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Post by ryanhath on Feb 7, 2018 13:03:43 GMT -6
I wanted to create a thread for everyone to give predictions for football 5-10 (I think predicting further out is too hard) years down the road. I am talking schemes specifically but people can take it wherever they want (big picture, safety etc.)
I will give one and I would love to hear what people think:
I think in the near future we will see situational pass blockers. On third and longs, defensive lines and defensive backs look much different personal wise than first down. You see defensive ends coming in for tackles, and defensive backs coming in for linebackers.
An offensive answer will soon be to substitute offensive lineman specifically for pass blocking situations. The 330 pound guards will come out for someone who may be closer to 290. You could four offensive tackles out on the line with your center. This will be more possible in college football with 100+ rosters (and with freshman being more football ready, we see more of that roster useful)
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Post by fantom on Feb 7, 2018 13:19:42 GMT -6
I wanted to create a thread for everyone to give predictions for football 5-10 (I think predicting further out is too hard) years down the road. I am talking schemes specifically but people can take it wherever they want (big picture, safety etc.) I will give one and I would love to hear what people think: I think in the near future we will see situational pass blockers. On third and longs, defensive lines and defensive backs look much different personal wise than first down. You see defensive ends coming in for tackles, and defensive backs coming in for linebackers. An offensive answer will soon be to substitute offensive lineman specifically for pass blocking situations. The 330 pound guards will come out for someone who may be closer to 290. You could four offensive tackles out on the line with your center. This will be more possible in college football with 100+ rosters (and with freshman being more football ready, we see more of that roster useful) Depends on whether your 3rd and 4th tackles are better than your starting guards. That would be true at all levels of the game. |
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Post by ryanhath on Feb 7, 2018 13:26:02 GMT -6
I wanted to create a thread for everyone to give predictions for football 5-10 (I think predicting further out is too hard) years down the road. I am talking schemes specifically but people can take it wherever they want (big picture, safety etc.) I will give one and I would love to hear what people think: I think in the near future we will see situational pass blockers. On third and longs, defensive lines and defensive backs look much different personal wise than first down. You see defensive ends coming in for tackles, and defensive backs coming in for linebackers. An offensive answer will soon be to substitute offensive lineman specifically for pass blocking situations. The 330 pound guards will come out for someone who may be closer to 290. You could four offensive tackles out on the line with your center. This will be more possible in college football with 100+ rosters (and with freshman being more football ready, we see more of that roster useful) Depends on whether your 3rd and 4th tackles are better than your starting guards. That would be true at all levels of the game. Very true but some NFL teams don't even dress four tackles, when you only dress 46. I would say that OT are better pass blockers generally (but not always) and especially the case when you are facing some sort of "JET" defensive line with three or four defensive ends. |
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Post by rosey65 on Feb 7, 2018 13:37:00 GMT -6
Depends on whether your 3rd and 4th tackles are better than your starting guards. That would be true at all levels of the game. Very true but some NFL teams don't even dress four tackles, when you only dress 46. I would say that OT are better pass blockers generally (but not always) and especially the case when you are facing some sort of "JET" defensive line with three or four defensive ends. I dont see this. Pass protection is such a finite skill, bringing in different personnel to block different positions isn't realistic outside of HS, where there is a bigger talent gap between players. Most RB's dont do more in the pass game than swing routes and option routes, and WR's dont run the ball except for some gimmicky sweep plays. Going from T to G is way more difficult than handling the ball from a different position. Honestly, tho, are you on twitter? Ask Duke Manyweather that question. I'd love to hear his take on that |
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Post by rosey65 on Feb 7, 2018 13:38:39 GMT -6
But what I DEFINITELY see happening in the future are cranial implants for magnetic visors. I think the evolution of the spread offense is aimed squarely at band-less visors.
And also syrup made from Stevia, not maple sap.
