Comments on: Oklahoma and a walk on the outside http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/oklahoma-and-a-walk-on-the-outside Analysis and strategy by Chris. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: OURog http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/oklahoma-and-a-walk-on-the-outside/comment-page-1#comment-1640 OURog Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:43:31 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=560#comment-1640 Much of OU's success last year was based on the flexibility of its personnel. They could go 2 TEs in a tight formation on one play and then 20 seconds later be running another play with Gresham split out wide in a spread formation. Losing Gresham has been HUGE for the offense, because in addition to being a significant threat in the passing game, he was a very good blocker and was a big lift for the running game. OU this year has started to adjust (out of need) to more of a traditional spread offense. The results so far have not been that good, but Bradford looked pretty good last week and if the WRs can make catches, they should be able to move the ball okay. Much of OU’s success last year was based on the flexibility of its personnel. They could go 2 TEs in a tight formation on one play and then 20 seconds later be running another play with Gresham split out wide in a spread formation. Losing Gresham has been HUGE for the offense, because in addition to being a significant threat in the passing game, he was a very good blocker and was a big lift for the running game.

OU this year has started to adjust (out of need) to more of a traditional spread offense. The results so far have not been that good, but Bradford looked pretty good last week and if the WRs can make catches, they should be able to move the ball okay.

]]> By: OldSouth http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/oklahoma-and-a-walk-on-the-outside/comment-page-1#comment-1632 OldSouth Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:54:51 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=560#comment-1632 I think I saw a counter in the Oklahoma clip (around :55) you put up that was interesting. Is that used as a sort of constraint play when the defense starts to overreact to the IZ/OZ/Power plays? Also, I think the heavy sets in the Wildcat and in run offenses like Florida are an interesting shift paradigmatically. All that philosophical rage about the spread two years ago was "getting athletes out in space," in one on one matchups on the perimeter. Now we seem to be having more of an emphasis on tight sets with sophisticated blocking schemes. And my usual disclaimer: everything I know about football I know from two years of middle school playing, AFCA clinic writeups, and tecmo super bowl, so I apologize if I wrote something silly. Just trying to learn. I think I saw a counter in the Oklahoma clip (around :55) you put up that was interesting. Is that used as a sort of constraint play when the defense starts to overreact to the IZ/OZ/Power plays?

Also, I think the heavy sets in the Wildcat and in run offenses like Florida are an interesting shift paradigmatically. All that philosophical rage about the spread two years ago was “getting athletes out in space,” in one on one matchups on the perimeter. Now we seem to be having more of an emphasis on tight sets with sophisticated blocking schemes.

And my usual disclaimer: everything I know about football I know from two years of middle school playing, AFCA clinic writeups, and tecmo super bowl, so I apologize if I wrote something silly. Just trying to learn.

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