Here's a post about the different positions in our offense, how we used them, and what we need to do to make them more productive:
http://calfootballstrategy.blogspot.com/2014/06/bear-raid-positions.html

Why do you hate yourself?

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Nice read.

Fascinating stuff. Thanks for putting in the time and effort. :beer:

Good stuff. Still a little over my head though. Need more study time. But what about this symbol:
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you know, a WR blocks somebody. Hopefully a designed play somewhere in there for that.

This was great! Thanks for putting this together. Great job!

Thanks, everybody.

BearlyClad;842329624 said:

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Good stuff. Still a little over my head though. Need more study time.

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Let me know what doesn't make sense, and I'll be happy to try and clear it up. I'd really like for these threads to become more discussion-based, so anyone should feel free to jump in.

Not to comment on your posts in the blog specifically, because I think they are really well done and informative. However, I was wondering if anyone had a link for a, for example, air raid type offensive playbook and/or a defensive playbook for at least a 3/4 or 4/3 base defense. I think being able to look at a large group of example plays for such a playbook, and how a D1 level playbook would be laid out would be hugely interesting. Since I never played college ball, it would be interesting to see the level of detail in playbooks for the advanced level of play. A pro level playbook would be interesting too.

Don't know if there are any out there (even playbooks for outdated offenses since many current playbooks would be kept secret, obviously). If not, maybe we could create a playbook wiki of sorts that just catalogs different plays and assignments for different systems so that you can look at say a group of running plays, a group of option plays, a group of play action plays, a full route tree, etc.

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Here is a link to 2004 Cal Offensive Playbook I quickly found online.

berk18;842329801 said:

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Thanks, everybody.

Let me know what doesn't make sense, and I'll be happy to try and clear it up. I'd really like for these threads to become more discussion-based, so anyone should feel free to jump in.

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it would be great if the admins could set up a pinned folder with all your posts so they can be referenced. Great stuff but it needs to be read and re-read as there's a lot of detailed content.

Dykes clearly stated, without equivocation and as you've shown in detail, that the offense has to be fast and efficient ... otherwise 3 yard passes would only be that.
But, with fast, efficient execution, 3 yard passes would allow the receivers, though skill and D mismatches or confusion, to have very nice YAC.
Treggs moving inside should pay dividends with Davis taking his X spot.
I'm looking for Jack Austin to "emerge" at Y, big body with soft hands who isn't intimidated by contact; he thrives on it.

With veterans returning to the line, and a guy like Borayyo (kick ass leader) anchoring the LG, I expect a huge improvement in OL play. That, more than anything, will add substance to what the WRs do, and the RBs.
Yeah, I'm optimistic but Northwestern is still a long way off.

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Not to comment on your posts in the blog specifically, because I think they are really well done and informative. However, I was wondering if anyone had a link for a, for example, air raid type offensive playbook and/or a defensive playbook for at least a 3/4 or 4/3 base defense. I think being able to look at a large group of example plays for such a playbook, and how a D1 level playbook would be laid out would be hugely interesting. Since I never played college ball, it would be interesting to see the level of detail in playbooks for the advanced level of play. A pro level playbook would be interesting too.

Don't know if there are any out there (even playbooks for outdated offenses since many current playbooks would be kept secret, obviously). If not, maybe we could create a playbook wiki of sorts that just catalogs different plays and assignments for different systems so that you can look at say a group of running plays, a group of option plays, a group of play action plays, a full route tree, etc.

Edit:

Here is a link to 2004 Cal Offensive Playbook I quickly found online.

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Here's a really good resource for this kind of thing:
http://www.footballxos.com/free-football-playbooks/

The playbooks are of variable quality/usefulness, but there's a lot of good stuff in there. In the "Air Raid" section the Hoover HS playbook is actually very useful. I believe they're a Tony Franklin client, so in some ways that's a better resource for Cal than other stuff. There's more Air Raid material in the "College" section. Specifically, Mike Leach's Oklahoma playbook, and Chris Hatcher's Valdosta State playbook are accessible and will give you a lot of the basics.

As for defense, Nick Saban's LSU and Alabama playbooks (http://brophyfootball.blogspot.com/2011/05/bama.html) are indispensable resources if you're trying to get into the nuts and bolts of football. They're also kind of impenetrable at first, but it's the kind of thing where if you read around enough you'll notice more and more of it making sense.

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it would be great if the admins could set up a pinned folder with all your posts so they can be referenced. Great stuff but it needs to be read and re-read as there's a lot of detailed content.

Dykes clearly stated, without equivocation and as you've shown in detail, that the offense has to be fast and efficient ... otherwise 3 yard passes would only be that.
But, with fast, efficient execution, 3 yard passes would allow the receivers, though skill and D mismatches or confusion, to have very nice YAC.
Treggs moving inside should pay dividends with Davis taking his X spot.
I'm looking for Jack Austin to "emerge" at Y, big body with soft hands who isn't intimidated by contact; he thrives on it.

With veterans returning to the line, and a guy like Borayyo (kick ass leader) anchoring the LG, I expect a huge improvement in OL play. That, more than anything, will add substance to what the WRs do, and the RBs.
Yeah, I'm optimistic but Northwestern is still a long way off.

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I'd love to see a dominant Y emerge, since that's the one position where I don't feel confident about any of the options. The other thing I wonder about is where exactly Harper will go, and what that will mean for Davis and Lawler.