12-11-2023, 03:27 PM
(12-11-2023, 02:20 PM)Synric Wrote: The negative to helping the run game while under center is has limitations on the passing offense. QB starts closer to the LOS and it uses a fraction more bit more time getting depth away from the LOS. In playaction the QBs eyes leave his receivers and worse the DL. Typically you want a heavier personnel under center so you can chip the DL to give the QB time to drop. Everything is tigher underneath because the players are closer because again typically bigger personnel.
Shotgun can limit the run angles but it also has the most advantages for the QB. More depth, can get extra depth, better vision, usually lighter personnel groupings. Etc.
Yeah, I think I have heard either Burrow or one of the coaches talk about this. He doesn't like to turn his back on the defense and it's a big reason why Burrow likes to line up in empty. He is not only in shotgun and can see everything but the defense is spread out and it allows him to diagnose everything easier. Of course, there are tradeoffs to everything so it's all a balancing act.
