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Someone elses- explanation of the Oregon Version of the Triple Option. Note that with the series they averaged about 9.3 YPC with and about 15 YPC with the pitch. Kinda what our numbers looks like.
Oregon ran it with 2 backs in the backfield. We run it with 1 back and a motion back, other than that, pretty close. Our pitch back spacing also seems to be deeper and wider. Frost has some pretty cool innovations with the TE/HB lead blocking on some plays and running it out of a variety of sets, motions- counter motions and counter footwork almost Navyesque in complexity. Tough to get a bunch of tells and now NU even has incorporated an old Tim Beck play where they read the tackle on the front end of the option. Like Beck HCSF is an excellent play designer - expect to see even more nuances out of that series against Michigan and as we get deeper into the season.
Would think now that they are letting Yant play, that the old Oregon option may reappear with Johnson as the pitch back. Allen is a pretty good blocker when he leads on some- Brewington is an absolute beast blocking- would like to see him in on these too. Expect to see a speed or load option out of our orbit motion option also- since Johnson is such an able, consistent and aggressive blocker in space.
https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6237/how-the-oregon-ducks-utilized-the-triple-option-in-their-spread-offense
This is one version of how NU is running it.
Oregon ran it with 2 backs in the backfield. We run it with 1 back and a motion back, other than that, pretty close. Our pitch back spacing also seems to be deeper and wider. Frost has some pretty cool innovations with the TE/HB lead blocking on some plays and running it out of a variety of sets, motions- counter motions and counter footwork almost Navyesque in complexity. Tough to get a bunch of tells and now NU even has incorporated an old Tim Beck play where they read the tackle on the front end of the option. Like Beck HCSF is an excellent play designer - expect to see even more nuances out of that series against Michigan and as we get deeper into the season.
Would think now that they are letting Yant play, that the old Oregon option may reappear with Johnson as the pitch back. Allen is a pretty good blocker when he leads on some- Brewington is an absolute beast blocking- would like to see him in on these too. Expect to see a speed or load option out of our orbit motion option also- since Johnson is such an able, consistent and aggressive blocker in space.
https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6237/how-the-oregon-ducks-utilized-the-triple-option-in-their-spread-offense
This is one version of how NU is running it.
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