Luck or RG3?

[Huey Freeman]

there's a single set back formation or an empty backfield formation. If you want to call it a "spread formation" then fine, but all that means is you're a dip who had no ing clue what anyone else was talking about.

If you have never heard it referred to "spread formation" before only confirms to me you have never played football in your life. Madden can only take you so far, man.

[monosylab1k]

If you have never heard it referred to spread formation before only confirms to me you have never played football in your life. Madden can only take you so far, man.

We all did HS football, r. You act like you're special because you were the backup corner on the JV squad. How cute.

[Huey Freeman]

We all did HS football, r. You act like you're special because you were the backup corner on the JV squad. How cute.

Played a little junior college ball to, but that's not the point. The fact that you seem to have never heard the term "spread formation" is ludicrous. How can you sit there and argue something you seem to know nothing about.

[monosylab1k]

Played a little junior college ball

HOLY ! You're practically a ing pro!

How can you sit there and argue something you seem to know nothing about.

pot meet kettle.

But I did like your "No I wasn't ever talking about the spread offense, I was talking about the formation!" defense.

[monosylab1k]

Here is a definition of teams who run spread offenses:



The spread offense is an offensive scheme in American and Canadian football that is used at every level of the game including professional (NFL, CFL), college (NCAA, NAIA, CIS), and high school programs across America and Canada. The spread offense begins with the quarterback in the shotgun formation most of the time, and often employs a no-huddle approach. The fundamental nature of the spread offense involves spreading the field horizontally using 3, 4, and even 5-receiver sets. Some implementations of the spread also feature wide splits between the offensive linemen. The object of the spread offense is to open up multiple vertical seams for both the running and passing game to exploit, as the defense is forced to spread itself thin across the field (a "horizontal stretch") to cover everyone.

The "Spread Offense" is a generic term used to describe an offense that operates out of a formation with multiple wide receivers, usually out of the Shotgun, and can be run or pass oriented. One of the goals of the spread offense is to stretch the field both horizontally and vertically, and to take what are usually a teams' best defenders (linebackers) out of the game by utilizing three or more receivers.
Today variants of the spread are popular in high school and college football, with more modest versions appearing in the NFL. In college, especially, the offense often depends largely on option and misdirection runs, using all of the skill players on offense. The zone read is often a very popular play in this type of offense because of its flexibility, more so if a team has an athletic quarterback who can run the ball as well as pass. Linemen in the spread are often smaller and more agile so they can block effectively on screens, zones, options, and protect against aggressively blitzing defenses such as the 3-3-5 stack. As the defense, already spread out, begins to focus on stopping the run, the spread creates mismatches and single coverage on receivers, which creates opportunities in the passing game. Utilizing receiver motion along with jet sweeps is also an important part of creating confusion and running a balanced, yet successful, spread offense.

The success of the offense depends on creating mismatches (a linebacker covering a receiver), the ability for the quarterback and the receivers to find holes in the zone, and defensive breakdowns in the secondary (the receiver and quarterback both read that the safety will not rotate over to help the cornerback, so the receiver breaks to the outside or up the sideline with single coverage). Few defenses are able to cope with a well-executed spread run-pass threat, which is one reason why football scores have been rising in recent years.
The spread offense can also be used to benefit the running game. By splitting out three, four or five receivers (thereby spreading out covering defenders) and employing a fast, athletic offensive line, the spread opens running lanes for the tailback, fullback and quarterback. Also, linebackers may be taken off the field to cover the additional receivers, possibly resulting in a diminished ability for the defense to effectively tackle the running back. The primary responsibility of receivers in this case is downfield blocking, rather than pass-catching, as they spring backs for long runs. Spread option offenses rely on a quarterback who can call plays at the line of scrimmage, read the intentions of the defensive end, and keep the ball or pitch it to a back. The offense also uses short passes like a running plays, executing "bubble screens" that begin with a short, nearly-lateral pass to a speedy wide receiver to get him into open space. No-huddle spread attacks are also popular.
One popular variant of the spread is the "Air Raid" offense (pioneered by Hal Mumme), in which the offense may pass on over 80% of its downs. The offense is seen as being complex, though receivers need to know relatively few routes. The complexity comes from the different formations the routes are run out of. The running back in the Air Raid offense serves a useful role as well by catching passes out of the backfield, on screens, and carrying the ball on draw plays.

but you were only talking about the formation.

[DeadlyDynasty]

If you have never heard it referred to "spread formation" before only confirms to me you have never played football in your life. Madden can only take you so far, man.

