Plays are Scripted!

[Rich]

http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/saban/saban_column.asp
Q. Nick, are you one of those coaches who goes into a game with a certain amount of offensive plays scripted in advance?
Bob Richards
Milwaukee, Wis.
A. We do have a script. We do deviate from it. You are basically trying to say these are 10 or 12 or 15 good plays that we want to see by formation, by motion and how the defense will adjust. But you do deviate because sometimes the situation changes. You don't want to script a short yardage play, though we go in saying these are our three best calls, for instance, on third-and-three to third-and-six. If you hit one of those situations, you'll have another situation to be prepared for. So we do script the plays in advance but those are plays you run in a more normal situation.

 

[The Rev]

http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/saban/saban_column.asp
Q. Nick, are you one of those coaches who goes into a game with a certain amount of offensive plays scripted in advance?
Bob Richards
Milwaukee, Wis.
A. We do have a script. We do deviate from it. You are basically trying to say these are 10 or 12 or 15 good plays that we want to see by formation, by motion and how the defense will adjust. But you do deviate because sometimes the situation changes. You don't want to script a short yardage play, though we go in saying these are our three best calls, for instance, on third-and-three to third-and-six. If you hit one of those situations, you'll have another situation to be prepared for. So we do script the plays in advance but those are plays you run in a more normal situation.

He is not the first nor the last coach to do this. :wink:

 

[Rich22]

You put an exclamation point as if this was big news. Was this a surprise to you? I don't know of a team that does not script plays. Some teams have their first 10+ plays scripted and don't deviate from it. That's what they do when they game plan.

 

[Roman529]

They always script the ONE reverse to Chris Chambers play....usually in the 3rd quarter.

 

[BlackRob]

http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/saban/saban_column.asp
Q. Nick, are you one of those coaches who goes into a game with a certain amount of offensive plays scripted in advance?
Bob Richards
Milwaukee, Wis.
A. We do have a script. We do deviate from it. You are basically trying to say these are 10 or 12 or 15 good plays that we want to see by formation, by motion and how the defense will adjust. But you do deviate because sometimes the situation changes. You don't want to script a short yardage play, though we go in saying these are our three best calls, for instance, on third-and-three to third-and-six. If you hit one of those situations, you'll have another situation to be prepared for. So we do script the plays in advance but those are plays you run in a more normal situation.

:m359: DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Almost all coaches have their first plays of the first few series scripted. Its called game planning!!!!!!!!! U must have not played football when u were younger or something....:shakeno:

 

[Rich]

I wonder if that HB Pass is scripted as a goal-line play? If we try this enough, it will work one of these times... but this has been used inappropriately, twice so far.

The exclamation point was to indicate that Saban is seeing this script ahead of time, and the dolphins still have lousy offensive play-calling. I assumed it was all Mularkey's fault before.

I'm hoping they(Mularkey/Saban) start calling better plays in the last 7 games. I'm convinced that a 13 year old could beat them at John Madden Football.

 

[dolpns13]

I wonder if that HB Pass is scripted as a goal-line play? If we try this enough, it will work one of these times... but this has been used inappropriately, twice so far.

The exclamation point was to indicate that Saban is seeing this script ahead of time, and the dolphins still have lousy offensive play-calling. I assumed it was all Mularkey's fault before.

I'm hoping they(Mularkey/Saban) start calling better plays in the last 7 games. I'm convinced that a 13 year old could beat them at John Madden Football.

Its probably not too scripted because its a HB option play

 

[CitizenSnips]

The NFL is not madden. And what im getting at is this. An NFL playbook has Hundreds of plays written up in it, where as the playbooks in madden had what? 20? People play madden and assume thats how large the real playbook is, it's not. If coaches didn't script up the plays they want to run before hand, the team would get tons of delay of game penatlies because the coach would spend 30 seconds at least just trying to find the damn play in the playbook. Of course their scripted to some extent.

 

[Mike13]

The first 15 plays are scripted, this is nothing new.

 

[Rich]

Game planning vs. Game Scripting
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Game planning, you should have 10 vanilla plays that your team executes very well, every game. Run-right, Run-left, screen to ronnie, post-pass to chambers, mcmichael over the middle, etc... and then you add another 20 plays you think will match up well vs. the opponent.