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Post by fantom on Feb 7, 2018 13:50:08 GMT -6
Depends on whether your 3rd and 4th tackles are better than your starting guards. That would be true at all levels of the game. Very true but some NFL teams don't even dress four tackles, when you only dress 46. I would say that OT are better pass blockers generally (but not always) and especially the case when you are facing some sort of "JET" defensive line with three or four defensive ends. Speed isn't as big of an advantage in the A and B gaps. |
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Post by jg08mhs on Feb 7, 2018 18:40:11 GMT -6
I think it will be interesting to see if any teams start to immitate the Eagles with their internal faith groups.
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Post by 50slantstrong on Feb 7, 2018 19:10:39 GMT -6
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but if my twitter feed is any indication I think the 7-7 scholarship guru BS will die soon. Seems like more and more of those snakes are being exposed.
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 7, 2018 20:12:54 GMT -6
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but if my twitter feed is any indication I think the 7-7 scholarship guru BS will die soon. Seems like more and more of those snakes are being exposed. Unfortunately, I think the Jimbo Fisher debacle/controversy says differently. |
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Post by 50slantstrong on Feb 7, 2018 23:17:11 GMT -6
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but if my twitter feed is any indication I think the 7-7 scholarship guru BS will die soon. Seems like more and more of those snakes are being exposed. Unfortunately, I think the Jimbo Fisher debacle/controversy says differently. I didn’t know Jimbo Fisher schmoozed with those 7-7 douche bags. I know why they offer so many Southern California kids now.... |
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 8, 2018 6:44:23 GMT -6
Unfortunately, I think the Jimbo Fisher debacle/controversy says differently. I didn’t know Jimbo Fisher schmoozed with those 7-7 douche bags. I know why they offer so many Southern California kids now.... Coach..don't kid yourself. They all do. The Fisher thing just created a small firestorm because it was his 1st big "recruiting moment" as HC at A&M and Texas is supposedly the greatest HS football ever created (blah blah). Basically, he certified 7-7 as fresh. |
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Post by bobgoodman on Feb 8, 2018 10:29:32 GMT -6
By 2028, 1 or 2 attempts at another men's major league football will have faltered. However, minor league, semi-pro, football will have become a going concern in many places, independently of the NFL, the way independent minor league baseball has gotten. The football some call "semi-pro" today is actually amateur, the players paying club expenses. I expect football to become a $-maker for some entrepreneurs & players, albeit on a small scale, not the chief source of income for most of the players, but enough for them to be able to afford the time off during the season.
An attempt will be made at a Can-Am men's league, with compromise rules between contemporary US & Canadian football. If the attempt is to make it a major league, it will be one of those that fail. As a minor league in a border area it will succeed.
Part of the reason for the surge in men's club football will be changes in tax laws that will be less favorable for varsity football. Either donations earmarked for sports will become ineligible for federal schedule A-B deductions or institutions will have to file a separate schedule C for revenue+ athletic depts. If the latter happens, expect some institutions to try income averaging & then after a few yrs. discover that won't get them off the hook.
A reason connected to the above is that the college bubble will finally have burst. Enrollments will decline not just in response to demographics, but as a percentage of the popul'n that's "college age". Out of total enrollment, expect a shift in mean age of student to one slightly higher than today.
American Sevens (formerly Town Beef) and rugby will be looked at more seriously as a model for injury reduction. However, no firm trend will have been established by 2028.
Rugby Union, mini-rugby, and Rugby League will be promoted, as well as touch and flag football (as well as touch and flag rugby) will be promoted as safer versions of football for children -- but won't be obviously established as such, with everybody trotting out their favorite statistics to show theirs is better. If an independent study is undertaken, its results will be equivocal. Some high school leagues will drop varsity football in favor of Rugby Union, then switch back, repeating the experience of west coast colleges a century earlier.
Fed & NCAA will not return to their cooperation regarding football rules as they had in the 1970s & early 1980s, when they had a liaison committee. Instead Fed will again vie for the NAIA & NJCAA to adopt their football playing rules, as in 1960. Their rule books will continue to drift apart, not in major ways, but in niggling little "gotchas" that will be a headache for officials. This rivalry won't extend to other sports.
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