Coach Rod discusses the spread offense

pryor is from pennsylvania.

Yeah I know...

Bgreer84 couldn't be any more wrong. the spread offense is not a "gimmick" or a "trick play" it's a basic zone read play. so you're going to load 8 in the box? well you're a moron then, whose going to cover the 3/4 wide set? you're going to blitz? they'll throw hot, prevent? not going to stop reading the end and handing it off. the spread zone read make you run against 6 man fronts depending on your formation. you should probably learn what you're talking about before posting.

The spread has to be well disciplined and has to have every possibility covered on every route, because for every spread formation play with 4 options, defenses can counter with 4 options of their own, whether it be blitz, 8 in the box, prevent, or play 5 yards back to jump routes. Blocking assignments are very crucial in this offense, because like the option, one player misses a blocking assignment, the whole offense is screwed.

The spread has be able to have depth in a lot of skill positions so that they're prepared for anything, but also have every guy on the field accountable. If Tim Tebow ever went down, it would be a nightmare for Florida, because for an offense to have a setback like that, it be devastating, because with the spread, it depends on so much on timing with the QB, and being able to read defenses on the fly and make the decision on the snap, and doing that with a cold QB would be brutal.

The Spread option is basically one play. It's one play with 4 options. Well, if by some chance the option isnt working you can always go to pro style. This is why its important to have a QB who can throw. As I stated earlier this is the offenses only drawback. When Pat White went down WVU lost to a bad Pitt team. When he was in, they were unbeatable. Teams must recruit and maintain two good QB's in the SO. Michigan is doing this now.

I've found nothing I've said to be embarrassing, cheesy, or spoiled. I'm stating facts and I'm stating my opinion. I'm entitled to my opinion, and I can be opposed to the Spread option, because I don't feel its methods are really teaching any player anything. It's a novelty, trick play offense at best, and once teams learn to not be afraid of it, not overpursue when defending it, and exploit it for what it is, then it will be exposed as another novelty in college football.

You are completely correct. You are entitled to your opinions. No matter how stupid or unfounded they may be. I am also entitled to shread said stupid opinions to pieces with facts. See how that works? In the future, the spread option will become so standard like many teams will be able to figure formations to slow it. However, as I stated earlier the spread allows for normal pro style offense. Traps, draws, bubble screens, etc are all part of the spread option.

No, winning at two different programs and taking an undersized, lowly recruited smaller school to bigtime BCS games and winning is what made RichRod a top 10 coach in College Football and highly sought after (Alabama ring a bell).

Seriously, your embarrassing yourself now.