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Bored With The Spread O

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Boom_70, Dec 31, 2007.

  1. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here, but since no one else has brought it up yet: Coaches like the spread because it levels the playing field for teams who have speed but not the Size and speed of players at the big schools.

    Teams went to the spread because they were tired of watching the Big Schools' d-lineman and linebackers run over their puny lines. Now the big schools have to put a bunch of dbs back there.

    Size+speed is harder to come by than just speed.
     
  2. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Coaches are also lemmings. Offense should come with warning - "not for everyone".

    When a team runs it well its great to watch . But the teams who stick with the option read and toss a bubble screen every now and then - yuck .

    The spread works well when you either have a QB who is very fast or a QB that can toss the ball all over the field.
     
  3. Rumpleforeskin

    Rumpleforeskin Active Member

    I have to agree with you here. Air Force brings out some different packages. Not to mention that punting formation. What is that?
     
  4. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    Wait a second?

    It is an offense that is too dependent on one player?

    Did you watch the Colts game last night? That "traditional" offense sucked pretty bad with Peyton mannning out of the game didn't it?

    Take Hershel Walker out of the Georgia Bulldogs offense way back and see how effective it is.

    Again -- all of these arguments against the spread are silly because EVERY offense -- single wing, triple wing, run-n-shoot -- is dependent on its best players.

    You take Tim Tebow out of Florida's offense, it wasn't nearly as effective.

    You take that Kaipo guy out of Navy's offense, I bet it doesn't work out very well.
     
  5. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Not for nothing, but here are Steve Slaton's stats in West Virginia's last three losses, plus the Gator Bowl:

    2007
    Pitt 9-11
    USF 13-54

    2006
    Gator Bowl (Ga. Tech) 3-11
    USF 18-43
     
  6. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Zag, Navy's offense ran like a well-oiled machine before Kaipo had even left the islands of Hawaii. They've had some real good QB's in the past, such as Ben Fay and Chris McCoy when Johnson was the OC there in the 90's. Then he came back as coach and QBs like Aaron Polanco and Lamar Owens also ran it well. Same for Craig Candeto. They've also helped by having some great fullbacks plow through there, like Tim Cannada and Adam Ballard. The past several years the parts have been interchangeable. In fact, when Kaipo took over last year, he struggled at first, in part because he started as a receiver and moved back.
     
  7. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    What year was it when the starting quarterback broke his arm and the team's production dropped way off (Navy)? was it last year or the year before?
     
  8. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    And just for the record -- it seems as if Oregon -- with a few extra weeks to prepare the back-up is doing just fine today. And the Ducks weren't bad on offense in their last game against Oregon State either.
     
  9. HandsomeHarley

    HandsomeHarley Well-Known Member

    If you were a Chiefs fan, the Spread 'O' would be a sight for sore eyes.

    We have to sit and watch screen passes on third-and-long.
     
  10. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Auburn really has their spread O humming along ::)
     
  11. Editude

    Editude Active Member

    It is leveling the field and, I agree, making some games (especially in high school) unwatchable. Oregon's "offense" against ordinary UCLA without Dixon was an embarrassment. That's why the Air Force option against Cal's pro-set was intriguing.
     
  12. TrooperBari

    TrooperBari Well-Known Member

    There is much Truth in this post, especially the middle grafs. Not sure what beans have to do with anything, though....

    We had at least eight high school teams switch to the spread this season, only one of which did it with any degree of success. Maybe it's just my admittedly amateur observation, but it seems like the offense simplifies the game to its basest level -- beat your man. If you have better, more skilled athletes than the other guy, it's ideal. If you don't, you're reduced to hoping the defenders make a mistake.
     
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