Hey guys. Today you will be getting a tagged teamed report from me and Chris. He will be more of a general overview while I will be focusing on offensive red zone, goal-line, and short-yardage portions as that is the thing I want to see most from this team rounding up the spring season.
This team likes having only 1 RB and 1 TE in short-yardage situations and running zone with a 5 man blocking scheme. That was the box is spread out just enough that way even if the blocking is subpar as long as the OL covers their man up there is enough space in order to have the RB fall forward for the 1 or 2 yards they need.
The red zone outside of the 10 yards to gain is going to be 11 personnel with ben spread into the slot. The QB in these situations is not only reading the DE for the give but is also reading how the LBs are reacting in his peripherals. If they bait into the run then the QB can keep and throw over their head. If they sit the pass then it's an easy give for what should be an efficient run at the least
Something to note is that Chris Pierce/Cam Johnson and Ken Seals have their timing and mechanics down more than any other option Ken has on the field right now. That's going to be something this WR group has to work on air this summer and translate into fall camp. Mike Wright and Sheppard had each other on speed dial today. Sheppard had some flashes during the spring but he made a massive splash this game.
The TD from Seals to Schoenwald was probably my favorite designed play so far. It came out of a unique version of 21 personnel (2 TE 1 RB) where both of the TE overloaded on the LOS on one side, faked the run away from the overload side, then slipped the back on TEs out into routes away from the fake run. Very well designed and executed hence why it was a touchdown. We will see that exact formation and play quite a few times I'm sure this upcoming season. Later on, they were in this same formation on the goalline and I thought that we might see the same play, but instead, they gave the ball to the RB up the middle and the D was so spread from the last attempt that it was basically a walk-in.
They have abandoned the gap/lead scheme this spring. They have shown signs that they want to incorporate more FB and hybrid TE/HB motion and leads. They probably didn't like what they saw in practice and just decided to save it for more film study and focus on the basics which is probably best. Don't overload these guys and move too fast. Become masters of the basics and then we can get into some different installs.
I wouldn't be too worried about the DB play or seeming lack thereof. On the second Sheppard TD it was just a phenomenal catch. On the third Sheppard TD, for example, the D was working on a blitz package called Will Fire where the weak side LB lines up in a wider alignment and comes of the edge. It looked like the throw getting off was questionable and part of the deal with spring games is that it's tough to simulate hitting the QB and how that affects his vision and timing. It looked like the blitz would hit home. The DL and LBs, however, had an atrocious day which is something not new to fans in recent years. I've been singing this D's praises so far but there is no other way to put it today. They got punched in the mouth.
OL and RBs did a great job today in protection. Something they struggled with all spring as well.
Any questions list them below
This team likes having only 1 RB and 1 TE in short-yardage situations and running zone with a 5 man blocking scheme. That was the box is spread out just enough that way even if the blocking is subpar as long as the OL covers their man up there is enough space in order to have the RB fall forward for the 1 or 2 yards they need.
The red zone outside of the 10 yards to gain is going to be 11 personnel with ben spread into the slot. The QB in these situations is not only reading the DE for the give but is also reading how the LBs are reacting in his peripherals. If they bait into the run then the QB can keep and throw over their head. If they sit the pass then it's an easy give for what should be an efficient run at the least
Something to note is that Chris Pierce/Cam Johnson and Ken Seals have their timing and mechanics down more than any other option Ken has on the field right now. That's going to be something this WR group has to work on air this summer and translate into fall camp. Mike Wright and Sheppard had each other on speed dial today. Sheppard had some flashes during the spring but he made a massive splash this game.
The TD from Seals to Schoenwald was probably my favorite designed play so far. It came out of a unique version of 21 personnel (2 TE 1 RB) where both of the TE overloaded on the LOS on one side, faked the run away from the overload side, then slipped the back on TEs out into routes away from the fake run. Very well designed and executed hence why it was a touchdown. We will see that exact formation and play quite a few times I'm sure this upcoming season. Later on, they were in this same formation on the goalline and I thought that we might see the same play, but instead, they gave the ball to the RB up the middle and the D was so spread from the last attempt that it was basically a walk-in.
They have abandoned the gap/lead scheme this spring. They have shown signs that they want to incorporate more FB and hybrid TE/HB motion and leads. They probably didn't like what they saw in practice and just decided to save it for more film study and focus on the basics which is probably best. Don't overload these guys and move too fast. Become masters of the basics and then we can get into some different installs.
I wouldn't be too worried about the DB play or seeming lack thereof. On the second Sheppard TD it was just a phenomenal catch. On the third Sheppard TD, for example, the D was working on a blitz package called Will Fire where the weak side LB lines up in a wider alignment and comes of the edge. It looked like the throw getting off was questionable and part of the deal with spring games is that it's tough to simulate hitting the QB and how that affects his vision and timing. It looked like the blitz would hit home. The DL and LBs, however, had an atrocious day which is something not new to fans in recent years. I've been singing this D's praises so far but there is no other way to put it today. They got punched in the mouth.
OL and RBs did a great job today in protection. Something they struggled with all spring as well.
Any questions list them below
