tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post1353893721516817874..comments2023-07-06T11:41:56.909-04:00Comments on Breakdown Sports: Inside the Playbook: Double Lead O from an Unbalanced FormationSpace Coyotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525412240793969593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-45912084679611376572013-10-08T10:56:11.342-04:002013-10-08T10:56:11.342-04:00I agree that I hope they continue to build on it, ...I agree that I hope they continue to build on it, because it's not worth all the time to practice this just to give future defense another look to prep for, it should be utilized because I think it has real benefits.<br /><br />As far as E/O adjustments, you wonder if Borges is reluctant to give him free run here and make those decisions. With an unbalanced look he's sure to see a bunch of different fronts and you don't want him to check into a wrong play. I coached a year at a school that ran single wing (it was their first season running it) and one of our problems was, week to week, we never knew how defenses would align to it. So I'm sure there's a similar type of learning curve for DG here and maybe he doesn't have that ability yet. That being said, because defenses will adjust so much, it's important that eventually he gets that ability.Space Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525412240793969593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-44191425654998456912013-10-08T10:22:21.112-04:002013-10-08T10:22:21.112-04:00I really liked what I saw Michigan do out of this ...I really liked what I saw Michigan do out of this formation on Saturday. They showed power, stretch, and iso out of the look. For the most part they always positive movement on the power. There were a few times that the playside combo block missed the backside linebacker flowing over though. And then like you said, late in the game Minnesota LB's were coming down hard and blowing up the pulling guard in the gap. One time the LB just dove and Bryant's knees. Another thing I noticed is Minnesota slid the nose over to the playside in their even/over look when Michigan went unbalanced. This gave them an end, 3 tech and 1 tech to the playside. Which basically eliminated the playside combo block because Schofield and the guard both had to block down, Schofield on the 3 and the guard on the 1. This is a nice adjustment by Minnestoa because this now allows the Mike or Will to run underneath without the guard sliding off the combo and picking him up. One of times Michigan got hit with a TFL was because of this. It would have been nice if Gardner had an E/O (either/or) option at the line to run that weakside iso because Minnesota was giving it up when they adjusted like this. I really hope Michigan builds off this with more play action and counters and doesn't just put this back in drawer like we've seen them do before.Marknoreply@blogger.com