Quote:That would be consistent with the idea the Jaguars want to be a power running team as well.

 

I don't see many defenses with the size and speed to successfully defend every player in that personnel grouping.

 

If Lee were the Z in this formation, he's fast enough to beat guys deep and on crossing routes.  If that were Blackmon at his prime and sober, he would own patterns over the middle...digs, crossing patterns, slants.  If you sent the Z in motion to the opposite side, you'd isolate the LBs in coverage against the TEs.

 

Thomas would be a matchup problem against typically slower LBs or smaller DBs...as would Walford.  If the defense started using safeties to help the LBs, that would lead to single coverage against one of the WRs.

 

If the defense keyed the personnel grouping as a run formation, they could get eaten alive in the passing game, especially on early downs or short yardage.  This is especially true if the defense begins to walk the safety into the box.

 

If the defense keyed pass, the Jaguars could run the ball and get favorable down and distance situations.

 

As I chew on this formation more and more, you can make a rather simple adjustment and threaten with the read option from four different players.

 

You set the QB in shotgun, then send either T₁ or Z into "orbit" motion around the back of the RB. Now the QB can do an inverted veer look with the RB or he can just hand to the RB and have the RB - Z / T₁ pair run option on the weak side.

 

I should stop here before I really go off the deep end with a formation that won't ever see the light of day.

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