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As I have mentioned before in previous articles, Chip Kelly does not run the "Pistol" offense, however, he does use the pistol depth extensively. The pistol formation or pistol offense has the running back lined up in the "I" formation at about seven yards deep with the quarterback lined up about five yards deep. The Shotgun normally has the quarterback lined up about seven yards deep and the running back directly to his right or left at that same depth.
Kelly actually has kind of a combination of the shotgun formation and the pistol formation as the quarterback is at the pistol depth of about five yards deep and the running back is lined up to his side at about six yards deep. This can be easily seen in most of the screen shots below. I mention this because there are so many misconceptions about his offense and especially about what his offense is all about.
While Kelly uses the zone-read play, he does not use the read-option play. The zone read is about attacking one defensive player, usually the defensive end, and trying to get a numerical advantage at the time of the hand-off, while the read-option can involve the quarterback running with the ball and then pitching the ball to a back after reading the defenders' commitment to him or the back.
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014/12/13/7376097/cowboys-game-plan-week-15-the-eagles-offense
Kelly actually has kind of a combination of the shotgun formation and the pistol formation as the quarterback is at the pistol depth of about five yards deep and the running back is lined up to his side at about six yards deep. This can be easily seen in most of the screen shots below. I mention this because there are so many misconceptions about his offense and especially about what his offense is all about.
While Kelly uses the zone-read play, he does not use the read-option play. The zone read is about attacking one defensive player, usually the defensive end, and trying to get a numerical advantage at the time of the hand-off, while the read-option can involve the quarterback running with the ball and then pitching the ball to a back after reading the defenders' commitment to him or the back.
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014/12/13/7376097/cowboys-game-plan-week-15-the-eagles-offense
