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re: Everyone will be running the spread within 7 years
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:04 am to Vander
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:04 am to Vander
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So many of you don't understand that the Spread is more of an offensive philosophy rather than an actual formation like the Veer or Wing T. It's a philosophy designed to create space by using all of the field rather than just the middle. It can mean running plays out of 5 wide, shotgun 4 wide, shotgun 2 rb with 3 WRs, the Pistol, Double or Triple TE sets, etc. It can also mean a power running attack like Florida under Meyer, finesse running like Oregon under Chip Kelly, air raid like Leach, or balanced like Sumlin/Gundy. It can also mean both huddle and no-huddle offenses. The NFL is moving to basically everyone running some version of the Spread because it works and given equal talent, defenses still cannot stop it. A well run Spread offense entirely removes the pass rush because the ball is thrown within 2 seconds of the snap. Thus all sacks must be a result of coverage. The fact is many teams in the SEC are using this kind of philosophy more and more. Alabama has used no-huddle at times and they have extensively used the Shotgun as well because McCarron is a great QB. Even if everyone doesn't run a standard Spread offense, there is no reason teams won't switch to a no-huddle offense. It's simply too big of an advantage to ignore and keeps the defense on its heels. You could easily do this and run nothing but Power I formations.
It sounds like there is no such thing as a spread offense. It sounds like some made up name for people who don't understand football to talk about how awesome [insert name] pass happy team is.
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Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:37 am to rmn9799
That's because the Spread is an offensive philosophy not a formation. It's a wholesale evolution of the offensive game, which is why offenses are putting up insane numbers in college and the NFL now.
You're right that it's used incorrectly all the time because people think it's like the Wishbone and such. It's not, it's an offensive system designed to create mismatches and create space while minimizing the pass rush. That's why it works so well.
Saban knows this and doesn't like it, but he's from the Belichick coaching tree and will do what he has to as the game changes. Like Belichick, he will exclusively run the Spread if that's what he has to do even though he is defensive minded because great coaches adapt and change. There is no reason why you can't have an overpowering defense with a Spread offense. I mean why put up only 30 points when you can put up 50 and still hold the other team to 10 or less?
You're right that it's used incorrectly all the time because people think it's like the Wishbone and such. It's not, it's an offensive system designed to create mismatches and create space while minimizing the pass rush. That's why it works so well.
Saban knows this and doesn't like it, but he's from the Belichick coaching tree and will do what he has to as the game changes. Like Belichick, he will exclusively run the Spread if that's what he has to do even though he is defensive minded because great coaches adapt and change. There is no reason why you can't have an overpowering defense with a Spread offense. I mean why put up only 30 points when you can put up 50 and still hold the other team to 10 or less?
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