Using disguises and players’ versatility, Minter wants to make the complicated be simple for his unit, and the simple look complicated for opposing offenses, without overloading defenders’ headspaces.
“I really hold true to the ‘concept’ teaching belief,” Minter said. “When we get the guys in the offseason, we’re trying to understand what we’re trying to take away in certain coverages, what we want that to look like. If the quarterback knows you’re in this coverage, this is the likely place that the ball would go based on the quarterback’s progression. And so, when you’re playing a particular coverage and you know where the weak spot is, then OK, let’s all conceptualize pre-snap. What would get him to throw the ball where we’re at the advantage and showing him those different looks?
“… It all ties together. It’s all calculated. And I really think that as the players really learn what we’re doing, they begin to be the ones to take ownership of the disguises and all that.”