Film Study - PSU & the modern T Formation

[CaliLION79]

T FORMATION FILM STUDY

See Link. Last one of our calendar year (back in July). Asked coach to really put this under the microscope -- different blocking assignments, shifts, RB reads, any tells to which side they'll run when they don't shift/motion. When it works, why does it work? When it gets stuffed, why does it get stuffed? SInce it sounds like placekicking might be an issue, it'll be interesting to see if Franklin experiments with using the T on random 2-point plays when the "sheet" does say to go for 2.

 

[BOSCO2]

T FORMATION FILM STUDY

See Link. Last one of our calendar year (back in July). Asked coach to really put this under the microscope -- different blocking assignments, shifts, RB reads, any tells to which side they'll run when they don't shift/motion. When it works, why does it work? When it gets stuffed, why does it get stuffed? SInce it sounds like placekicking might be an issue, it'll be interesting to see if Franklin experiments with using the T on random 2-point plays when the "sheet" does say to go for 2.

That 1st TD in the Rose Bowl, I could watch that thing all day. First and goal from the 5 and the play was blocked perfectly.

 

[Steve G]

T FORMATION FILM STUDY

See Link. Last one of our calendar year (back in July). Asked coach to really put this under the microscope -- different blocking assignments, shifts, RB reads, any tells to which side they'll run when they don't shift/motion. When it works, why does it work? When it gets stuffed, why does it get stuffed? SInce it sounds like placekicking might be an issue, it'll be interesting to see if Franklin experiments with using the T on random 2-point plays when the "sheet" does say to go for 2.

seems like a set up for play action, naked boot leg type action and throw out of that formation. Not shift out but play action out of it. Especially if they ran it successfully in a short yardage situation, set up again in short yardage and run some type boot or play action off it with defense stacked to stop run

 

[lazydave841]

seems like a set up for play action

It has a ton of potential, but the key is making it powerful at its base: if the defense can stop the Power Left/Right then you have a gimmick similar to the Wildcat.

Yurcich has done a good job expanding the versatility of the set. The shift to 5 WRs with 2 RBs and 3 TEs was beautiful. You catch a team swapping in bigs and force lesser coverage guys to cover. At the end of the day though, the simple run plays have to work out of this for that to matter.

Will watch the video tonight...