So after getting my ass handed to me last night by
@TXHusker05 I went back to the drawing board again - this is almost a daily affair now. Current offense in the powerhouse OD has two great TEs, a statuesque but accurate QB, & a few fast receivers. So who does this sound like? The obvious answer is the Bama dynasty ('09-'12 RIP), PAWLLLLL.
So I went back and watched some film of Bama @ LSU in 2012. This was McElwain's last year as OC, McCarron's junior year, Lacey's senior year, & Cooper's freshman year. While the Alabama offense never got the credit it deserved during the championship runs, they were balanced & efficient for what many considered a grind it out team. In 2012, they were
4th in offensive S&P+. This year, they're first (WHAT?!) in the country, but I hate the way the offense is going away from its smashmouth identity.
So that brings us to the common concepts Bama runs:
Zone & Counter Trey in the running game (seriously, that's it)
A ton of playaction (waggle, verts, dagger, etc.)
Crossing routes for days (mesh, shallow cross, Y cross)
Perimeter passing on 1st down (snag, smash, spot, stick, curls, & fade/out)
HB screens & the occasional now/bubble screen
All of this comes out of 12, 11, & 22 personnel. Bama ran very little 4 WR sets and for good reason; they had athletes at TE that they moved all over the field (Vogler was the best example of this). They used under center, pistol, & the gun evenly and for few reasons other than to give the D a different look or change the QB's field of view.
Alabama of old based out of 12 personnel in a 2x2 formation (Ace Big in NCAA 14). They also used a bunch formation with two tight ends when they wanted to get the playaction game going.
My new playbook looks something like this:
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{tbody}
{tr}
{td}
Ace{/td}
{td}
Pistol {/td}
{td}
Gun {/td}
{td}
I Form {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Big{/td}
{td}Ace{/td}
{td}Normal Flex{/td}
{td}Tight{/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Big Twins{/td}
{td}Ace Twins{/td}
{td}Normal Y Flex{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Twin TE Slot{/td}
{td}Wing Over{/td}
{td}Y Trips HB Wk{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Twin TE{/td}
{td}Slot Flex{/td}
{td}Trio{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Wing Trio TE{/td}
{td}Trips{/td}
{td}Trips TE HB Wk{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Bunch Base (Twin TE){/td}
{td}Wing Trips{/td}
{td}Bunch HB Wk{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Slot Flex{/td}
{td} {/td}
{td}Empty Trey Flex - Packer{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td}Y Trips{/td}
{td} {/td}
{td}Ace{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td} {/td}
{td} {/td}
{td}Ace Twins{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{tr}
{td} {/td}
{td} {/td}
{td}Twin TE Slot{/td}
{td} {/td}
{/tr}
{/tbody}
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Here's what McElwain's offense looks at Florida with Doug Nussmeier at OC. This is last week's game vs. Rocky Top.