New offense has first scrimmage edge
When is the last time the Wyoming offense won a spring scrimmage … heck, any scrimmage against the defense in the last few years.
That was certainly a topic of conversation on the sidelines Thursday in the Indoor Practice Field.
All-in-all, I thought Dave Christensen’s new spread offense showed some signs of hope. Granted, there were a few D-linemen missing because of injury or illness. But when has that ever given the UW offense an edge in these situations.
The UW offense won the 69-play scrum, 38-27. First of all, that was not an actual football score. Christensen and his staff have developed a unique scoring system in these situations. This is the first time that offense has prevailed, and they will likely be wearing the brown jerseys in Sunday’s first full scrimmage.
The scrimmage began with the offense running six series from its own 35-yard line, followed by seven series of plays from its own 45 and finally two series beginning at the defense’s 25-yard line.
Here’s a rundown on Thursday’s scoring system:
A scoring system was utilized that awarded the offense and defense points based on certain plays. The offense was awarded a normal six points for a touchdown, one point for a point-after-touchdown, two point for a two-point PAT and three points for a field goal. In addition, the offense was awarded one point for each play of 20-plus yards and one point for each first down.
The defense could earn five points each for an interception or a recovered fumble. If they returned an interception or fumble recovery for a TD, the defense received 12 points. The defense earned three points for a blocked field goal or by stopping the offense on a fourth-down play on the offense’s side of the 50. Two points were awarded to the defense for a safety, a quarterback sack, stopping the offense on a fourth-down play on the defense’s side of the 50 or stopping a two-point conversion attempt.
Finally, one point was earned by the defense for forcing a punt, forcing a missed field goal, tackling a ball carrier for a loss of yardage, blocking a point-after-touchdown attempt and when holding the offense to a field goal after the offense began its series in the red-zone (inside the defense’s 20-yard line).
Saturday’s scrimmage will feature the series beginning at the offense’s own 2-yard line, 25-yard line and 35, followed by series beginning at the defense’s 45-yard line and 25, along with some work on two-minute offense and concluding with series beginning at the offense’s own 30 and 40-yard lines.
While things looked positive offensively for the Cowboys, including only penalties and two turnovers, don’t put all of your winnings on the offense the rest of the spring.
Marty English’s defense is still pretty darn good and when healthy, they’ll be right there. In fact, don’t be surprised if the defense comes out Saturday with a little extra incentive.
They don’t like to lose, either.
That was certainly a topic of conversation on the sidelines Thursday in the Indoor Practice Field.
All-in-all, I thought Dave Christensen’s new spread offense showed some signs of hope. Granted, there were a few D-linemen missing because of injury or illness. But when has that ever given the UW offense an edge in these situations.
The UW offense won the 69-play scrum, 38-27. First of all, that was not an actual football score. Christensen and his staff have developed a unique scoring system in these situations. This is the first time that offense has prevailed, and they will likely be wearing the brown jerseys in Sunday’s first full scrimmage.
The scrimmage began with the offense running six series from its own 35-yard line, followed by seven series of plays from its own 45 and finally two series beginning at the defense’s 25-yard line.
Here’s a rundown on Thursday’s scoring system:
A scoring system was utilized that awarded the offense and defense points based on certain plays. The offense was awarded a normal six points for a touchdown, one point for a point-after-touchdown, two point for a two-point PAT and three points for a field goal. In addition, the offense was awarded one point for each play of 20-plus yards and one point for each first down.
The defense could earn five points each for an interception or a recovered fumble. If they returned an interception or fumble recovery for a TD, the defense received 12 points. The defense earned three points for a blocked field goal or by stopping the offense on a fourth-down play on the offense’s side of the 50. Two points were awarded to the defense for a safety, a quarterback sack, stopping the offense on a fourth-down play on the defense’s side of the 50 or stopping a two-point conversion attempt.
Finally, one point was earned by the defense for forcing a punt, forcing a missed field goal, tackling a ball carrier for a loss of yardage, blocking a point-after-touchdown attempt and when holding the offense to a field goal after the offense began its series in the red-zone (inside the defense’s 20-yard line).
Saturday’s scrimmage will feature the series beginning at the offense’s own 2-yard line, 25-yard line and 35, followed by series beginning at the defense’s 45-yard line and 25, along with some work on two-minute offense and concluding with series beginning at the offense’s own 30 and 40-yard lines.
While things looked positive offensively for the Cowboys, including only penalties and two turnovers, don’t put all of your winnings on the offense the rest of the spring.
Marty English’s defense is still pretty darn good and when healthy, they’ll be right there. In fact, don’t be surprised if the defense comes out Saturday with a little extra incentive.
They don’t like to lose, either.
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