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Let's get this straight - no team in the NFL runs the "spread" as it's base offense.
The spread has nothing at all to do with the shotgun, and only indirectly does it have anything to do with the WR's.
The spread is defined by the number of blockers on the line and the SPACING between them. That's where the term "spread" came from.
4 WR's in a shotgun formation does not always equal the "spread" offense. A true spread offense is used to mask defeciencies in the OL, not only by moving LB's out of the box into coverage but also by forcing the DL to spread out, creating zone reads for the running game.
In the NFL, it's not an every-down system. The LB's are too fast and can cover too much ground, taking away the zone runs, and the difference between #1 CB and #3 CB isn't as great as it is in college.
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