Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
The simple, wonderful, inexpensive speed option
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The simple, wonderful, inexpensive speed option
The speed option may be the best run play in football. The pro guys don’t like it because your quarterback can be hit, but, whether under center or from the shotgun, it’s an exceptionally useful play to have in your arsenal. There are three basic reasons why the play is so effective and useful: Simple:…
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Oregon offense installation videos
Brophy has a full collection of Oregon installation videos, i.e. video cutups showing the plays for teaching purposes. Check them all out here.Very useful stuff. And, to pile on unnecessarily (though it’s fun), contrast this statement by Gregg Easterbrook: [In Oregon’s offense, p]ass patterns are minimal, which keeps the quarterback’s mind from melting under the…
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Combining the “midline lead” and the zone read
The evolution of the traditional zone read to include “midline-esque” concepts like reading the interior linemen is a hot topic, so I’d like to throw open the comments to what you think the next evolution or wrinkle might be. I’m game to anything; for all the talk about the pistol offense, I see this subtle…
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