TCU’s next potential breakthrough
Over at Football Study Hall I broke down the changes that seem to be brewing for the TCU offense with their addition of the veer and shoot passing game and talented downfield passer Matthew Baldwin.
Month: May 2019
Belichik’s other contribution to anti-spread D
I mention it in my new post on Football Study Hall breaking down the 2018 Mississippi State offense against the Auburn defense. This solution maybe didn’t totally originate with Belichick, but I think he made it particularly popular. The Patriots created a 46 front after the snap against the Seahawks zone-read game. That meant there … [Read more…]
The Warrior triumvirate and dynasty construction
One of my favorite reoccurring topics is championship team construction, especially champions that have repeated success. Building dynasties in the NBA is extremely hard because it’s a superstar driven league and nothing creates superstars like championships. Even if a team can assemble a title-winner, Pat Riley’s “the disease of me” regularly creeps in and wipes … [Read more…]
What about Jack? Can Texas and Iowa State re-integrate a pass-rusher into the inverted Tampa-2?
Texas and Iowa State each share a real problem heading into the 2019 season. Texas’ DC Todd Orlando piggy backed off Iowa State DC Jon Heacock’s inverted Tampa 2 defense back in 2017 and both had tremendous success with it. The Cyclones made it their new base for 2018 and added more to the scheme … [Read more…]
Gary Patterson vs Urban Meyer and Ryan Day
In a series I’m doing at footballstudyhall.com I broke down the chess games between Patterson and the Buckeyes that took place early in 2018. Going in I figured that Dwayne Haskins and the passing game would be too much for the Frogs, and he definitely did some real damage throwing it around but TCU had … [Read more…]