Inside the five/goal line
I know it has probably been discussed ad nausem, but with Leonard at 6' 4", why not go under center and push him in, versus having him three yards farther from the ball and giving the D-line time to shed blocks.
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I've never understood why teams don't go 5 wide. Get five guys out of the box and play 6 on 6.
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Yes. Our short yardage plays in general need a major overhaul. I don’t care if they know a QB
Sneak is coming. It’s 1 yard….and if not let your backs do the work with a head of steam and u can still run play action. Maybe even better play action from under center
No short yardage play should ever be caught from an edge defensive player
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Triple option forces defense to account for runs out wide. RL's runs last Saturday were
straight up the gut with no wide threat. I was screaming at the TV for our coaches being stupid and not using our speed advantage outside the tackles, then Price at last bounced it out and did just that. Whether it's lining up five wide or using the triple option or doing any of the weird formations the Chiefs use, you need to stretch the defense horizontally on the goal line or you get stuffed like we did on Army's goal line stand
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1991's was a nightmare for others
The true powerhouse backfield of Bettis, Culver, Tony Brooks and at times, Ryan Mihalko, was one that every opposing team hated. Bettis was an absolute beast at 247 lbs, Culver was a ironclad tank at 220 lbs (and one of the strongest guys pound for pound), and had been an excellent fullback in 1990. Tony Brooks was playing at a pretty cut 220 lbs as well.
Some folks may discount Ryan "Hulk" Mihalko for being one of the slowest backs, but the man was incredibly strong, and could deliver crushing blocks. Lou even used him as a nose tackle at times.
Regardless of who was getting the ball in the triple house backfield, someone was going to pay a terrible price for trying to make the tackle.
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Heard it told Holtz would run that against 14 defenders until the 11 on offense scored.
They knew they could score on 14 at practice, so they knew they could score on 11 in a game.
Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.
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