I want yall to watch this video and take a look at how many times we ran "all verts". At 16:13 we actually run the "4 verts" concept
THREE TIMES IN A ROW.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj3wokAfU4Q
We end up hitting a wheel route for a TD because their CB inexplicably bites down on the post, but you can't make a living like that. It failed more times than it succeeded. We also hit a couple verts to Richards where he just flat-out makes a play. Again, you can't make a living like that. You have to diversify the passing game. Can't just live and die on verticals.
VT played Quarters the majority of the game. They switched up the way they aligned from play-to-play and made it look **** but at the end of the day it was just Cover-4 for the most part. They did a great job of taking away the flats and the verticals. When they wanted to create pressure they just played Cover-1 and sent 6 at the QB. (and we still ran all verts)
Good spread offenses have "conversion" routes, where a WR has a couple route options based on the coverage.
Ex: If the single WR in the 3x1 formation gets off-coverage he runs a hitch. If he gets press coverage he runs a vertical or slant.
I also didn't see us attempt to "hi-low" any intermediate defenders or put any defenders into a conflict.
Ex: Run a crosser in front of the LB and a dig behind him. He's being "hi-lowed", he's in a conflict. LB drives on the crosser, throw the dig behind his head. LB gets depth, throw the crosser.
Or how 'bout attacking the LB's with our RB's, like Coley did last year.
Ex: Run all the WR's on verticals (clearing out all of the DB's) and then isolate their LB on our RB with an angle route. Not many LB's can cover Yearby in the open field with a 2-way go.
No concepts at all.
We're just running around trying to out-athlete people.
