Great Read on Wally Burnham Gameplan Genius

[RedRaven]

How the hell do you stop Baylor? Part II: The defensive gameplan - Football Study Hall

 

[Go2Guy]

How the hell do you stop Baylor? Part II: The defensive gameplan - Football Study Hall

.......Awesome article - this is the kind of stuff I enjoy reading vs the business of pro football.

 

[CYCLNST8]

I'd disagree with the writer saying that ISU didn't have any NFL bodies at linebacker...

 

[CapnCy]

I'd disagree with the writer saying that ISU didn't have any NFL bodies at linebacker...

The Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers agree with you.

 

[MNclone]

This type of article reminds me that I know very little about how football strategy is put together.

 

[LostinIowaCity]

I often wonder why more articles like this aren't written. Having never played organized football, I find it incredibly interesting.

 

[jay moe]

Good article, thanks for posting.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I'd disagree with the writer saying that ISU didn't have any NFL bodies at linebacker...

I was gonna say that . . . good read, aside from that paragraph :yes:

 

[Doc]

But Iowa State didn't have many NFL bodies up front or at linebacker; they just had physical and sturdy players committed to fundamentals and squeezing running lanes. Since there's little chance of your defensive line reaching the QB in situations other than third-and-long, there's no excuse for not deploying them in physical alignments and techniques to turn the middle of the field into a pile-up, spill runs outside where the backers can pursue with leverage, and tying up the offensive linemen at the line of scrimmage so they can't block linebackers.

This is an interesting paragraph. You can kind of see ISU heading this direction in the way they are recruiting DEs. Maybe going really big on the DL, and smaller and faster at a couple of LB positions is the best way to stop these offenses. I am surprised at Wally's generally forward thinking for such an old coot.

 

[besserheimerphat]

I often wonder why more articles like this aren't written. Having never played organized football, I find it incredibly interesting.

The biggest problem is that it takes a lot of work to chart all of those plays. Who has time (besides a coaching staff) to watch a single game 2 - 5 times, making notes on each and every play? Even if you have the time it is difficult to do from a TV broadcast. TV basically follows the ball - on run plays, they quickly zoom tight to the runner so you can't see much beyond a 10yd x 10yd window. They keep it more open on passing plays, but you still don't get to see more than 5-7yds downfield to watch routes, coverages, etc.

At the beginning of the season, the site recruited some people to help chart every play for a total of 109 games over the course of the season. Details are here: The 2012 Charting Project: An intro - Football Study Hall They are doing some interesting analysis with their findings.

 

[Tre4ISU]

The biggest problem is that it takes a lot of work to chart all of those plays. Who has time (besides a coaching staff) to watch a single game 2 - 5 times, making notes on each and every play? Even if you have the time it is difficult to do from a TV broadcast. TV basically follows the ball - on run plays, they quickly zoom tight to the runner so you can't see much beyond a 10yd x 10yd window. They keep it more open on passing plays, but you still don't get to see more than 5-7yds downfield to watch routes, coverages, etc.

At the beginning of the season, the site recruited some people to help chart every play for a total of 109 games over the course of the season. Details are here: The 2012 Charting Project: An intro - Football Study Hall They are doing some interesting analysis with their findings.

You almost have to have actual game film. Doing it through a TV broadcast is impossible at times, especially in watching the perimeter.