Satterfield’s Plan For Rattler Unfolds

Your offense solely goes so far as the person behind middle can take you. South Carolina has quarterback in Spencer Rattler, however he have to be put within the correct scenario to flourish.

Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield did not put him in these conditions by the primary three video games. Whereas the playcalling woes should not solely be attributed to Satterfield, he’s answerable for the scheme design and play type.

Followers started to name for Satterfield’s job after South Carolina’s pitiful offensive outing towards Georgia. He was a simple scapegoat; somebody individuals might put a finger at and blame when issues received robust.

Satterfield was combating public notion towards Charlotte whereas simaltenously making an attempt to win again the belief of his gamers. He knew he needed to alter the passing assault to higher swimsuit Rattler’s wants, however what does that appear to be?

Rattler’s Type

Rattler’s immense expertise usually lends itself to harmful performs. He has an elite arm with high-level processing expertise, and he is aware of it. Satterfield confirmed that Rattler wished extra pro-style reads carried out into the offense earlier within the week.

Whereas he’s able to executing these performs, he usually does not. For one motive or one other, one thing all the time goes awry. Throughout his time at Oklahoma, Rattler was enabled to make artistic performs within the construction of an offense.

Head coach Lincoln Riley eased him into the sport and restricted Rattler’s potential for errors. Rattler nonetheless made splash performs that vaulted the offense ahead, however there wasn’t worry accompanying each drop again.

It seems Satterfield will take that method with Rattler. Satterfield did not ask a lot of something from him, protecting ideas to one-progression and leaning on the run sport for a lot of the night.

The sport script featured simple completions to playmakers that would generate yards after the catch. Rattler did not stretch the sphere and even come shut to creating any errors, which was by design, not accident.

This pattern is unsustainable transferring ahead. Whereas it could work towards Charlotte and South Carolina State, the SEC slate will dominate offenses if they do not try and stretch downfield.

Nevertheless, the Gamecocks have two weeks to configure what the passing plan appears to be like like earlier than they enter that stretch. Rattler is a momentum participant, which means when issues are going effectively, he is sort of a rocket ship, however when issues aren’t, he usually deteriorates. 

Satterfield ought to be seeking to construct on Rattler’s performances weekly. For instance, Spencer did not must win from the pocket towards Charlotte as a result of all the things was served as much as him.

Count on some longer-developing ideas blended in towards South Carolina State, nonetheless sparsely. Satterfield’s offense regarded just like the one we envisioned this offseason, however it finally comes right down to No. 7.

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