Miami offensive coordinator Josh Gattis responds to Michigan fan’s claim on Twitter

Miami offensive coordinator Josh Gattis is coming off a season where he won The Broyles Award as the NCAA’s top assistant. He moved on from Michigan after the season and took the OC job in Coral Gables. Gattis left mixed feelings behind in Ann Arbor, though, after a College Football Playoff appearance.

During a Twitter interaction earlier this week, some fans were commenting on a video where Gattis was breaking down offense. By the end of it, Gattis became fed up and shared some thoughts of his own.

lol U clearly have to be most uneducated guy on football! The offense you saw is the same one i’ve run since day 1. Same offense I was a part of since 2018. Go watch film educate yourself. Since U feel good about OH win that was same game plan 2019. Don’t be bitter when ppl leave

— Josh Gattis (@Coach_Gattis) July 20, 2022

The replies mainly focus on how much control Gattis truly had with the Wolverines. Some suggested it was a Jim Harbaugh offense as, to them, he was likely the one calling the plays overall. That further led to the them wondering what would be different down in Miami for Gattis under Mario Cristobal.

The Wolverines never averaged less than 28 points per game with Gattis as OC. They averaged 35.8 last season on their way to winning the Big Ten and making the CFP. Overall, he was nailing down the point that the offense never changed. The offense he helped work with while at Alabama in 2018 is the same as what got Michigan to where they wanted to be in 2021.

In the end, Gattis’ defense was a response he didn’t need to make. He is off on a new venture while those who follow the Wolverines now have Sherrone Moore and Matt Weiss as co-offensive coordinators.

The Hard Count: Breaking down the new offense at Miami

On3’s JD Pickell takes a look at how the renaissance on the offensive side of the football is through the roof.

In this edition of The Hard Count, Pickell says that there’s plenty of talent on the Miami offense, and he sees new coordinator Josh Gattis utilizing speed in space to exploit mismatches.

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“One of the key principles for Josh Gattis is getting speed in space,” began PicKell. “Kind of a cliche, it’s kind of coach speak. What it really comes down to is getting fast guys in matchups.

“One great example of this that I noticed with watching them a year ago was Donovan Edwards, the running back, a freshman running back for Michigan. They did a lot with him in the passing game. Say why did he do that, he’s a running back. He’s not a receiver. One, he had good hands, going back to the catering to your players skill set. In addition to that, they were able to get matchups with him. He was a mismatch every single time you had him on a linebacker. So much so that he had 20 receptions on the year. There was a game against Maryland where he had ten catches for 170 yards. Folks, if that doesn’t scream speed in space and creating matchups, I don’t know what does.”

Continuing, PicKell added some information about how Gattis and company will use the trips formation to get their wide receivers open.

“Another way that they did this last year was getting their trips formation,” stated PicKell. “What is a trips formation? Essentially, you have three receivers lined up together on one side. That just allows for more confusion for the defensive backs, it just kind of creates more matchups, if you will. I’m not going to get too much into that, but that’s essentially what it does, creates more probability for matchups for your receivers.

“In summary, for the offense, you’re going to establish the trenches, not at a detriment to your personnel. But you’re going to establish the trenches running the football. And then you’re going to create speed in space. Ultimately, you are catering to your playmakers abilities.”