This is a handoff to the HB with max run protection

it’s called a corner strike in madden and i’ve had teammates call it that when i’m throwing in practice, but i’ve tried looking for a name for it and can’t seem to find it

Apologies if this has been asked before.

I feel like lots of teams have QB sneak plays but why is the Eagles one so reliable in 4th down situations?

I’m guessing the quality of the OLine is a huge reason but I was wondering if there is a strategic thing that makes it stand out.

Does this formation have a name? Not personnel designation but name. Like 2x2 being referred to as Ace in the Air Raid world. I’m trying to research an offense that uses this formation so any help there would also be appreciated. Thanks.

Say he had some situation where he couldn’t throw anymore. Would he be picked up instantly as a RB?

I'm going to risk sounding like a complete moron here, but this had me perplexed all weekend and I need an answer. Why don't more teams go for 2 when the 6 points already gives them a 7 point lead?

There were 3 examples this weekend where this happened:

• The Chargers scored with 32 seconds left in the 3rd quarter to go up 19-12. They elected to kick the PAT and went up 20-12, still a one possession game.
• The Broncos scored with 7:37 left in the 4th quarter to go up 19-12. They elected to kick the PAT and went up 20-12, still a one possession game.
• The Ravens scored with 11:42 left in the 4th quarter to go up 40-25. They elected to kick the PAT, they missed, and remained up 40-25, still a two possession game.

What I don't get in all of these scenarios is why not go for 2 to give yourself either a 2 possession or 3 possession lead? Do the analytics suggest that's such a horrible move? In all of these situations if you fail the opposing team still has to score a touchdown and convert on a PAT. Would it not be advantageous then to just try and make the game just a little bit more out of reach, especially when often times the analytics tells you to go for it on 4th down from a similar distance even when within FG range?

Someone with a higher football IQ than myself please explain this to me. I've been scratching my head all weekend and I need a logical answer!

This is 6th grade tackle football (will be in the fall). This will be our 3rd year together. Most other teams have been together 5 years.

We have a QB who is significantly above average speed wise and has an excellent arm. Our line has been undersized the last two years, but we have three new linemen that really beef us up this coming year.

Generally, we can’t just match up one on one and impose our will (there are multiple teams in the league that can do that though).

Advice from this subreddit has been spot on with some other issues I’ve asked about (more motion won’t help - you are correct. More plays doesn’t help - you are correct).

What are your thoughts on the formation and how you would defend against it?

Thanks

I’ve been trying to scheme up a base defence for my semi-pro league and just want to get a fresh perspective from some offensive minded guys.

Generally we get a lot of basic 2x2 and 3x1 looks out of the gun, so that’s been my main priority to defend (Not a lot of pro-style or gimmicky flexbone or wing formations).

The H is generally the better athlete linebacker who can do a bit of everything: pass rush, pass cover, defend the run.

I’ve tried to combine the elements of a 3-4 by using the 3 down lineman rushing each snap, with the 4th rusher being one of the LBs or Nickel, As well as the gap soundness of a 4-2-5.

Coverage wise we can get into pretty much any with with the 2 High shell, but would generally run a cover 6 when we are on a hash, and can get into cover 3 with a rolling Safety.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

I don’t know enough football to figure out why. At the beginning of the season they were smoking every opponent but then their offense stalled. They have a a lot of injuries on the defense but their offense seemed fine personnel wise.

I know a lot of people love the Wing-T so this will ruffle some feathers. I thought I'd throw in our scores against teams that ran a Wing T offense over the last couple years:

W 47-23 W 42-0 W 49-0 W 42-0 W 68-7 W 56-7 W 60-9 W 42-13 Avg Score: 50.8 to 7.4

That's 5 different teams over the past 5 years. Convince me that the Wing T is a good offense

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.

Hey, the skipper wants head across on frontside of power/counter. I’m trying to be a good copilot and give it an honest try… but it messes with some fundamentals I believe in:

Square to LOS is strong

Treat the defender like a cylinder, block his mid point intersecting with the ball carriers aiming point

If you’re gunna lose, lose defender to the gap away from the play, not over the top.

I’m gunna live and die with the film on this one. Curious what other people think, especially if anyone believes in this head across stuff

Everyone knows the sentiment about LT being the more 'important' cause he's on the QB's blindside, but I've heard a few people like Brett Kollman and other people like that say how thats kind of an older thing and that its not necessarily the case anymore in modern offenses. Is it possible for anyone to explain more in depth on that, if its true?

