Football Offenses Explained (Single Wing, West Coast, Air Raid)

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• MR

  @MrJacksjb · 5 years ago

  "Run and shoot was a lot of fun for the players, throwing it all over the field".  All the O-Linemen, "Yeah.....fun.  Can I please pull and hit someone now?"

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• AV

  @Avinadav12 · 3 years ago (edited)

  What coaches miss about the west coast offense, the most important thing, was to find players that could do multiple things so the defense could not change personnel to match. RB that could line up as a slot FB that could go to TB, TE that could run routes like a wr. Now defenses would keep there base personnel on the field.

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• BL

  @bluestripetiger · 3 years ago

  Growing up watching Warren Moon run the Run n Shoot with the Houston Oilers back in the day was absolutely mesmerizing. I couldn't believe the things that team did to opposing offenses. It madeyou want to stay glued ot the tv because you never knew when you were going to miss a huge play on the field. Jeffires, Givins, Hill, Duncan, Slaughter gave opposing teams fits. I still can't believe they lost that playoff game to the Bills!! 😢 The only other team I've seen in the years since then that was as explosive on the field was the Rams when they ran "The Greatest Show on Turf" with Kurt Warner as QB.

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• MA

  @Madmun357 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhgOikf3AnM&amp;t=86">1:26</a> yeah, I remember the early 1900s like they were yesterday.

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• JR

  @JRT140 · 3 years ago

  In the mid 80&apos;s my high school ran the wing T and we were considered high flying. &nbsp;Now that offense is considered archaic..

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• WI

  @williamford9564 · 3 years ago

  Air Raid: There is an excellent biography of Hal Mumme, one of the originators of the Air Raid, &quot;The Perfect Pass&quot; by S.C. Gwynne, &nbsp;that also talks a lot about the Air Raid offense.

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• DC

  @dcarsondavis · 2 years ago

  As a Georgia Tech fan I loved watching Paul Johnson&apos;s Triple Option

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• BR

  @Broadlighter · 3 years ago

  My first exposure to offensive schemes was my older brother&apos;s Pop Warner team. They ran a single-wing where they a back lined up between the tackle and guard, second back behind the guard and third back behind center. They had two very fast backs who ran sweeps all game long, scoring lots of points. The success of that offense required getting to the outside and turning the corner. From there, it was a race to the end zone. They won all, but two games, the second one being a post season game in a low scoring slugfest. At that level, speed is all you have because the kids are all roughly the same size.

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• PA

  @pat0652 · 4 years ago

  Fisher Deberry Flexbone...it&apos;s important to mention that a lot of that comes from the Tiger Elis ORIGINAL Run and Shoot which was run out of a formation that looked a lot like the Flexbone. The Cowboy and Gangster series is a lot of run option plays.

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• T_

  @t_ylr · 3 years ago

  Kinda cool how it&apos;s mostly college and even high school coaches coming up with new ideas.

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• CO

  @conditionbigzero · 3 years ago (edited)

  This video is nuts. In a world of mindless commentary, finally I get to learn something about this sport. Y&apos;all got a subscriber!

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• TH

  @TheMichaelBeck · 3 years ago (edited)

  I was 15 in &apos;84 when they first ran the &quot;Run &amp; Shoot&quot; with Mouse Davis, Jim Kelly and the Houston Gamblers. Offensive football was changed forever. I coach middle school kids. I love it. My offense is called &quot;Smash &amp; Grab. I run I &amp; Pro formation with a TE &amp; 2 WRs. Run it down their throats, use play action &amp; misdirection to grab yards via the long pass. A lot of &quot;WC&quot; offense mixed in. It was good watching SF run plays like I use.

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