"If there’s one trait that I’ve seen stand out with Anae the past half year, I’d say it is confidence in his plan...Having nine returning starters, he’s not reinventing things...Anae is communicating better. He demands a high level of execution, and if you notice how fast he is trying to coordinate so many moving parts (personnel groups) before the ball is put in play, it is impressive.

“No question, staying healthy is the biggest factor to be successful,” Anae confessed at the school’s media day in June.

Since returning from Tucson, Anae’s offenses gained 6,417 and 5,986 total net yards in 2013 and 2014. Both rank among his best at any time in his tenure as a BYU offensive coordinator since 2005 except for the John Beck-led 2006 season (6,051) that finished first in the MWC with an 11-2 record.

Losing Hill and inserting Christian Stewart on the fly last year was impressive. The loss of five games wasn’t the fault of Anae’s side of the ball.

Anae says he will push execution in the pass game this season to help keep Hill healthy.

He’ll deploy sets with four or five receivers, use double tights and a single tight with a blocking fullback.

Anae said the college game is evolving and teams that have embraced the quick-paced, no huddle offense at a high level are among the Top 10 in offense every year.

“I think defenses are forced to adjust and sub out and keep players fresh. If they don’t, they will be exposed.”

Forty years ago, LaVell Edwards thought throwing the ball would be an advantage, said Anae. “Our brand is unique because nobody does the personnel groups we do and still goes fast.

“What we do is crazy fast with different personnel groups without a huddle. It is very unique and I believe this is our nitch. That dynamic has to be set in motion from day one and we work to perfect it all year. It does not happen by accident.”

Anae said if he does not get his offensive players on the same page as quickly as possible, it shows in illegal formations, illegal substitutions or the clock running out for delay of game.

“We only had one missed formational alignment call in some 800 plays and a total of three or four mishaps last year. We can do that with the kids we have at BYU. They’re smart and work hard. We can go fast go hard with a tight end and fullback or do it with four receivers. We are one of the only teams in the country who can do that.”

Can BYU’s offense surpass the 37.1 points per game of a year ago, the highest by a BYU team since Brandon Doman and Luke Staley of 2001?

We shall see."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631965/A-more-confident-Robert-Anae-evident-in-BYUs-evolution-of-its-veteran-offensive-coordinator.html?pg=all