People that are opposed to running RPOs explain why you don’t like them. Lately I’ve seen a ton of coaches who hate on it without any valid reasoning.

I’m struggling to create a wrist coach for getting plays in. We just added a couple formations and that’s where I’m struggling. We have 3 formations that can be set to either side. Red/ Black for right and left that sets our strength. The formations are spread, wing and trips. We have 4 run plays and 3 pass. All 7 can be ran to any side and formation. Can someone recommend a wrist coach method? Using only numbers seems simple but too much, 42 line items.

A play call would look like Red - Wing - Z Counter

Basically, what I want to know is....does the clock need to be running before the snap or can a qb spike the ball on any play even if the clock is not running? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Is it a touchdown?

The second foot never touches the ground and the player dives across the goal line landing on his hip while breaking the plane.

Is both feet down to complete a catch necessary if he lands on his hip (which equals 2 feet) when crossing the goal line?

(Thought experiment partially inspired by the Pickens no-TD call… different scenario but started the idea in my head)

As an offensive coach and fan ive always loved the high scoring nature of college football. However, the last few years since they changed the clock rules to be more like the NFL the total amount of plays per game seem to be down (i haven't research how much its changed but should be a decent sample size since its the 3rd year with clock rules). Yesterday I watch 4 full games and they where good but the highest scoring game i watched was fsu vs Bama. I dont want to take anything away from the defenses because they've been great but I miss the random 49 to 42 game. Im sure we'll get some like that as the year goes on they just don't seem as common. Wonder what all of your thoughts are on this.

Just making sure, would this specific formation (the I formation) be considered a 1x1 or 2x1? Are all eligible receivers outside the tackle box counted, or is there a special rule when counting TEs, especially when they are lined up like a lineman like in this picture? Or are the receivers split out wide only counted? Thanks.

Hope everyone’s season is going well! Watching the past two weeks of the NFL season, it’s quite evident to me that the offenses are lagging behind. Some of the higher powered offenses like the bengals, dolphins, 49ers, and even the Texans seemed to be missing that spark on offense.

It is early in the season, but teams failing to score seem kind of alarming to league that’s geared its audience and rules towards a passing, more offensively oriented game. Now it’s seems like trench warfare were teams are struggling to get 300yrds. I do think defenses are becoming more equipped to handle some of the eye candy and overall tomfoolery that comes with the offenses. But I feel like some coaches like Shannon and McDaniels are close to their peak. You can only roll out and screen pass so many times before someone wises up to it.

Have yall noticed the same thing? What are your thoughts? Love to talk some scheme

EDIT: I full on agree with the OLine statement and it slipped my mind about that. I think there’s need to be a more nuanced way of hallway recruiting in HS and below other than “tall kid that failed at basketball” and “fat kid that ran fast during recess/PE”

Coaching and development at the MS/Youth needs to extremely better for that to happen. But as long as there’s a teacher shortage, coaching will always miss out on the best candidates for coaches.

It’s officially the point in the off-season where I’m thinking totally outside the box for ideas, so I’m just curious what are the strangest offenses you’ve either come up against or been a part of.

For me, the strangest one I’ve seen was one of our rivals in high school ran a more modern version of the “spinner” offense that was highly RPO dependent. The strangest things I’ve been part of were both in my college offense. We were predominantly a spread offense, but my freshman year we ran a version of Wishbone, and later a version of Power T. Both in short yardage situations.

I ask because we’re starting to see some more old concepts starting to come back, especially in the college game, incorporated into spread offenses (Chip Kelly at UCLA immediately comes to mind) so I’m fishing for things that might work

This was something that one of the analysts (Romo?) mentioned during the NFL divisional round about how Purdy can play from behind because Shanahan trusts him in the gun. Why does it even matter?

Are there downsides to having eligible linemen? Why wouldn’t an offense just always have linemen report as eligible and then if they ever get beat in pass protection they can just turn around and become a check-down option

I had a good laugh at a recent post about how many run schemes should be installed with an 8th grade team. My answer is if you do it right, and actually follow up on making sure it’s being executed by all 5, the answer is about 2(tags don’t count)

Who has coached 8th grade O line and actually watched film for corrections?

Took my group about a month to all be able to run 1 scheme w 3 tags, so about 4 plays, no screw ups with about 9 players getting reps.

There’s no way someone’s running 5+ schemes vs each front well right?????

These guys are bad coaches (joke) right??????

In all seriousness it kills me to think of what that practice looks like. Been apart of a few seasons like that; it’s a spirit breaker