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What GT Does - RPO (somewhat rehash)
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<blockquote data-quote="ilovetheoption" data-source="post: 834752" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">So, we've sort of covered this one in a past edition of ILTOs WGTD, so this is going to be a quickie (the standard ILTO advance warning. :/ ). We're just going to do real basics.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The basic concept here is that when you hear "RPO" what you're REALLY hearing is "there are a whole suite if plays and concepts that are lumped together loosely" because announcers are announcers.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The first thing to clarify is that the word "Option" is probably good enough for 99% of fanbases, but for GT it's going to be a little bit deceptive, because you guys have a very specific understanding of what "option" means in the context of football, and RPO's SOMETIMES mean something like that, but other teams don't really.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">SOME RPO's are "Option Plays" in the way that you think about them, which is that the play starts, and the QB evaluates where people are moving and covering, and makes snap decisions to distribute the ball to the person who is uncovered by the defense. It's not EXACTLY the way you guys think about it, but it's close enough for government work.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p>These all work because a few years ago, the rules changed to allow offensive linemen to be downfield when the ball is thrown. It's a stupid rule, and I hate it, and it's part of the never-ending march to make it impossible to play. </p><p></p><p>(I'll die on this hill, and not being able to crush WR's over the middle (not to the head, but their ribs should be fair targets. Don't want to get hit in a defenseless position? Defend yourself, gloryboy)</p><p></p><p>That said, the rules were, in fact made, and offensive coaches take advantage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ilovetheoption, post: 834752, member: 1414"] [FONT=Calibri] So, we've sort of covered this one in a past edition of ILTOs WGTD, so this is going to be a quickie (the standard ILTO advance warning. :/ ). We're just going to do real basics. The basic concept here is that when you hear "RPO" what you're REALLY hearing is "there are a whole suite if plays and concepts that are lumped together loosely" because announcers are announcers. The first thing to clarify is that the word "Option" is probably good enough for 99% of fanbases, but for GT it's going to be a little bit deceptive, because you guys have a very specific understanding of what "option" means in the context of football, and RPO's SOMETIMES mean something like that, but other teams don't really. SOME RPO's are "Option Plays" in the way that you think about them, which is that the play starts, and the QB evaluates where people are moving and covering, and makes snap decisions to distribute the ball to the person who is uncovered by the defense. It's not EXACTLY the way you guys think about it, but it's close enough for government work. [/FONT] These all work because a few years ago, the rules changed to allow offensive linemen to be downfield when the ball is thrown. It's a stupid rule, and I hate it, and it's part of the never-ending march to make it impossible to play. (I'll die on this hill, and not being able to crush WR's over the middle (not to the head, but their ribs should be fair targets. Don't want to get hit in a defenseless position? Defend yourself, gloryboy) That said, the rules were, in fact made, and offensive coaches take advantage. [/QUOTE]
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