Home Opener vs. Jacksonville State

Predictions:
3 fumbles or less if the 1st team plays most of the game. If we use a bunch of backups b/c its a blowout....then this could go higher.
heavy base offense
not as much passing as later in the year...but some
No freshman QB play (pure guess here)
1st D doesn't allow more than 3 points
Game over by halftime.
 
No, you're right Fever, but not quite as right as you could be.

There is a veer set (one TE, two split backs, QB under center) that the veer was developed to work with, I believe in Houston. The Flexbone is a way to run the veer out of a balanced spread formation using pre-snap motion to get the players in the right positions to run the veer. (weak side A back motions back, becomes the 2nd HB, strong side A back becomes the "TE" in the veer formation) The core running plays in the flexbone formation, though, are Inside Veer, Outside Veer, Midline Option.

The cool thing about running the veer out of the flexbone, is that the veer is a really hard thing to stop in and of itself when run properly, and the flexbone has two major advantages over the old Houston veer. One is that it's a balanced formation, so the defense doesn't know how to line up against it, and the QB can make a presnap read to go a different direction with the play based on how the D lines up, just by counting how many defenders are in different places on the field. (can't do that with the Veer formation because your TE would have to switch sides) The other cool thing is that you've essentially got 4 fast receivers on the line for pass plays, so the defense has to honor the pass, taking yet more defenders out of run coverage.

I really didn't know a whole lot about this stuff until we hired PJ, then I did some reading. That Sunday Morning QB link above is great reading, and there's a link in it somewhere to a Notre Dame blog that broke down Navy's play selection vs them, play by play, to demonstrate how it works.

I highly encourage reading through some of the links above to understand the nuances of our offense before the season starts. Should make watching it a lot more interesting, because you'll be able to see the adjustments we make a lot better. Adjustments in this offense are going to be about blocking schemes, not about different formations or play selection like in a traditional offense.

beej67,
NOT a veer expert, but did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night
 
Thanks for the update and not attacking me, as I was not attacking you. Either way, it should be an awesome thing to watch over the next few years!

THWG!
 
I can understand your confusion, the whole thing is a bit confusing until you start to read about it. Yes, there's a veer formation, no we won't be using it, but yes we'll be calling veer plays out of the flexbone.

I found a link a while back, can't find it right now though, that was all about the reads. Man, the reads are seriously complicated. QB lines up, counts defenders, and depending on how many are to the left or right decides which way to run the play, and depending how many are inside or outside the tackle box decides whether to hand to the B back. Those are both presnap reads, for the outside veer. Then he runs the play, and options the DE (keeps or pitches based on what the DE does) because the DE goes unblocked. Lead side A back blocks the OLB and the OT blocks the MLB. If the DE goes after the QB, then he pitches it, otherwise he takes it up the middle, and the only guy left to do any tackling is the safety. I think we can all agree that if we run the ball all game and the other guy's leading tacklers are the safeties, we'll have a successful game.

I love that PJ doesn't have a playbook, that just trips me out.
 
The GT3O will be tuned and ready to go. There shouldnt be a problem til we hit the high altitude of VT and have to adjust the air/fuel mixture...
 
I remember when GSU beat App State ~60 to 7 in 2004.

The QB just kept checking to the short side of the field over and over and over because App State would migrate towards the center of the field so the side with less defenders kept getting attacked. They never adjusted to GSU so they never stopped them = Complete blowout. That was the same year they played UGA last.
 
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