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Post by hawkcoach on Nov 13, 2006 10:09:19 GMT -6
Our coaching staff got into a discussion on the standup TE that Iowa used to have in their offense. We couldn't come up with a good reason for it. I can remember seeing it on tv when I was young and it burned an imprint in my mind. Anyone know why it was used?
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Post by blb on Nov 13, 2006 10:15:06 GMT -6
tog may be able to correct me if I'm wrong.
But as I recall it was because early on at Iowa they didn't have any "true" TEs so they moved a backup WR there who functioned better from his familiar two-point stance. So they kept it, even after they were able to recruit "real" TEs.
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Post by brophy on Nov 13, 2006 10:19:03 GMT -6
as I recall, Hayden used the stand up TE to help the QB recognize coverages, because he couldn't really see them from a three-point stance.
Gotta love the old Marv Cook days
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Post by tog on Nov 13, 2006 10:19:24 GMT -6
the other reasons they gave after this initial point,
1. allows the te to see coverage
2. hides things in the backfield
don't know if I agree with that stuff, but it was always interesting to see something different out there
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Post by hawkcoach on Nov 13, 2006 10:22:46 GMT -6
Thanks for all the answers. I am surprised that some of the spread guys haven't started using this in their offenses. I have a hard enough time getting my TEs to block from a 3 point stance much less 2 point.
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Post by knight9299 on Nov 13, 2006 10:51:16 GMT -6
Thanks for all the answers. I am surprised that some of the spread guys haven't started using this in their offenses. I have a hard enough time getting my TEs to block from a 3 point stance much less 2 point. When we go 3 receivers we back the TE off the line and stand him up. We'll play games with the DE with the TE's alignment. That way we can see just how far that end will widen out. |
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Post by coachjd on Nov 13, 2006 10:55:04 GMT -6
2 years ago we lost our best OG in our first game of the season. Our next best blocker was our TE, so we moved him to guard and put our biggest receiver at TE. He was in a standup all season long. We would flex him, trade him, etc... and like knight, played games with the DE's with his alignments. Yes, it did hurt the run game, but it forced the defense to cover a good receiver with a safety because they couldn't do it with a lber.
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Post by hawkcoach on Nov 13, 2006 10:58:44 GMT -6
That is one think I know about most defensive coordinators, they wont get ther EMOLS outflanked. We can get em pretty wide with our TE before they start trying to get back in the gap. We move our splits back down and then start widening them again. Helps out our veer.
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