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http://www.armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?title=TE_and_H-Back_sets_-_the_future_of_the_NFL_offense?
Since it applies to the Patriots towards the end, I thought I'd post a link to an article that I wrote for ArmchairGM. Here's an excerpt:
A picture is included on the sight , as is a description of the passing game and a segment on how the Patriots would use this formation.
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Since it applies to the Patriots towards the end, I thought I'd post a link to an article that I wrote for ArmchairGM. Here's an excerpt:
The Future of the NFL Offense
As the NFL has progressed in age, teams have continued to adapt to changing offenses. First came the passing game in general as an option. Phenomena like the shotgun formation, the Power-I, the fun and gun, the wishbone and the West Coast offense have swept through and completely revamped the way that the NFL offense works. These phenomena confused defenses beyond belief, causing them to adjust their personnel radically. Offenses like these have changed the flow of the game drastically.
One current fad is the ace-slot set, which causes teams to have 1 RB and 3 WRs on the field. This set appears to be effective because it causes the defense to either adjust their personnel (opening up the run game) or put someone not suited to coverage in pursuit of a WR. Another trend that is currently in vogue is the athletic TE. Players like Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez and Alge Crumpler are becoming well-known names among those who follow football, as well as passing fans of the team, because they are becoming valuable parts of the NFL offense.
From these two ideas, a dramatic change comes to mind. This new idea will progress the NFL offense to new dimensions and, in my opinion, will help certain teams with mediocre or worse offenses become juggernauts. So what is this offense called? I give you…the Next-Gen Offense.
This new offense would feature a few main sets. The “base” set would have 2 TEs, 1 HB, 2 WR and 1 RB. “Small” would turn the weak side HB into a WR, whereas “wide” would turn both HBs into WRs. If anyone is confused (I know I am), I will put the positions into more detail, as the specific skill sets required for each position are quite specific...Each of these positions plays a crucial role in the offense, and it is designed so that almost any play can be run in any of the base three formations with near to equal success. Let us look at a few different types of plays used in this offense:
The running play has been the basis of any and all NFL offenses so far. Luckily, it isn’t going anywhere and will remain in this type of offense. The reason running play works well in this offense, especially better than in other offenses, is because there should be two to three extra blockers blocking for the RB on any given play. Before the snap, one HB goes into motion towards the QB and behind his back. At the snap, the C and RG double team a lineman in the 4-3, the LG hits the other DT, the tackle and TE double up on the DE, with one shedding off and hitting the OLB. The near HB hits the MLB and the HB that went in motion lead blocks, assisting on the DT, OLB or MLB if necessary. Ideally, the nearest man is a CB, who would be further away than shown in this diagram, and the RB would run right through, possibly with a lead blocker kicking out anyone necessary. This scheme has more people at the center of the average running play than almost any other system. Though some would say that this could pose a problem, a successful team would stop a pile-up at the line.
The only apparent problem with this is that the HB's motion would cue the defense into what was going on. Not so, if you ask me. Counter plays where the motioning HB and RB change direction, passing plays where the motioning HB blocks, and reverses to the non-motion HB are all viable options to mess with the defense’s head.
A picture is included on the sight , as is a description of the passing game and a segment on how the Patriots would use this formation.
Any ideas? Comments? Questions?
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