tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post3440532531676164622..comments2024-03-13T03:27:50.582-04:00Comments on Smart Football: Homer Smith on spreading receiversChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204245083374821812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-10901539720702165182009-05-21T06:50:08.025-04:002009-05-21T06:50:08.025-04:00Coach Smith's point is that one-for-one exchanges ...Coach Smith's point is that one-for-one exchanges of players work to the advantage of the defense -- he wants situations where one offender (to use his memorable but endlessly amusing term) can occupy two defenders, or two can occupy three, etc.<br /><br />Archie Cooley completely understood this principle, of course -- you stack or diamond trips-quads (some very good receivers in their own right, some merely filling uniforms) as far across the formation as you can from Jerry Rice, and then you force the defense to choose its poison...Ted Seayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311385177075772697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-90836979364879773202009-05-07T11:35:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:35:00.000-04:00Gosh- where was this blog 5 years ago!
Went to th...Gosh- where was this blog 5 years ago!<br /><br />Went to the spread in my infancy years of coaching high school football- a team played us in a Bear Cov 0 and I laughed about how we were going to kill them- yeah right! I spent almost the entire first half missing on fades/slants against better defenders and next thing you know we're down 3 scores...<br /><br />Lesson learned<br /><br />Thanks Chriswhitemike52noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-70634318602488174732009-05-06T15:34:00.000-04:002009-05-06T15:34:00.000-04:00The key to success for the offense when the defens...The key to success for the offense when the defense has more talent is to tie down as many defenders as possible. As Coach Smith said, one way is faking. Offenses such as wishbone and the old Wing-T force the defenders to play assignment football.<br /><br />Another way is by stacking receivers. It is really tough to play two WRs in a stack with only two defenders.<br /><br />Finally, TEs and H-backs have the potential to force the defense to account for them with two defenders. They create another gap for a gap control run defense, yet they still have to be defended vs. pass. And they can pass protect while still forcing the defense to account for them in coverage (they can still release late).<br /><br />stanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-17463827034541518012009-05-06T10:44:00.000-04:002009-05-06T10:44:00.000-04:00Tom's got the right idea. It's not that spreading ...Tom's got the right idea. It's not that spreading is bad, it's just that it is often neutral. Yes, if you are asking a player to make a one-on-one block he can't make maybe the spreading is better, but there are limits to those kinds of gains.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204245083374821812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-26761797865484687682009-05-06T09:56:00.000-04:002009-05-06T09:56:00.000-04:00brad-
I believe on an isolated basis, yes that ma...brad-<br /><br />I believe on an isolated basis, yes that may work, but what you want to do by spreading the field is to pull multiple defenders, not just one. You want to make 3 defenders cover 2 receivers, 2 defenders cover 1 receiver, etc. If your only option at receiver is someone who is not a threat, why not put in another running back or lineman or someone who can be more productive for what you're trying to do?Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-42168765090373918732009-05-05T14:46:00.000-04:002009-05-05T14:46:00.000-04:00But can't spreading a weak player away from a play...But can't spreading a weak player away from a play essentially take a defender out of the equation allowing a weak player to eliminate a defender from the play that he would never have a hope of blocking.<br /><br />I beleive Lou Holtz once said, you could split out Venus De Milo and the defense would still put someone out ther to cover her. Also you often hear the old adage of putting the son of the big booster split our wide away from the play.<br /><br />If that same offensive player is close to the play can't his man more easily cover him by alinement and make the play?bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-10604749428772806962009-05-05T11:50:00.000-04:002009-05-05T11:50:00.000-04:00Bingo. The 2005 Florida offense was testament to ...Bingo. The 2005 Florida offense was testament to this. You cant spread 5 guys out wide if only one or two of them is a credible threat to beat their man. Where spreading the field is REALLY valuable is when you have a Harvin or someone who demands 2 defenders and you line him up with other credible threats and use misdirection and constraint plays to keep the defense from being able to figure you out. Then you get extra guys pulled out of the box and it really opens your running game.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-56386680967536710752009-05-05T06:30:00.000-04:002009-05-05T06:30:00.000-04:00Great point - it's more of "intelligent use of spr...Great point - it's more of "<I>intelligent</I> use of spreading <I>can</I> be a good thing."Brian Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04174475186895846905noreply@blogger.com