Can we end the concern about Moorhead?

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Originally Posted by BoomBoom

My concern is that he believes in finesse and not physicality. See a lack of a QB sneak. It's not like it takes any effort at all to install that play, the players all know it and he has the personnel for it. He just doesn't believe in doing it, even though it's proven to work and he's failing in those scenarios when trying something else. He insists on a finesse solution. I hope he grows out of that because if not he will never succeed in the SEC.

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I don't remember Mullen using a QB sneak.

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Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe

I don't remember Mullen using a QB sneak.

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Yeah Mullen never used it and most spread teams don't either. This team is plenty physical as well.

Mullen did run a few under center plays Dak's senior year, unless I'm mis-remembering. No sneaks that I recall.

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Originally Posted by DancingRabbit

Mullen did run a few under center plays Dak's senior year, unless I'm mis-remembering. No sneaks that I recall.

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Mullen also ran a handful with Relf. It was goal line wishbone type plays if I remember correctly but we went years without going under center.

Hardly any spread coaches use traditional QB sneaks, and with good reason. When your offense runs heavily or exclusively out of a certain formation, why in a critical situation would you deviate away from your bread and butter to a formation you can only spare at most a few practice reps on a week?

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Originally Posted by thf24

Hardly any spread coaches use traditional QB sneaks, and with good reason. When your offense runs heavily or exclusively out of a certain formation, why in a critical situation would you deviate away from your bread and butter to a formation you can only spare at most a few practice reps a week?

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Moorhead said we run 100% shotgun in practice. Don't practice under center at all.

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Originally Posted by hacker

Moorhead said we run 100% shotgun in practice. Don't practice under center at all.

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He also said the chance for a fumbled snap due to that is a lot greater. The only advantage in that case is the QB sneak. If you hand off in the shotgun then it is just like handing to the RB in that situation since they are the same depth.