Today I want to talk to head coach Bill Renner and his spreading offense, which he calls: 5-wide attack spreading offense.
Article 1 – For an offense, nothing is more frustrating than having a defense that Attacks you to the point that you are passive, defensive and worry about not being able to score points or move the ball. They have managed to get their offense into a defensive mentality of “just don’t lose the game” or “we’ll wait for a good chance.”
Well, the mission of 5 Wide Attack Offense is to never allow that mindset to prevail. In fact, Wide Attack Offensive 5 reverses that mindset and puts the defense in passive, defensive mode and worries if they can stop it.
How do you do this? With formations that limit the defensive lineup so you can practice exactly what you will see on game day. With a huddle-less system that makes the defense play at your own pace. With changes in the tempo of the offense that prevent the defense from concentrating on its offense. With 5 receivers on every passing play and 4 receivers on every running play he disguises his passing run reading of his offense.
Good defenses are programmed to react and not think. Broad Attack Offense 5 doesn’t allow them to go into a reaction state, it always keeps them thinking. Thinking defenses are slow defenses that turn into uncertain defenses that later become targets of your attacking offense. Once you have confused them, the doubt creeps in and then the points pile up on the scoreboard.
Instilling the element of doubt in a defense is your primary weapon against an aggressive defense. Never run out of the tools to create this doubt so you can score as many points as necessary to win. The 5-width attacking offense will give you those tools!