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AtlAtty said:
So is it fair to say that a true Air Raid offense would not be as attractive to running backs in that fewer are needed, and there are fewer opportunities for RB’s to run the ball than in a pro-style offense?
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Its an exciting offense that lights up scoreboards.. It will attract top players at all positions if successful
 
jackedaround said:
It's not this idiotic thought of air raid that matters. It is explosive plays. We had none last year. Idgaf where it comes from but plays over 20 and 30 need to happen more often. If it doesn't we are ****ed.
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Last year - I thought the university had banned explosive plays. But I was wrong.

GATTIS banned explosive plays.
 
AtlAtty said:
So is it fair to say that a true Air Raid offense would not be as attractive to running backs in that fewer are needed, and there are fewer opportunities for RB’s to run the ball than in a pro-style offense?
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It comes down to what you mean by “true air raid”. A running back playing for Lincoln Riley would likely get more carries than a running back playing in a pro style system simply because they’re going to run a lot more plays. Not to mention that even traditional pro systems only play one actual running back at a time. Full backs/H backs don’t really get carries. Unless you’re running some weird wishbone system, you really don’t use more than one running back at a time.

Since Mike Leach has passed (pun intended) nobody really runs the super pass happy version anymore. Besides Mississippi State (Leach) nobody threw the ball more than 2/3 of the time in FBS last year. The second highest pass/run ratio was Georgia Southern at just under 63%. Shannon Dawson’s “super pass happy” Houston offense only threw the ball 56% of the time.
 
Does not sound to me like the type of O where a team can start from scratch and just start rolling with it from day one?

True or not true?
 
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Novacane32000 said:
Does not sound to me like the type of O where a team can start from scratch and just start rolling with it from day one?

True or not true?
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It's the type of offense that you can easily start rolling. The goal is to choose a limited number of plays and rep them constantly until you get extremely good at this few plays. Each play is designed to have one player open on every play. So as long as you have a QB that takes what the defense gives them (even if it's 5 checks to the RB in a row) you should be moving the ball down the field.
 
AtlAtty said:
So is it fair to say that a true Air Raid offense would not be as attractive to running backs in that fewer are needed, and there are fewer opportunities for RB’s to run the ball than in a pro-style offense?
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Even Emmitt Smith's most successful years usually came when he had more receptions out of the backfield. RB's in modern offenses have to be more rounded, the 350+ touches guy with 20-30 receptions are becoming more rare, only the best could hold up to that long term as well. It's more like 250ish with 50-75 rec, you're getting opportunities just in a "different" way as back then. Initially that was more of a stigma as you say.
 
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obcanes said:
For those who want to understand thr general concepts.

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For a “hey, tell me what it is like I’m 5” type video, this is good. Just the first two minutes is all you need.

He’s putting it in a first year, HS type overview, not a P5 program, but the shell foundations are true.

I chuckled on the run game part because this is why you see only a few run plays often times and fans get frustrated. Your screens and quick game are your run game.

At P5 level you will have this foundation. No doubt. But you expect a counter or wrinkle to every play that is a “punishment” for the ways a defense “jumps” a play and doesn’t stay sound. You do this as punishment for a defense getting impatient.
 
i'm just excited for a normal huddle offense without the "check with me" bull**** we've been subjected to
 
Crazy thing is, NFL teams using “pro” systems throw the ball at a much higher ratio than most college teams. So technically, “pro style” is more pass heavy than air raid. If you want balance, you don’t do what most NFL teams are doing.
 
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Hogan said:
I mean, the protections are numbers and all concepts are summed up in one word.
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The part that takes reps is the choice part where the QB/WR need to see it the same based on leverage. But that’s any offense with Choice included.

The offense is simple. It’s what everyone runs, more or less. Anyone who likes points and doesn’t simply pick which 5-star recruits they want to have on their roster the next year.

Or, we need a WR, let’s just simply go get the #1 guy in the portal any time. I’m speaking of Georgia, of course.
 
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