OK, with football season almost here, I see some discussion about offenses. So, I got to wondering what some of our favorite types of offenses are. Since this is football 101, say what your favorite offensive style is and why. As I'm sure everyone can tell I love the spread triple option like Navy and Georgia Tech. It cuts down on the fronts and coverages you see from opposing defenses and requires them to play assignment football. Sure, you can blitz and stunt against it, but you call the wrong blitz or stunt and it's 'seeya'. You can stop the option, but it's the other stuff that gets you. If you strengthen your perimeter defense to stop pitch, you leave the interior open to plays like trap and midline. You try to strengthen the interior of your defense, you're vulnerable to perimeter options. Try to stack the box and get your secondary overplaying the option, and you're vulnerable to the passing game, particularly play action. The big drawback to a triple option offense is how much time you have to spend if you're going to have your qb read it. It does cut down on the number of plays you can effectively run. Some coaches will call give or keep to take the decision process out of the qb's hands and be able to run more plays.
I also like a good spread passing attack, like Texas Tech. I love the NFL, but one thing I really like about the college game is the wide variety of offensive systems you see compared to the NFL.