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Post by spreadattack on Jul 8, 2009 14:36:26 GMT -6
So I wrote an article for a Florida football magazine about Tim Tebow. I also wrote one about Charlie Strong's defense. When going to print, the publisher apparently reused several of the diagrams from the Charlie Strong article in the Tebow one, thus making it very confusing when the text refers to Tebow in a five-wide set and the diagram shows a zone-blitz from the 4-3 under front against a pro set. Not good. But everyone else's loss is your guys' gain, because the publisher has put the fixed Tebow article online. I thought I'd pass it along. Let me know if you have any quibbles, etc. Hopefully it is a good read even for those who aren't big Tebow fans, and hopefully there's enough good coaching Xs and Os in there (though nothing particularly revolutionary to many people on here) to make it salient for this board. It's a big file, but check it out: www.maplestreetpress.com/archives/FL09_Evolution_of_Tebow_rev.pdf |
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Post by coachweav88 on Jul 8, 2009 19:15:43 GMT -6
Great article! I really learn a lot every time I read your stuff. Well done!
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Post by outlawjoseywales on Jul 8, 2009 20:25:27 GMT -6
Great stuff coach, thanks. You are an excellent writer, you paint great pictures with your works, I've tried to read everything you've put on your website. Almost everytime I read an article I have to look up the meaning of some word I've never heard. You smartypants.  OJW |
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Post by coachguy83 on Jul 8, 2009 22:38:31 GMT -6
Excellent article. It truly gave me a far better understanding of the Florida offense. I agree with you that Tebow has the tools to be an NFL QB, I just think he is going to be a guy that will take a year or two as a back up to reach his full potential as a passer.
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Post by tedseay on Jul 9, 2009 5:33:37 GMT -6
So I wrote an article for a Florida football magazine about Tim Tebow. I also wrote one about Charlie Strong's defense. When going to print, the publisher apparently reused several of the diagrams from the Charlie Strong article in the Tebow one, thus making it very confusing when the text refers to Tebow in a five-wide set and the diagram shows a zone-blitz from the 4-3 under front against a pro set. Not good. But everyone else's loss is your guys' gain, because the publisher has put the fixed Tebow article online. I thought I'd pass it along. Let me know if you have any quibbles, etc. Hopefully it is a good read even for those who aren't big Tebow fans, and hopefully there's enough good coaching Xs and Os in there (though nothing particularly revolutionary to many people on here) to make it salient for this board. It's a big file, but check it out: www.maplestreetpress.com/archives/FL09_Evolution_of_Tebow_rev.pdfSo let me get this straight -- I bought the hard copy of the Florida magazine entirely for your article, which is incorrect as printed. And now Maple Street Press has fixed the problem by posting the corrected version on-line -- meaning I could have saved the cost of purchase in the first place?  I may have to have a word with those folks... |
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Post by spreadattack on Jul 9, 2009 5:37:52 GMT -6
There's a second 6000 word piece in there not offered online
and I'm just backdooring the maple street to share this one
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Post by wingtol on Jul 9, 2009 6:41:11 GMT -6
You are the smartest man I know.
Great article thanks for sharing!
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Post by casec11 on Jul 9, 2009 8:55:11 GMT -6
Awsome article...
I am in Florida and never have seen this Mag. I will have to check it out.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Jul 9, 2009 9:29:33 GMT -6
Chris-
As usual your insight is invaluable. Thanks man
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Post by scoresomemore on Jul 12, 2009 10:58:59 GMT -6
well done chris. if you dont mind me asking, what does the other 6000 words cover? if you could give us just a teaser on what we're paying for if we contact maple street?
thanks again.
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Post by bgj on Jul 12, 2009 11:08:42 GMT -6
Thanks, and well done!
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Post by spreadattack on Jul 12, 2009 15:26:39 GMT -6
well done chris. if you dont mind me asking, what does the other 6000 words cover? if you could give us just a teaser on what we're paying for if we contact maple street? thanks again. It's about Charlie Strong's defense. Nothing strategically I don't think that people would be gaga over. Just a basic explanation for his 4-3 under base, along with some history of his with the 3-4 and later the 3-5-3, and how that informs his philosophy. I actually think it's the better written article, in terms of style, etc. And for the average fan I think they might find it a bit heavy on the scheme stuff, but if you coach defense it'd probably be old hat. So if you're still interested give me a shout and I can send you some excerpts. Can't put the whole thing online yet. That said, I can vouch for the rest of the book being very well written, at least as far as preseason guides go. If you don't read those things then I guess I'd say don't bother, but it's well done. |
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Post by buckeye7525 on Jul 12, 2009 16:22:21 GMT -6
Chris, fantastic article!!
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Post by tedseay on Jul 14, 2009 9:23:47 GMT -6
There's a second 6000 word piece in there not offered online
and I'm just backdooring the maple street to share this one It's all good, Maple Street also included an errata sheet with the magazine... |
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Post by spreadattack on Jul 14, 2009 10:17:14 GMT -6
Let me know what you think about the Strong piece.
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Post by teachcoachwm on Jul 15, 2009 11:29:03 GMT -6
Great article, Spreadattack
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Post by bruincoach on Jul 16, 2009 11:56:46 GMT -6
Fantastic job as usual Chris! This youth coach has learned a great deal just by reading your blog posts and articles. Keep up the great work!
Ray Dean
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Post by coachjmcs on Jul 18, 2009 7:08:48 GMT -6
Great Article, Not sure about him as an NFL player but it could happen. If he fell in the draft I would take a chance on him for sure, but if Graham Harrell doesn't even get picked up... who knows?
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Post by raiderpirates on Jul 18, 2009 22:57:45 GMT -6
The main point is see on spacing, the diagram you have shows clear zone coverage presnap so the players run using that kind of leverage.
Usually I cross the inside and outside trips players assuming it could be tighter coverage(man-zone, man under) so the diagram has two route combos at play.
As for the option route, that player was often a backfield player for Walsh. It replaced the triple option pitch man, putting the exchange on the other side of the LOS, where a drop on the exchange would not result in a fumble. Instead, it would be a very high percentage pass or an incompletion with limited negatives.
Some of that effectiveness changed with the development of rules vs. cut blocking, the end had to have his hands out of the pass window. In its heyday a mobile QB was throwing and could get outside contain for the passing window to open anyways. Tebo brings that back to the plan, to a level we were used to seeing in Steve Young or Joe Montana, maybe the passing overall is not there to the same degree, but the physical upside is there.
The stats already show him great in both game phases as well. This should simply elevate his strengths passing more.
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Post by tedseay on Jul 25, 2009 8:59:04 GMT -6
Let me know what you think about the Strong piece. I thought the text was, as usual, superb, but that the illustrations let you down -- Figure 8 was particularly unhelpful. Also, a mention of the 4-3 Under's visual similarity to the Okie 5-2/3-4 family would have been a nice touch - if only for the irony of Florida (sometimes) playing the Okie against OU.... |
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