I am expecting an extremely pass-oriented spread attack. It will be a no huddle approach with the QB almost exclusively in the shotgun formation. Of course, because the offense rarely huddles, this offense will live and die on the QB's (and to some extent, the coaches) ability to read the defense correctly at the line of scrimmage. I also expect to see mostly 3, 4, and 5 wide receiver sets. The entire premise of the spread offense is to spread the defense out from sideline to sideline, which will invariably open up some vertical seams. So even though we might not have the ideal depth at wide receiver at this point, I still expect to see a lot of wide receivers on the field. The run game, primarily in the form of QB and RB draws, will be used as a change of pace after the defense is forced to take men out of the box in order to cover all of our options. It can also be used from time to time in an attempt draw a few more defenders toward the line of scrimmage which opens up even more space for passing routes. The spread attack is a very hard offense to stop as long as you have a QB who can read a defense. Hardly ever is every option covered on a given play, the QB just has to be able to have a pretty good idea of where the defense's weakness will be before he ever snaps the ball. This is the key to our offense being successful.
