If you were the coach in charge....what are some things you would preach that better not happen on the field....or what creative approach might you try?

Me....NBA would be tough because of their athleticism and ability to finish but I’d spend extra time and practice in not fouling the player on a drive and just trying to mess up the easiest path for ball to basket. No bail out fouls.

MLB...move infield in only in last chance situations. First baseman only plays as far towards second that he can get back to first and set up and never goes from that point and moves to his right to impede 2nd baseman

NFL....special team return block in back or holding. I’d be a nut job coach insisting it never happen...and same for defensive returns off turnovers, those fuckers can’t stand the temptation to block in back or block unnecessarily.

NFL: I'd run a full on college offense. Tons of movement, RPOs, options, Run and Gun etc... I'd take players like Lamar Jackson/Geno Smith/RG3/Cardale Jones/Kapernick/etc... and run them into the ground. If one goes down, I'd have another QB behind him ready to take his place.

It would help with scouting, getting rookies up to speed [esp oline & WR - which both have well known challenges adjusting to NFL]. NFL is need of a change up, too many dinosaurs with bad schemes, not adjusting to talent, etc... Would be a good way to play moneyball also I'd imagine.

posted by Commander of Awesome

NFL: I'd run a full on college offense. Tons of movement, RPOs, options, Run and Gun etc... I'd take players like Lamar Jackson/Geno Smith/RG3/Cardale Jones/Kapernick/etc... and run them into the ground. If one goes down, I'd have another QB behind him ready to take his place.

It would help with scouting, getting rookies up to speed [esp oline & WR - which both have well known challenges adjusting to NFL]. NFL is need of a change up, too many dinosaurs with bad schemes, not adjusting to talent, etc... Would be a good way to play moneyball also I'd imagine.

I think this would be a huge failure, but I wouldn't mind watching some franchise try (not the browns).

posted by like_that

I think this would be a huge failure, but I wouldn't mind watching some franchise try (not the browns).

I actually laughed at that clusterfuck of an RPO attempt by the Steelers yesterday that resulted in the Donks D-Lineman picking off Roethlisberger. A non-RPO team (Steelers) trying to recreate the wheel when it's not what they do.

posted by like_that

I think this would be a huge failure, but I wouldn't mind watching some franchise try (not the browns).

I think a full on college spread offense would be deadly in the NFL. Defenses would adjust for sure, but I think it would take a few years. The issue is keeping the QB healthy, which is why having a few of the college kids that thrived in that offense in college would be necessary.

posted by Commander of Awesome

I think a full on college spread offense would be deadly in the NFL. Defenses would adjust for sure, but I think it would take a few years. The issue is keeping the QB healthy, which is why having a few of the college kids that thrived in that offense in college would be necessary.

I think it could have some success (little more than Chip Kelly and a lot more than the wildcat) but NFL speed would make it tough. It would be fun to watch. I think a warm weather team or turf team would have the best chance.

posted by Commander of Awesome

I think a full on college spread offense would be deadly in the NFL. Defenses would adjust for sure, but I think it would take a few years. The issue is keeping the QB healthy, which is why having a few of the college kids that thrived in that offense in college would be necessary.

There have already been college coaches we tried their similar spread type systems in the NFL and it failed.  The NFL is too smart, and the players are way too athletic. It would take a year max for the NFL to adjust based on history.  I don't think throwing a bunch of average to shitty athletic QBs in a system is going to rattle many NFL defenses.  

posted by Ironman92

I think it could have some success (little more than Chip Kelly and a lot more than the wildcat) but NFL speed would make it tough. It would be fun to watch. I think a warm weather team or turf team would have the best chance.

 

I think the speed of the NFL is why it would work. Defenses are just faster, so are WRs, Oline, TEs, etc...

Chips failure was as a GM, and his personaility. That is what torpedoed him in the NFL IMO.

posted by Commander of Awesome

I think the speed of the NFL is why it would work. Defenses are just faster, so are WRs, Oline, TEs, etc...

 

Chips failure was as a GM, and his personaility. That is what torpedoed him in the NFL IMO.

Even as a shitty GM he had pretty much the same roster heading into the season following their playoff season.  Their offense slowed down that season since the league had a year of film on them.  

The more I think, the less I like it...especially with the ho hum QB’s that aren’t good passers. Schemes and routes help but they gotta be able to fit their passes near perfectly into small openings.

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