Zac's use of shotgun.

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(04-14-2022, 09:51 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: Fred already mentioned it, but by and large, short yardage runs are converted at a higher percentage in shotgun rather than under center. There was already a massive thread on this so I am not going to carry the conversation further than this post but shotgun runs are more effective in nearly every single scenario on the field. 

Really, shotgun is probably just the better way to run an offense right now. You have more flexibility and variety in what you can do in a modern offense. I don't see Cincinnati veering away from it. 

I also think running it out of shotgun keeps the defense off balance. They are expecting a pass in most cases and getting a run. Some of the most effective runs are when the defense doesn't see it coming. 

It seemed like last year most of our runs came out of a heavy formation when the defense knew it was coming. I'd rather get away from that and keep the defense guessing more. With better blocking we should be able to do more play action out of heavy set though--making it a more effective formation with better blocking.

That said, I'd like to see more shotgun and hurry up with throws to the back and quick draws mixed in to keep the defense honest.