Ohhhh and as I sat in various trees, and soccer chairs (we may have invented recliner hunting) thinking of shit storm ideas.
We have some good ones but you know what, we've had some serious storms for a while now, and to be perfectly honest, I'm still in a turkey comatose.
So let's just do something nice, calm, and relaxing.
On to the storm.
I always thought it was funny how people would apply names to their offense or defense. Sometimes coaches think of these names, and other times the media slaps some dumbass marketable name to it.
So for the shit storm, of Monday morn, list your favorite offense and defense for any sport imaginable. I'm willing to accept chess strategy. Your choice, could be simply based on the name alone, or it could stem from technical aspects.
Or you can just make one up.
For the offense:
Naturally, it's the Flexbone. Not only does this offense have a great name which provides me with material for blog posts, but it's also my favorite brand of football. "The option won't work in the SEC...Too much speed." Paul Johnson acknowledges your argument and provides a counterpoint.
"Suck on my Flexbone."
I'm planning a technical post on the flexbone in the future, but know this: It's awesome.
Defense:
I love Pop Warner football coaches. They're great. Some are really great coaches who do really great things for kids. Others coach their sons and teach kids proper fundamentals which will help them in the future. However, some think they are Bill Walsh, Mike Martz, and Buddy Ryan rolled into one. I've met such a person. This summer at a 4th of July party my mother made the mistake of telling some pop warner coach that I played college football. She had good intentions, but unfortunately the coach wanted to show me his "Innovative" offense and defense. I'll go into the offense in the comment section, but he had his defensive playbook in his truck. he handed it to me and on the front I read: "Animal Defense"
I didn't have the heart to tell him what he had given me was a 33 stack. Thousands of teams run this defense. (Not to mention that it is essentially the Ollllllleeeee 5-3) Anyway, all I could say was: "Animal Defense...Sounds badass."
Hopefully we can get some other sports involved.
Shit storm begin.
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How about the "Gun Safety" offense centered around Plax.
ReplyDeleteIn the EPL, Arsenal's Counterattack. Since we need a name, The Gunner Getaway.
ReplyDeleteThe "Fastbreak on Turf" spread offense is a good one.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoyed the greatest show on turf
ReplyDeleteThe Original Wildcat, prior to it becoming the WildHog and subsequently the WildInterchangableMascot. It was just a pretty cool shock to see DMac doing athletic things that contributed to his team's victory.
ReplyDeleteyou mean the single wing during the 1900's
ReplyDeleteNo, I mean a mutant freak like Darren McFadden who was created in a lab to run people over (in the college ranks, anyway) heaving a ball with a semblance of accuracy and deftness in an offensive scheme.
ReplyDeleteThe passing game of the WildInterchangeableMascot was the real feat. Getting DMac, or any other play-making running back, as quickly as possible seems rudimentary to good football.
Texas's option read from 2005. Also known as, "Here's the ball, Vince."
ReplyDeleteThe Phoenix Suns under D'Antoni.
ReplyDelete"Seven Seconds or Less" wasn't just an offense, it was a way of life.
no
ReplyDeleteStop watching ESPN
This is the problem with what ESPN tells you. The idea of getting the ball to your best athlete has been around since the beginning of football. However, everyone thinks that football in the past was 3 yards and a cloud of dust. This is also false.
The single wing does not have a QB in it's arsenal, rather the primary player was known as the tailback. The tailback was a triple threat player run, pass, and kick. To put it in College Gameday terms, the wildcat was a base offense for many, many teams.
The great thing about the single wing is that it's not really a formation (There are many variations), rather it's a mindset to attack defenses. Good single wing coaches will hit off tackle until the defense stops it. At which point they can go to the sweep, buck lateral, half spin, full spin, or wedge series.
You have to understand that there are very few "revolutionary" ideas in football. I'm sure you saw an empty formation this weekend. well that formation was Dutch Meyer's base offense at TCU. He utilized the jet sweep, as well as the half spin, and straight series. He also had a prolific passing attack. Think about people like Roger Staubach, Knute Rockne, Jim Thorpe, and even Tim Tebow, they are all single wing tailbacks.
They had some pretty good passing stats. Yes?
people forget that Bill Walsh's west coast was primarily run out of 21 personnel groupings.
In my opinion the reason the modern version of the single wing works well is the simple fact that defenses will only see something like this once or twice a year. (although it's spreading like a wild case of herpes in the NFL) It's not a terribly complex scheme to stop, (Until you get into the spin series) however it places the numbers advantage in favor of the offense.
In youth ball I still like the "Give the ball to the kid that hit puberty before everyone else" offense
ReplyDeleteIn terms of defense:
ReplyDeletewhen you play any type of outdoor tossing game such as horseshoes, quates, washers, or the tennis balls on a string game, the best defense is when you place your beer behind the target. It seems as though people are conditioned not to spill the beer, so they will typically toss the random object off course.
I've always been a fan of the infield shift when you put the second baseman at 12 o'clock, right on top of second base.
ReplyDeleteand to show how badass D'Antoni's system is, the other night, Chris Duhon had 22 assists, David Lee had 30 points and 20 rebounds. Fierce.
ReplyDeleteI understand the idea of no new-idea offenses. I'm just saying it was cool seeing Darren McFadden having a better passer rating than our starting QB, whatever his name was.
ReplyDeleteI like Boobie Miles' offensive approach to academia: playing football.
Rex Grossman's offense.
ReplyDeleteFuck it, I'm throwing it downfield.