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UCLA Football: Installing a New Offense Will Be a Slow Process

By Mike Regalado

Sep 24, 2016; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) walks off the field during the second half against the Stanford Cardinal at Rose Bowl. The Stanford Cardinal won 22-13. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen (3) walks off the field during the second half against the Stanford Cardinal at Rose Bowl. The Stanford Cardinal won 22-13. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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The UCLA Football team has a third offensive style in 3 years which will take time to develop and it is of course going slowly.

New UCLA Football Offensive Coordinator Jedd Fisch has described his offense as “multiple” which is a broad description for their new system. With the little bit of information he has given about what he is trying to run, it almost seems as if it is a simpler version of Kennedy Polamalu’s style.

There will be elements of power and elements of spread. Fisch wants to have an effective passing and rushing game, but what coach doesn’t?

The thing is, with an entirely new system comes learning and development which means the Bruins have to start over and so far, it has been slow going.

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The good news is that the Bruins have experience and talent QB Josh Rosen returning along with RBs Soso Jamabo, Bolu Olorunfunmi and Nate Starks, but there seems to be some questions with the receivers and offensive line.

UCLA has three solid receivers in Theo Howard, Jordan Lesley and Darren Andrews, but no one else has seemed to step up as a contributor, at least not yet. But it is not entirely on them. One of the biggest reasons the offense is where it is at is because the offensive line is still having trouble of their own.

The line was ill-fit for Polamalu’s offense last season, and so far it seems that way with Fisch’s offense, but in reality, we have to give it a bit of time, especially only after one week of practice.

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The O-line was constantly torched on these OL-DL sets. Though the Bruin defensive line is years ahead under Defensive Coordinator Tom Bradley, the individual talent on the offensive line was getting manhandled.

New OL Coach Hank Fraley has a lot of work to do and until there is stability with this position group, the offense is going to stall.

The good news is the Bruins have time. It is doubtful that the Bruin coaches can get this O-line to be one of the more elite groups in the Pac-12, but if they can make them competitive, enough for Rosen and the running backs to operate, there should be a step up in offensive production.

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It is fine if they start slow, because Fisch wants them to soak in everything about this offense. But how much of it will stick and can this system have the Bruins compete in 2017?