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Game Scripting:

1st set of downs:
1. 1st down: Run Right
2. 2nd down: Pass Medium to Welker
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

2nd set of downs:
3. 1st down: pass to FB
4. 2nd down: Run Ronnie up the middle
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

3rd set of downs:
5. 1st down: pass to Chambers
6. 2nd down: Run Ronnie left
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

4th set of downs:
7. 1st down: Run Ronnie up the middle
8. 2nd down: Pass to McMichael
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

3rd Down Plays:
Short:
Run Ronny
Pass to Chambers in Motion
Play-Action

Medium:
Pass to McMichael over the middle
Pass to Booker

Long:
Pass to Chambers
Pass to Welker
Screen Pass to Ronnie
Draw
Play-Action

Goal Line Plays:
Chambers in the corner.
McMichael over the middle.
Ronnie up the middle
Ronnie Sweep Right
Come-back pass to welker

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With Game Scripting, Chambers should not have only 3 catches vs. KC. You can set your priorities, like 40% of the passes are to chambers(4 long balls)... 50% of the plays are runs. 2 reverses to Chambers. 2 long passes to Barnes on the sideline. 1 shovel to Barnes. 4 screens to Ronnie.

 

[outtawack311]

Rich, the whole game isnt a script. Only the first 10-15 plays are scripted. After that it is up to the offensive coordinator to call plays that follow the gameplan and the flow of the game.

 

[Disgustipate]

Game planning vs. Game Scripting
********
Game planning, you should have 10 vanilla plays that your team executes very well, every game. Run-right, Run-left, screen to ronnie, post-pass to chambers, mcmichael over the middle, etc... and then you add another 20 plays you think will match up well vs. the opponent.

***********
Game Scripting:

1st set of downs:
1. 1st down: Run Right
2. 2nd down: Pass Medium
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

2nd set of downs:
3. 1st down: pass to FB
4. 2nd down: Run Ronnie up the middle
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

3rd set of downs:
5. 1st down: pass to Chambers
6. 2nd down: Run Ronnie left
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

4th set of downs:
7. 1st down: Run Ronnie up the middle
8. 2nd down: Pass to McMichael
3rd down: see 3rd down Plays

3rd Down Plays:
Short:
Run Ronny
Pass to Chambers in Motion
Play-Action

Medium:
Pass to McMichael over the middle
Pass to Booker

Long:
Pass to Chambers
Pass to Welker
Screen Pass to Ronnie
Draw
Play-Action

Goal Line Plays:
Chambers in the corner.
McMichael over the middle.
Ronnie up the middle
Ronnie Sweep Right
Come-back pass to welker

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With Game Scripting, Chambers should not have only 3 catches vs. KC. You can set your priorities, like 40% of the passes are to chambers(4 long balls)... 50% of the plays are runs. 2 reverses to Chambers. 2 long passes to Barnes on the sideline. 1 shovel to Barnes. 4 screens to Ronnie.

First of all, where did you get that analysis on gameplanning?

And second of all, the Vikings once tried to throw 40% of all pass plays to a reciever. They called it "The Randy Ratio" and if failed miserably.

Finally, you dont script plays to throw to a reciever. You script plays to try to get a reciever open, exploit a matchup, or something like that. Forcing the ball to a player X number of times is just stupid.

 

[outtawack311]

Game planning vs. Game Scripting
********
Game planning, you should have 10 vanilla plays that your team executes very well, every game. Run-right, Run-left, screen to ronnie, post-pass to chambers, mcmichael over the middle, etc... and then you add another 20 plays you think will match up well vs. the opponent.

Your idea of game planning is wrong. Game planning is the plan used during the game to take advantage of your opponents weakness.

 

[bluehaze]

They always script the ONE reverse to Chris Chambers play....usually in the 3rd quarter.

I was just laughing about that play watching it on NFL replay, When Ronnie went to hand the ball off to Chambers, Chambers was looking at Jarred Allen instead of the ball. I could just imagine what he was thinking...oh no you don't I ain't taking that ball from you!

I'm glad we won and can laugh about it now though!

 

[Rich]

"then you add another 20 plays you think will match up well vs. the opponent."

Your idea of game planning is wrong. Game planning is the plan used during the game to take advantage of your opponents weakness.

You said the same thing as me, just different wording.