2010 Super Bowl team - half gone

[pbmax]

Not according to TD. Walker is assigned to CK when the play is going the opposite direction to protect CK. Using Walker in this capacity is a formation giveaway.

There might be a play (or more likely, an alignment) designed where Walker has backside blocking responsibilities but it isn't to protect CK. Its to keep either guy from getting run down from behind. A read option takes time like a draw to read and decide to give or keep. If Matthews were left undisturbed for instance, then someone would get their clock cleaned. But that role is not always Walker and in the read option play the 49ers used versus the Pack for its biggest plays, he was playside blocking Walden or an ILB.

Also remember a pistol or a read option play is not a spread offense. One can use the other, but read option is a play action concept, pistol is an alignment and spread offense is a package of personnel and, usually, specific run and pass plays.

Chip Kelly runs a spread and he doesn't use pistol or the same read option the 49ers and Redskins are using.

[rbaloha1]

There might be a play (or more likely, an alignment) designed where Walker has backside blocking responsibilities but it isn't to protect CK. Its to keep either guy from getting run down from behind. A read option takes time like a draw to read and decide to give or keep. If Matthews were left undisturbed for instance, then someone would get their clock cleaned. But that role is not always Walker and in the read option play the 49ers used versus the Pack for its biggest plays, he was playside blocking Walden or an ILB.

Also remember a pistol or a read option play is not a spread offense. One can use the other, but read option is a play action concept, pistol is an alignment and spread offense is a package of personnel and, usually, specific run and pass plays.

Chip Kelly runs a spread and he doesn't use pistol or the same read option the 49ers and Redskins are using.

Suggest you listen to the exchange with Goilc. TD has access to stuff the rats do not. It was a big eye opener for ex defensive lineman Golic.

Look all this stuff is lumped together because everyone steals concepts/formations from each other. Nothing is pure on offense anymore. MM clearly staels from others -- hope he uses Cobb for spread option stuff with Alex Green.

Rats can keep saying this stuff is a gimmick which is counter to Dilfer's opinion of a revolution (do not agree with this opinion, agree more with Jaws about this stuff as an added dimension). But the Packers have demonstarted the inability to stop it. (joe webb does not count and is why dungy was excited for the viqueens when ponder was unable to play.)

Early in the season the Packers are going to have to prove they can control spread/read option, pistol, etc.

[Guiness]

Not according to TD. Walker is assigned to CK when the play is going the opposite direction to protect CK. Using Walker in this capacity is a formation giveaway.

Mmmm. According to Dilfer. Who, of course, has been given a copy of the 49ers playbook. Actually, I heard all teams issue them to the media, just to make their job easier

[rbaloha1]

Okay rats Trent Dilfer is about to do a segment on espn sports center showing the mistakes teams make against the pistol and why it is unstoppable.