The bold part of the clip from below really cracks me up about the stereotype of the college "spread" offense.. while the progressions are no doubt simpler and the plays generally have a designed option or two.. the concept of the "spread" is staple in many a pro style teams already.
Think back a year or two when the Packers struggled with presnap movement and formation stacks.. a key element in some of the more elaborate spread offenses in college.
The concept is simple.. spread the defense horizontally to create vertical seams through movement, alignment and route design. You see it every Sunday on the gridiron.
Yet many a pro writer or coaches are quick to jab at it like a worn out punching bag, yet they fail to acknowledge what every successful football coach out there does, they borrow or tweak concepts and intermix them with other concepts and apply them to their personnel.
The Spread offense is successful in the NFL... the Packers rode some of the elements to a Superbowl. Yet they still mock its origins and roots.. blindly or ignorantly no less.
The true difference comes in its frequency of use in the pros verses college and the depth of the overall playbook. But it doesn't change the fact that the concept works.. even in the pros.
Harrell's last word on Thursday
By Tyler Dunne of the Journal Sentinel
This summer was a testimony of sorts for quarterback Graham Harrell. Each practice and each game, he takes the stand. The former Texas Tech star is out to prove that a quarterback bred in Mike Leach’s pass-happy system can, indeed, succeed in the NFL.
After setting the NCAA record for passing touchdowns and completions at Texas Tech (2005-08), he was unwanted in two leagues — the NFL and the CFL. Last year, the Packers gave Harrell a shot on the practice squad and he’s been improving since.
This Thursday is probably the last Green Bay sees of Harrell for a while. Expect plenty of the 26-year-old at Lambeau Field against Kansas City. It's another chance for him to make a new name for himself.
Heck yes, he’s sick of the “system quarterback” label.
My rant aside.. lol.. I think there is light years of difference in Graham's game.. just think if he could have had a full offseason of QB boot camp.
I have said it other places.. I would have no problems if Rodgers goes down and the Packers move Flynn and Graham steps into a spot start here or there.
The process the Packers are in remind me again of the 90's.. develop, trade and move onto the next project. There are many tangents between the two era's.. even if some fail to acknowledge them all.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"