Branch off from the NFL thread...

Quote Originally Posted by Roid_Rage View Post
Shotgun offense.

Nuff said.
shotgun is and always has been easy to move the ball, but i've always been a firm believer in having some way to run the ball and control the clock when necessary. the 2 receiver, 2 back sets are the logical choice because most playbooks have a lot of them for variety and there are good passing concepts to go along with a solid running game and the personnel stacks up pretty well for most teams.

here's a situation:

Down 14-7, at opponent's 40 yard line with 3-4 minutes left in 2nd Q. We kick at halftime.

If we gun it out and score too quickly, it's very possible/likely that a good player is going to score again for the lead and get the ball back at half time.

If we pound it a bit and run some decent short route passing concepts it's easy enough to score a TD with a small amount of time left on the clock which is much better than the above scenario.