ADVERTISEMENT

Wimsatt

Most college spread offenses don't require qbs to read the whole field. Just half.
Is that true? I know the Briles/Heupel offense is like that with their deep choice and tagging concepts from what I've read but I don't know about other offenses like Riley, Dykes etc...All these coaches have their own spins on things.

Here's an excerpt from an Athletic article on Heupel's offense. It was a good x/o article.

From the article:

The deep choice menu starts with a tag, and it presents two options for offensive coordinator Alex Golesh: the inside choice tag and the outside choice tag. There’s a built-in menu associated with each, but in either case, the sole purpose of the adjacent receiver next to the tag is to clear the top off the coverage, which is coach speak for getting the heck out of the way.

So, when this concept is signaled from the sideline, there is one target and only one target. It’s not a full-field progression read from the quarterback that is common in most West Coast systems. This is why when you look to the opposite end of the field, receivers aren’t even getting off the ball. They are simply conserving their energy for when they get tagged.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT