[charlie22]

Exactly. And, I guess that is my whole theory. I love watching old school football more than anybody. There is nothing better than watching a flexbone option, wishbone, wing T, Power I, Pro I, etc. team line up and just punish people for 300+ yards a game en route to victories. At the same time, I enjoy seeing those guys also throw it a handfull or 2 times a game for big yardage and completions (see John Hardin and Central). I've seen some very good play action passing teams out of those offenses over the many years.

I remember the '09 Highlands/John Hardin game very well. It was a thing of beauty wasnt it? I love Highlands offensive scheme out of their 2 Back gun set that they live out of quite a bit. I love how they try to hammer you and their vertical passing attack.

You must be able to throw it when you can't run it, no doubt about it.

It was a thing of beauty. One of my sons was a starting O linemen for Highlands and I enjoyed watching Highlands run the ball all game long. As a former O lineman myself, I love the run.

But I'll freely admit, that when you can pass the ball effectively and the defense has to defend the pass, it makes it much easier to run the ball. When you can only run the ball, you better be much, much, much more talented than your opposition or you are going to lose more often than you should.

I also love Highlands two back set out of the gun. You can run power football out of it; you can run misdirection out of it; and you can pass out of it. Furthermore, you can adjust your O easily out of it from year to year based on the strengths of the players on that year's team. Some years, like this year, you are a pass first team out of it. Other years, like 09, you are a run first team out of it. Without a bunch of changes to your system, you can tailor the playcalling to your strengths and to the defense's weaknesses from year to year and game to game. Some offensive sets don't provide near that much flexibility.