I think everyone knew the oline was going to be a work in progress this season. Especially with all of the youth. By mid season the young, inexperienced line has shown much improvement. To me it seems as if they haven’t improved at all and are even taking a step back.
It’s not rocket science. The have seven to eight guys in the box against our five guys blocking.
Five can’t block seven or eight guys. The way to solve that is to go to the spread. Petras steps up to the line with the spread. If they keep seven or eight guys in the box then he is going to see wide open receivers to throw to. As soon as he gets the snap he gets it out of his hands within three seconds to the wide open receiver or receivers.
A couple of passes like that and that seven or eight in the box is going to stop. He has to get rid of it quick though because they are going to crashing in on your QB. Three seconds, snap, standup and throw.
I saw a completely under talented offensive football team win a National Title doing this very thing. BYU
Some of you younger guys are going Huh???? Yes one year BYU won a National Title and that’s what they did to move the ball against far superior defenses. The nickeled and dimes the defenses using the spread. Short five and six yard passes all the way down the field. The BYU quarterback would taken the snap under center, stand up and throw immediately. This forced the defense to get out of that stacking the box shit.
You go to the spread with only Goodson in the backfield. This opens up the running lanes for him also.