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ElkhartTider

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I just finished watching the Bama/Miss. St. and Bama/LSU games over again and I noticed something with our pistol alignment... the back behind McElroy is shifted about half a yard TO the side the that the run goes to... anyone else seen this? Maybe we're trying to set up some false tendencies... or we just run it that way because nobody can stop it and we want it to hit a half second quicker... I just thought that was unusual..

Should I put a call in to the football office? :wink:


AND.. sorry I should have known this wouldn't have generated much interest without "Cam Newton" in the title.. haha
 
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Nice catch! Call the UA Football Complex, ask to speak to Coach Saban. If they give you any flak, tell them your name is Jerry Jones and you have an urgent matter to discuss with Nick. He'll be thankful to get the tip.
 
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Coach Saban and staff always do quality control during the bye week. In 2008 they realized how much they ran behind Andre Smith, and surprised LSU by going behind Drew Davis a higher percentage of the time.
 
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I've noticed this also. BTW I like X & O type threads and see nothing wrong the discussion. Even though this is a formation tendency it may be as harmless as where the RB lines up in shotgun. What I mean is that he may always line up there to give him a better angle on pass pro as well as running.

Here's another tendency. On plays where Greg is under center watch MI's depth. If its 5 yds, he is going to pass block. If 7 yds it is probably a run.
I've actually seen greg audible and MI creep up, sure enough it was a pass.
 
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I'm pretty sure he's coached to take a "false step" to give the o line time to set up blocks..
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Yep, it's quasi-similar to Auburn's go-to play: Cam stutters while waiting for a hole to develop.

The problem for us is that sought for gap has tended not to appear.
 
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RoLL TiDE 13 26 said:
I'm pretty sure he's coached to take a "false step" to give the o line time to set up blocks..
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point being, we do the same thing 9/10 times, from a formation that offers limitless possibilities. And as Dallas stated, the very few times we've done something different (like, once) good things happen.
 
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To the original question, the back set to the side we run to is not necessarily a bad thing. In these days of the zone read, the DL and LBs will call a strong side based on the opposite side of the back. So, if the defense uses the back and not a TE to set the defense, we are technically running 'weak' and that can set some positive gains.
 
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RIP Jumbo Pkg said:
I've noticed this also. BTW I like X & O type threads and see nothing wrong the discussion. Even though this is a formation tendency it may be as harmless as where the RB lines up in shotgun. What I mean is that he may always line up there to give him a better angle on pass pro as well as running.

Here's another tendency. On plays where Greg is under center watch MI's depth. If its 5 yds, he is going to pass block. If 7 yds it is probably a run.
I've actually seen greg audible and MI creep up, sure enough it was a pass.
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WOW!! My husband has said the same thing and you're the only other person I've heard mention it. I'm sure others have noticed, hope they do something about it......
 
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