Stats on Wisconsin loading the box vs Fournette

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- Carries: 23
- Avg UW defenders in box: 8.08
- Carries w/8 or more in box: 19

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Blueprint

Lolomg

Good thing we can audible out of the play.

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mmmmm exactly. Get the defenders farther away from the line and LF before the play starts. More room to operate

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this is correct. With more players in the box, it's just a jumble of humanity in the middle of the line where we run. It's all clogged up, even with decent blocking.

Spread the field, create space, keep the defense guessing, and let our playmakers make plays in space. Shocking.

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If we're lining up with 2 or fewer WRs, it dictates that we Wisconsin will go big with their defense too. The only way you get guys out of the box is to pull offensive bodies out of the box too.

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Uh........no shite Sherlock...............exactly.

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I guess the point is that the amount of people in the box isn't an issue on its own if you've got enough offensive players in the box to block them

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Me thinks you need to learn why it is that basically every other team in the nation knows you're wrong.

Traffic matters too. Haven't you ever heard of the concept of getting your playmakers in space?

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quote: If we're lining up with 2 or fewer WRs, it dictates that we Wisconsin will go big with their defense too. The only way you get guys out of the box is to pull offensive bodies out of the box too. Uh........no shite Sherlock...............exactly. quote: I guess the point is that the amount of people in the box isn't an issue on its own if you've got enough offensive players in the box to block them Me thinks you need to learn why it is that basically every other team in the nation knows you're wrong. Traffic matters too. Haven't you ever heard of the concept of getting your playmakers in space?

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holeeee fackballs

this is shite we have known for years and years. i've been saying run from the gun and pass from the gun to keep them honest. spread them out and open up lanes. let them stay in nickel defenses or even dime at times. it helps us.

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ETA: And you are also more likely running against more DBs than LBs when you spread them out. Shhh.........he thinks he was on to something.

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Can you imagine an alternative universe where half of LF's carries come against a dime package!!

Why is everyone acting like this is common knowledge. Hell, even our coaches don't know about this!

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Me thinks you need to learn why it is that basically every other team in the nation knows you're wrong. Traffic matters too. Haven't you ever heard of the concept of getting your playmakers in space?

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I understand how it works. It is all a numbers game.

For those of you who are interested in those runs without 8 or more in the box:

6 in the box, shotgun formation - 1 yard gain

7 in the box, shotgun formation - 3 yard gain

7? in the box, I formation - 6 yard gain

7 in the box, shotgun formation - 15 yard gain

Dellenger may have been strict with his definition of "in the box" because I can't seem to find any other legitimate plays with less than 8.

This isn't really an indictment or support of the "heavy" formations. Many of Fournette's longest runs in this game and last season were the result of him breaking containment with so many in the box. If you spread it out, you might get more per play but you likely cut down on the big play too.

Again, I'm not coming out in support of the strategy. I'm simply saying that the numbers in the box aren't the end all, be all, if you've got the guys there to block them.