waving monkey
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As a group, Cowboys fans are interesting creatures. There is a very vocal segment of the fanbase that cannot stand Jason Garrett's offensive philosophy; they believe it is stale, outdated, and that the league has figured it out. And what really infuriates the fans is the offense's tendency to run the play-clock all the way down before snapping the ball.
Yet there is an equally vocal segment of the fanbase that mocks Chip Kelly's offensive philosophy. They call it a gimmick, based on trickery, and say it is only a matter of time until the league figures it out. What really infuriates the fans is his offense's tendency to hurry up and snap the ball.
Neither of these is true. I have written about Garrett's offense here, and Coach Gary has done a great job highlighting what Chip Kelly does here, here, here, here, and here (Coach knows a lot about football!).
The Overview
I don't want to rehash everything that's already been written, but a quick overview is in order. Jason Garrett and Scott Linehan, both run similar versions of the old Air Coryell system. There are a ton of variations of the Air Coryell, but the overall philosophy revolves around a strong running game and deep shots down the field. Coaches use motion to attempt to put their players in favorable matchups.
Chip Kelly on the other hand uses a hurry up spread offense (no he does not run a read-option. He will run read-option plays, but that is not the basis of his system). As the name implies, this offense is predicated on spreading the defense wide and getting offensive players in one-on-one matchups in space. Kelly also loves misdirection, getting the defense moving one way and having the play go another.
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014/12/17/7407661/a-look-at-pace-chip-kelly-vs-jason-garrett
Yet there is an equally vocal segment of the fanbase that mocks Chip Kelly's offensive philosophy. They call it a gimmick, based on trickery, and say it is only a matter of time until the league figures it out. What really infuriates the fans is his offense's tendency to hurry up and snap the ball.
Neither of these is true. I have written about Garrett's offense here, and Coach Gary has done a great job highlighting what Chip Kelly does here, here, here, here, and here (Coach knows a lot about football!).
The Overview
I don't want to rehash everything that's already been written, but a quick overview is in order. Jason Garrett and Scott Linehan, both run similar versions of the old Air Coryell system. There are a ton of variations of the Air Coryell, but the overall philosophy revolves around a strong running game and deep shots down the field. Coaches use motion to attempt to put their players in favorable matchups.
Chip Kelly on the other hand uses a hurry up spread offense (no he does not run a read-option. He will run read-option plays, but that is not the basis of his system). As the name implies, this offense is predicated on spreading the defense wide and getting offensive players in one-on-one matchups in space. Kelly also loves misdirection, getting the defense moving one way and having the play go another.
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014/12/17/7407661/a-look-at-pace-chip-kelly-vs-jason-garrett
