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The reports of the TO's death have been grossly exaggerated
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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 896299" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>Let’s stick with the chess analysis. </p><p></p><p>Yes, a lesser player may have analyzed an unorthodox line, even an “off the book” move, taking it deep enough that it negates the advantage of a more highly rated player. That is a thing that happens in chess. Yes, I play a little bit too.</p><p></p><p>But the lesser player even with a prepared, tricky, line, has to play perfectly. They can’t bungle a combination, leave a piece on-pris, or do any other patzer thing. So, running a TO system in football, for instance, means you can’t afford ill timed turnovers, holding penalties or dropped passes. I think some Tech fans envied teams that had such a talent advantage (higher rating in chess) that they didn’t have to worry about catastrophic mistakes ending a drive or losing the game.</p><p></p><p>Bear with me a little longer. In chess you can play an unorthodox line or rarely used gambit but the question is always “is your position sound?” Where TO fans and anti-TO fans get cross wise with each other is over whether or not an offense is fundamentally sound or whether it has some kind of fatal flaw that will get exposed.</p><p></p><p>If the chess analogy holds, then one can argue that it is possible to be both unorthodox and play sound positional chess, or in football, have a unique system that is fundamentally sound.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for using the chess analogy. I’ve always thought of a good football matchup as a chess game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 896299, member: 1640"] Let’s stick with the chess analysis. Yes, a lesser player may have analyzed an unorthodox line, even an “off the book” move, taking it deep enough that it negates the advantage of a more highly rated player. That is a thing that happens in chess. Yes, I play a little bit too. But the lesser player even with a prepared, tricky, line, has to play perfectly. They can’t bungle a combination, leave a piece on-pris, or do any other patzer thing. So, running a TO system in football, for instance, means you can’t afford ill timed turnovers, holding penalties or dropped passes. I think some Tech fans envied teams that had such a talent advantage (higher rating in chess) that they didn’t have to worry about catastrophic mistakes ending a drive or losing the game. Bear with me a little longer. In chess you can play an unorthodox line or rarely used gambit but the question is always “is your position sound?” Where TO fans and anti-TO fans get cross wise with each other is over whether or not an offense is fundamentally sound or whether it has some kind of fatal flaw that will get exposed. If the chess analogy holds, then one can argue that it is possible to be both unorthodox and play sound positional chess, or in football, have a unique system that is fundamentally sound. Thanks for using the chess analogy. I’ve always thought of a good football matchup as a chess game. [/QUOTE]
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