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Originally Posted by Sully
OK.
So back this up.
What has you convinced they were running the spread?
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Well, a couple of things. They went no huddle a good bit. They went with three and four WR's most of the time. And, they operated out of the shotgun most of the time.
They, like the Chiefs also set their offensive linemen up their tackles a little wider.
That is the spread offense. It spreads the defense out horizontally, and allows your QB to take the snap in the shotgun formation. This allows for the QB to read the field easier and for the skill players to get favorable matchups.
The spread offense isn't some magical mystical thing that can only work in college.
In fact, both the West Coast offense and the run and shoot have many of the same principles of the Spread offense.