OT: Hurry-up Offenses

[Geezbolt]

I don't enjoy watching these hurry-up offenses when used for an entire game. I understand the need at the end of the first half or a game when time is of the essence, but to me they're not that much fun to watch. I think they'll fizzle out at the pro level because teams don't suit up enough linemen to maintain the speed of the plays. At the college level though, they suit up more players and many teams are using the hurry-up.

The no-huddle is different. I don't mind it because the chess match is still in play and I guess the chess match is what I miss with the hurry-up. Thoughts?

[Maverick]

I really like our version of the hurry-up offense, where the primary purpose is to give Rivers more time to survey the defensive alignment & audible out of the primary play-call if necessary. That being said, the hurry-up offenses used by other teams appears to be just hurrying/not-huddling for the sole purpose of trying to get the defense on their heels....which is nice, but this can really tire out the offensive personnel. The cool difference that McCoy's offense brings to the table is that sometimes the ball doesn't even get snapped until just before the play clock runs out, thus serving two purposes----Rivers gets to call what he deems to be the most appropriate play for the situation/defensive alignment, & the rest of the offense gets to catch their breath a bit.

[Panama]

I really like our version of the hurry-up offense

We don't run a hurry-up offense. At all.

What we do run is an offense that often doesn't huddle, gets the play called quickly, gets to the LoS quickly... but that's not a hurry-up. If anything, we run a slow-down offense, milking the clock for all it's worth and making all sorts of adjustments at the LoS based on what the defense is showing.

I know, I know, some of you will shout 'Semantics!', but semantics are important.

[Geezbolt]

I agree Panama. Our offense allows the "chess match" to continue and I enjoy watching that. I like to see the QB try things to get the safety to react so he can make some pre-snap reads. But the defense has the time to do some scheming of their own.

What prompted this was watching the Oregon/UCLA game. I just don't enjoy watching the Oregon offense. Then when you get two teams running the hurry-up for the whole game I really don't like it. Don't even have time to take a leak!

[sandiego17]

I think the Chargers offense is better described as (at times) no huddle rather than hurry up. What I don't understand is why the team doesn't use the no huddle all the time.

[QSmokey]

I agree Panama. Our offense allows the "chess match" to continue and I enjoy watching that. I like to see the QB try things to get the safety to react so he can make some pre-snap reads. But the defense has the time to do some scheming of their own.

What prompted this was watching the Oregon/UCLA game. I just don't enjoy watching the Oregon offense. Then when you get two teams running the hurry-up for the whole game I really don't like it. Don't even have time to take a leak!

TiVo/DVR?

[Maverick]

Semantics!

[homeless simpson]

i notice we try to draw the other team offsides a whole lot more per game this season.

[Panama]

i notice we try to draw the other team offsides a whole lot more per game this season.

I haven't noticed the hard count being used all that much at all, actually...

...or do you think that the reason they so often snap the ball with under 5 seconds on the play clock is because they are trying to draw the defense offsides?

[homeless simpson]

I haven't noticed the hard count being used all that much at all, actually...

...or do you think that the reason they so often snap the ball with under 5 seconds on the play clock is because they are trying to draw the defense offsides?

what i meant was, Rivers makes a really hard count but we still run the play anyway, not that the play was necessarily just to make them jump offsides.

[thelightningwill]

Raiders suck

[Beerman]

While I agree we don't run a true hurry up offense, there's no denying the advantages we have when we actually do need to speed up the tempo.