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Buffalo Bills Get Into The Wildcat Mix With A Nice Pass Play
6 days ago by
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Just in case you didn't see the highlights of this play on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills did a little 'Tebow-esk' on the Tennessee Titans. Running back Fred Jackson lined up in the wildcat (or single wing spread offense) and executed a nice QB play-action pass that ended in...
NFL Playbook Breaks Down Miami's WildPat Offense
10 days ago by
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I found this nice video of the NFL Network guys breaking down last weekends Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots game, particularly the new series the Dolphins used with Pat White in at quarterback running the spread option offense.Click Here to be directed to the segment, good...
Pat White Pitches The Ball To Ricky Williams - NFL Spread Option Football
12 days ago by
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Just when you thought it was safe to watch an NFL game without hearing the word 'spread option offense', the following play below happens!For our loyal readers, you know we predicted this occurrence would hit the NFL by 2011, so much for our Nostradamus moment... how's...
Oregon Zone Read Of The 3 Technique
17 days ago by
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This is a great article on the analysis of the Oregon Ducks zone read with a unique twist of reading the 3 technique defensive tackle.As the article explains, "Reading the 3 technique DT player is not unknown in football by any means. In fact it is quite common with option teams...
Just When You Think You Got It Figured Out - Oregon Rips USC 47-20
21 days ago by
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One of my favorite movie quotes is from the movie 'Shooter' starring Mark Wahlberg, it goes something like this: "Just When You Think You Got It Figured Out... You Don't! ... Isn't that right Gunny!!"All last week, many college football writers felt the urge...
Classic Spread Offense (Oregon) vs Classic Pro Offense (USC) This Weekend
24 days ago by
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This Saturday will pit a great PAC-10 football match-up between the University of Southern California and The University of Oregon (USC at Oregon - 5:00 pm Pacific/8:00pm Eastern on ABC).With USC, you have the classic pro set , quarterback under the center offense offense that features...
Dolphins WildCat Offense Should Get More Interesting After A Bye Week
29 days ago by
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The Miami Dolphins will be fun team to watch the rest of the season if you enjoy the single-wing/wildcat formation. Coming off a bye week and an exciting victory two weeks ago against the New York Jets, I'm sure the Dolphins coaching staff has been adding to the creativity of the...
Defining The Sprint Out Pass In Football
October 20, 2009 by
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By Scott Seeley (scott.seeley@verizon.net) for SpreadOffense.comIf run correctly, the Sprint Out is an effective and essential weapon in a high school offense. Unfortunately, it is usually run incorrectly. Perhaps this is because coaches don’t see it run in the NFL and rarely see...
The Power - The New Staple Of The Spread Offense
October 17, 2009 by
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The 'Power' has been a popular play for years out of the "I" formation as well as one back formations with the quarterback taking the snap from under the center.Over the past two seasons, you are now seeing this effective run play become a staple out of the shot gun...
The Wild Horse Formation - Denver Broncos
October 12, 2009 by
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I was really impressed by the 'wild-horse' single wing formation created by head coach Josh McDaniels and staff of the Denver Broncos while watching them beat the New England Patriots yesterday.What was most unique about it was it resembled the 'wildcat' that is spreading...
What Would We Do Without The Spread Offense?
October 11, 2009 by
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I just got done watching a little NFL football on this lazy Sunday afternoon in October and I thought to myself... "Man, this is kind of boring?" Series after series of pro-set I formations with the quarterback under center. A lot of ISO's and Power's out of the ...
Unbalanced Formation Out Of The Spread Offense
October 07, 2009 by
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In my coaching days, I was a big believer in using unbalanced formations on offense to keep the defense on its toes, and give us an advantage at the point of attack, especially when the defense didn't adjust quickly. Whenever you can make the defense think a lot on the field and...
Auburn Tigers 2009 - Running The Spread Offense In The Left Lane
October 04, 2009 by
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After last years disappointing season at Auburn, which lead to the firing of offensive coordinator Tony Franklin and head coach Tommy Tuberville, 'war eagle' fans must to very excited about the early success of the 2009 version of the Auburn Tigers football team.New head coach...
Oregon Ducks Spread Offense Highlights
September 29, 2009 by
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After a slow start in the opener, it looks like the Oregon spread offense is starting to find its identity and swagger like we have expected from Chip Kelly and the Ducks.Below is some clips of Oregon vs Oklahoma State last year in the Holiday Bowl.Keep spreading u'm!--Markwww...
QB Throwing Mechanics While Under Pressure
September 28, 2009 by
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What a nice video below by Dub Maddox of Jenks HS in Oklahoma. He's explaining some quarterback throwing techniques and drills to help your quarterbacks maintain strong passing ability in the face of defensive pressure. This can not only help your QB's maintain arm strength...
Big Ten Spread Match-Up: Michigan vs Indiana - 9/26/2009
September 26, 2009 by
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Michigan vs Indiana is a great spread offense game to watch today. Both teams are undefeated, and you'll get to see the spread option offense of Michigan, and the pistol formation of Indiana. The game is at 12 noon (Eastern) on ESPN2.
Michigan vs Indiana Preview 9/26/09
September 26, 2009 by
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Michigan vs Indiana is a great spread offense game to watch today. Both teams are undefeated, and you'll get to see the spread option offense of Michigan, and the pistol formation of Indiana. The game is at 12 noon (Eastern) on ESPN.
Is It Time To Remove "Gimmick" From The Wildcat In The NFL?
September 22, 2009 by
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Now that the one year anniversary of the wildcat formation (notice I don't call it an 'offense', because it actually falls into a formation category in the long tail of the spread offense family) is behind us, and the Miami Dolphins celebrated the one year birthday with...
Rich Rodriguez Explaining The Outside Zone and Perimeter Game
September 20, 2009 by
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Rich Rodriguez (aka: Coach Rod) has been running the zone read out of the spread offense since his days at Glenville State College (WV), 1990-1996.Coach Rod, in his second year now at the University of Michigan is seeing similar success as in his second year at West Virginia University...
Tate Forcier - Nicely Done Young Man!
September 13, 2009 by
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I remember Bill Parcells unleashing one of his many classic coaching comments after a great performance by Tony Romo back in 2006... 'Lets not enshrine him in Canton or the Ring of Honor just yet fella's... OK!" in his classic south Bergen County NJ accent.Well on Saturday...
Bringing Heat To An Empty Spread Offense Formation
September 07, 2009 by
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These days you find a lot of spread offense teams at all levels of football using an empty formation. Defensively, teams find themselves having to decide whether to apply pressure by blitzing the quarterback or play a more conservative style of defense with more zone and less blitzing...
50 Front Defense vs. A Spread Offense Look
August 28, 2009 by
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The below diagram shows a "50 front" odd defense against a classic spread offense look, twins/open or 'split' - two back - shot gun set.For reference, we call our three down-lineman: Tackle (T) Nose Guard (N) End (E)Linebackers: Will (Weakside backer), Mike (Middle...
Weak Side Blitz Package vs Spread Shot Gun Look
August 22, 2009 by
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When defending a shot gun spread option offense that has both a run and pass threat, you need to apply enough pressure to 're-position' the line of scrimmage (LOS) against the run and at the same time, have solid pass coverage versus the pass.One blitz package that can help...
Zone Combo Blocking - The Key To Rushing In The Spread Offense
August 18, 2009 by
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The key to any good offense is balance, being able to run and throw the football so the defense cannot dictate the game based on your tendencies.Most spread offenses run a zone blocking scheme with their offensive linemen, and 'combo' or 'slam' blocks are a key technique...
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