Sorry, never heard of it either...it's not a formation, it's how you attack the defense.

and lol at evoking your high school football days to back up your point. HS offenses are always simple, and involve simple formations like the Wing T or the Wishbone. You basically just outed yourself

[Huey Freeman]

HOLY ! You're practically a ing pro!



pot meet kettle.

But I did like your "No I wasn't ever talking about the spread offense, I was talking about the formation!" defense.

Not claiming it was anything special. Just pointing out I played more than JV football.

I'm not going to have this troll ass argument with you regarding something that's foreign to you.

[Huey Freeman]

Sorry, never heard of it either...it's not a formation, it's how you attack the defense.

and lol at evoking your high school football days to back up your point. HS offenses are always simple, and involve simple formations like the Wing T or the Wishbone. You basically just outed yourself

Dude, I already learned your knowledge of the game through your first reply to me.

[monosylab1k]

Not claiming it was anything special. Just pointing out I played more than JV football.

And that makes you very special. It really does.

I'm not going to have this troll ass argument with you regarding something that's foreign to you.

but you were only talking about the formation this whole time, not the offense

[Huey Freeman]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...ad%20formation

[monosylab1k]

Dude, I already learned your knowledge of the game through your first reply to me.

That he didn't play junior college ball like you? And that he clearly knows more about the spread offense than you do?

[Huey Freeman]

And that makes you very special. It really does.





but you were only talking about the formation this whole time, not the offense

A spread offense runs spread formations. You do know that right?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Dude, I already learned your knowledge of the game through your first reply to me.

Please, enlighten me about this mysterious "spread formation" that only YOU know about.

Feel free to draw upon your JuCo days

[monosylab1k]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...ad%20formation

wikipedia couldn't help you out so you just kept digging till you struck oil!

yeah we get that you're talking about the "spread formation" which in normal football language is known as a "single set back" or "empty backfield" formation, which still doesn't explain why you posted a wikipedia article about the SPREAD OFFENSE.

[monosylab1k]

A spread offense runs spread formations. You do know that right?

not necessarily.

[Huey Freeman]

wikipedia couldn't help you out so you just kept digging till you struck oil!

yeah we get that you're talking about the "spread formation" which in normal football language is known as a "single set back" or "empty backfield" formation, which still doesn't explain why you posted a wikipedia article about the SPREAD OFFENSE.

Yeah, my first wiki article was about the spread offense, but the second was about the formation your right.

[Huey Freeman]

not necessarily.

Please give me an example

[Huey Freeman]

not necessarily.

Please dont tell me sometimes they use special teams formations, and goal-line formations etc...

[monosylab1k]

Please give me an example

2 receiver set

[monosylab1k]

an offensive football formation in which the pass receivers are spread out across the field

this definition is so re ed. so basically any offensive set with receivers out wide is a spread formation

West Coast Offense - Spread!

[Huey Freeman]

2 receiver set

Thats what I thought, you are still talking about offenses you use the "spread offense" philosophy. OK that's fine, they kick field goals to captain obvious. That's not a spread right?

[Huey Freeman]

this definition is so re ed. so basically any offensive set with receivers out wide is a spread formation

West Coast Offense - Spread!

Question are you a Cowboys fan? Has there ever been an instance were Romo is in shotgun and he has two Wrs on each side of him?

[monosylab1k]

Thats what I thought, you are still talking about offenses you use the "spread offense" philosophy. OK that's fine, they kick field goals to captain obvious. That's not a spread right?

Holy . You're a moron.

YOU SAID:

A spread offense runs spread formations. You do know that right?

I SAID:

not necessarily.

YOU SAID:

Please give me an example

And I provided an example of a spread offense that wasn't in your wanton definition of the "spread formation".

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SPREAD OFFENSE THE WHOLE ING TIME.

Unless you plan on proving that Oregon under Chip Kelly in fact does not run the spread offense, then I just provided a time when a spread offense wasn't in your so-called "spread formation".

Doesn't that make sense to you, or is your brain that dumb that you can't even get that?

[Huey Freeman]

Holy . You're a moron.

YOU SAID:



I SAID:



YOU SAID:



And I provided an example of a spread offense that wasn't in your wanton definition of the "spread formation".

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SPREAD OFFENSE THE WHOLE ING TIME.

Unless you plan on proving that Oregon under Chip Kelly in fact does not run the spread offense, then I just provided a time when a spread offense wasn't in your so-called "spread formation".

Doesn't that make sense to you, or is your brain that dumb that you can't even get that?

Yes and this is obvious

[monosylab1k]

Yes and this this obvious

so what's your goddamn point?