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2nd qtr offense

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I'll take 2Q Defense. This is awesome!

I think this is a great idea and will be a nice interactive project for the 11W community BUT I cannot wait to see the stat line for the fourth quarter! If the volunteer doing said quarter likes to imbibe refreshing alcoholic beverages like I do on game day this should really be a treat! Somehow or another there will be 5 RB's and 4 TE's on the same play. :) Plus, you just know there will be some perfectionist that didn't volunteer who does the whole game and critiques the work!

I am excited.  Hope to not disappoint.

It will be fun to see what Chad does with this info - Thanks to all of you who are contributing!! 

Looking forward to reading all of this when posted. It's a great idea.

I'm curious how the "lost" plays by penalties will be charted - a holding penalty calls back a 2nd and 7 15 yard gain, for example.

Any special teams charts?  Not much to do, but down, distance, etc. along with length of punt or return could be interesting - formations will mostly be the same, right?  Will that go to offense and defense?

I'll jump in later in the season as it appears the first game is covered.

Another stat I'd like to track (don't want to burden everyone too much here..) is pass distances for both complete and incomplete passes. That is, the distance the ball travels in the air during a pass. 

For example, Braxton throws pass to Philly 5 yards from LOS, then Philly takes it another 7. So pass yards would be 12, but pass distance would be 5. That way I could get a handle on 1) Braxton's completion % adjusted for pass distance from LOS and 2) which receivers turn short receptions in to big gains (i.e. Dontre). 

The good thing here is that it's at most ~20 plays a person, assuming last year's average of 80 plays per game. Shouldn't be too time consuming. 

OK, as promised, here you go:

Understanding Formation Terminology!

My goal it to keep this as simple as possible.  Charting plays is always a challenge, particularly if you have multiple people recording the information.  We just all need to be on the same page so that the compilation make sense.  

Generally formations are referred to in the following manor:  We start off in the middle of the formation and work our way out.  The terminology varies, but this is what I am used to.  Also, you need to note that often the Buckeyes will line up in one formation and then shift to another formation before the snap.  The formation that should be recorded is what they are in at the snap of the ball. 

1. QB takes direct snap from C.  Probably the formation we are all most familiar with, the QB lines up directly behind the C and takes the snap there.  There is no special terminology for this set by the Q, as that is the standard set.  So, we would start with designating the alignment of the RB's.  Terms generally used include:  Ace (one back behind the Q), I (two backs behind the Q, lined up directly behind him in a line), Pro, (two backs behind the Q, but off set from the Q, one to his left and one to his right).  Full House is what we have when there are 3 RB's behind the Q (think goal line here, Woody used to call it Robust!).  We will stop there, because I doubt we will see the offense in any other RB alignment when the Q is up under C.

2. QB is lined up in the backfield, 3 to 5 yards behind the C.  Basically we have two formations, Shotgun and Pistol.  Both are very similar, with subtle differences.  In Shotgun, one or two backs are in the backfield to the left and/or right of the Q.  There are other terminologies for whether they are aligned in front or behind the Q, but we will just leave it as Shotgun.  Pistol is where the RB or is aligned directly behind the Q. The buckeyes show this formation a lot, but shift to Shotgun before the snap. Remember, we want the set formation at the snap of the ball (this excludes any motion that is occurring during the snap).  

3. We then work our way out from the Q and the RB's, generally calling the strength of the formation first, with other tags that will follow.  For example, Shotgun Right would indicate that we have a TE on the right side of the formation. The other side most likely has 2 receivers.  Shotgun Double Tight indicates that we indeed have two TE's lined up right next to the tackles. 

4. 3 receivers on one side of the formation makes it a Trips formation.  So, Shotgun Trips Right would mean 3 receivers to the Right, a tight end to the left and a single RB next to the QB.  The Buckeyes do this a lot.  A tag of Open would indicate that the TE has now shifted out to the WR receiver spot on the left side, hence Shotgun Trips Right Open.  Add to that an Empty tag, and the RB usually next to the Q is now aligned as a wing or slot on the TE Side, hence Shotgun Trips Right Open Empty.  

6. We have also heard about the Diamond formation.  In this formation you have Pistol, with the other two running backs to the left and right of the Q.  Generally both Ends are split out, so if they do come in to cap the line we would add a tag like Diamond Left (a TE on the left side) or Diamond Double Tight (2 TE's). 

There are also tags that you can add for motion.  Can supply terms for those if necessary. 

That pretty much sums up basic terminology.  There's a lot more that could be added, like tags for the grouping of the receivers on one side or the other and particular designations for flankers, slots, etc., but this should get everyone in the same area code!! 

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 I got my part done EDIT: here it is: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao9HO1lpexVEdHNzRjFOQmtPVVV...

This is so awesome. Thanks, everyone!