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Lebby, Broeker Talk Offense
OXFORD, Miss. — Through four days of Ole Miss football fall camp, temperatures continue to be smoldering hot, given the climate of north Mississippi in August. What also hasn't ceased to cool down is the Ole Miss offense in year two under Lane Kiffin and offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby.
On Wednesday, Lebby met with the press to discuss all the strides made on and off the field and address any depth concerns or lack thereof. Once again, questions persisted about position battles and transitions on the offensive side of the ball. Once again, it started with the QB2 battle and John Rhys Plumlee's transition to a receiving role.
"Kinkead Dent has got most of the work. Luke Altmyer has been getting reps the past few days. Competition will be ongoing through fall camp. We'll make that decision," Lebby said in regards to his quarterbacks. "The goal for everyone on the team is to understand what we're doing. Knowledge is power, and (Plumlee) brings that in the room while he's working through it. He's able to share things from a different perspective, things that guys haven't thought of initially. Not just the young guys, everybody."
When asked about the offense having continuity with last year's success. The first thing that Lebby brought up was the "trigger man" Matt Corral.
As potent as Corral was behind center last season, it is expected for him to go even further with his growth and development in the offseason. All of that hasn't gone unnoticed according to his offensive coordinator or his teammates.
"(Corral) has been a great leader and sets a standard for how we operate in the building," Lebby said. "He's taken giant strides in the meeting room. We talk about knowing your job cold, he knows it and he's been incredibly coachable after all the production he's had. He wants to get better."
"If he has a good year, we're going to have a good year as well," said offensive lineman Nick Broeker. "When we have a QB like that, the last thing I want him to do is get touched."
Braylon Sanders, Dontario Drummond, Jonathan Mingo and others have taken the initiative to make up the production Elijah Moore had en route to the NFL. Wide receivers coach Derrick Nix has built elite talent before and can do it again with this group on the practice field and in position meetings.
"We've created great depth at the position," Lebby said. "I think the guys will play at a high level and championship level and get it done for us. Elijah can't be replaced, but I think we can change some things to get these guys to produce and go make plays."
At tight end, Casey Kelly is still out of commission for the time being after suffering a knee injury during the offseason, though Ole Miss hopes he will return in full by the end of camp. In the meantime, prized recruit Hudson Wolfe has turned heads at the position while Chase Rogers and Damarcus Thomas are looking to do the same to compliment an already dangerous offensive attack.
Like the running back position, the offensive line is full of players who have seen the field or were on a team a year ago. The interior of the line is full of depth and experience while the offensive tackle position is looking to supplement their depth this fall camp. Among some of the names brought up to aid their plight: Hamilton Hall, Jeremy James, Cedric Melton, Cedrick Nicely and Tobias Braun.
"Everyone is aware of the league we play in and how hard it is to go 13 or 14 games and stay healthy. At some point, you have to play someone sitting down," Lebby said. "Those are guys we are counting on to create depth."
Guys like Broeker, who have been instrumental on the offensive line from day one, are being depended on to lead by example. That can only happen if he himself backs up his actions on and off the field.
"The standard is a lot higher for me, me playing before and being a leader in the room," Broeker said. "If I can't do it, how can I expect the other guys to pick up their play as well? That's been one of the main things, taking every little detail as far as I can go with it."
Despite that, being in year two of this offensive system should make the transition a lot smoother. It helps that there are a lot of key pieces coming back, but the foundation has already been laid, dating back to when this new coaching was first brought in.
"We're in a lot different place," Lebby said. "Year two is always fun for coaches because you don't have to go back through it all. You have to cover what you have to cover, but guys know the base of the offense…We try set a standard of how offense is supposed to play. That's how we want to operate. We're a group that wants to play fast, fearless and physical and let everything else take care of itself. We do our job and let everything else take care of itself."
The Rebels open their 2021 season in Atlanta, Georgia, against Louisville in the 2021 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT and will be nationally televised by ESPN.
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