CHICAGO -- The trickery in Purdue's playbook will not a one-year wonder.
Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said Monday in Chicago that he'd like to see his team "hit over 50" trick plays in the upcoming 2018 season. In what could be on offense or special teams, Brohm would like to see his program actually dial up more aggressive calls as he and his staff enter year two with the Boilermakers program.
"I would like to think we could hit over 50 (trick plays) if we could,” Brohm said at Big Ten football media day in Chicago. “Each week is different. If they’re working, we’ll call them. If they’re not, they may be not dialed up as much.”
For all the math majors out there, if Purdue were to return to make it to back-to-back bowl games for the first time since 2011-12, that would mean Brohm estimates to running three to four gadget plays per game.
Whether it be similar to the reverse flea-flicker pass play that went for a 62-yard touchdown pass against Ohio in the home opener, a throw-back pass to quarterback David Blough, the hidden ball runn play against Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl or the two completed passes by punter Joe Schopper, Purdue will continue to practice and invent new trick plays.
"You need some new wrinkles and I think we need some new wrinkles. We've utilized a few things a whole lot and they've worked at times. Any new wrinkle we can get would be beneficial," Brohm said. "The thing about (trick plays) is once you run it, it's on the record, it's on tape for everybody to see. Now, you can always have different options or ways of doing the same trick play but from that moment on, you know it can't be a complete surprise anymore."
Schopper, who was named to the 2018 Ray Guy Award watch list Wednesday morning, completed a pair of 22-yard passes (at Northwestern and vs. Indiana) and a 13-yard run at Rutgers to extend drives last season in addition to averaging 40.5 yards per punt.
Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said Monday in Chicago that he'd like to see his team "hit over 50" trick plays in the upcoming 2018 season. In what could be on offense or special teams, Brohm would like to see his program actually dial up more aggressive calls as he and his staff enter year two with the Boilermakers program.
"I would like to think we could hit over 50 (trick plays) if we could,” Brohm said at Big Ten football media day in Chicago. “Each week is different. If they’re working, we’ll call them. If they’re not, they may be not dialed up as much.”
For all the math majors out there, if Purdue were to return to make it to back-to-back bowl games for the first time since 2011-12, that would mean Brohm estimates to running three to four gadget plays per game.
Whether it be similar to the reverse flea-flicker pass play that went for a 62-yard touchdown pass against Ohio in the home opener, a throw-back pass to quarterback David Blough, the hidden ball runn play against Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl or the two completed passes by punter Joe Schopper, Purdue will continue to practice and invent new trick plays.
"You need some new wrinkles and I think we need some new wrinkles. We've utilized a few things a whole lot and they've worked at times. Any new wrinkle we can get would be beneficial," Brohm said. "The thing about (trick plays) is once you run it, it's on the record, it's on tape for everybody to see. Now, you can always have different options or ways of doing the same trick play but from that moment on, you know it can't be a complete surprise anymore."
Schopper, who was named to the 2018 Ray Guy Award watch list Wednesday morning, completed a pair of 22-yard passes (at Northwestern and vs. Indiana) and a 13-yard run at Rutgers to extend drives last season in addition to averaging 40.5 yards per punt.
