Brent Venables is in much higher spirits regarding the Oklahoma Sooners offense compared to last offseason
At this point in last year's offseason, there was a fair bit of skepticism already building on just how good the Oklahoma Sooners would be offensively. Multiple practice highlights were produced, with most being interceptions, in an effort to drum up buzz around the defense being good. As it turns out, the defense was good […]
At this point in last year's offseason, there was a fair bit of skepticism already building on just how good the Oklahoma Sooners would be offensively. Multiple practice highlights were produced, with most being interceptions, in an effort to drum up buzz around the defense being good.
As it turns out, the defense was good and the offense was that bad. While we initially thought it was a good sign that a true freshman like Michael Hawkins was keeping up with Jackson Arnold, it actually served as an indictment of Arnold's ability in the offseason.
This season, Brent Venables feels much more comfortable with the way the offense is performing in practice, and openly admitted that last year's offense wasn't fun to watch.
“Last year, there wasn’t a lot of competition (in practice), the defense was really dominant. And this year, the offense has been able to punch back from almost the very first practice. That’s what you want, that’s when you know you feel like you have a pretty good team. There’s ebbs and flows, there’s back and forth. You’re never happy with anything because everybody is having some success. As a byproduct, our team has elevated. John and some of the other explosive playmakers we’ve been able bring in on offense-Jaydn Ott, some of the receivers, the tight end group-we’re deeper and more capable than a year ago.”
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The optimism surrounding the new look offense under new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and the slew of transfer portal additions has been a constant theme of the offseason, unlike this time last season.
If the old adage of iron sharpens iron holds up for the Oklahoma Sooners, then this season should be much more enjoyable for all parties involved moving forward with a dynamic offense and dominant defense.
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