01-24-2019, 01:42 PM
(01-24-2019, 01:26 PM)Whatever Wrote: In fairness, the Chargers got run over by the Patriots, and the Pats are one of the few teams that still carry a FB. They have a good power game when they need it. And well, it was the Patriots in the playoffs. I don't know if there is a defensive concept the Pats haven't wrecked in the playoffs.
I wouldn't like it used anywhere near as much as the Chargers. However, on obvious passing downs and situations I think it would be good to use.
Doesn't matter you can run power without a FB. You can run power from single back with just the backside guard pulling and then kicking down. A lot of teams not do it with a TE motioning across the line and sealing then pulling the guard. Either way they went old school down hill running and any scheme that got linemen to the second level would have worked. It was a cute gimmick, but it wasn't sustainable. In all honesty the Ravens lost that game because their OC refused to mix it up and go back to their power running game.
Teams have ran quarter defenses before (1 Linebacker/7 DBs) but it's just not something you make a living doing. The issue is even on 3rd and 10 there is always a chance a team with a good veteran QB checks to a run play and then you are left out on the field in a mismatch especially if they hurry it up with the personnel stuck there. A lot of spread teams in college, including OSU, have done a lot of cool stuff with power running from spread looks which have made small personnel very dangerous to go to. Most teams are moving to Big Nickle personnel with a Safety playing as the slot CB as a counter to this.
