(06-05-2018, 09:44 AM)Deacon Wrote:

(05-27-2018, 08:24 AM)Bullseye Wrote: ...

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(06-04-2018, 11:36 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Yep. I feel like I've been saying this until blue in face around here. Thanks for adding more facts to support it. 

The Jags' choice of run formations forced the loaded box.  When they added receivers to the formation, teams unloaded pretty commonly.  Seemed like bunch and trips formations (predictably) were especially effective in backing teams out of the box. 
In year two of a Hackett offense, I expect to see more usage of that.  Lots of ways to be creative from that set - and Hackett has shown a fondness for running multiple permutations of a play while giving the defense the trap of a familiar look.

I would love to sit down with Hackett for just 30 minutes and ask him about formation flexibility, because it certainly did not seem like his offense had a lot of it. Even in 21 personnel, you can still force the defense to choose what you are going to defend.

Right, but they just ran it up the middle on 90% of the plays from that set. They showed very little creativity from that formation and in the run game in general much of the year.  I think that will see some tweaking this season. 
I wish they had forced the defense to consider the TE as a receiver more often in those situations last year. Maybe with ASJ - they will.

Hackett did show creativity from a number of his three-wide sets last year by spreading the ball around a lot to several targets, and by running variations of the same play dependant upon/in-reaction to defensive formation - often to good results.

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