🏈 New wrinkles in the offense?

[capooth]

There have been rumors on the internet for weeks that the Tide offense has some new wrinkles ready for this weekend's game. While I find it hard to wrap my mind around that idea, given that Bama trailed at Auburn with under two minutes remaining, that appears to actually be the case. According to Greg McElroy, the Tide has actually been working on these things for several weeks.

In reality the Tide has been working on these things since the Tide left Atlanta last December. Coach Saban has tried to play down his off-season meetings with Bob Stoops and Will Muschamp, but I think everyone knows what those meetings were about - stopping Florida's spread offense, and specifically, stopping Tim Tebow.

None of the new things that Bama has planned, on offense or defense, will be shown during the media veiwing period. I don't know what they are, and won't pretend to know. I don't want to know. I'm content to watch it unfold on Saturday.

Anyone know anything about this?

 

[Southern Bama]

If they do......those plays are locked up with the the KFC Secret receipe and Colonel Sanders aint talkin :hyper:

 

[capooth]

 

[RollTideinGA]

On offense the POWER I and Wishbone. On defense they are going to put in the punt block team and just blitz every play. LOL!

 

[RollTideRandy]

It seems that as long as I’ve been a college football fan I have heard rumors about teams “saving” certain plays for the right opportunity and those rarely turn out to be true. Last season was the rumors that Burton Scott was going to line-up in some kind of Wildcat Formation, but it never happened. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o></o>
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I think the reality is that a team implements their entire offense in the summer and all the plays are available in every game. When you are trying to go undefeated, every game is important and you need every weapon at your disposal. <o></o>

 

[Victory]

I have been hearing rumors like this for a while:
*We are not showing our hand
*We are holding back till we need it
*The offense is just holding back

To be quite honest I think its just the opposite. We started the year wide-open and go backwards. I was very happy with the offense the first few games. And every year it seems as the season goes on, the offense becomes more vanilla and predictable. By the end of the season we are down to less plays and hoping the defense can hold them. Why do we appear to regress?

So to answer your question about "new wrinkles and holding back", I highly doubt it. I saw 2 plays that looked new against Auburn. I would definitely say that game was close enough to warrant pulling out anything new we might have neeeded win the game. If we had some secret weapon, it would have been used by now in our close games. What you have saw this season is going to be the same thig you see against Florida. Hope its enought to win. :a:.....where you might see new wrinkles is on the defensive side of the ball. Saban probably has a scheme up his sleeve for Tebow.

 

[UAgrad93]

If anything offensively, it may be some more passes or gadget plays from the Wildcat formation. Maybe a reverse or two or even a reverse pass. You run base plays trying to set the D up for something if you get the right look. Who knows if we haven't checked out of a "special play" a time or two already this season because we didn't get the look we were hoping for.

 

[RollTideRandy]

I saw 2 plays that looked new against Auburn.

I saw those too and I haven’t mentioned just how brilliant they were. In case anyone missed it, teams had been keying on the screen pass the past several weeks. Against the Barn, we had a play where we put in Ingram AND Upchurch, faked the screen to Ingram, then threw a screen pass to Upchurch. It was a beautiful play. It allowed us to still run a screen even though Auburn was set-up to defend it. I could see us have another play or two from the formation with Ingram and Upchurch on the field at the same time, but I doubt we’ll see a ton of new plays. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o></o>

 

[Bamabacker]

After watching the sophistication of the New Orleans offense....I often think of ways that would make GMAC more diverse. Pump fakes for screens and slants. More playaction faking is helpful as well. I think we will most definitely see some wrinkles in the offense.

 

[psychojoe]

My quarrell with our play calling is that early on, when the Aubs showed they were committed to 8 in the box, we should have gone to play action. They were manned up on Jones and Maze all day, as well as playing a LB on Peek. The safeties were flying up on run support.

Even though we didn't score on theplay, I'm glad we had Mark pass out of the Wildcat. It was close enough that I'm sure UF is considering it in their game plan.

Considering the size of Coach Mc's playbook, I'm sure there is a lot in it that we have not seen. Whether we'll have any surprises for them only gametime will reveal. Anything new will doubtless be based on something we see in their game films, rather than just a surprise element. Just like most games, who wins Saturday will be based on who blocks and tackles best, not gimmicks.

 

['65 Cobra]

It seems that as long as I’ve been a college football fan I have heard rumors about teams “saving” certain plays for the right opportunity and those rarely turn out to be true. Last season was the rumors that Burton Scott was going to line-up in some kind of Wildcat Formation, but it never happened. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o></o>
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I think the reality is that a team implements their entire offense in the summer and all the plays are available in every game. When you are trying to go undefeated, every game is important and you need every weapon at your disposal. <o></o>

Ahhh how quickly we all forget. Remember the '92 NCG. We had an awesome defense but we played at least 80% of the game in a front that we had not show and that Miami had not seen before - stack the line with all 11 guys right across and dare Taretta to beat us deep. It worked like a charm. I would not be surprised at all if CNS and Co. have SEVERAL surprises in strore for CUM and The Fighting Tebows.

 

[LBS]

I'm sure that we can agree that defending Tebow is unlike any other team that we have played...this year. So this Defensive scheme with be tailored and unique.

Is that any reason to think that the Offensive schreme can not be just as unique...that is, that it would not have at least a few new wrinkles?

 

[Bamsambo]

Florida's offense is nothing more that a wildcat offense, except it's EVERY play.

 

[shipley00]

Anyone know anything about this?

I'd prefer calling running plays when there is 7 in the box, passing when there is 8-9 in the box, and running the sweep to somewhere other than the short side of the field. That would be a wrinkle I'd love to see.

 

[bamaupsman]

On defense I think we might see some wrinkles, but I doubt the offense will be too different from what we've seen so far. Florida's defense is too fast to start running reverse passes and such. We just need to execute what we already have.