dll2000
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They still work. Just not quite as well.
1) In NFL the rule is OL can only be 1 yard downfield. In college and high school it is 3 yards. That difference is huge. To be fair though the NFL refs often give the NFL O linemen more than a yard. But in college and high school they often get more than 3 LOL. Anyway like I said that difference is huge. It makes it really difficult to run power, ISO or IZ as an RPO concept against certain fronts which from experience is best and most effective way to run an RPO. It puts so much stress on a defense. It is really difficult to defend.
(I think they should change the NFL rule to match).
2) In college and high school the R in RPO is usually the QB which puts defense a man down or at least makes it even. In modern high school football the best athlete on team who can also throw in any competent sense is who you usually make the QB. That gives you one more decoy, receiver or blocker. In NFL they seldom want the R to be the QB, which takes 1 man out of run threat equation.
While football is the most creative of all sports because it has the most variables. When you actually start white boarding plays you realize a lot of offensive vs. defensive strategy in any scheme boils down to how do I get a numbers advantage somewhere or at least even numbers.
The rest is how do I get a one on one match up (so I can choose someone favorable) or get my best athlete the ball in space.
The advantage the NFL has is P part of RPO is far superior due to arm talent and practice time. However, the wide open looks the threat that an athletic QB creates overrides that advantage because the throws become so easy.
1) In NFL the rule is OL can only be 1 yard downfield. In college and high school it is 3 yards. That difference is huge. To be fair though the NFL refs often give the NFL O linemen more than a yard. But in college and high school they often get more than 3 LOL. Anyway like I said that difference is huge. It makes it really difficult to run power, ISO or IZ as an RPO concept against certain fronts which from experience is best and most effective way to run an RPO. It puts so much stress on a defense. It is really difficult to defend.
(I think they should change the NFL rule to match).
2) In college and high school the R in RPO is usually the QB which puts defense a man down or at least makes it even. In modern high school football the best athlete on team who can also throw in any competent sense is who you usually make the QB. That gives you one more decoy, receiver or blocker. In NFL they seldom want the R to be the QB, which takes 1 man out of run threat equation.
While football is the most creative of all sports because it has the most variables. When you actually start white boarding plays you realize a lot of offensive vs. defensive strategy in any scheme boils down to how do I get a numbers advantage somewhere or at least even numbers.
The rest is how do I get a one on one match up (so I can choose someone favorable) or get my best athlete the ball in space.
The advantage the NFL has is P part of RPO is far superior due to arm talent and practice time. However, the wide open looks the threat that an athletic QB creates overrides that advantage because the throws become so easy.