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re: Saban: It's virtually impossible to come up with a defensive scheme to stop RPOs
Posted on 6/2/17 at 5:31 am to Prof
Posted on 6/2/17 at 5:31 am to Prof
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Ultimately what that means for a defensive coach is that he can no longer say when you see X lined up like this do Y and when you see A do B. Instead players have to observe, think, and make decisions on the fly to the conditions around them.
This isn't even true anymore. What Saban is saying is that it makes every decision wrong for the targeted player.
The read is based on the OL. When they go downfield, the defense has to read run. The RPO makes this wrong under the current rule. The other option is for the defense to read pass every time and surrender 5-6 yards on the ground without much resistance every play.
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Posted on 6/2/17 at 8:06 am to Crowknowsbest
quote:Or the DT could win his matchup and plug the gap. The whole premise is stupid. Ignoring the rpo completely, every offensive play executed correctly will be successful. Who designs a play that cant succeed?
The other option is for the defense to read pass every time and surrender 5-6 yards on the ground without much resistance every play.
This post was edited on 6/2/17 at 8:07 am
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