Read what Sarkisian mentioned he learned from Saban, it's simple but for an experienced guy at multiple P5 and NFL levels, its interesting to hear. For those unaware of Sarkisian's resume: USC and Raiders (QB coach), Washington and USC (HC), Alabama and Atlanta Falcons (OC) and 2021 Texas (HC).
“I think now having spent some time in the National Football League and having spent obviously the last two years with Coach Saban here in Alabama, you realize the value in the staff and why you hire such a good staff is to put people in place to do what you’re asking them to do what they’re hired to do,” Sarkisian said. “And in turn, I think that takes some of the burden off of your shoulders as the head coach and allows you to manage people and not overreact to some of the other things that are going on and allow those people to do what they do.”
#1 - I think Brohm hasn't learned those lessons completely and I think that's a potential growth area for him.
#2 Also, watching the Ohio State / Clemson game, the Ole Miss/Indiana game, along with other bowl games or even the Peyton Manning Colts, something I'm thinking about is how slow Purdue's offense is from play to play. While we can question the merits of Ohio State's offense / Clemson's defense or Ole Miss's offense / Indiana's defense or players, opt outs/injuries, strategy, recruiting, etc, the fact is those offenses didn't constantly let the defense get comfortable and in some cases, the defense was not even in position or confused on assignments.
#2 - I would like to see a quicker play to play strategy, I think we play into defenses sometimes by our pace or tempo.
For fun, here is Ole Miss's noteworthy offensive performances this year:
vs. #5 Florida 35 points, (L)
@ Kentucky 42 points, (W)
vs. #2 Alabama 48 points, (L)
@ Vanderbilt 54 points, (W)
vs. South Carolina 59 points, (W)
@ LSU 48 points, (L)
“I think now having spent some time in the National Football League and having spent obviously the last two years with Coach Saban here in Alabama, you realize the value in the staff and why you hire such a good staff is to put people in place to do what you’re asking them to do what they’re hired to do,” Sarkisian said. “And in turn, I think that takes some of the burden off of your shoulders as the head coach and allows you to manage people and not overreact to some of the other things that are going on and allow those people to do what they do.”
#1 - I think Brohm hasn't learned those lessons completely and I think that's a potential growth area for him.
#2 Also, watching the Ohio State / Clemson game, the Ole Miss/Indiana game, along with other bowl games or even the Peyton Manning Colts, something I'm thinking about is how slow Purdue's offense is from play to play. While we can question the merits of Ohio State's offense / Clemson's defense or Ole Miss's offense / Indiana's defense or players, opt outs/injuries, strategy, recruiting, etc, the fact is those offenses didn't constantly let the defense get comfortable and in some cases, the defense was not even in position or confused on assignments.
#2 - I would like to see a quicker play to play strategy, I think we play into defenses sometimes by our pace or tempo.
For fun, here is Ole Miss's noteworthy offensive performances this year:
vs. #5 Florida 35 points, (L)
@ Kentucky 42 points, (W)
vs. #2 Alabama 48 points, (L)
@ Vanderbilt 54 points, (W)
vs. South Carolina 59 points, (W)
@ LSU 48 points, (L)