I've read in articles around the web, that Baylor's offense is set up like that!!! So RGIII doesn't have to read the whole field!!! It's a 1 read and throw type offense .. not impressed at all with him ... I know I'm in the minority on this ... but I wouldn't take him ... not questioning his athletic ability and accuracy, my doubts come from his size and ability to read a defense ...
You have to keep in mind that Briles was a Wishbone Veer Option coach for the first 8 or so years of his coaching career. What he does now is nothing more than a Veer Option offense with a lot of "pixie dust" or window dressing. When Briles was at Houston, his favorite concept with Kolb was 4-verticals, smash, and the Run&Shoot switch route. That is the only full field read in the passing game. Everything else is half field read (Smash, Flood, etc.)
They run a "zone read", but it's actually Inside (inverted) Veer. The long runs by Ganaway happened using the Inside Veer. The Pitch Read is actually a fast screen. Baylor's running game is Veer, PowerO (Flash), Dart, and GT Counter. Add in the window dressing and you have Baylor's offense.
The fast screens are essentially the pitch phase of Veer, and an extension of the running game. It's all about pushing the ball down field to their WR's that could make up a 4X100 relay team off the Inverted play action fake.
The concept they do so well is the 4-verticals (Leach style), just like Mike Leach used to run at Texas Tech. The Run & Shoot concepts are that he 'tags' his receiver routes. In other words, he tells them "dont run to be covered".... once they reach a certain yardage off their vertical stem (typically around 12-15 yards) they're required to adjust the route based off the DB's leverage. You're always going to have an open receiver this way, the backside safety MUST play the opposite hash first. That's why his route combinations look so different. He can't run shallow or mesh with the insane spacing he uses with his WR's split outside the numbers on both sides of the field.
The funny thing about all this is the terminology that Briles uses, it truly is HIS terminology. Over the years, he just picks stuff he likes, names it, and that's what they run. No playbook.
They install int he Spring and Fall. When Fall camp is over, the schemes are in and that's what Baylor runs all year long. They only add formations, shifts, and motions.
