2nd-team offense as Flexbone. Completely crazy idea or crazy-like-a-fox?

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I think the idea is good. I don't think it's very feasible, and it's fairly risky.

If our spread option QB went down, then our flexbone QB hasn't really run the 1A offense plays- then what? Do we put all of our backups in or do we let them stay in knowing that are starters haven't practiced the flexbone very much? And you could do that for every position really. That's why you don't see anyone doing it. The thing about the option is you have to really commit to it because if you don't, you're going to probably have a lot of turnovers and look a lot like Croom.

I do like running the wishbone on the goal line though.

Don't need to use the 2nd team QB. If we actually got down to our 3rd string QB, we've got bigger problems than whether or not our 3rd string QB could come in and run our normal offense. At that point, we're probably going pure vanilla with play-calling.

Really don't think we'd have to make staff changes. The Flexbone isn't complicated, it just needs great execution, which comes from repetition, and a good QB for the system. There aren't even many different plays. Any of our QB's could fit it well, IMO. Clearly not going to be Dak, but whoever isn't 2nd team to Dak from Williams, Fitz, Staley & Tiano could be a solid candidate. All can run & pass.

I could be wrong, but I suspect the RB's in the Flexbone practice would still have skill development that would make them transferable to our main offense. To me, it's about the QB & the O-line, as the QB needs to be able to read correctly and be more in tune with multiple pass targets, etc, and the O-line, as thr blocking assignments & techniques would be different.

We have enough talent & depth at QB to be alright. My question would be, do we have enough depth at O-line to keep the starters and 2 or 3 others focused on the primary offense, yet still have the bodies to come up with a Flexbone Center, 2 Guards & 2 Tackles? They don't have to be anyone close to making the 2-deep, unless we're really that thin on the roster.

This year we had 17 O-linemen on our roster. Though that could vary a bit, depending on losses to grad, injury and addition from recruiting, etc, it would seem to me we could find 7 or so of them to be in the alternate Flexbone offense, allowing for substitution or injury. And if we ran it in games just 3 or 4 drives, odds of injury go way down.