A Way to get Denard on the Field? MS Paint

It looks like a gypsy is smiling at me.

Cool idea and good post. I'm no coach or expert, but looks like a really nice play.
If Tate keeps it and rolls right, he also has the option of hitting Denard or the RB on a screen with the other blocking for him.

What you propose has denard only as a run threat and actually gives him less room to improvise than a straight Qb draw. Although he can make a play with his feet there, so can our Rb's.

However, if he comes in motion from across the formation, the plays options open up a lot more. The most obvious way to get him the ball there is a straight handoff, perhaps after a play fake to the Rb. This get him on the edge, where he's most dangerous, and also allows him to pull up and pass if the defense overreacts to him getting the ball. The other would be to run the play you suggest, a triple option, but have denard be the pitch man. If Tate pitches it out, you might get Denard on the edge, or a very open Wr if the secondary comes up to help in run support.

Now, you show this a few times in the first half, maybe 5 or so, and hope you burn them once or twice. Soon the linebackers and safeties see that motion, and start thinking they better take a step towards the side of the field Denard is motioning to. If you can get linebackers and safeties starting to flow one way, and you have Carlos Brown or Brandon Minor running the other, its bad news for the defense.

I believe they showed this type of motion with Denard once against Western, where he lines up at slot and motions across the formation. I expect to see more of that when we get into the B10 schedule and want to mix it up offensively. You will get your wish though, as Denard is far to explosive an athlete to keep off the field, even with tate out there.

i've been thinking about this, too. having two qb's on the field who can both run and pass could certainly open things up. what about denard taking a handoff, passing it back across the field to tate, who goes deep to hemingway? or, after a bit more development, going deep himself. or tate passing back across to denard who takes off at mach 8.

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I like where your head is at.

those safetys are playing a little too deep

I'm partial to the Wing T. We need more of that in this offense. Only then will we get the best results.

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Instead of Carlos though, I would use Koger. Recieving/blocking, I think he would be better. We could also use Nick-DON'T NEG ME!- in place of Tate for the handoff and then he could be a blocker whilst Denard backs up and passes.

I like that formation alot! :)

The play looked pretty good, but I was confused because there were no flames coming from denard. more flames please.

C. Brown instead. He played some QB in high school. Then all of the backfield could throw :)

Edit: my bad, missed him in the paint...well done!

Why don't we do it old school single wing style and have Koger in there as an H-Back that way we get an extra blocker if they decide to put 7 or 8 in the box.

I believe Rich Rodriguez will undoubtedly bust out some new stuff when these guys become more familiar and consistent with their current playbook. If you watch old WVU videos on YouTube, there are so many crazy formations that we haven't seen Michigan run yet. I believe there was one where Pat White lined up in the pistol, with two backs slightly behind him on each side. We haven't seen this kind of stuff yet.
I'm excited to see what stuff RR comes up with to utilize our weapons.

Nebraska just ran this play vs Michigan.... 2 years later