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What Gimmicky Strategies Do You Want to See an NFL Team Try? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Grass-Kicker@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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Inspired by that thread last week about stacking an entire team with elite offensive linemen and running for 3 yards every single play.

What other crackpot strategies would you like to see an NFL team try? I’ve got two…

1: A rugby-style offense that’s the polar opposite of the tush push. get your speedsters in a Flying V formation in the open field and let them lateral it to each other.

2: An offense that starts 2 mobile QBs (one lefty one righty) in shotgun every play. ball could get snapped to either one to run a somewhat normal offensive scheme, or just max out the gimmicks and do a bunch of flea-flicker, double-pass type stuff with the two guys back there

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[–] Impressive-Cry-9128@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Recruitment gimmick. NFL scouts going to Japan & Korea (Republic of not DPRK) seeing if Sumo wrestlers can play O line tackles.

Westerners tend to think of Sumo wrestlers as just obese guys trying push eachother around by leaning into eachother. The truth is they really are skilled athletes. Successful ones are able to focus and maintain there center of gravity on par with ballerinas. For such big guys they have incredible athleticism, tremendous balance and their reflexes are as impressive as any athlete in any sport.

[–] Obvious_Exercise_910@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

DT…. A 400 pounder in a 3-4 D. Would eat double teams

[–] thisusedyet@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would be insane run blockers, but not sure how they'd handle pass blocking

[–] Impressive-Cry-9128@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, wonder how well they'd move laterally. Then again, at 6'6" & 450lbs, they wouldn't have to move to far.