WARHORSE
07-21-2010, 04:27 PM
That was something McDaniels said coming in. That was before trading Cutler mind you.
Well, think about this.
Substitution in the NFL is a huge part of calling plays. Everyone who has played football or plays Madden understands this on some level. If the offense substitutes a package with two WRs, one TE, a fullback, and a halfback, thats 11 players with the five linemen. Normally the defense will line up in a base package for this: If its a 4-3 for example, then there will be two safeties, two corners, three LBers and four Dlinemen.
When the offense comes out of the huddle and lines up traditionally, lets say, TE to the strong side, a WR to each side, the QB under center and the FB and HB in I formation..........the defense will line up normally with the front seven evened out tackle to tackle according to their positions. Each of the corners will be on a WR, and the two safeties will be back.
In the WildHorse, Kyle Orton moves out to WR coming out of the huddle. The adjustment is this: Who do they put out to cover Orton? If the corner who normally plays that side stays on Orton, then who is covering the WR? The defense has to assign someone to Orton. That moves players out of position. Say the defense moves the safety out.
That means the offense, is now running on a one safety defense.
If they move out a LBer or Dlineman, then you have six players in the front seven......that means the SS is probably going to be the seventh guy, with him coming down into the box, or at least favoring that move. That puts you once again in a single safety situation. Which with two good WRs, someone is going to be one on one.
If the defense stays with 6 in the 'front seven', the offense will pound the ball because there will be a gap to run in.
Bear with me....
Now you bring in a Tim Tebow. Not only can he pass the ball folks, he is a fullback/halfback, who many think should transition to H-back.
So, you bring in that same package with Orton AND Tebow in the game. Orton, TT, Moreno, Five Oline, one TE, and two WRs.....lets say....big guys like Decker and Thomas who can not only catch, they can block.
Orton moves out to WR, Tebow is under center, Moreno in the backfield.
See the problem now? You put a corner on Orton or a safety, then theres a mismatch big time somewhere else in the formation. You send one of the front seven out to cover Orton, its a run/pass all day situation. First, you run out of this formation to show them you can....and we can. With a direct snap out of the shotgun or even a QB rollout, there are adjustments that have to be made.
What happens when an offense can pound the ball relentlessly against your front seven? Of course, you bring the safety down. Now what do you do when one of your safeties is on Orton out in the flat, if thats your chosen adjustment? Even if you bring out an extra corner or safety, youre still left with matchup problems.
Same thing goes for coming out with three WRs, no TE, Tebow, Moreno/Buck/Arrington, and Orton. Matchup problems and confusion.
Adjustments can be made by teams with elite safeties and such, but not when you havent seen whats coming at you. The defense wont know whos assignment is where........that means theyre on their heels.
On the other side.......lets say Tebow shows he can run a decent route and catch the ball. Now, you come out of the huddle with the same grouping, only Tebow is now the one moving out to WR. Problems once again for the defense.
Theres alot one can do with two QBs on the field that can throw the ball.
Even more so, what happens if you put Quinn and Tebow in instead of Orton. Both these guys are mobile.
Uh oh.
All of a sudden bringing in Quinn and drafting Tebow doesnt look so blase.
Remember......the Miami dolphins took the whole league by surprise by changing up their offense and thinking outside the box. Who was one of the receipients on the wrong end of that? McD. In New England he got to see it first hand.
McDaniels promised we'd see things in the Denver offense that we'd never seen before...........I think this very well may be what he was aiming for.
It also would explain that it seems hes aquiring very specific players to run this offense.
Big fast, WRs.......two able QBs......huge mauling line...etc, etc.
Im looking forward to the season.
Well, think about this.
Substitution in the NFL is a huge part of calling plays. Everyone who has played football or plays Madden understands this on some level. If the offense substitutes a package with two WRs, one TE, a fullback, and a halfback, thats 11 players with the five linemen. Normally the defense will line up in a base package for this: If its a 4-3 for example, then there will be two safeties, two corners, three LBers and four Dlinemen.
When the offense comes out of the huddle and lines up traditionally, lets say, TE to the strong side, a WR to each side, the QB under center and the FB and HB in I formation..........the defense will line up normally with the front seven evened out tackle to tackle according to their positions. Each of the corners will be on a WR, and the two safeties will be back.
In the WildHorse, Kyle Orton moves out to WR coming out of the huddle. The adjustment is this: Who do they put out to cover Orton? If the corner who normally plays that side stays on Orton, then who is covering the WR? The defense has to assign someone to Orton. That moves players out of position. Say the defense moves the safety out.
That means the offense, is now running on a one safety defense.
If they move out a LBer or Dlineman, then you have six players in the front seven......that means the SS is probably going to be the seventh guy, with him coming down into the box, or at least favoring that move. That puts you once again in a single safety situation. Which with two good WRs, someone is going to be one on one.
If the defense stays with 6 in the 'front seven', the offense will pound the ball because there will be a gap to run in.
Bear with me....
Now you bring in a Tim Tebow. Not only can he pass the ball folks, he is a fullback/halfback, who many think should transition to H-back.
So, you bring in that same package with Orton AND Tebow in the game. Orton, TT, Moreno, Five Oline, one TE, and two WRs.....lets say....big guys like Decker and Thomas who can not only catch, they can block.
Orton moves out to WR, Tebow is under center, Moreno in the backfield.
See the problem now? You put a corner on Orton or a safety, then theres a mismatch big time somewhere else in the formation. You send one of the front seven out to cover Orton, its a run/pass all day situation. First, you run out of this formation to show them you can....and we can. With a direct snap out of the shotgun or even a QB rollout, there are adjustments that have to be made.
What happens when an offense can pound the ball relentlessly against your front seven? Of course, you bring the safety down. Now what do you do when one of your safeties is on Orton out in the flat, if thats your chosen adjustment? Even if you bring out an extra corner or safety, youre still left with matchup problems.
Same thing goes for coming out with three WRs, no TE, Tebow, Moreno/Buck/Arrington, and Orton. Matchup problems and confusion.
Adjustments can be made by teams with elite safeties and such, but not when you havent seen whats coming at you. The defense wont know whos assignment is where........that means theyre on their heels.
On the other side.......lets say Tebow shows he can run a decent route and catch the ball. Now, you come out of the huddle with the same grouping, only Tebow is now the one moving out to WR. Problems once again for the defense.
Theres alot one can do with two QBs on the field that can throw the ball.
Even more so, what happens if you put Quinn and Tebow in instead of Orton. Both these guys are mobile.
Uh oh.
All of a sudden bringing in Quinn and drafting Tebow doesnt look so blase.
Remember......the Miami dolphins took the whole league by surprise by changing up their offense and thinking outside the box. Who was one of the receipients on the wrong end of that? McD. In New England he got to see it first hand.
McDaniels promised we'd see things in the Denver offense that we'd never seen before...........I think this very well may be what he was aiming for.
It also would explain that it seems hes aquiring very specific players to run this offense.
Big fast, WRs.......two able QBs......huge mauling line...etc, etc.
Im looking forward to the season.