Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
Long live the Air Raid! The Air Raid is Dead?
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Long live the Air Raid! The Air Raid is Dead?
The Air Raid offense — the pass-first attack developed by Hal Mumme and Mike Leach from the old BYU offense — is seemingly everywhere. In the last couple of weeks, Cal hired former Leach and Mumme assistant Sonny Dykes as well as his offensive coordinator, the mercurial Tony Franklin; Southern Miss hired Oklahoma State’s nouveau…
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Can inexperienced quarterbacks succeed in the playoffs? The Houston Texans and the T.J. Yates experiment
The Houston Texans are currently having the finest season in their nine-year existence. With an 8-3 record, Houston is almost certainly going to make the playoffs. But after losing quarterbacks Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart in consecutive games, the Texans are down to their third string quarterback. That man is T.J. Yates, a rookie quarterback…
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Should Lynn Swann be in the Hall of Fame? What do the numbers say?
As one of members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, I appreciate Peter King’s candor when it comes to the struggles the voters face when discussing wide receivers. King has written about the wide receiver conundrum frequently, including this note a couple of weeks ago: Hall of Fame Headache Dept.: Art Monk…
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Smart Notes – Learning defensive coverages, Bear Bryant’s 1958 D playbook – 8/8/2010
Via Ron Jenkins, learning defensive coverages: – Because I can. Check out Bear Bryant’s 1958 Alabama playbook. Note that playbook designing technology did not advance beyond this pen and typewriter method until apparently around 2006. – Good morning, Dave. Buckeye Football Analysis breaks down Tressel’s favorite play — the “Dave” play, which is what he…
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Did the spread really evolve from the single-wing?
Brian Cook thinks so, but I’m not so sure. The idea that the spread, or, even just Gus Malzahn’s offense in particular, “is a modern-day version of the single wing” is overdone. (To be fair, the Judy Battista’s NY Times piece focuses on the wildcat, which I do think has a great deal in common…
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