I Have a Technical Question

[RSTuthill]

I do not pay so much attention to football that I am aware of the latest tactics as they evolve. So this is my question:

In the second half, UNC ran several wildcat plays with their OL tightly packed together showing almost zero gaps and the QB running it up the gut tightly surrounded until they broke into the secondary. This series led to their only TD by the UNC Offense. The play looked a lot like a flying wedge (which is illegal) but with a static start from scrimmage. Wake also ran the same play with great effectiveness. WHAT IS IT CALLED? Is there a term for it?

And yes, it was wasteful of the clock and might have been against UConn's number two's (I did not have a program). But I too was left with the thought that they had film from the Wake game and they should have tried it earlier.

 

[PlayItLeo]

I do not pay so much attention to football that I am aware of the latest tactics as they evolve. So this is my question:

In the second half, UNC ran several wildcat plays with their OL tightly packed together showing almost zero gaps and the QB running it up the gut tightly surrounded until they broke into the secondary. This series led to their only TD by the UNC Offense. The play looked a lot like a flying wedge (which is illegal) but with a static start from scrimmage. Wake also ran the same play with great effectiveness. WHAT IS IT CALLED? Is there a term for it?

And yes, it was wasteful of the clock and might have been against UConn's number two's (I did not have a program). But I too was left with the thought that they had film from the Wake game and they should have tried it earlier.

Not sure if I'm talking about the same thing you are, but that delayed-/guided-handoff RPO that Wake runs is part of its "Slow Mesh" offense. I watched this YouTube video about it after our loss because I was curious how it worked. I'm no Xs and Os tactician either but this helped me understand it a lot.

 

[RSTuthill]

Not sure if I'm talking about the same thing you are, but that delayed-/guided-handoff RPO that Wake runs is part of its "Slow Mesh" offense. I watched this YouTube video about it after our loss because I was curious how it worked. I'm no Xs and Os tactician either but this helped me understand it a lot.

Very interesting. Yeah, I have heard the term "Slow Mesh", but this, I think, was a little different in that what they seemed to be running had little disguise and little option. Simply a wedge of massed blockers. Thanks nonetheless, a very good analysis of Wake's RPO.

 

[ScottVib]

Different teams have different names for it. It gets used more frequently at lower levels when a team might only have one truly dynamic player.

 

[BugsyCT]

That slow mesh that Wake ran was infuriating.

 

[uconnfan68]

That slow mesh that Wake ran was infuriating.

What was really infuriating to me was that it worked.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

What was really infuriating to me was that it worked.

and they knew it was coming…and practiced for it.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Very interesting. Yeah, I have heard the term "Slow Mesh", but this, I think, was a little different in that what they seemed to be running had little disguise and little option. Simply a wedge of massed blockers. Thanks nonetheless, a very good analysis of Wake's RPO.

To get it to run right is rare, offensive lineman tend to fall down as they push the wedge, and the refs will throw the flag in a heartbeat if they see one ounce of holding. The speed is a factor also, in that how long does it take for the wedge to go 7 or 10 yards. If the defense has sound outside linebackers and corners, the wedge almost always fails or the refs blow the holding whistle.

 

[RSTuthill]

To get it to run right is rare, offensive lineman tend to fall down as they push the wedge, and the refs will throw the flag in a heartbeat if they see one ounce of holding. The speed is a factor also, in that how long does it take for the wedge to go 7 or 10 yards. If the defense has sound outside linebackers and corners, the wedge almost always fails or the refs blow the holding whistle.

Seems like it could be stopped by four down linemen who all go low. Once the OL loses its footing it would be difficult to make progress