2025 Offense Outlook

[iaafan]

My clearest impression of Starbucks so far is that he adapts scheme to players, not the other way around.

Agree, and of course the fundamental concept won't change, at least as long as Vigen is here - which is a laser focus on running the ball and stopping the run. That doesn't mean we can't see more passing game, and possibly a dynamic passing game - especially if we have a QB that throws a better ball than Tommy.

Odds are good that we won't have a QB that runs as well as Tommy (or Chambers), so developing a passer to make up for that is probably a big goal.

[catatac]

My clearest impression of Starbucks so far is that he adapts scheme to players, not the other way around.

Agree, and of course the fundamental concept won't change, at least as long as Vigen is here - which is a laser focus on running the ball and stopping the run. That doesn't mean we can't see more passing game, and possibly a dynamic passing game - especially if we have a QB that throws a better ball than Tommy.

Odds are good that we won't have a QB that runs as well as Tommy (or Chambers), so developing a passer to make up for that is probably a big goal.

Yup, The Cats always seem to end up with a phenomenal running QB though... think back to Tommy, Sean, Matt M?, Troy, Chris M, Dakota, Denarius, Travis... in fact it's hard to come up with more than 1 or 2 QBs we've had over the last 20, 25 years that WEREN'T good running QBs. But I agree - we're not going to see another runner like Tommy back there, probably ever.

[The Butcher]

My clearest impression of Starbucks so far is that he adapts scheme to players, not the other way around.

Agree, and of course the fundamental concept won't change, at least as long as Vigen is here - which is a laser focus on running the ball and stopping the run. That doesn't mean we can't see more passing game, and possibly a dynamic passing game - especially if we have a QB that throws a better ball than Tommy.

Odds are good that we won't have a QB that runs as well as Tommy (or Chambers), so developing a passer to make up for that is probably a big goal.

Yup, The Cats always seem to end up with a phenomenal running QB though... think back to Tommy, Sean, Matt M?, Troy, Chris M, Dakota, Denarius, Travis... in fact it's hard to come up with more than 1 or 2 QBs we've had over the last 20, 25 years that WEREN'T good running QBs. But I agree - we're not going to see another runner like Tommy back there, probably ever.

25 years would give us Rob Compson, and that dude was NOT a running QB.

[technoCat]

My clearest impression of Starbucks so far is that he adapts scheme to players, not the other way around.

Agree, and of course the fundamental concept won't change, at least as long as Vigen is here - which is a laser focus on running the ball and stopping the run. That doesn't mean we can't see more passing game, and possibly a dynamic passing game - especially if we have a QB that throws a better ball than Tommy.

Odds are good that we won't have a QB that runs as well as Tommy (or Chambers), so developing a passer to make up for that is probably a big goal.

Yup, The Cats always seem to end up with a phenomenal running QB though... think back to Tommy, Sean, Matt M?, Troy, Chris M, Dakota, Denarius, Travis... in fact it's hard to come up with more than 1 or 2 QBs we've had over the last 20, 25 years that WEREN'T good running QBs. But I agree - we're not going to see another runner like Tommy back there, probably ever.

25 years would give us Rob Compson, and that dude was NOT a running QB.

My first thought was Rolovich!

[catatac]

My clearest impression of Starbucks so far is that he adapts scheme to players, not the other way around.

Agree, and of course the fundamental concept won't change, at least as long as Vigen is here - which is a laser focus on running the ball and stopping the run. That doesn't mean we can't see more passing game, and possibly a dynamic passing game - especially if we have a QB that throws a better ball than Tommy.

Odds are good that we won't have a QB that runs as well as Tommy (or Chambers), so developing a passer to make up for that is probably a big goal.

Yup, The Cats always seem to end up with a phenomenal running QB though... think back to Tommy, Sean, Matt M?, Troy, Chris M, Dakota, Denarius, Travis... in fact it's hard to come up with more than 1 or 2 QBs we've had over the last 20, 25 years that WEREN'T good running QBs. But I agree - we're not going to see another runner like Tommy back there, probably ever.

25 years would give us Rob Compson, and that dude was NOT a running QB.

lol, funny you said that - I just met him for the first time, in Frisco, before the game.