhythm" and how his offensive efficiency was off the charts when he was allowed to operate at that speed. Footwork improved, his reads were better, velocity on throws all went up as a result. So the net/net was a thundering recommendation for OSU to endeavor to play "faster".
Now it one thing to just say "go fast"---its another thing to deal with the practical implications of that. In order to go faster you need to simplify your playbook, your line calls, your formations and get your players up to speed much quicker than you ordinarily would.
You also need to introduce deception into your going fast, and offer times when you change personnel--and other times when you want to give the "look" of a change, but you just go to the line and snap the ball. You saw a glimpse of this in the playoff game on the fourth and short where they appeared to be looking to the sideline--and instead snapped in on a QB sneak. That was all analytics--and expect that to play a huge role in the OSU attack this season.
They also discussed which sections of the field OSU was having success attacking, and which ones they weren't--which made for some very spirited discussions about what OSU needs to do in the upcoming season(cue the tight end discussion) They even spent a lot of time talking about running plays TOWARDS your own sideline in an effort to avoid having holding called on you(58% less holding calls than when you go to the opponent's sideline with everyone screaming "hold" at the refs)
SO much good stuff here...
more to come on defense and special teams...
"During the off season, Ryan Day contracted with one of the top analytics companies in the world to do a breakdown of the OSU offense, defense and special teams.
The offensive report came in first and had a few notable recommendations that Ohio State has already started to implement as part of their game planning for 2020 and beyond.
The over-riding theme of the presentation centered on the fact that when OSU went "fast"--they performed at a significantly more efficient level than when they went "slow"(fast was defined as under 25 seconds--slow was over)
Reasons for that included things like the inability of the defense to make substitutions. The inability for the defense to set up correctly on the field. The inability of the defense to change or offer exotic looks etc etc
But it also included the breakdown of when Justin Fields was operating in "rhythm" and how his offensive efficiency was off the charts when he was allowed to operate at that speed. Footwork improved, his reads were better, velocity on throws all went up as a result. So the net/net was a thundering recommendation for OSU to endeavor to play "faster".
Now it one thing to just say "go fast"---its another thing to deal with the practical implications of that. In order to go faster you need to simplify your playbook, your line calls, your formations and get your players up to speed much quicker than you ordinarily would.
You also need to introduce deception into your going fast, and offer times when you change personnel--and other times when you want to give the "look" of a change, but you just go to the line and snap the ball. You saw a glimpse of this in the playoff game on the fourth and short where they appeared to be looking to the sideline--and instead snapped in on a QB sneak. That was all analytics--and expect that to play a huge role in the OSU attack this season.
They also discussed which sections of the field OSU was having success attacking, and which ones they weren't--which made for some very spirited discussions about what OSU needs to do in the upcoming season(cue the tight end discussion) They even spent a lot of time talking about running plays TOWARDS your own sideline in an effort to avoid having holding called on you(58% less holding calls than when you go to the opponent's sideline with everyone screaming "hold" at the refs)
SO much good stuff here...
more to come on defense and special teams...
