This is a good take. I think both Malzahn and Keene performed admirably under very difficult circumstances.It’s a good analysis of what it might look like if Malzahn is going to build a system for JRP. But it fails for me in that it doesn’t recognize Malzahn’s entire body of work and selects an athlete similar to JRP and the way Malzahn used that athlete and claims that makes JRP perfect for Malzahn’s “system”.
Gus Malzahn is not a one-trick pony attempting to find athletes to fit a rigid system. He is going to build a system around the athletes that he has and it will produce differently depending on the team’s capabilities. It will evolve as the QB and team evolves. And it’s damn good for us that he has these skills because it made last year’s success possible.
Our entire team had so many obstacles and set-backs to overcome and I’m proud of their perseverance, adjustments, and the season as a whole. It could have been so much worse if we didn’t have a strong foundation and great players/coaches working cohesively together.
I’m by no means sold on Keene but I like him and I think we’ll see a lot of improvement on offense regardless of who’s taking snaps.
So excited for the upcoming season. GKCO