Isn't This a Spread Formation?

just seeing this picture makes me really wish we'd do it more. LF7 has shown some good vision and cutback ability, so I feel like we could run out of it quite effectively, not to mention the short passes to people like Quinn.

And usually it's always a numbers game. THere's 6 in the box against your 5 lineman and RB. Why in the world wouldn't you throw a quick screen to Quinn right there out in space?

The 3 WR set with 1 TE shotgun formation should be our base set.

You can run any play from that formation and it forces teams to respect the pass.

We should run the 4 WR set you see above from time to time as well, but I don't think we'd be best running from that formation the majority of the time.

For years Bama & LSU dominated the SEC West running a pro style offense and having stout "NFL size" and like defenses. These spread - no huddle "hurry up" offenses like Gus Malzahn's were designed specifically to compete with teams when they have better talent and size than you do.

This formation does narrow the gap between the teams and it only takes one guy to miss an assignment or tackle for a very big play.

I watched the AU game again and what's missing is one on one tackles being missed this year versus made last year. Everybody has to perform at 100% for a defense to stop this offensive attack.

I say mold the offense to the players we have now, not what we "want" to run. Cam Cameron's strengths were supposed to be matching offense to talent, but I'm still waiting to see it.

For example, where are the throws to TE's, or backs out of the backfield a la' Ray Rice. LF would dominate in the open field, but we don't get him there. That guy has great hands and speed.

It is. What quarter was that? fourth or fifth.

Both I and Spread formations can work with our personnel, the play calling just needs to take advantage of where the numbers are.

With the way teams have been stacking the box, when we're in the I, the other team's corners are on an island with Dural and Dupre, giving us an opportunity for quick in breaking routes as well as deep vertical routes. The problem is we've continued to run into unfavorable fronts and been predictable between run/pass on all 3 downs.

If our passing game can link up out of the I, teams will spread their linebackers and safeties and the running lanes will become available.

Conversely, if we run effectively out of the spread, teams will tighten up and we will again have numbers on the outside with our talented receivers.

When I played I thought it was easier to play pass defense against the spread because you were isolated less and could play more "team" defense.

Both formations can work, they just need to be used strategically to create balance.