The Offense

[NashVOL93]

This thread has already been done a few times, so I'll repost the best summary of the Jones/Bajakian offense that I've seen put in layman's terms, grammar-corrected and written by someone who seems to know what they're talking about:

Butch's system is different than many of the other "spread" offenses. The passing game is a west coast style with leveled progressions. The running game is a power running game from the gun. Instead of using a fullback, they use an H-back. There are more receivers outside of the formation...but they carry a defender out of the box. It is a zone blocking scheme, with traps and pulls. It is very much a power running game, just with less people in the box. Some may even call it a power running spread.

This offense is not predicated on the zone read play...such as Oregon's offensive philosophy where each play is played off of the root play of the zone read. The zone read is only an aspect of this offense. A running QB is not necessary for this offense. When Worley handed off to the back (and never kept the ball himself) they were running a basic half back dive play. This is a staple play in virtually any power running game. It is not required for the QB to ever keep the ball or even carry out the fake to run this play.

I will say that a run oriented QB will be nice...but it is not a zone read offense that you will see...you will see a west coast passing game grounded in the 4 verticals philosophy and a tailback oriented power running game. The offense can be operated by any kind of QB as long as they can execute the passing concepts.

and, in reply to a question about Worley never keeping it:

That is the play action part of it....which is more important in Butch's system than the QB keep and run.

My only point is that this offense is being confused with teams like Oregon, Auburn, and Urbie's Gators. They are all in fact different and this offense (when ran with a proficient QB) is different than all of them.

Butch's O - Power running spread, west coast passing game with a tone of play-action. It is not predicated off of the zone read...that is only one of many counters plays in the power running game.

Auburn - spread out Wing-T, deception is the name of the game.

Oregon - a true zone-read O. Every play is rooted in the zone read and every play is predicated off the base zone read.

Tebow's Gators - A spread out Wishbone with the QB being one of the running backs. Instead of bunched power backs...you have spread out speed and hybrid receivers-RBs.

Whoever this guy is, he seems to know his stuff. Reading this made me feel a lot more confident about the future development of the offense, and a lot more confident that due to the QB and other personnel struggles of 2013 (particularly TE), we haven't even seen most of this offense yet.

 

[butchna]

??? WRs and TEs upgraded, RBs possibly more talented or no worse than equal to what we had, QBs more experienced, OL more experienced than the departed guys were when they became starters.

But, if you really have your heart set on being depressed ... :ermm: :dunno:

Makes him feel alive!
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