10-08-2021, 01:25 PM
(10-08-2021, 11:29 AM)EatonFan Wrote: Really don't like the five wide sets. I like four wides and an RB for pass protection or the check down.
By putting the HB out wide in empty the QB gets an immediate indicator of man or zone, this is why you go empty with a HB on the field. When we say empty we aren't talking 5 WR's, in fact it's usually 11 personnel but how you align them is a huge offensive advantage. This is actually why Burrow loves empty because he knows almost immediately the coverage which allows him to know pre snap what he needs to do.
Empty is good if you have the personnel to run it. We do and should use it often. I'd like to see them run more motion off it, including motioning the HB from wide to shotgun. This accomplishes a similar thing as setting them wide but bring back in a run threat from time to time.
