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<blockquote data-quote="TebowTime15" data-source="post: 265031" data-attributes="member: 21909">Not only is this post interesting, but I think it is an astute observation on your part. Although it has been a while, I have watched several of these games over the years. I know Calvert has a new coach in the last five years or so, but the old one, Coach Grimes, possessed superior talent to Richland and other teams but never figured out Burkhart's trick. That 02 team that beat Sanderson in the state game must have been supremely talented athletically! Although I have known for a while, I never spilled the beans for a few reasons. I guess now, however, it would not hurt to say anything since I have no skin in the game anymore nor do I plan to put some in at a later date. Both Burkhart and Abbott Coach, Terry Crawford, did the same thing to Calvert on multiple occasions; they ran a 5-1 defense but blitzed several players into a gap rather than having them &quot;read a man.&quot; Calvert ran a balanced T, so there were 4 gaps to take a way (below).&nbsp;1&nbsp; &nbsp; X&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; C&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; X&nbsp; &nbsp; 4 #'s = GapsC = CenterX = EndIn both instances against Richland and Abbott, Calvert abandoned their tight for a spread. Instead of &quot;lateraling&quot; out of the spread so that the spreadback can run, however, Calvert direct snapped to the guy they wanted throwing the ball. This made Calvert much easier to defend, and Abbott and Richland would pull [mostly] close victories by the end of the game.From talking to coaches and my own experiences, I think running a J-Bird against this &quot;5-1 shoot the gaps&quot; would make it harder to do because it would create an additional gap.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp; C&nbsp;&nbsp; 3&nbsp;&nbsp; E&nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; E&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; WB#'s = GapsC = CenterX = EndWB = WingbackThis is one example of JB's genius as a coach. I also have been rooting for a Richland v. Balmorhea D2 State Game because I want to see how the legendary coach, Vance Jones, handles 5-1 shoot the gaps considering he is a pioneer of the unbalanced formation. While I call it a J-bird, Coach Jones would slap me for saying that. He calls it Unbalanced, &quot;A,&quot; or and probably other names.Either way, very interesting post.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TebowTime15, post: 265031, member: 21909"] Not only is this post interesting, but I think it is an astute observation on your part. Although it has been a while, I have watched several of these games over the years. I know Calvert has a new coach in the last five years or so, but the old one, Coach Grimes, possessed superior talent to Richland and other teams but never figured out Burkhart's trick. That 02 team that beat Sanderson in the state game must have been supremely talented athletically! Although I have known for a while, I never spilled the beans for a few reasons. I guess now, however, it would not hurt to say anything since I have no skin in the game anymore nor do I plan to put some in at a later date. Both Burkhart and Abbott Coach, Terry Crawford, did the same thing to Calvert on multiple occasions; they ran a 5-1 defense but blitzed several players into a gap rather than having them "read a man." Calvert ran a balanced T, so there were 4 gaps to take a way (below). 1 X 2 C 3 X 4 #'s = Gaps C = Center X = End In both instances against Richland and Abbott, Calvert abandoned their tight for a spread. Instead of "lateraling" out of the spread so that the spreadback can run, however, Calvert direct snapped to the guy they wanted throwing the ball. This made Calvert much easier to defend, and Abbott and Richland would pull [mostly] close victories by the end of the game. From talking to coaches and my own experiences, I think running a J-Bird against this "5-1 shoot the gaps" would make it harder to do because it would create an additional gap. 1 2 C 3 E 4 E 5 WB #'s = Gaps C = Center X = End WB = Wingback This is one example of JB's genius as a coach. I also have been rooting for a Richland v. Balmorhea D2 State Game because I want to see how the legendary coach, Vance Jones, handles 5-1 shoot the gaps considering he is a pioneer of the unbalanced formation. While I call it a J-bird, Coach Jones would slap me for saying that. He calls it Unbalanced, "A," or and probably other names. Either way, very interesting post. [/QUOTE]

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