The Run and Shoot

[Mr. Scot]

Some folks on here might be too young to know what that term means. 

For those who do, I'm finding that a lot of our current receiver lineup (Moore, Samuel, Smith, Byrd) would have fit pretty well into a run and shoot attack like the Lions, Oilers and Falcons used to run.

Run and shoot was almost like backyard football, less rigid than a lot of offensive systems.  It was different for the QB too, less strict progression and more "find the open guy".

Norv Turner is definitely familiar with this kind of offense, but he's never run it.  I don't expect he would here either, but pondering our personnel we have with the way those old offenses used to run, I kind of wonder if some of those concepts could work with who we have. 

And if you remember, Turner did say in his "summer" feature that offense didn't need to be complicated.  Norv's quote, "just find the open guy and throw it to him" is run and shoot in a nutshell.

To others who remember the old run and shoot offenses - or who get the concepts, anyway - what would you think?

[pantherclaw]

They certainly are entertaining, high scoring offenses. 

The Oilers were flat out dominant with it, back in the day.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, pantherclaw said:

They certainly are entertaining, high scoring offenses. 

The Oilers were flat out dominant with it, back in the day.

Yeah, with Warren Moon.

Those games were fun to watch.

[bababoey]

Now if we only had Warren Moon to run it.

[bababoey]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, with Warren Moon.

Those games were fun to watch.

Damnit you beat me to it.

[pantherclaw]

1 minute ago, bababoey said:

Now if we only had Warren Moon to run it.

Newton could be even more deadly with his mobility added to the mix. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, bababoey said:

Now if we only had Warren Moon to run it.

I actually think Cam Newton would love the improvisational nature of such an attack.

And heck, he's tall enough to have good downfield vision and find the open guys.

[d-dave]

Would Norv make that big of a switch?  Or are we trying to recreate the important elements of his offense?  I thought Norv was coming to adjust the offense, not make a wholesale change of things.  Better teaching, play calling, and execution were the goals, I thought.

Camp is going to be very interesting, that's for sure.

[TheCasillas]

I think there is a very good chance of this happening but it isnt the Run N Shoot a variant of Air Coryell?

I expect us to see a variety of 4 WR and 1 RB formations but more often than not Olsen will always be on the field.

[poorboysrev]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

I actually think Cam Newton would love the improvisational nature of such an attack.

And heck, he's tall enough to have good downfield vision and find the open guys.

Right...Cam always plays best when we go uptempo and no huddle and play aggressive. We drafted him number 1, he's been mvp, we should play the style and tempo that suits him best in my opinion 

[Jangler]

I do it on Madden every year, what's the big deal?

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, d-dave said:

Would Norv make that big of a switch?  Or are we trying to recreate the important elements of his offense?  I thought Norv was coming to adjust the offense, not make a wholesale change of things.  Better teaching, play calling, and execution were the goals, I thought.

Camp is going to be very interesting, that's for sure.

Hard to say.  Not his base attack, but with that said Norv has (occasionally) shown willingness to be flexible.  Plus he knows he's never worked with a quarterback quite like Newton.

I wanna say he could work in some concepts here, at least as part of a "hurry up" kind of attack.

[*FreeFua*]

Thinking of Newton in this style of an offense gets me excited 

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, poorboysrev said:

Right...Cam always plays best when we go uptempo and no huddle and play aggressive. We drafted him number 1, he's been mvp, we should play the style and tempo that suits him best in my opinion 

That's kinda what they did with read-option, but I'm not a fan.

With the receivers we have, run and shoot could potentially be the better choice.

And heck, all of us watching would sure be having a blast