undersized or jumbo front 52/53 vs Pro I?

Any team that attempts to run the "I" with slow backs, is headed for disaster!

Coach Easton

The SLOWER your best RB is - the CLOSER you need him to the LOS. "I" TB's are aligned too deep if not QUICK (CONSIDER an "Offset" I with your TB @ 5 yds & the offset FB @ 4 yds.)! Here is what Bill Walsh (offensive GURU) said at the 2003 AFCA Convention (quoted word for word):

TAKEN FROM BILL WALSH LECTURE AT 2003 AFCA CONVENTION

“I’ve notice a lot of coaches place the tailback at nine yards depth, even at eight and sometimes seven. We know that the tailback from that position can cut back or bend outside. The tailback has some options as he’s viewing the blocking in front of him. But we also know that the tailback has at least three or four more steps to take before he gets to the line of scrimmage. So the offensive lineman or lead back have to hold their blocks that much longer.

With that in mind, PROBABLY THE BEST RUNNING GAME I HAVE SEEN IN ALL OF FOOTBALL WAS THE REDSKINS WITH JOHN RIGGINS. He was at five yards depth. He would counter step if he needed to allow time for the pulling people to get in front of him. But what we do is give up three or four steps to linebackers’ pursuit if we line up especially deep.

I suggest that you run the same exact plays with your tailback five yards deep. If he needs to, he can counter step to allow blocking to form. But we don’t allow linebackers to get full pursuit on us. We don’t allow people to have three or four steps movement as we take three or four steps farther to get to the line of scrimmage”.