Breaking the Bone

groundchuck
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Breaking the Bone Jul 14, 2004 13:46:12 GMT

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Post by groundchuck on Jul 14, 2004 13:46:12 GMT

Many option teams run the full wishbone. I have seen some teams that will break the bone by moving one RB to a wing or slot position, and keep the other RB in his traditional bone alignment. What would be the difference for a bone team to simply move that RB into an I set as opposed to leaving him in his traditional bone alignment?

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Breaking the Bone Jul 14, 2004 14:09:11 GMT

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Post by TIGER ONE on Jul 14, 2004 14:09:11 GMT

Hey Chuck,

Wouldn't be anything wrong with it at all. I ran the bone for a long time and we used to break it by having the playside back widen out in a traditional flanker alignment several times a game. If you move the other back in behind the FB, then you have just created a basic "I" if the other back widens out as I described. If he moves into a slot, then a slot I, if you make him a WB, then a wing I. (we used to do this too, if he aligned on the TE side, we called it "wing tight right or left". If he aligned on the backside, away from the tight end we called it "wing right", right set the tight end and the WB knew that he aligned opposite. Am I getting what your asking? If so, that is my answer.

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mg
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Breaking the Bone Jul 15, 2004 6:48:55 GMT

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Post by mg on Jul 15, 2004 6:48:55 GMT

Air force ran some I twins this last year. I asked the o-coordinator at the chicago glazier clinic why they went to that instead of their traditional spread attack. He said they had one terrrific tailback and he thought lead option and play action like boot was much better from the I formation.

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Breaking the Bone Jul 15, 2004 7:08:45 GMT

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Post by TIGER ONE on Jul 15, 2004 7:08:45 GMT

mg,

Totally in agreement with the air force thinking. Fisher Deberry has been around long enough to know you fit your schemes to your players, not the other way around. I remember when they ran the option with "Dee" Dowis, who by the way is now a HS coach in Florida. I had the privilege of coaching Carleton McDonald on the HS level, who went on to air force and an outstanding career as a DB (WAC defensive player of the year in his senior year) and he always speaks of that very thing about their planning. He was wanted by every NFL team going, but chose to remain in the military. He now holds the rank of Major and flies F-18 jet fighters. Took the SAT in his Junior year and made 1150. Not bad for a wonderful young black kid who didn't give up when told he couldn't make it because of his skin color.

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