X’s and O’s

[UT97Vol]

Since defenses facing our offense have increasingly gone to playing a three high safety or a cover 3 type look, teams have really made it much more difficult for the receivers to get behind the secondary. So, why hasn’t the staff adjusted to this by taking advantage of that with formation?

When we get this look one such formation I believe would be effective is lining up in one of our typical formations and motioning the TE or slot from one side into a trips formation on the other with all three receivers at or outside the numbers. Would put a lot of stress on the defensive secondary to cover all that space when two DBs who are responsible for deep coverage on the other two thirds of the field opposite the trips are virtually taken out of the play. From there there’s a lot you can do from the play calling perspective. We are getting this look a lot defensively and haven’t taken advantage of it.

Thoughts?

 

[Carl Pickens]

I bet you’d be a great offensive coordinator.

 

[Eastknox865]

Since defenses facing our offense have increasingly gone to playing a three high safety or a cover 3 type look, teams have really made it much more difficult for the receivers to get behind the secondary. So, why hasn’t the staff adjusted to this by taking advantage of that with formation?

When we get this look one such formation I believe would be effective is lining up in one of our typical formations and motioning the TE or slot from one side into a trips formation on the other with all three receivers at or outside the numbers. Would put a lot of stress on the defensive secondary to cover all that space when two DBs who are responsible for deep coverage on the other two thirds of the field opposite the trips are virtually taken out of the play. From there there’s a lot you can do from the play calling perspective. We are getting this look a lot defensively and haven’t taken advantage of it.

Thoughts?

Guys aren't making plays regardless of the play call. Wr wide open Nico doesnt see him. Wr open Nico sees him wr drops the ball. Wr catches the ball, holding on the offense. Wr open Nico sacked.

 

[UT97Vol]

I bet you’d be a great offensive coordinator

You should see me on PS5.

Seriously though. Why are we using the same formations every game with same plays when defenses have adjusted?

I’m not claiming to know as much as the coaches but I do know as a defense you don’t want to be in cover 3 when the offense has a trips formation. Yet we never do it. Just strikes me as odd the lack of adjustment we make on the offensive side of the ball.