What "gadget" plays would you like to see this year?
Maybe not a single "play" but maybe a package or theme...
It seems to me, Harbaugh tends to put in a wrinkle each year, for one year only. In 2015 it was the heavy use of fullbacks. Kerridge and Houma really excelled. Yes, last year the hammering panda was used heavily at the goal line, but wasnt' featured nearly as much as Kerridge and Houma.
In 2016 we saw "the train" debut. Extremely effective early on, it didn't really fool Ohio State.
If our offense is truly moving to more of a 4 wide set, I'm curious what types of wrinkles you guys think we might see. Personally, I'd still love the train. I think it could give us significant advantage if we had 4 WR or 3WR/1TE lined up in that formation, and look how the defense lines up and throw trips at the side where we have a numbers advantage.
What other plays do you guys have? 4 verts? double crosses? Do we see the tunnel screen make a resurgence?
Run the Bumerooski...
I always hoped for that UM team that was totally dominant - wham, bam, knock people over - slame it down their throats - phycially pounding football - completely unstopable.
August 6th, 2017 at 12:14 PM ^
But I've seen a team do that to us a few years back during the RR era. Wisconsin came out in the 2nd half and never passed the ball once, just rammed it down our throats. I want to see us do that to somebody!
Late in the game and need ONE freakin first down to seal the game. Have to have a go to play that can't be stopped. Hopefully the O Line is so good this year, we can jam down the throats of the osu line.
GO BLUE!!
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im all for creativity but id really love to see them able to line up vs good teams and grind 4-5 yard runs when necessary, especially when its winning time
August 6th, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
August 6th, 2017 at 11:39 AM ^
EXACTLY!
They may have the best designed "gadget" plays in spring and fall camp, but the offense (whether it's the OLine, Drevno's play calls, etc) can't have third and fourth quarter performances like they did at Iowa and OSU.
(And I'd love to get a player or coach shot up with some truth serum and ask about passing plays from the "PepCat" formation...did they have any drawn up? Were they called and Peppers just didn't throw it? Did Drevno or whoever was calling plays at the time just tighten up too much?, etc.)
Bubble screens
Too soon?
What ever it is I just hope they don't run it into the ground like they did last year with the McDoom jet sweep. It became almost worthless at the end of the season
Any play that we beat Ohio St. with.
Don't care how,, just do it!
August 6th, 2017 at 10:09 AM ^
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