YoloinOhio Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) MMQB article http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/07/13/nfl-tight-end-use-travis-kelce-rob-gronkowski-greg-olsen With the influx of incoming tight ends from collegiate spread offenses, Y-ISO has become increasingly en vogue over the last five years. The formation consists of three wide receivers on one side of the formation and a tight end on the other side, whether hes a yard away from the offensive tackle with his hand in the dirt or split out to the sideline. The isolation creates numerous coverage mismatches across the field and it can help quarterbacks identify coverage during pre-snap The teams that truly thrive in the Y-ISO and use it consistently not only pass out of the set but run effectively as well. Anytime you have a formation that youre not doing multiple things out of, you know, its not going to take very long for defensive coordinators to figure it out, Smith says. The reason that were able to live in that formation is that we run the ball so well out of it. Edited July 13, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Did Chicago and Philly "thrive" in the Y-ISO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I've never understood why Buffalo has invested so little in the TE position as other teams used athletic types to exploit defenses. Now, they've signed (and since re-negotiated) Charles Clay to be that player for them. There aren't a lot of great cover LB's, but there are plenty of TE's who can run the seam and make difficult catches. Buffalo will be forced to throw the ball this year and Clay had better factor into that. I'm not convinced opposing DC's are concerned with any WR beyond Watkins. Roman had better think of creative ways to get the ball downfield because the run isn't always going to be easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I've never understood why Buffalo has invested so little in the TE position as other teams used athletic types to exploit defenses. Now, they've signed (and since re-negotiated) Charles Clay to be that player for them. There aren't a lot of great cover LB's, but there are plenty of TE's who can run the seam and make difficult catches. Buffalo will be forced to throw the ball this year and Clay had better factor into that. I'm not convinced opposing DC's are concerned with any WR beyond Watkins. Roman had better think of creative ways to get the ball downfield because the run isn't always going to be easy. Seems like it's always been easy for Roman. He's never had worse than the 8th rushing offense. Tyrod's development should allow it to be a more well-rounded offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Roman is supposed to use TE's widely in his scheme. Last season this was hardly the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cover 1 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 TEs targeted 99x. WRs 267x...Considering Ej started two games and Clay missed time...I am not that surprised. Plus our TEs had to stay in to help block a lot at the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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