Zac's use of shotgun.

[WeezyBengal]

(04-14-2022, 01:03 PM)Tony Wrote: You think it would be easier to run out of the shotgun, because, the defense would think Pass more than if you were under center...

Not these days. Teams (like the Bengals) run under both. 

I don't think its as simple as looking at yards per play and then determining that we work better under shotgun simply because of that. A couple big plays here and there could skew that. A missed tackled by the defense that turns into a 90 yard TD could throw that stat off. Unfortunately football stats are pretty surface level so there isn't much more that we can look at. I will say though, Burrow has openly talked about how he likes running a spread style offense more than being under center - so Im sure that 100% plays into it. 

There are two things I hope to see more out of this offense this year. That is more run pass option out of shotgun and more play action under center. I feel like we didn't take advantage of both nearly enough last year, but I really think that was due to our trash offensive line. 

I wasn't thrilled with some of the stuff we did on offense last year, but I think ZT was handcuffed by a bad OL. Im holding off judgment until the end of this season when it comes to his offensive mind. He has the pieces in place now.