Comments on: Kragthorpe on bringing coherence to Louisville’s offense http://smartfootball.com/passing/kragthorpe-on-bringing-coherence-to-louisvilles-offense Analysis and strategy by Chris. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rob http://smartfootball.com/passing/kragthorpe-on-bringing-coherence-to-louisvilles-offense/comment-page-1#comment-412 Rob Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:16:17 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=285#comment-412 I think another thing of significance to add to your analysis (potentially). Is "who" Kraghtorpe met with before the season to develop some of the new offense we might be seeing. Over the summer he spent time with Mike Shepperd (Bengals WR coach, formerly of the Saints). He also spent some time with the Buccaneers and Jaguars over the summer (no idea who exactly). I wonder how much that could factor into his playcalling... I think another thing of significance to add to your analysis (potentially). Is “who” Kraghtorpe met with before the season to develop some of the new offense we might be seeing.

Over the summer he spent time with Mike Shepperd (Bengals WR coach, formerly of the Saints). He also spent some time with the Buccaneers and Jaguars over the summer (no idea who exactly). I wonder how much that could factor into his playcalling…

]]> By: Tom http://smartfootball.com/passing/kragthorpe-on-bringing-coherence-to-louisvilles-offense/comment-page-1#comment-343 Tom Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:54:21 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=285#comment-343 I don't know if this is true or not, but the big rumor that went around when Jeff Tedford coached QB's were blowing it in the NFL was that his passing game only had half reads in it. I don't know anything at all about the CAL offense except for their propensity for deep play-action, but I wonder if anyone else here can confirm or deny it? I don’t know if this is true or not, but the big rumor that went around when Jeff Tedford coached QB’s were blowing it in the NFL was that his passing game only had half reads in it. I don’t know anything at all about the CAL offense except for their propensity for deep play-action, but I wonder if anyone else here can confirm or deny it?

]]> By: stan http://smartfootball.com/passing/kragthorpe-on-bringing-coherence-to-louisvilles-offense/comment-page-1#comment-339 stan Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:56:44 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=285#comment-339 When Walt Harris (mentioned in the Akron video in the post which follows this one) was the off. coordinator at Tennessee in the 80s, they put in a very easy series for QBs to read pre-snap. To take advantage of all the track star speed at WR (two Olympians and a bunch of other sprinters), they went 3 wide. QB simply counted numbers in the box. Six was run (iso or zone), seven was 3 step game (hitch, fade, slant). Run side was determined by tackles' alignment. Pass side was based on safety. There were games where they never had to do much else. Defense couldn't stop the run with six and couldn't match the speed at WR without lots of safety help. They used it for years. When Walt Harris (mentioned in the Akron video in the post which follows this one) was the off. coordinator at Tennessee in the 80s, they put in a very easy series for QBs to read pre-snap. To take advantage of all the track star speed at WR (two Olympians and a bunch of other sprinters), they went 3 wide.

QB simply counted numbers in the box. Six was run (iso or zone), seven was 3 step game (hitch, fade, slant). Run side was determined by tackles’ alignment. Pass side was based on safety. There were games where they never had to do much else. Defense couldn’t stop the run with six and couldn’t match the speed at WR without lots of safety help.

They used it for years.

]]> By: Mr.Murder http://smartfootball.com/passing/kragthorpe-on-bringing-coherence-to-louisvilles-offense/comment-page-1#comment-333 Mr.Murder Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:10:54 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=285#comment-333 Mirrored tags if you want to stay outside, everything else should trail the action. I prefer to do a shallow/post from the back and change it to an post/in with a read on one of the two. Flatten to a deep in on the post(levels conversion) whenever the backside S stays high in front of the route(in centerfield off the inside post). Change who runs it for the kind of coverage you see. One high try the outside man running post because he gets better leverage and a wider window. Two high run the interior backside post and he will get inside the safety most of the time. Since it is a beginning level and install time is so limited we go backside post on the smash to front and just read the safety playing one high. If he keeps or gets depth stay low. Starting very deep, don't waste read time. Gaining depth, see if his hips turned one way and took him off track. None of it even matters if the hitch is open. We run a one step hitch to increase separation and help the Qb see more room to make the corner throw. It's more a smoke route on the route combo. Mirrored tags if you want to stay outside, everything else should trail the action. I prefer to do a shallow/post from the back and change it to an post/in with a read on one of the two. Flatten to a deep in on the post(levels conversion) whenever the backside S stays high in front of the route(in centerfield off the inside post).

Change who runs it for the kind of coverage you see. One high try the outside man running post because he gets better leverage and a wider window. Two high run the interior backside post and he will get inside the safety most of the time.

Since it is a beginning level and install time is so limited we go backside post on the smash to front and just read the safety playing one high. If he keeps or gets depth stay low. Starting very deep, don’t waste read time. Gaining depth, see if his hips turned one way and took him off track. None of it even matters if the hitch is open. We run a one step hitch to increase separation and help the Qb see more room to make the corner throw. It’s more a smoke route on the route combo.

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