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<blockquote data-quote="ilovetheoption" data-source="post: 824203" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Why, perchance, do you think the basics of the play have not changed in a century? It's the same reason sharks and alligators look the same as they did umpteen million years ago: When you stumble onto something that works REALLY REALLY well, you stick with it, and Power never stopped working.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Which brings us to Georgia Tech, and "modern spread offense" and "NFL Schemes". The thing is, that's not BS, it's just that Football coaches aren't stupid, and if something works, they won't SAY it's a 1908 scheme, but they'll sure as heckfire run it.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">This is from GT's first possession against NIU.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">[MEDIA=youtube]Ggmj4tw3V4A:36[/MEDIA] </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Right here, you guys block down with the TE and T, and kick with the pulling G and Wrap with the pulling C. If you WANTED to say that this is closer to buck sweep, it wouldn't make my head explode, but I'm gonna say it's power and you can fight me if you want.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">It's not one way traffic. Almost everybody runs power. Here's the flip side (watch the replay of this play too, it's crystal clear): </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">[MEDIA=youtube]Ggmj4tw3V4A:223[/MEDIA] </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Here we are again (A gap power): </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">[MEDIA=youtube]Ggmj4tw3V4A:394[/MEDIA] </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Here we are vs Kennesaw State (this is actually counter, you can tell by the way the back takes one step right before he comes back left): </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">[MEDIA=youtube]9hU6pskRqIE:1189[/MEDIA]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Long story short, if you see an offensive lineman pulling around the back of the play leading the RB through the hole (as you will, every time you watch GT or basically any other team), you're looking at something that was invented the same year as the Ford Model T (the predecessor of the Rambling Wreck, which is a 1930 Model A), and hasn't changed much since.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The formations are a little different, the snap went from direct, to under center, back to direct, back to under center, and back to direct again, the exact positioning of the backs changed (although they ended up pretty much in the same places as in the beginning), the position names changed, but it's the same stuff.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">TL/DR: Sharks are still scary.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ilovetheoption, post: 824203, member: 1414"] [FONT=Calibri]Why, perchance, do you think the basics of the play have not changed in a century? It's the same reason sharks and alligators look the same as they did umpteen million years ago: When you stumble onto something that works REALLY REALLY well, you stick with it, and Power never stopped working.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Which brings us to Georgia Tech, and "modern spread offense" and "NFL Schemes". The thing is, that's not BS, it's just that Football coaches aren't stupid, and if something works, they won't SAY it's a 1908 scheme, but they'll sure as heckfire run it.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]This is from GT's first possession against NIU.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][MEDIA=youtube]Ggmj4tw3V4A:36[/MEDIA] Right here, you guys block down with the TE and T, and kick with the pulling G and Wrap with the pulling C. If you WANTED to say that this is closer to buck sweep, it wouldn't make my head explode, but I'm gonna say it's power and you can fight me if you want.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]It's not one way traffic. Almost everybody runs power. Here's the flip side (watch the replay of this play too, it's crystal clear): [MEDIA=youtube]Ggmj4tw3V4A:223[/MEDIA] [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Here we are again (A gap power): [MEDIA=youtube]Ggmj4tw3V4A:394[/MEDIA] [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Here we are vs Kennesaw State (this is actually counter, you can tell by the way the back takes one step right before he comes back left): [MEDIA=youtube]9hU6pskRqIE:1189[/MEDIA][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Long story short, if you see an offensive lineman pulling around the back of the play leading the RB through the hole (as you will, every time you watch GT or basically any other team), you're looking at something that was invented the same year as the Ford Model T (the predecessor of the Rambling Wreck, which is a 1930 Model A), and hasn't changed much since.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]The formations are a little different, the snap went from direct, to under center, back to direct, back to under center, and back to direct again, the exact positioning of the backs changed (although they ended up pretty much in the same places as in the beginning), the position names changed, but it's the same stuff.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]TL/DR: Sharks are still scary.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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