re: Wishbone Offense: When do you remember last seeing it in CFB/NFL?

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How do people view the wishbone versus the diamond formation?

The same double option often applies, but the personnel is a little different with H Back body types.

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I am no expert but while both rely on misdirection and baiting the safeties to come down to the line of scrimmage for a deep pass the Wishbone always seemed a more effective inside rushing attack while the flexbone is more about getting speed on the corner.

Obviously you want speed for your wishbone RB, and some power for your flexbone RB, but for the wishbone you really need a back that was physical enough to run that inside trap and iso. For the flexbone its the QB on the midline and pounding away with the fullback that gets the job done in the middle.

I would say the flexbone/diamond is better as a passing formation. It is, after all, essentially a spread with the QB under center (according to flexbone guru Paul Johnson). A good passing QB can tear up teams who are cheating up with their safeties. The problem, of course, is finding a QB who can do everything else you have to do as triple option QB and still throw the ball well.

So the flexbone is better for passing and speed while the wishbone is better for grinding it out between the tackles. It is a question of your personnel.

Army or Navy, for example, can recruit quick players but they can rarely line up and just kick the dog mess out of you. So the flexbone is better for them. Though God help you if your defense has folded because they will pull their WRs and replace them with TEs/Tackles and maul you.