In THIS article, Huff talks about his mentality of always wanting the home run play:
Beyond Barkley’s physical gifts, and along with the scheme that Joe Moorhead installed at Penn State, running backs coach Charles Huff also brought a unique approach to his position group and that is coming with him to Starkville.
As Huff explains in his introductory presser here at Mississippi State, he wants his guys to have a “Splash Brothers mentality.”
“You’ve got to have a big play mentality. One of the core values in our running back room is we’re going to have a Splash Brothers mentality.”
“Everyone watches the [Golden State] Warriors play. The Warriors are looking to shoot the three. They’re not looking to shoot the two. Now, they’ll take the two, but they’re looking to shoot the three. Well, we’ve got the be looking for the home run. A two yard run is great, don’t get me wrong, there are times when you need that, but when you get the ball you’re looking to hit the three-pointer.”
There was a discussion about Barkley at times dancing too much always looking to hit the home run play, which he seemed to do less of his freshman year and more of his sophomore and junior year. Do you think this was taught from Huff? Is this a bad mentality to take? I love the home run plays too, but when it's 3rd and 3 late in the game and you're nursing a one score lead, you have to be able to switch out of that home run mindset and just get the first down. Do you think stressing the home run inhibited our short yardage game?
Beyond Barkley’s physical gifts, and along with the scheme that Joe Moorhead installed at Penn State, running backs coach Charles Huff also brought a unique approach to his position group and that is coming with him to Starkville.
As Huff explains in his introductory presser here at Mississippi State, he wants his guys to have a “Splash Brothers mentality.”
“You’ve got to have a big play mentality. One of the core values in our running back room is we’re going to have a Splash Brothers mentality.”
“Everyone watches the [Golden State] Warriors play. The Warriors are looking to shoot the three. They’re not looking to shoot the two. Now, they’ll take the two, but they’re looking to shoot the three. Well, we’ve got the be looking for the home run. A two yard run is great, don’t get me wrong, there are times when you need that, but when you get the ball you’re looking to hit the three-pointer.”
There was a discussion about Barkley at times dancing too much always looking to hit the home run play, which he seemed to do less of his freshman year and more of his sophomore and junior year. Do you think this was taught from Huff? Is this a bad mentality to take? I love the home run plays too, but when it's 3rd and 3 late in the game and you're nursing a one score lead, you have to be able to switch out of that home run mindset and just get the first down. Do you think stressing the home run inhibited our short yardage game?
