NIU Offensive Philosophy

The offensive philosophy here at Northern Illinois is very simple - be in attack mode all the time. We are a coaching staff that firmly believes in using our player's strength's and protecting our weaknesses with the ultimate goal of scoring points and protecting the ball. We believe in forcing the defense to use all their rules by incorporating multiple formations, shifts, motions, and trades. We are constantly looking for a matchup advantage for our players to take advantage of in the both the run and pass game. We do not run a ton of plays but we do believe in running them from a variety of looks. The end result is our players playing extremely fast and physical football.

We will incorporate both the pro-style two back offense and a spread system that allows the QB from the "Pistol" or "Gun" to be a running threat. We have the ability to be very fast or slow tempo at any moment of the game. We believe in changing our offensive personnel from 5 wides to 3 TE's throughout the game. We want to get many players involved in the plan and also force defenses to have to defend the whole field. Our design is very simple, sound, and adjustable to the various looks we will see throughout the season from defensive teams. What you will be a part of here is designed for one reason - score points!!!

We want to put our players in the best possible situation we can to be successful on any given play. Our goal is to allow our offensive personnel to play to the very best of their ability. We will feature our playmakers - if you are a playmaker - come on!!!