Football Interesting article on development of Offenses - Page 2

DJ's left nut · 08-22-2012, 10:49 AM

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...n-play-calling

I'm sure we'll get some TL;DR out of this, but a football fan should really find it fascinating. It focuses on how variable offenses have become and does so largely through the lens of the Oklahoma State's dominant offense last year.

As a Mizzou fan, I remember the Chase Daniel offenses being the real forerunners of this concept. Daniel was given complete autonomy to just do whatever the hell he wanted back there based almost exclusively on how the defense set up.

(old article on it: http://www.cornnation.com/2008/10/2/...offense-theory )

Highly recommend the read; it's probably too long to just post.

DJ's left nut · 08-23-2012, 02:15 PM

I wonder if zone-blitzing will come back into vogue.

I know it was big for a couple of years, until teams realized that DEs in coverage is usually a bad idea. However, if you go into a nickle package with guys like Houston and Hali as your DEs, you could absolutely sprint those guys out into coverage and do some exotic interior/corner blitzing to really throw things into complete chaos.

I don't think you'll get back to those Carolina Panthers defenses that utilized the lineman zone-blitz scheme as a primary option, but I wouldn't be shocked to see them out of sub packages more often.

milkman · 08-23-2012, 02:22 PM

I think we ar going to see teams look for corners who have some cover skills, but are also physical and versatile so that they can attack the line on running plays and cover the TEs on passing plays.

A hybrid corner/safety/LB

And I think Nagata is the prototype D-Lineman, who can line up anywhere on the line and make a stop or get after the passer.

milkman · 08-23-2012, 02:24 PM

Bottom line, I think versatility at all three levels of the defense is going to be the key to playing good defense as the league moves forward, even moreso than it has been in the recent past.

JohnnyV13 · 08-23-2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

Bottom line, I think versatility at all three levels of the defense is going to be the key to playing good defense as the league moves forward, even moreso than it has been in the recent past.

Not to sound like a psuedo-intellectual but Sun Tzu sort of comes to mind, where he talks about "Amorphous Forms" being the best way to configure an army.

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DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-860901	Interesting article on development of Offenses http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...n-play-calling I'm sure we'll get some TL;DR out of this, but a football fan should really find it fascinating. It focuses on how variable offenses have become and does so largely through the lens of the Oklahoma State's dominant offense last year. As a Mizzou fan, I remember the Chase Daniel offenses being the real forerunners of this concept. Daniel was given complete autonomy to just do whatever the hell he wanted back there based almost exclusively on how the defense set up. (old article on it: http://www.cornnation.com/2008/10/2/...offense-theory ) Highly recommend the read; it's probably too long to just post.
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DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-860901	I wonder if zone-blitzing will come back into vogue. I know it was big for a couple of years, until teams realized that DEs in coverage is usually a bad idea. However, if you go into a nickle package with guys like Houston and Hali as your DEs, you could absolutely sprint those guys out into coverage and do some exotic interior/corner blitzing to really throw things into complete chaos. I don't think you'll get back to those Carolina Panthers defenses that utilized the lineman zone-blitz scheme as a primary option, but I wouldn't be shocked to see them out of sub packages more often. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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08-23-2012, 02:22 PM	#17
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	I think we ar going to see teams look for corners who have some cover skills, but are also physical and versatile so that they can attack the line on running plays and cover the TEs on passing plays. A hybrid corner/safety/LB And I think Nagata is the prototype D-Lineman, who can line up anywhere on the line and make a stop or get after the passer. __________________
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08-23-2012, 02:24 PM	#18
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	Bottom line, I think versatility at all three levels of the defense is going to be the key to playing good defense as the league moves forward, even moreso than it has been in the recent past. __________________
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