Hurry Up Offense 100% of the Time

[RedzoneMonster 110]

Am I the only one who thinks that 90% of the time a team goes into the hurry up offense they move the ball better?  Even an offense that’s been struggling all day seems to suddenly get better. So my question is, why don’t teams just go hurry up 100% if the time?  Ok, I know there needs to be substitutions and all, so maybe 80% of the time?   

[LaChup 258]

I agree. Why the no sense of urgency until when the game is on the line at the very end? I would even try to incorporate the hurry up defense if I could.

[LaChup 258]

Scores would be something like 228-203.

[Drogon 25]

The O-Line would be dead.  Those guys aren't out there because they have great cardiovascular/respiratory systems lol.

[Showboat 292]

Often, by the time the offense is in hurry-up mode, the defense is going into prevent mode (which is another questionable strategy for another thread), which allows the offense to move the ball in exchange for keeping the clock ticking.

[LVSaint429 26]

15 hours ago, RedzoneMonster said:

Am I the only one who thinks that 90% of the time a team goes into the hurry up offense they move the ball better?  Even an offense that’s been struggling all day seems to suddenly get better. So my question is, why don’t teams just go hurry up 100% if the time?  Ok, I know there needs to be substitutions and all, so maybe 80% of the time?   

The Broncos are a perfect example of a team that plays better uptempo & wide open. Payton is dragging down that offense trying to force the run game

[Maximum Overkill 2,466]

Chip Kelly tried it when he was with the Eagles. By the second half both the offense and defense were worn out. They got crushed in second halfs. 

[LaChup 258]

Bettors dream

[polecatt 485]

This has been tried time and time again. It mostly depends on how good the offense is. If I remember correctly the Bills tried this in their 4 super bowl loss period and it worked pretty well for a time. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,673]

6 hours ago, polecatt said:

This has been tried time and time again. It mostly depends on how good the offense is. If I remember correctly the Bills tried this in their 4 super bowl loss period and it worked pretty well for a time. 

Yeah, having an all-time great QB, all-time great RB, and an all-time great WR, definately improves your chances for success.

[WhiteWonder 2,938]

It amazes me that people still seriously suggest this. It's almost as if they never played sports on any high school level or above. 

It's not sustainable. It looks good when they do it because they have not completely gassed themselves yet and as someone else already mentioned, it tends to happen in times where the defense is playing soft coverage. 

Now if you want to say why don't they run it a bit more often? Like every 4th drive or something, okay. That might be plausible. Or just play with a slightly greater sense of urgency (3-4 seconds off the play clock, or mix in a few more quick snap plays).. but it's definitely not going to be as successful if you run it 100% of the time

[weepaws 3,359]

1 hour ago, WhiteWonder said:

It amazes me that people still seriously suggest this. It's almost as if they never played sports on any high school level or above. 

It's not sustainable. It looks good when they do it because they have not completely gassed themselves yet and as someone else already mentioned, it tends to happen in times where the defense is playing soft coverage. 

Now if you want to say why don't they run it a bit more often? Like every 4th drive or something, okay. That might be plausible. Or just play with a slightly greater sense of urgency (3-4 seconds off the play clock, or mix in a few more quick snap plays).. but it's definitely not going to be as successful if you run it 100% of the time

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