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02-18-2009, 02:44 PM | #2 |
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I don't believe the spread will ever work consistently as a stand-alone offense in the NFL.
However, if I'm wrong.... The teams that run a 3-4, and can slip into a 3-3 stack, are going to be miles ahead in defending it. |
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02-18-2009, 02:45 PM | #3 |
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I think if we learned anything from this last season it is that the spread works fine between the 20s. From the goalline, not so much.
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We were incapable of running a pro style offense last season. Was it Tyler Thigpen? Was it the offensive line? That's something for the coaching staff to figure out. |
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02-18-2009, 02:49 PM | #5 | |
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... but the real point is not to say the spread is better ... just EASIER to find talent for... I don't think a probowl 3-4 defense versus a probowl 4-3 defense is BETTER... but it is easier to find players for. That is the logic that I think is going to see more and more spread-hybrids coming to the NFL. |
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02-18-2009, 02:51 PM | #6 |
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Those teams were all able to vary their attack though. The Chiefs couldn't. The spread is fine for situational matchups, but it can't be your bread and butter.
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02-18-2009, 02:53 PM | #7 |
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I disagree. WHY can't it be your bread and butter IF you can also run under center ENOUGH to be versatile? What if the team ran a 80/20 spread/standard?
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The spread did wonders for our offense last season. We were TERRIBLE goal to go... We adjusted to the spread halfway through the season...Gailey pretty much drew something up and said "this is what we're going to do!" Who's to say a whole offseason with OFFENSIVE minded coaches won't do wonders for Thigpen/the spread/the offense/red zone packages/etc... I'm in the Stafford/Sanchez camp, but I don't think it will be the end of the world if we give Thigpen another go around. |
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02-18-2009, 02:56 PM | #9 |
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What do you do when a team neutralizes your spread? If you're the Steelers, you have a built in ability to go to a power running offense. There are probably at least a few games the Chiefs would have been able to win this last year if they could have changed it up. I'm not against running the spread a lot, but only if you can immediately change in mid-drive to something else.
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Yeah, you could run it successfully if you had the line of the '03 Chiefs, or if you have receivers like Moss and Welker who can beat 1 on 1 coverage. What are the odds of being able to field either one of those units?
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Thigpen can't read a defense. The O-line performed better in the traditional set than it did under the spread, even when we were getting the ball out ASAP.
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Last year proved that we can run it effectively everywhere except the red zone. Other teams COULD run it effectively in the red zone. My theory is that it's because we weren't even close to the talent level of the Pats or Steelers. AND if you recall, our red zone offense suffered most from DROPS and ineffective running. The drops were bad luck/inconsistent wrs and have nothing to do with what offense you play. The lack of running could be due to the spread but I will argue it equally could be due to a GOD AWFUL OL. We had a rookie LT that showed promise and a veteran guard that played well. Other than that you could've replaced the rest of them with traffic cones and done as well. |
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Spread offense is just like the option in the 70's and 80's. Great for college and high school but not so much for the pros.
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02-18-2009, 03:04 PM | #15 |
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I agree with this entirely. I think our inability to do so may be due to Tyler's limits OR it may be because we half-assed our way all season and ended up with a hobbled together offense. Who knows what a full off season could produce.
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