Philly Brown in Singleback

[CoastalCat]

Can someone explain the handful of plays we ran last night with Philly lined up in the backfield behind Cam? 

It looks like they are going to maybe reverse, but then he just kind of settles in a few seconds before the snap. I understand faking, or running, a reverse with the correct timing, but don't understand how we're running it. I don't think I've ever seen him get the ball from this position, and he doesn't really seem to have a roll in the play, even to effectively block. 

Anyone?

[chknwing]

if you are confused, then the play worked.  its just to try and get the defense out of position possibly and confuse them.

[CRA]

if a defense is really stacked up at the line and they are thinking of doing a zone read.....bringing in Philly gives Newton an outlet and makes the defender assigned to Cam now have two jobs. 

So if the Stewart lane is clogged off the snap it gives Cam more wiggle room on his keeper.  Means his defender has to not just worry about his run but a pitch.  Slow D on the zone read play and gives him an option.

 

at least that is why I think they do it.

[punkpanther]

Shula up there in the booth like...

 

 

 

[SetfreexX]

^^^Worst idea so far today -- insert a running back if you're gonna do that, you can't run a small 5'11, 180lb WR on QB Powers, lol. 

*Huddle Logic*

[Bartin]

I think you're talking about basically this play. Shula has been using since he became OC. The idea is to get the linebackers to think you're running an option one way then send the RB with the ball the opposite way. Though I don't recall us really ever actually doing the option.

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2013111008/2013/REG10/panthers@49ers#menu=gameinfo%7CcontentId%3A0ap2000000279510&tab=videos

[SetfreexX]

4 minutes ago, Bartin said:

I think you're talking about basically this play. Shula has been using since he became OC. The idea is to get the linebackers to think you're running an option one way then send the RB with the ball the opposite way. Though I don't recall us really ever actually doing the option.

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2013111008/2013/REG10/panthers@49ers#menu=gameinfo%7CcontentId%3A0ap2000000279510&tab=videos

We have run the option out of this look, i have no idea where to find it, but the first season we had Ginn we did, fake the hand-off and run the pitch on the back-side, I wanna say vs the Saints. 

[Bartin]

Just now, SetfreexX said:

We have run the option out of this look, i have no idea where to find it, but the first season we had Ginn we did, fake the hand-off and run the pitch on the back-side, I wanna say vs the Saints. 

Yeah, I'm sure we have a couple times, but mostly it's the counter to the RB every time.