The Spread Offense

[Guest Kelly Football]

The Spread Offense 

Why has a majority of high schools gone to the spread. It seems to be such a trend. I know it spreads the field, but its like we have lost the physical part of the game. Will defenses finally catch up to it and faze it out, like the veer, wishbone, wing T, I, and others. Your thoughts. 

[West_hardin_17_13]

well if u watch or listen to west hardins games, that is our weakness is a spread offense we can shut down the run we have a really great linebacker crew and a great deffensive coach. but we are small school and have very little speed

[SFA85]

The Spread Offense 

Why has a majority of high schools gone to the spread. It seems to be such a trend. I know it spreads the field, but its like we have lost the physical part of the game. Will defenses finally catch up to it and faze it out, like the veer, wishbone, wing T, I, and others. Your thoughts. 

Well, from what I've seen, if it's not the pure Spread like what SLC runs, it's basically option football out of shotgun.  Matter of fact, most teams that run from the 2 back spread look, are running veer option.  Just 5 yards in the backfield....

[Guest Orangeboy]

Well, from what I've seen, if it's not the pure Spread like what SLC runs, it's basically option football out of shotgun.  Matter of fact, most teams that run from the 2 back spread look, are running veer option.  Just 5 yards in the backfield....

Great points.

[SFA85]

Great points.

I was watching Leander and Pflugerville last night and Pf'ville lined up in the I, the wishbone, 3backs across, and 4 wide.  Mostly running outside with that 6'2" TB they had.  Talk about smashmouth. 

[Gasilla]

You're right SFA (I think we've discussed this before ???), most teams that you see lined up in the shotgun are not running the spread. If they are, they usually run half of it. You hardly ever see a team, at least around here, running the Art Briles spread offense.

[BMTSoulja1]

I was watching the game with my boy, who is a Brook fan. I was telling him, that's how an offense is supposed to look.  especialy when the big back kept going in motion right befor the snap.  I was saying the same thing, 85.  That's smashmouth dude.  I realy loved it when they do the play action out of that offense.  Talk about a thing of beauty.  That's football!

[dat_hook_em_fan]

big sigh!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :-X

[BMTSoulja1]

What now man!  Got dawg! ;D

[SFA85]

You're right SFA (I think we've discussed this before ???), most teams that you see lined up in the shotgun are not running the spread. If they are, they usually run half of it. You hardly ever see a team, at least around here, running the Art Briles spread offense.

When I speak of the Spread, I refer to the Todd Dodge version which they attack the seams and when teams drop 7-8 to defend the pass, they would run Luna or Newton on sprint draw plays.  They and Alamo Heights from last year run the true spread.  Most teams run some type of option scheme off it.....

[kmwbmt]

Back in the 70s everybody ran the wishbone because Texas won with it. Ten years from now there will be a new offense that coaches believe will win for them.

[Gasilla]

If you ever watched Briles Stephenville teams in the 90's, they did the same thing. Briles used his QB running a little more, but they were THE model for the spread offense.

[Guest FPHS 78]

I think the spread..or any passing offense,  if successful,  helps even out the playing field.  you can have less pure talent, size etc...what i'm getting at is...you can run the spread with a handful of little guys(...eg: Texas Tech...)..where, if you tried to run it up the gut, you be p---- in the wind

[KFDM COOP]

True!

[BigPurpleMan32]

I think the spread..or any passing offense,  if successful,  helps even out the playing field.  you can have less pure talent, size etc...what i'm getting at is...you can run the spread with a handful of little guys(...eg: Texas Tech...)..where, if you tried to run it up the gut, you be p---- in the wind

EXACTLY! it helps even the playing field and gives less talented teams a chance

it will phase out once someone figures it out. It's like a new pitcher in the MLBs...he's great for a while, but before long people will figure out how to hit it and the next big pitcher will emerge

[Guest Wildcat 08]

Spread rules when you have the Athletes baby