06-13-2023, 01:14 PM
(06-13-2023, 10:40 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: Running backs run better from shotgun. No shade to you, but we have already had 10-20+ pages of this discussion at some point last season. Pretty much every single back in the league has a higher YPC from gun than under center. The "momentum" argument doesn't really hold any place in reality. Shotgun runs even do better in short yardage situations. IIRC, they do better in essentially every single category - yards per carry, short yardage conversion, explosive runs, you name it.
My guess is because of the personnel you often see in shotgun. It is usually at least 3+ receivers, so the defense has lighter personnel on the field and there is more space in the box.
And the numbers support this, even though I was surprised myself when I saw them last season. It is an unpredictable set, being in
the Shotgun with 3 wide and a RB in the backfield with your QB. I would just like to see Burrow in the I formation a bit more and doing
some play action. We do not do this often but when we do it is highly effective when I saw the numbers on this as well.
Could be wrong though, you always got the numbers KG on all this stuff. Would be interested in how much Burrow lines up under Center.
It isn't often, pretty sure.
