Jim Beankie
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As a track nut, one thing I feel that offenses aren't taking full advantage of is the man in motion, since acceleration takes a ton of time. The fastest sprinters in the world would probably take (not including reaction time) 1.9s in full pads/cleats to go straight line from 0-10yds but only take 1.1s from 10-20yds. That doesn't include extra time needed to fight through press man coverage if needed.
What if receivers were all loaded on one side (like Trips) and an off the line receiver (TE/WR/RB) starts moving in a fast sprint parallel to the line of scrimmage (like a jet/fly sweep) but will start the turn downfield past the OL/TE immediately after the snap (in basically a wheel route)? It can be predetermined as part of the play to turn at the hash, in between, or at the numbers. The receiver would make this turn "blind/deaf," so the timing by the QB would have to be great so as not to get an illegal motion penalty. The goal would be to get to a predetermined spot via an arc (to keep speed as high as possible) and because going at high speed would avoid any press.
My thinking is that really tall guys (6'2" and taller especially) have a tendency to have a much slower acceleration (except for the greatest freak in history Usain at 6'4" - although he's had his fair share of not so great acceleration). A head start would help these guys (like Jonnu/Hunter/N'Keal/Jakobi - although I have no idea how Jakobi is 3rd in speed at 1sec post snap - I wonder if it includes motion plays since Bourne, who's 1st, does a lot of them). Receivers tend to be at ~10mph at best 1sec post snap, but with a head start, can get to ~17mph. That means they'd be able to get to the 10yd mark at the sidelines if they turn at 10' past the hash in ~2.75s (70'), and since a throw from shotgun would take a pinch over 1.5s to get to that spot (90' throw), that's barely a second in the QB's hands. Heck, since acceleration to max really takes 50-60yds, someone like Jonnu who can get up to close to 21mph, may take less time to get there.
For defensive looks, can't imagine Jonnu (*if he can catch it) with his speed getting beat to the spot. If 2 safeties, I'd think they'd both be favoring where the 3 receivers are lined up.
Don't want to get into all the scenarios (chess match) in the opening post, but what do y'all think? Am I missing something glaring?
What if receivers were all loaded on one side (like Trips) and an off the line receiver (TE/WR/RB) starts moving in a fast sprint parallel to the line of scrimmage (like a jet/fly sweep) but will start the turn downfield past the OL/TE immediately after the snap (in basically a wheel route)? It can be predetermined as part of the play to turn at the hash, in between, or at the numbers. The receiver would make this turn "blind/deaf," so the timing by the QB would have to be great so as not to get an illegal motion penalty. The goal would be to get to a predetermined spot via an arc (to keep speed as high as possible) and because going at high speed would avoid any press.
My thinking is that really tall guys (6'2" and taller especially) have a tendency to have a much slower acceleration (except for the greatest freak in history Usain at 6'4" - although he's had his fair share of not so great acceleration). A head start would help these guys (like Jonnu/Hunter/N'Keal/Jakobi - although I have no idea how Jakobi is 3rd in speed at 1sec post snap - I wonder if it includes motion plays since Bourne, who's 1st, does a lot of them). Receivers tend to be at ~10mph at best 1sec post snap, but with a head start, can get to ~17mph. That means they'd be able to get to the 10yd mark at the sidelines if they turn at 10' past the hash in ~2.75s (70'), and since a throw from shotgun would take a pinch over 1.5s to get to that spot (90' throw), that's barely a second in the QB's hands. Heck, since acceleration to max really takes 50-60yds, someone like Jonnu who can get up to close to 21mph, may take less time to get there.
For defensive looks, can't imagine Jonnu (*if he can catch it) with his speed getting beat to the spot. If 2 safeties, I'd think they'd both be favoring where the 3 receivers are lined up.
Don't want to get into all the scenarios (chess match) in the opening post, but what do y'all think? Am I missing something glaring?