Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
Nick Saban on defending the wildcat
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Nick Saban on defending the wildcat
Thanks to reader Alex Bruchac, below are three videos of Nick Saban discussing how to defend the wildcat, which is something I have previously discussed at length. Let the master explain: The other two videos can be found below the fold:
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Walter Payton and the wildcat?
Of course, I’m pretty precise when it comes to referring to something as the wildcat, but these clips of Sweetness playing shotgun QB for the Bears are, well, sweet:
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Explanation and cut-ups of the “Power O” run play
I’ve discussed the “power” play here a few times, because it both quite ubiquitous in college and the pros and also because it is quite good. It’s been around for some time, though, like the counter trey, was made used maybe most famously by Joe Gibbs’s great Washington Redskins teams. The play itself is very…
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Oklahoma and a walk on the outside
Links to two bits of mine that appeared today: I did a breakdown of Oklahoma’s run game under Bob Stoops and Kevin Wilson for Dr Saturday. Check it out here. Also, the excellent Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders invited me to do a back-and-forth via email regarding Monday’s Jets-Dolphins wildcat extravaganza. I think it turned…
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Urban Meyer to N.F.L. coaches: I’m not impressed
From Judy Battista’s great New York Times piece from the weekend: On the horizon is the University of Florida’s star quarterback, Tim Tebow, who will enter the draft next year. He could open the door to what was once virtually unthinkable in the N.F.L.: a quarterback with the size and sturdiness of a linebacker who…
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Smart Notes 8/18/2009
The quadruple-option, now with video. I have updated my recent post on spread-option stuff to include video of the “quadruple option” I explained there — where the quarterback can hand it the runner inside, take it himself, or throw it to a receiver in the flat or downfield on a fade. People noted some understandable…
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NFL Coaches still fussing about the wildcat
Jon Gruden will one day run the spread in the NFL. Either that, or he will die trying. People may not realize it, but Gruden coached the run and shoot under Walt Harris at Pacific, and gave some thought to committing to that offense full time. Instead he made a career choice to focus on the…