Isn't the purpose of the spread offense to spread out the defense? A few times at least in this game I noticed we were lined up with no one from one hash mark to the sideline, effectively leaving about 2/3's of the field for the defense to cover. Shouldn't every play have a WR on each sideline to pull a defender wide on each side and make the safeties creep over a little too? I also noticed at least one sweep to the short side of the field which doesn't make sense to me.
The Spread
- Thread starter Pils86
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You're thinking of the Air Raid style spread, Rutgers is trying to run a spread-option (or maybe even smash mouth) spread. See here for more detail: http://www.footballstudyhall.com/20...-offense-smashmouth-option-air-raid-pro-style
The main problem with RU trying to run this offense is the lack of a good running QB. Without that, this version of the spread doesn't work. There is basically a 6 on 7 match-up in the box, which makes it difficult to run the ball consistently, especially against better defenses.
