Comments on: The Departure Of Peyton Hillis Still A Mystery http://predominantlyorange.com/2010/11/08/the-departure-of-peyton-hillis-still-a-mystery/ A Denver Broncos Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sun, 12 May 2013 06:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Daniel Tyler http://predominantlyorange.com/2010/11/08/the-departure-of-peyton-hillis-still-a-mystery/comment-page-1/#comment-3150 Daniel Tyler Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:05:16 +0000 http://predominantlyorange.com/?p=3232#comment-3150 Its not a mystery. McDaniels only saw Hillis as a fullback because of the color of his skin, couldn't see beyond that and realize that he was a talented feature back and then drafted a smaller/slower back in Moreno. Since McDaniels scheme rarely uses a fullback he had little use for Hillis, his scheme also rarely has pass catching tight ends, notice how Dave Thomas barely had any catches when he was with New England, now is doing very well as both a blocker and pass catcher with the Saints. Bottom line, is McDaniels doesn't know how to utilize the talent he has. A good coach has a good scheme, a great coach can tweak his scheme to fit the skill of his players, which McDaniels has done the opposite of, especially with the oline I was ready to forgive him with the selection of Tebow. Before the 07 season, Bellicheck sent McDaniels down to Florida to learn Urban Meyer's spread option attack and incorporate it into the Patriots offense, he did that , (well just the passing aspects) and set records that year. I figured he didn't incorporate the running aspects of Urban Meyer's spread option because Brady is lanky and runs like a 5 second 40, but then he drafts Tebow, and says he has packages for him, yet Tebow is barely being used and the run game is suffering. He should be using Tebow the same way he was used at Florida. It CAN work in the NFL if they are willing to try, the only downside is that Tebow can only do this for 3 or 4 years before you have to worry about wear and tear, then he would have to be more of a traditional pocket passer. It is like the Wildcat but better, for the Wildcat to work you need a big guy that can run up the middle AND pass, that is why it has become less effective in Miami, Brown can't pass, BUT Tebow CAN, and is a big guy that can run up the middle. Its not a mystery. McDaniels only saw Hillis as a fullback because of the color of his skin, couldn’t see beyond that and realize that he was a talented feature back and then drafted a smaller/slower back in Moreno. Since McDaniels scheme rarely uses a fullback he had little use for Hillis, his scheme also rarely has pass catching tight ends, notice how Dave Thomas barely had any catches when he was with New England, now is doing very well as both a blocker and pass catcher with the Saints.

Bottom line, is McDaniels doesn’t know how to utilize the talent he has. A good coach has a good scheme, a great coach can tweak his scheme to fit the skill of his players, which McDaniels has done the opposite of, especially with the oline

I was ready to forgive him with the selection of Tebow. Before the 07 season, Bellicheck sent McDaniels down to Florida to learn Urban Meyer’s spread option attack and incorporate it into the Patriots offense, he did that , (well just the passing aspects) and set records that year. I figured he didn’t incorporate the running aspects of Urban Meyer’s spread option because Brady is lanky and runs like a 5 second 40, but then he drafts Tebow, and says he has packages for him, yet Tebow is barely being used and the run game is suffering. He should be using Tebow the same way he was used at Florida. It CAN work in the NFL if they are willing to try, the only downside is that Tebow can only do this for 3 or 4 years before you have to worry about wear and tear, then he would have to be more of a traditional pocket passer. It is like the Wildcat but better, for the Wildcat to work you need a big guy that can run up the middle AND pass, that is why it has become less effective in Miami, Brown can’t pass, BUT Tebow CAN, and is a big guy that can run up the middle.

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