05-05-2020, 08:39 PM
(05-03-2020, 03:12 AM)fredtoast Wrote: You are correct. It is not uncommon, and I am not sure why either. Maybe because the back gets the ball quicker and deeper in the backfield giving him more time to read the blocking.
Might be a combo of the two. As a Buckeye fan I was skeptical hen Meyer came in talking about a power running attack from the spread shotgun but then we had Elliot and Dobbins and other major programs doing the same thing. I am a football nerd to say the least but I find it really interesting to watch the game evolve.
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