re: Everyone will be running the spread within 7 years

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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.

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