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bears5122 · 07-25-2008, 07:22 AM

It's just a gimmick offense to help a small school compete against bigger ones. Not much different than teams still running the wishbone or variations of the run and shoot. They figure it's tough to prepare for a team like that in 3 days and get a bit of an advantage.

The "future of football" is laughable though. These wide open offenses always have a couple big issues that will never allow it to be anything more than a gimmick HS offense.

First, it's not built to run the football. It leads to horrible red zone conversion rates. Allows defenses to sit in a bend but don't break defense and not give up the big play. The other is that it'll get your QB killed against any talented D-line. You just can't block good lineman with that little protection. It'll lead to more sacks, interceptions, and incomplete passes. And finally, without a power running attack, you can't control the clock. Defenses don't get the rests they need and it's tough to play with a lead.

This stuff works in high school and for some college teams. Any team with a lot of talent though will slaughter it.

07-25-2008, 07:22 AM	#29
bears5122 MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Mar 2003	Re: OT:A-11 offense could be the future of football It's just a gimmick offense to help a small school compete against bigger ones. Not much different than teams still running the wishbone or variations of the run and shoot. They figure it's tough to prepare for a team like that in 3 days and get a bit of an advantage. The "future of football" is laughable though. These wide open offenses always have a couple big issues that will never allow it to be anything more than a gimmick HS offense. First, it's not built to run the football. It leads to horrible red zone conversion rates. Allows defenses to sit in a bend but don't break defense and not give up the big play. The other is that it'll get your QB killed against any talented D-line. You just can't block good lineman with that little protection. It'll lead to more sacks, interceptions, and incomplete passes. And finally, without a power running attack, you can't control the clock. Defenses don't get the rests they need and it's tough to play with a lead. This stuff works in high school and for some college teams. Any team with a lot of talent though will slaughter it.