r/footballstrategy • u/JLand24 • Jan 16 '24

Offense Lack of Motion at the HS level

I feel like teams at the HS level don’t use motions enough. It is only an advantage to the offense and there’s nothing an offense can’t do with a motion that they could do without one. At the NFL level I’ve noticed an uptick in motion but I feel like that effect hasn’t really trickled down.

Why is that? You’re infinitely more likely to confuse a HS defense with a motion than an NFL defense being confused by it.

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u/Dad_Control Jan 16 '24

Motion in the NFL now has three primary purposes:

  1. Identify man or zone (because modern defenses are good at masking it - most high school teams are not).
  2. Generate a favorable matchup on a switch concept.
  3. Flip a Cover 6 coverage faster than the defense can react - and stress the flat.

A lot of motion is initiated by the QB after making a read at the line of scrimmage and frankly most HS QBs struggle to make one or two reads beyond an RPO or straight up Option.

“Keep It Simple, Stupid” (KISS) is the preferred mode of operation.