“The things that we live by, you’re going to hear us talk about being fast, fearless and physical on offense,”
Lebby told Ole Miss play-by-play voice David Kellum ahead of his first season at Ole Miss in 2020. “… We’re going to be a physical football team that’s going to be incredibly physical. I truly believe there has not been a championship football team that hasn’t found a way to be physical in every area of their football team.
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That’s everything you do — from being a ball-carrier, to blocking on the perimeter, to blocking in the core. Everything you do, you’ve got to find a way to be physical. It’s a physical game. If we’re going to hoist the trophy, we’re going to find ways to be physical at every position on the offensive side of the ball.”
Lebby’s offensive philosophy will be music to Venables’ ears, as he laid out a similar vision for what he wants his offense to look like during his introductory press conference on Monday.
"I think you just watch how offenses work today with obviously a fast pace,” Venables said. “Mostly everybody is no-huddle or the sugar huddle. Just being aggressive and physical. Just because you spread out doesn't mean you have to lose the physical element. I think it's more important than anything else that you maintain, establish, nourish, enhance and improve a standard of physicality that goes with whatever scheme you're implementing.
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… I believe you've got to throw the ball in this day and age without question. I think that's never changed. You've got to be aggressive in the things that you're doing, be diverse in your presentation and make the defense move and adjust and be right on the field. I think that you've got to be known for something, so having a strong identity that has shown it can stand the test of time is important as well.”
