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tigerfootball
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Two QBs?????? Jan 18, 2005 9:32:41 GMT

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Post by tigerfootball on Jan 18, 2005 9:32:41 GMT

Does anyone have an offense that highlights two quarterbacks. I am toying with and option series out of the shot gun with two slot backs and the TE's flexed. I have two athletes that are very good at the Qb position. Both can run and throw very well. WE ran a lot of option with only one of them last year. I moved the bigger of the two to TE. Any Ideas out there?

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CUI
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Two QBs?????? Jan 18, 2005 13:07:57 GMT

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Post by CUI on Jan 18, 2005 13:07:57 GMT

I know it has worked for some people, but I don't think I will ever try to use 2 QBs again. We did it 2 years ago and ended up having neither one play really well. Especially if they are 2 guys you want on the field anyway, I would find a different home for one of them. That's just my viewpoint. Now go dominate with 2 qbs.

galdrapann Member Posts: 178	Two QBs?????? Jan 19, 2005 18:34:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by galdrapann on Jan 19, 2005 18:34:02 GMT I would tend to agree with CUI. You want your best 11 on the field and if one is the backup quarterback, he should be the starting WR or another position.

TIGER ONE
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Two QBs?????? Jan 19, 2005 19:57:37 GMT

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Post by TIGER ONE on Jan 19, 2005 19:57:37 GMT

Coaches,
Lets look at some different situations that I have encountered over the years as a QB/HC. I think that if you coach at a small school, the concensus of opinion posted above is very applicable because you need every player you have at your disposal on the field making plays. In other words, I think that justifies playing your backup. Now, lets say that you are coaching at a large school with much better level of competition, much more mature players (bigger, stronger, heavier) and the hitting is downright ferocious at times. Knowing that your QB is one hit away from having to be replaced at any level, but the probability becomes a far greater possibility at the better level of competition because of the aforementioned factors, would you still want your backup out there taking a chance that he may be hurt also? Then, what do you do? Those of you who coach at the smaller schools, please do think that I am casting aspersions on you, just trying to bring out a very cogent point, IMO. With that in mind, it then really becomes a two headed monster that can only be defeated with a sound PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT OUT PLAN THAT CAN BE INSTANTLY IMPLEMENTED IN TIME OF NEED. Just food for thought.

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govertical
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Two QBs?????? Jan 19, 2005 20:14:03 GMT

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Post by govertical on Jan 19, 2005 20:14:03 GMT

Coach -

I see your point about the possibility of injury. However, I have always believed that if a kid is going to get hurt, he's going to get hurt and there is little that you can do about it.

If I have two kids who are the best athletes on the team but they play the same position, both of those kids are going to be on the field at the same time in some capacity. The best one will play QB and I will find a spot for the other one. I'm going to put my best 11 kids out there. If a kid gets hurt, that's too bad and I will deal with it when it happens.

With that being said, most big high schools WILL have a true back-up QB (I went to one of the biggest high schools in Illinois and we had SEVERAL back-up QBs.) At most big high schools, injury is not necessarily a problem because numbers alone dictate that you will be able to find at least a warm body to fill in until you can make other arrangements.

You see the scenario described in the original post a lot in small schools, though. This past year, our back-up QB was also one of our starting wideouts (when you only have 22 kids on a team, EVERYONE plays). Every time he went across the middle, I just cringed because if he got hurt, we would not have had a back-up QB. Fortunately, he stayed healthy.

In high school football, great athletes=lots of wins. You do have to have an injury management plan, but I still believe the best approach is to get those athletes on the field and worry about injuries when they happen.

tigerfootball
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Two QBs?????? Jan 20, 2005 10:04:12 GMT

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Post by tigerfootball on Jan 20, 2005 10:04:12 GMT

We are a school that gets approx 50 kids out for football. There is no denying that my back up Qb is one of the 11 best I have. This year I played him at TE. He did well there but I don't think he will fit there next year. He is more of a skilled player ie. slot back, wide out. He can run the ball well and throw it a country mile, that is why I was considering playing, at least one set with two QB's. All of the other time he will be on the field in some capacity. I just can't afford to have one of my best players on the sidelines. He will also start on Defense.

ps. by the way we did reach the state championship game this year only to be beat. We open nest year with the same opponent that beat us in the State Championship game so I would like to have a "little something different" for them.

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CUI
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Two QBs?????? Jan 20, 2005 10:58:28 GMT

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Post by CUI on Jan 20, 2005 10:58:28 GMT

Our situations are almost the exact same, except we haven't been to the finals. We went 5-4 2 years ago playing 2 QBs. One had started as a soph, was a small, athletic guy. THe other was a bigger, stronger, not as quick but could still run type of guy with an unbelievable arm. We played the bigger at QB TE and the small at Z when they weren't playing QB. Neither really got comfortable all year.
This year we put the small guy at WR and the bigger at QB. We were ranked in the top 10 in the state, but only finished 7-2. 5 of the 10 in our district were ranked in the top 10 at one time. We had one of the top 5 offenses in the entire state, all classes for the first 7 games of the season before our QB and TB got hurt. ANyway, thats just what happened for us for what it's worth.

galdrapann
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Two QBs?????? Jan 21, 2005 7:05:36 GMT

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Post by galdrapann on Jan 21, 2005 7:05:36 GMT

You know, Tiger, if your looking to do something a little different for this first opponent, you may want to consider what Tennessee did this last fall. They used two quarterbacks with two different focuses on offense. They had a "running" QB (whose name escapes me), and a throwing QB (Ainge). By the end of the season, most if not all of the snaps were being taken by the thrower, but there may be a "Slash" role you could install as a change up. However, I would still consider having both on the field.

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Post by tigerfootball on Jan 18, 2005 9:32:41 GMT

Post by CUI on Jan 18, 2005 13:07:57 GMT

Post by galdrapann on Jan 19, 2005 18:34:02 GMT

Post by TIGER ONE on Jan 19, 2005 19:57:37 GMT

Post by govertical on Jan 19, 2005 20:14:03 GMT

Post by tigerfootball on Jan 20, 2005 10:04:12 GMT

Post by CUI on Jan 20, 2005 10:58:28 GMT

Post by galdrapann on Jan 21, 2005 7:05:36 GMT

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