Quesadilla Joe
09-30-2017, 10:27 AM
And another one...
You know what’s ironic? The NFL blackballing a former San Francisco quarterback, saying the league isn’t a “read-option offense” anymore, when one of the three best offenses in the league has instilled Urban Meyer’s tactics in its playbook.
The Kansas City Chiefs have kept defenses off balance all game in their three games this season. Coach Andy Reid uses misdirection to get a numbers advantage and his teams speed to get ahead of the chains. What’s maybe even more impressive than some of these option type plays we’ll review today is how he sets them up throughout the game. Reid has done a great job of making the defense account for the quarterback.
He’s not necessarily running Alex Smith 15 times a game, but the mere threat of him is all it takes. Also, Reid is getting everyone involved. Last year it was predictable when he had Tyreek Hill in the backfield. This year, it’s different. It’s evolved.
This was a play in Week 2 against the Eagles. Kareem Hunt is in the backfield and he’s faking sweep left. Hill is going to go in “orbit motion” and take a defender with him. This is all to get defenders to go in different directions. These are simply distractions. The actual play is a trap play. Instead of a fullback, Reid has Albert Wilson, No. 12, lined up as an H-back.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/KbMaJEpW2A">pic.twitter.com/KbMaJEpW2A</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912698059238313985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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This play is poetry in motion. The two biggest threats on the field go in opposite directions only for a handoff to come right at the defense.
They’ll hand to Hunt. Hand it off to him again. Then when they realize that the defensive end is crashing hard, they’ll have Smith keep it. Here’s a simple zone read. Smith is reading No. 55, Brandon Graham, the end man on the line of scrimmage to the bottom of the screen. If he stays with Smith, Smith will give it to Hunt. Graham crashes, and the Chiefs get a first down.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/bkW9237i18">pic.twitter.com/bkW9237i18</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912699906447552512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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It’s surprising more teams don’t run the zone read. You don’t need a quarterback that runs a 4.4 for it to work. Back to Reid. Screens, shovel passes, quick throws. There’s plenty of “extended run plays” he has that are easy throws to help build Smith’s confidence as well as flat out asking him to run. The orbit motion, which is when the receiver motions behind the running back, has created some running lanes for the Chiefs.
This is a fun play from week 1. Tight end Travis Kelce is behind center, Smith behind him. Smith runs right. Kelce fakes the toss left and just runs up the middle. Because of all the misdirection the weak-side linebacker is slow to flow, and it’s an easy first-down conversion.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/pYU1BrhAnG">pic.twitter.com/pYU1BrhAnG</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912703138188152832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The play-side linebackers have to respect Hill to the edge because why wouldn’t you?
Shovel passes are another play I mentioned. It’s something Reid has shown when the down and distance is short.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/yw6PNYK49T">pic.twitter.com/yw6PNYK49T</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912704270289506304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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They ran this against the Eagles the following week and scored with Kelce. That was a big play, but most of these aren’t. Ideally, every play would go for 20 yards. The fact that Reid shows these plays and defenses are spending time preparing for these package type plays as opposed to concentrating fully on the “real” plays are exactly why an offense runs them.
Football is a game of numbers. Andy Reid knows that. Getting the quarterback involved makes an offense plus-one. Here’s a speed option from week 1.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/5ofQluj46R">pic.twitter.com/5ofQluj46R</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912706605019533316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Creativity isn’t an area where Reid lacks. The Chiefs have been tough when they’ve been able to stay out of third and long. Sunday they ran into a little trouble against the Chargers. Kansas City was 4-for-12 on third downs and only ran 51 plays. That was the same amount they ran the week prior against the Eagles but in that game Kansas City converted more explosive plays. Thus, going 5-for-12 on third downs wasn’t as big of an issue.
The key for Reid moving forward will be to not rely on having to manufacture big plays on offense. The misdirection plays take pressure off the offensive line. Sunday, when gadget type plays were not working and the linemen had to protect the passer, they couldn’t. The cat and mouse games will be fun to watch throughout the season with the Chiefs. If they can continue to create big plays, the offense won’t miss a beat. That’s a lot to ask of their playmakers, though.
https://www.fanragsports.com/examining-how-chiefs-get-creative-on-offense/
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andy Reid has wanted to blend West Coast and Spread offense for ten years, he is now doing it brilliantly and no one is really stopping it. <a href="https://t.co/X6A4UbJSg6">https://t.co/X6A4UbJSg6</a></p>— Joe Banner (@JoeBanner13) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBanner13/status/914162484231262209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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You know what’s ironic? The NFL blackballing a former San Francisco quarterback, saying the league isn’t a “read-option offense” anymore, when one of the three best offenses in the league has instilled Urban Meyer’s tactics in its playbook.
