Is the "spread" the new 3-4?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Your argument fails on a number of levels.

#1 who the fuck mentioned the option? apples/oranges.
#2 so, OU scored 60+ 5 times 50+ 4 times 40+ 2 times 30+ 2 times (and lost one of those) and 14 pts in the BCS title game. So in ALL those games only Florida had a "real" defense? You base this on what statistics?
#3 The CB/WR argument... yes the 4th CB on a mid-level college team sucks compared to the 4th corner on an NFL team.... but the #2 WR on a mid level college team sucks compared to a #2 on an NFL team.. etc etc easier to find a ton of #1 spread wrs right now than a bevy of shutdown corners. hence a mid level #1 WR at the college level could end up a #3 or 4 WR at the pro level.

You don't understand the history of your argument is the problem.

The fact that an offense is en vogue in college does not mean it will be so in the NFL, hence the option.

Secondly, look up the defensive rankings of Big XII teams, or just look at how many legitimate NFL prospects are coming from Big XII defenses. You'll find almost none.

Finally, the spread works in college because there isn't enough speed on defense for the corners to adequately cover the field, even in a zone. That's not a problem in the NFL. Speed doesn't matter for a #2 WR in college in the spread because he's going to be running a short route against soft zone coverage against guys that run in the 4.6s and 4.7s who don't challenge their man. Think Tommie Saunders. Probably couldn't run a 4.8, but was a productive college #2.

A #2 WR in the NFL has to be able to beat press man coverage and run with guys that run a 4.4. There is a world of difference there.