Landry Shift

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dallasdave said:
Jimmy Had 2 Super Bowl Championships in the NFL and also a College Championship. Jimmy had the same # of Chamionships in 6 years with the Cowboys as Tom did in 29 years.
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Funny, so did Barry Switzer, as to winning it all, and a higher winning percentage, both at the college and professional levels...
 
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Hailmary said:
I don't understand the purpose of the shift.
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The purpose, originally was about misdirection. If you watch old clips (especially of the early to mid 80s), as the the O-line shifted, the backfield also shifted. The purpose of the shift was to not allow the defensive front seven to see what the backfield shift was. Now, obviously they would see once the O-line re-set but defenses back then didn't audible to the extent that they do now days. Thus the "shift", often times, caught a defense in an unfavorable blitz or coverage scheme.

That's one of the reasons (of many) Tom Landry was considered such an innovator. That simple hitch forced defenses to be much more proactive in changing scheme or alignment very quickly making on field communication between the front seven and the defensive backfield critical in the pre-snap game. Often times the QB would snap the ball while the defense was still trying to communicate the adjustments leaving them woefully susceptible to a big play merely out of confusion alone. Defenses and the players themselves are much more sophisticated than they were back then, rendering the "hitch" mostly useless, but it's nice to see in the victory formations for nostalgia's sake.
 
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skinsscalper said:
The purpose, originally was about misdirection. If you watch old clips (especially of the early to mid 80s), as the the O-line shifted, the backfield also shifted. The purpose of the shift was to not allow the defensive front seven to see what the backfield shift was. Now, obviously they would see once the O-line re-set but defenses back then didn't audible to the extent that they do now days. Thus the "shift", often times, caught a defense in an unfavorable blitz or coverage scheme.

That's one of the reasons (of many) Tom Landry was considered such an innovator. That simple hitch forced defenses to be much more proactive in changing scheme or alignment very quickly making on field communication between the front seven and the defensive backfield critical in the pre-snap game. Often times the QB would snap the ball while the defense was still trying to communicate the adjustments leaving them woefully susceptible to a big play merely out of confusion alone. Defenses and the players themselves are much more sophisticated than they were back then, rendering the "hitch" mostly useless, but it's nice to see in the victory formations for nostalgia's sake.
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Thanks, Scalper. Good stuff :)
 
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skinsscalper said:
The purpose, originally was about misdirection. If you watch old clips (especially of the early to mid 80s), as the the O-line shifted, the backfield also shifted. The purpose of the shift was to not allow the defensive front seven to see what the backfield shift was. Now, obviously they would see once the O-line re-set but defenses back then didn't audible to the extent that they do now days. Thus the "shift", often times, caught a defense in an unfavorable blitz or coverage scheme.

That's one of the reasons (of many) Tom Landry was considered such an innovator. That simple hitch forced defenses to be much more proactive in changing scheme or alignment very quickly making on field communication between the front seven and the defensive backfield critical in the pre-snap game. Often times the QB would snap the ball while the defense was still trying to communicate the adjustments leaving them woefully susceptible to a big play merely out of confusion alone. Defenses and the players themselves are much more sophisticated than they were back then, rendering the "hitch" mostly useless, but it's nice to see in the victory formations for nostalgia's sake.
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Excellent post.
 
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diefree666 said:
What did Jimmy ever develope? Landry created offensive and defensive SYSTEMS.

How long did Jimmy last as a HC in the NFL vs how long Landry did? What was the overall record of both?

Who is in the HOF First Ballot and who has been rejected several times?

I could go on but you would just dig youself in deeper.

NO credible NFL expert would do anything except laugh at you.
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Jimmy developed the modern defense, the Miami 43 which would become the Tampa 2
 
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Hailmary said:
I don't understand the purpose of the shift.
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Doomsday101 said:
Landry loved to run a lot of motion and have his RB motion. Having the OL stand up the back shift or motion then the OL went down gave defense less time to know what they were doing.
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skinsscalper said:
The purpose, originally was about misdirection. If you watch old clips (especially of the early to mid 80s), as the the O-line shifted, the backfield also shifted. The purpose of the shift was to not allow the defensive front seven to see what the backfield shift was. Now, obviously they would see once the O-line re-set but defenses back then didn't audible to the extent that they do now days. Thus the "shift", often times, caught a defense in an unfavorable blitz or coverage scheme.

That's one of the reasons (of many) Tom Landry was considered such an innovator. That simple hitch forced defenses to be much more proactive in changing scheme or alignment very quickly making on field communication between the front seven and the defensive backfield critical in the pre-snap game. Often times the QB would snap the ball while the defense was still trying to communicate the adjustments leaving them woefully susceptible to a big play merely out of confusion alone. Defenses and the players themselves are much more sophisticated than they were back then, rendering the "hitch" mostly useless, but it's nice to see in the victory formations for nostalgia's sake.
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Love it!
 
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