[colonel4life]

That's exactly what I was saying after game #1. They have some athletes in Ysidro and Nichols.

I'd put them in a spread formation with a Bryant in the back field, and I'd move Nichols around in motion. You can still run power with Bryant, plus you can use Ysidro and Nichols speed on the edges or behind Bryant blocking. Not to mention the quick pass opportunities, bootlegs and other misdirection.

:pondering:

I agree with a lot of the comments on here. The spread option we ran against Bell was the most effective and then we didn't hardly see it against Clay. Whitley is lacking team speed and doesn't have the power to let a defence stack 9 in the box and run it up the gut all night.

The spread option gets some breathing room for the fullback (Bryant almost always breaks a couple tackles). Plus if you have receivers that can block the quarterback option can be successful too.

I have always wondered how come Whitley doesn't run any swing passes, screens, and draws. I know they are more effective when you throw longer range passes, but in college we ran the option 90% of the time and were very successful with those type of plays.