UCLA Football: New Offensive Coordintaor Kennedy Polamalu Talks About the Offense
UCLA Football’s new offensive mastermind Kennedy Polamalu talks about his new offense and the pieces that are helping it all come together.
New UCLA Football OC Kennedy Polamalu spoke to the media on Wednesday to talk about the progress of the offense and how the new adjustments will help the Bruins in 2016.
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Polamalu started by addressing the media’s questions about the use of pre-scripted run plays. He wants to have 10-15 plays ready for any game based on what they see in film. That doesn’t mean they will stick to it because if Polamalu sees something different in-game, he wants his offense to adjust accordingly. With the tweaks Polamalu is making, it will allow the offense to capitalize on that.
The new OC also said that the Bruins will still use elements from former OC Noel Mazzone‘s offense since most of the Bruins are use to it. He will blend the different offensive elements to help maximize the his squad.
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Here at GJB, we call it the “Amoeba Offense” as it can seemingly form to any defense using both spread and power elements and be a lot more malleable than Mazzone’s offense which became quite predictable toward the end of last season.
When asked about the progress of backup QB Mike Fafaul, Polamalu gave a lot of praise to his QB who he cited as “very bright”. Fafaul has also noticed his improvement and one of the things he has gotten better at is getting rid of the ball.
When asked about QB Josh Rosen and the new offense, Polamalu said that he is adapting very well. One thing he noted about his starting QB is that he is becoming more of a leader and is “learning to bring everyone together” .
He then ended his session talking about the running backs. So far there is no separation between Nate Starks, Bolu Olorunfunmi and Soso Jamabo, which is not a bad thing because all three have their strengths and will contribute it various parts of the game.
"“We’re finding ways to get our playmakers the ball in their hands.”– Coach Polamalu on Day 10 of #BruinsCamphttps://t.co/aQU18OiR7C— UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) August 17, 2016"
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Polamalu also added that freshmen Jalen Starks and Brandon Stephens have a high IQ and are coming along very quickly. If he could, Polamalu would like to see all five running backs get time on the field this year.