The Kansas City Chiefs have kept defenses off balance all game in their three games this season. Coach Andy Reid uses misdirection to get a numbers advantage and his teams speed to get ahead of the chains. What’s maybe even more impressive than some of these option type plays we’ll review today is how he sets them up throughout the game. Reid has done a great job of making the defense account for the quarterback.
He’s not necessarily running Alex Smith 15 times a game, but the mere threat of him is all it takes. Also, Reid is getting everyone involved. Last year it was predictable when he had Tyreek Hill in the backfield. This year, it’s different. It’s evolved.
This was a play in Week 2 against the Eagles. Kareem Hunt is in the backfield and he’s faking sweep left. Hill is going to go in “orbit motion” and take a defender with him. This is all to get defenders to go in different directions. These are simply distractions. The actual play is a trap play. Instead of a fullback, Reid has Albert Wilson, No. 12, lined up as an H-back.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/KbMaJEpW2A">pic.twitter.com/KbMaJEpW2A</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912698059238313985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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This play is poetry in motion. The two biggest threats on the field go in opposite directions only for a handoff to come right at the defense.
They’ll hand to Hunt. Hand it off to him again. Then when they realize that the defensive end is crashing hard, they’ll have Smith keep it. Here’s a simple zone read. Smith is reading No. 55, Brandon Graham, the end man on the line of scrimmage to the bottom of the screen. If he stays with Smith, Smith will give it to Hunt. Graham crashes, and the Chiefs get a first down.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/bkW9237i18">pic.twitter.com/bkW9237i18</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912699906447552512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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It’s surprising more teams don’t run the zone read. You don’t need a quarterback that runs a 4.4 for it to work. Back to Reid. Screens, shovel passes, quick throws. There’s plenty of “extended run plays” he has that are easy throws to help build Smith’s confidence as well as flat out asking him to run. The orbit motion, which is when the receiver motions behind the running back, has created some running lanes for the Chiefs.
This is a fun play from week 1. Tight end Travis Kelce is behind center, Smith behind him. Smith runs right. Kelce fakes the toss left and just runs up the middle. Because of all the misdirection the weak-side linebacker is slow to flow, and it’s an easy first-down conversion.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/pYU1BrhAnG">pic.twitter.com/pYU1BrhAnG</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912703138188152832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The play-side linebackers have to respect Hill to the edge because why wouldn’t you?
Shovel passes are another play I mentioned. It’s something Reid has shown when the down and distance is short.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/yw6PNYK49T">pic.twitter.com/yw6PNYK49T</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912704270289506304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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They ran this against the Eagles the following week and scored with Kelce. That was a big play, but most of these aren’t. Ideally, every play would go for 20 yards. The fact that Reid shows these plays and defenses are spending time preparing for these package type plays as opposed to concentrating fully on the “real” plays are exactly why an offense runs them.
Football is a game of numbers. Andy Reid knows that. Getting the quarterback involved makes an offense plus-one. Here’s a speed option from week 1.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/5ofQluj46R">pic.twitter.com/5ofQluj46R</a></p>— KP (@nflfrgifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/nflfrgifs/status/912706605019533316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Creativity isn’t an area where Reid lacks. The Chiefs have been tough when they’ve been able to stay out of third and long. Sunday they ran into a little trouble against the Chargers. Kansas City was 4-for-12 on third downs and only ran 51 plays. That was the same amount they ran the week prior against the Eagles but in that game Kansas City converted more explosive plays. Thus, going 5-for-12 on third downs wasn’t as big of an issue.
The key for Reid moving forward will be to not rely on having to manufacture big plays on offense. The misdirection plays take pressure off the offensive line. Sunday, when gadget type plays were not working and the linemen had to protect the passer, they couldn’t. The cat and mouse games will be fun to watch throughout the season with the Chiefs. If they can continue to create big plays, the offense won’t miss a beat. That’s a lot to ask of their playmakers, though.
https://www.fanragsports.com/examining-how-chiefs-get-creative-on-offense/
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andy Reid has wanted to blend West Coast and Spread offense for ten years, he is now doing it brilliantly and no one is really stopping it. <a href="https://t.co/X6A4UbJSg6">https://t.co/X6A4UbJSg6</a></p>— Joe Banner (@JoeBanner13) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBanner13/status/914162484231262209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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