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What's the benefit of the outside guys running flys? I'd rather it just be the old fashion smash play where they run hitches and the inside guys pull the safeties to the sidelines. Then the qb chooses one side of the field, reads the safety, then throws to the Y/H or the rb who's finding open space or a seem in the middle

Obviously not a coach, just seems like you'd only be giving yourself one option with all the traffic that would be outside the numbers. Looking forward to LesAg and TmoAg's thoughts

Edit: I misread your post. Don't know that EZ or Evans can really stretch the field vertically tho

The key to the spread passing game is getting into the right play. For a young qb this means getting everyone back to the line quickly so there is enough play clock left to get read on what coverage they are running. Then get the play changed to fit the coverage. Most plays in this offense are designed to pick on one particular defender. For example if they are in base cover 3. Corners are deep 3rd safety deep third olb. A common theme vs. cover 3 will be sending one more route into the deep safetys 1/3rd of the field. if receivers have route discipline, awareness, and keep spacing right. The safety can't play both of them and one is open. it's not always the safety. But it is always someone who has more than they can cover when offense can get an accurate pre snap read. The biggest advantage for a qb, Is simple reads. U know who each play is designed to pick on. And most of Ur primary and secondary reads are right there. If he jumps one, you throw the other.

Somebody posted an article that discussed the history of the air raid and went through the plays and the scheme changes that the different coaches have come up with. Can't remember what the website was, college football talk or something. I have it as a bookmark on my laptop at home. I can post it after work.

I too plan to get studied up on the air raid before the season starts.

You only needed one play on that game, the quick pitch was absolutely unstoppable.

I'm not sure Daddy was completely serious about that play, just fishin' for comments?

He's the under read, but a check route would leave all five receivers with their backs to the quarterback for at least six or seven steps.

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I just noticed this thread. I've been trying to see more UH games from last year so I can see hoe their offense compares to West Virginia. My HS coaches went to WVU and learned aspects of their offense so that's what I know the best along with some of Urban Meyer's spread option.

Something that I've seen some of that is an interesting wrinkle is combining a typical spread play like mesh, four verts, or stick with a tunnel screen called on the back side. It puts the defense in a tough spot because the defense still wants to rush the passer like a typical pass play but can't get too upfield cause of the screen.

The most important thing with this offense is that it puts the defense in spots where no matter how they react to a play, they are wrong. Like with the packaged plays I talked about on the last thread like this where you have a quick stick route dialed up with a draw play too where the backer over the Y is the read.

When this offense is executed correctly with a QB that makes good decisions it is so hard to stop. With the athletes we have it can be special.

The O-Line talent we have too is what makes it even more unique. Leach had big guys that weren't very good. WVU's guys are just okay. We have two first rounders at tackle and another NFL guy at center. Ced could be a first or second round guy when he ends up back at tackle.

The o-line combined with the backs make the run more of a threat that has to be respected. I think we will see more running than we expect because of the number of 5 and 6 man boxes we will see and the fact our offensive line can win those one on one situations the vast majority of the time.

for the NCAA gamers. Stick with the successful play series that work in real life. I would recommend the "shallow cross series". The player running the shallow cross runs the heels of the dline the player running the complimentary dig route always releases outside to keep the LB from turning into the shallow cross. at 10 yards vs any zone he runs a hunt route and settles into the 1st Open hole. Vs man he runs a dig If the man over him blitzes he runs a hot route usually an out Versus man or press. will almost always hit the shallow cross. Qb 3 step drop. there is a series of variations of the shallow cross game. it was made famous by mike shannahan. And has been perfected by air raid coaches since. Mix it with the screen series and it will comprise most of your ball control and short passing game. If u ever need plays. I still have a few of my spread playbooks around. with coaching points and player assignments, reads vs. diff. coverages. and even the spread runnIng game concepts an blocking schemes.

Daddy,

Mike Leach is the architect of that play.

I also feel this is a very overlooked aspect of this offense, the "air-raid" part gets all the conversation but with an o-line like ours and with the backs we have this should be a dynamic rushing attack against a spread out defense. The tempo of the offense tires out d-linemen and makes those blocks easier as the game wears on. I just hope our coaches and the QB will not get pass happy and fail to emphasize the run...