Mr teX
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Serious question... then what is a "gameplan offense"? I thought it meant play calling & packages will differ based on the opponent?
This is correct. But most times it really just centers around formationing & personnel packages that you want to most utilize to exploit certain defensive sets and matchups of your opponents that you potentially have in your favor.........for that week. You might even adjust routes, protection schemes and qb progressions a little too just to throw off the defense. For instance, on a typical set up, DW4's 1st read may be Fuller on 1 type of play against an opponent, but against another a few weeks later, Nuk might be the 1st guy DW4 looks for on that same play....just depends on the match up & what the defense is doing.
However, the concepts you as an offense want to exploit usually don't change too much from game to game. Everyone here wonders why BoB just loves running Hyde up the middle. Well its a core offensive concept for his offense b/c running it in the middle like that has such a huge effect on the defense.....even if it is sporadic & largely not good like it is with us. It also opens up alot of his other core offensive concepts in how he likes to attack the middle & deep parts of the field in the passing game with those deep overs & square-ins b/c unless the d-line can combat the run game by themselves, the LB's have to respect that threat of the run...& DW4 typically throws right behind them when they step up.