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Message: [QUOTE="money3189, post: 3863660, member: 436"] Absolutely. I agree. Part of evolution is taking what the past gives you and making it your own. Schemes are re created for modern players but football will always be about line play. You will always have your traps, counters, leads, power, sweeps. They run them now with less defenders in the box because of the emergence of slot wr's. It makes you defend the whole field. That's why there are specialized positions on defense now. The zone read concept has change the run game forever. That's something they didn't have in the past. Inside and outside zone has been the most dominate run play for 20 years now. Simple blocking concept but its the most effective. You dont need a athletic QB to have a good run game in a spread offense. Most teams have pocket passers and have great running attacks. Dual threat just makes it even more effective. 2018 run/ pass balance was good because is was a good team. We havent been good the last couple years because of various reasons not because of the scheme. I wouldn't use 2020 season for a comparison. The things that happened to us don't happen during a typical season. Injuries, opts outs etc... Wouldn't have matter if we ran the veer and shoot or the triple option with the lineman we were playing, 3rd QB, 7 true freshman defenders. [B]"Trying to get all your rushing yards from one position works only with a dominant line or a dominant passing game that pulls the defense apart"[/B] I still dont understand what you are saying here. Everyone else is doing this and having great success. From experience, you can't run two running back sets in a spread. If you do you are better off having 3 in the back field with a FB. If you think our RB's are that good and will be the difference in winning or losing then you are better off running a completely different scheme. Cant do both. Trying both will make you less effective because you have to spend time working on the other scheme. You will have to change your blocking footwork and techniques for certain plays. That will kills your offense overall. You will become a jack of all trades, master of none. You can add packages of some of that stuff you mention for short yardage, goal line, 3rd down situations but you cant put too much into it. One ex. Babers has heavy sets with power plays from under center, he's ran wildcats packages as well. I dont know if our running backs are good enough to force the coaches to run into a totally different scheme that they aren't accustomed to. Do we run block well enough to block 9 and 10 guys in the box every play? That's what going to happened when you go to these tight formations with multiple running backs. Always enjoy your posts. That's why I try to give you a adequate response. You sound like a person that knows the game and its history. Those are people I normally converse with. I grew up playing in the 80's and 90's. I loved football prior to my time and I continue to enjoy it now as a coach. [/QUOTE]

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