Question for all spread guys...

An insane amount of reps...

I think you can get away with a sub par OL if you have a QB qho gets rid of the ball. I know we have had some OL over the years that has not been great. But we were able to get by with them because we had a QB who was a pretty good player

The Tim Tebow package down on the goal line.

1. An athletic QB who can make decisions makes the whole offense work.

2. A natural cut back runner.

3. AN OL that can move and understand zone blocking

4. Blocking WR

This would be for a WVU style Spread Offense

a firm grasp of the offense and teaching concepts by all the coaching staff. the wr coach must understand the online in pass protection to design routes which are able to be successful in protection.

I see guys running routes in practice that are way to long for the amount of time needed to protect the qb.

find a college coach who runs the spread and pester the heck out of him. you cannot learn the spread very well by looking at videos. the can help but you really need time.

if you are allowed say a team camp time fund raise for a college coach to come in a work with your players. as much as I hate to advertise for him, tony franklin seems to have a solid program for introducing his style of spead offense to h.s. coaches.

way too many coaches want to run the spread and the minute things go wrong they are back to the old offense they ran. you must be like a terriost willing to achieve your mission no matter what the odd.

Usually guys who want to go to the spread want it for a changeup to build a program which is not winning. the good only wing t or I formation is not working anymore. I tell them you are going to lose some games the first year. every time you change a offense or defense your upper classman become freshman all over again.
to really build a program it is going to take 3 years. when your first years freshman beccome jrs or srs you will see the spread take off. unless you have some great athletes to start with.

I hear a college coahc say it really take 3 years to turn around a h.s. program and 4 to5 to turn around a college program. sad thing at the college level most schools are not willing to endure short term setbacks to ensure long term success.
Joe Novak at northern illinois is one of my favorite coaches. he had a 3 year winless streak back in the 1990s. NIU stuck with him and he turned the corner. very few colleges will do the same these days.

a lot of communities are the same way. they want to win now and do it with as little practice time and offseason time as possible. it does not work that way.

This is what I believe has helped us the last two years
1. Get the kids to BELIEVE in the System. (This applies to any scheme/philosphy.)
2. Hard Working QB -- Willing to learn and be an extention of the coach
3. A Playmaker -- Someone the defense will focus on
4. Balance -- Ability to spread the ball around. Several receivers to make teams respect all skill players on the field.
5. Patience -- D.C.'s will give you something be willing to take it, until they change

Courage -- Broke several school scoring and yards records and still was questioned about not running it enough.

1. An athletic play making QB.
2. Offensive gaurds (guys that are quick so they can pull and tough.)
3. Good route running by WR's
4. Speed to get the edge
5. a Tough as nails runner to get the tough yards when needed.

That is my list.

We just finished year 2 in the spread. Learned a ton from clinics, camps, other coaches, this board etc. BUT most of our learning came from the actual experiences we had.

Year 1: We were mostly pass
Year 2: Much more run / 2 back run
Year 3: Would like to be more balanced

Anyway from my limited experience some important things I think:(Most of you guys hit these already)

1: A QB that is either a very good passer, a very good runner, OR a adequate/ good passer and runner. Obviously a great qb would be nice to have but I don't believe you need a great one to be effective in the spread.

2: A well-coached OL: Getting these 5 to communicate and play together is more important than their individual talents

3: A playmaker: either at wr or rb

1. Someone other than Brady Leaf
2. An athletic QB (not like Brady Leaf)
3. An elusive cutback style RB (to get the hand offs from someone other than Brady Leaf)
4. WR that can block downfield and catch the rock (not thrown by Brady Leaf)
5. Oh, did I mention... anyone other than Brady Leaf.

The bottom line is you need the QB that can do it. By this time mean one that can pass & run! Especially the pass part! Otherwise, don't run it!

1. Avg./Good OL
2. Great Decision Maker at QB

He does not need to be a great passer. We averaged 50+ plays a game this year, but only averaged 13 pass plays per game. Almost all were quicks or play action passes.

I too watched Ryan as a player and was kicking the Seahawks for not drafting him. But the simple fact is that Brady is an average QB that got drafted because of his name and quite frankly hasnt done squat for my Duckies. Another player that lost out on his "potential".