ESPN Q&A with Brandon Doman

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ESPN: What is your offensive philosophy?



BD: It will be unique because I am the quarterbacks coach and we always preach that the quarterbacks are the last line of defense for our offense. Hopefully if the offensive coordinator calls a play that doesn’t fit, then our quarterback is prepared well enough to get us into the right play, I’m a BYU guy and I’ve grown up being a BYU guy. I played quarterback here. I love what we’ve been able to do for a long time, throwing the football. I want to see us be a prolific throwing and passing offense. I want us to be a Top 10, Top 5 passing offense, but I also want us to be very balanced. I want us to be pro-style in that we’re able to run the football effectively and physically. But I want us to maintain the traditions of the past and be able to throw the football very well.

Exactly what I want to hear. I like the be prolific with passing, but still be an aggressive pro-style and run it with balance. Keep them guessing. Then pounce.

Prolific is the word to use. BYU is going to reclaim the brand name: passing, and get their fans back.

I loved that interview. Those were candid questions that he gave great responses to and now we know at least that we'll not have a 2-QB setup for next season. In asking Bronco that question, while he said it seemed to be a mistake, I like that Doman says emphatically that we won't do it again. Bravo on that.



Doman's comment on Heaps being a "young pup" and not having facial hair yet was very comical.

It really was a great article with questions that we care about (someone who knows enough about whats been happening at BYU to have decent questions) and great, honest responses by Brandon.

Doman said of his preparation. "I want it to be difficult to defend. ( that would be better ) It will be balanced. I love to pass.



BD: He played much wiser in that bowl game and wisdom is the application of knowledge. You don’t play at a high level until you’ve gained that knowledge. How your receivers run a 10-yard out, how one guy runs his curl, and the timing of the route that’s consistent down in and down out so a quarterback starts gaining confidence and learning how to apply it. The defenses change all the time, the game environment changes, stadiums are different, the weather is different. He went through all that as a young quarterback learning how to apply what he learned. For being as talented as he is, it happened pretty fast. I would say he played as wise as you possibly could for his age. Now I’m anxious to see him progress.



What does he need to work on to improve?



BD: Strength and conditioning. Sometimes I look at him, and I’m wondering if he’s going to have facial hair. He’s a young pup. He needs a strong foundation in the weight room to become an explosive athlete. He can throw it as good as anybody. Now he has to endure being a college quarterback, and that means working on his strength.

In another interview, Doman said "I want keep them guessing, and I want them to guess wrong. I love that attitude.

vancouvercougar wrote:
In another interview, Doman said "I want keep them guessing, and I want them to guess wrong. I love that attitude.

We're going to see some awesome QB reads next year, and there will never be a dull moment, and when WRs keep dropping the ball, we'll have better backs with more experience to help out.

I liked the part about a QB being so well prepared that if a wrong play is called they are prepared to get the offense into a better play.

Part two of the chat has been posted.



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Lawboy wrote:
Exactly what I want to hear. I like the be prolific with passing, but still be an aggressive pro-style and run it with balance. Keep them guessing. Then pounce.

I want to see a game where our QB passes for 400+ 500+ passing yards. Its been a long time since we've seen that.

crh55 wrote:

Exactly what I want to hear. I like the be prolific with passing, but still be an aggressive pro-style and run it with balance. Keep them guessing. Then pounce.

I want to see a game where our QB passes for 400 500 passing yards. Its been a long time since we've seen that.

Back in the day, when I was but a young buck and good looking, Wilson and McMahon were the qb's and we didn't care if we picked up some 15 yard penalties because it would allow them to pass for more yards. Those were great days. BYU was Pass The Ball University then and I hope to see it all over again.



I like a good running game, but I love a good passing game.

I personally, want to see balance. I would rather see BYU run for 200 yards and throw for 300 then throw for 450 and run for 50. I love to see the big passing days like described but I also remember a guy throwing for 600 yards and BYU losing. BYU's top offenses of all time had balance. 1996 and 2001, we ran nearly as much as we passed. Also, if you look at the best red zone offenses in college football, they all had a good running game since the field gets small when you get close to the end zone, if a team knows you have to throw to get it in, you will get stopped most of the time and have to kick fg's. No offense to the other opinions in this thread, this one is mine.

BYU has had 5 games of 400 yards passing since 2003. BYU was 2-3 in those games. We've had four games of 300 passing and 200 rushing and won all four. In games w/ 300 and 150, BYU is 11-2. We're even 21-5 w/ 300 and 100.



Of course, we're also 22-4 when we rush for 150 under Bronco and have 42-6 record when we have at least 33 attempts.

hawkwing wrote:
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ESPN: What is your offensive philosophy?



BD: It will be unique because I am the quarterbacks coach and we always preach that the quarterbacks are the last line of defense for our offense. Hopefully if the offensive coordinator calls a play that doesn’t fit, then our quarterback is prepared well enough to get us into the right play, I’m a BYU guy and I’ve grown up being a BYU guy. I played quarterback here. I love what we’ve been able to do for a long time, throwing the football. I want to see us be a prolific throwing and passing offense. I want us to be a Top 10, Top 5 passing offense, but I also want us to be very balanced. I want us to be pro-style in that we’re able to run the football effectively and physically. But I want us to maintain the traditions of the past and be able to throw the football very well.

This quote, and thread, is back from when Domon was first named OC. Just an interesting look at what he said and then what happened with Hill.

Well, Hawk, you have been right about Doman.

Could this apply to the end of a game when the OC calls a play when all that is really needed is a kneel down?

SpiffCoug wrote:
Could this apply to the end of a game when the OC calls a play when all that is really needed is a kneel down?

You'd think that would be a situation that an OC should have his QB prepared for.

Biggest mistake was that our Oline was not physical enough. They played slow and soft. Did in 2011 and 2012. Slightly better in 2012, but not much. For prostyle to work, you need a line that loves to play physically. Our line looked like it hated contact and tried to avoid it.