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What formation is this (Brian Burns split wide right)


Tommy Jone

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That angle makes that formation look like the easiest thing in the world for that running back to take a handoff against. Maybe a better QB would've recognized that and audibled out of the passing play and we'd have gotten gashed. Either way it worked, but it is kinda scary looking to me.

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That is a pretty normal alignment for a DE. He is lined up on the outside shoulder of where an in-line TE would be lined up. It’s called wide 9 or 9 technique and it’s best utilized with speed rushers in obvious passing downs.

The funky part of that formation is the left side overload with both the 1 tech and 3 tech DTs lined up on the left. That forces a 1v1 pass rushing opportunity with the 3T and the guard.

If I had to guess that play was a 3rd and long since it’s basically a free 8 yard run

Edit: Can see on the top text that it was with 17 seconds left in the 1st half so basically any run would have been a win for us. Believe that was the play where Tre dropped an INT.

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7 minutes ago, Bartin said:

That is a pretty normal alignment for a DE. He is lined up on the outside shoulder of where an in-line TE would be lined up. It’s called wide 9 or 9 technique and it’s best utilized with speed rushers in obvious passing downs.

The funky part of that formation is the left side overload with both the 1 tech and 3 tech DTs lined up on the left. That forces a 1v1 pass rushing opportunity with the 3T and the guard.

If I had to guess that play was a 3rd and long since it’s basically a free 8 yard run

Edit: Can see on the top text that it was with 17 seconds left in the 1st half so basically any run would have been a win for us. Believe that was the play where Tre dropped an INT.

Right, thanks. Makes a lot more sense if we were in an essentially prevent defense. Swear I saw it a few times though

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17 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

Left DE out wide as well, but Burns is out there almost in a different zip code. Burns does, however, have the full attention of the LT, LG, C, TE and RB.

Wonder how this play played out.

The conclusion is in Baldy's Breakdown

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