🏈 Play Clock Management

[mando]

Ok if this has been discussed somewhere I have missed it so thought I would start this conversation.

Under CKD the play clock is almost always below 5 seconds when the ball is snapped. It is maddening and I think impacts the flow of the offense and gives the D an advanatage. Since this continues to occur I can only assume it is by design. Thoughts?

 

[#80]

Play calling and TS trying to do too much at LOS. IMO.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Play calling and TS trying to do too much at LOS. IMO.

This... but it's on the staff for giving him so much free reign. They are too often (IMO) making it a pre-snap chess match instead of just playing football. The way this offense is designed, the pre snap motions already put some stress on the defense while also tipping their hand in terms of coverages. Smetimes, I think sticking with the original play would be the better course to take. I do like it when they run more tempo because they do less checks and the sugar huddle plays mixed in are also a nice touch. But I do think they are trying to do a little too much sometimes in terms of trying to adjust and then having to snap the ball with 1 second left.

 

[#80]

This... but it's on the staff for giving him so much free reign. They are too often (IMO) making it a pre-snap chess match instead of just playing football. The way this offense is designed, the pre snap motions already put some stress on the defense while also tipping their hand in terms of coverages. Smetimes, I think sticking with the original play would be the better course to take. I do like it when they run more tempo because they do less checks and the sugar huddle plays mixed in are also a nice touch. But I do think they are trying to do a little too much sometimes in terms of trying to adjust and then having to snap the ball with 1 second left.

I agree 100% something tells me TS is a perfectionist and you can do too much at LOS. TO's are precious and we burn them so early.

 

[mando]

If TS is doing to much take some of the options away. Still goes back to the design of the offense and what the coaches are allowing. Does not seem to me they think it is a problem. I still think it gives the D an advatage because they know they can show one thing and TS will change the call with very little clock left then they change the D and there is no time left to adjust. Playing into the defenses hands... My 2 cents.

 

[BamaFan615]

Ty making adjustments is one thing, but this is a ball control offense.

Which is funny to say, because typically this is done through running the ball to control the clock.

When our offense has been able to control the clock, we’re a dangerous team.

Like Brandon said we also use motion to detect coverages, which cuts down the amount of time left on the clock to make adjustments. I’m not sure how often Ty is actually changing the play though (would be interesting to know). I think alot of times he’s just communicating what he’s seeing in coverages, in blitzes, who’s mike, etc.

Ty just has to be more aware of the play clock.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Ty making adjustments is one thing, but this is a ball control offense.

Which is funny to say, because typically this is done through running the ball to control the clock.

When our offense has been able to control the clock, we’re a dangerous team.

Like Brandon said we also use motion to detect coverages, which cuts down the amount of time left on the clock to make adjustments. I’m not sure how often Ty is actually changing the play though (would be interesting to know). I think alot of times he’s just communicating what he’s seeing in coverages, in blitzes, who’s mike, etc.

Ty just has to be more aware of the play clock.

The headset prevents much of the sign-stealing, but many times the playcallers have been using that to give last-second instructions after watching the D move. This has essentially boxed in our O to have less than fifteen seconds to make calls, motion, read and snap.

I will say that, despite having a lackluster running game, we strive to have time-consuming drives. Using almost all of the playclock between plays accomplishes that, barring penalty or incompletion.