"Well looks like Clement will be getting the start. Heard Peterson has a simple fracture in his foot but only expected to miss 2 weeks. 2 weeks surprises me but it is possible." :cuss::cuss::cuss: LSU is gonna wind up with less available starters than UNC.
Agree - I guess we get to see if Miles' nice words about Chase Clement are more than just nice words...damn...
Surprised to see so many true freshmen in the 2-deep. I guess I'll take that as an encouraging sign. Also, am I to take this to mean that Shep is officially the #2 WR? I kind of assumed it'd be TT/RR and Shep would line up in the slot. But if Shep is working as the Z he could very well be the full-time starter out there in 2-WR sets. I'm sure they'll rotate and move around plenty, the WR position is very fluid, but still something I found interesting.
read the whole thread, Shep is the starter for the slot (z) position. The top 2 X receiver's will be on the field for the normal wide receiver positions.
While I believe that Shep should be the slot receiver, what you are saying is not correct in playbook terms. The designation of x, y, and z are three completely different positions in most cases. for example x...........y,t,g,c,g,t................z or x....y........t,g,c,g,t...............z or x......z......t,g,c,g,t,y etc. I don't think it really matters though, All of them should know all three positions and will probably play all three.
Traditionally it is: x...........t,g,c,g,t,y........z X is the split end, Y is the tight end, and the Z is the flanker. X lines up on the line of scrimmage on the other side of the field from the the tight end, and is the receiver that is split out the furtherest from center. Y lines up on the line of scrimmage as the closest receiver to center (get it, split end/tight end). The Z (flanker... the guy flanking the TE and SE who are lined up on the line), lines up on the tight end side and has to be a yard off the line for the formation to be legal (otherwise the tight end is ineligible). Yeah it gets all confusing. In some situations, coaches like having their their quick, speedy receiver on the line of scrimmage (to get a jump on getting down field faster), while other situations, coaches like having their quick receiver lining up off the line of scrimmage to escape being jammed at the line. In other situations, coaches like having their big, physical possession receiver lined up off the line of scrimmage so he has that extra cushion to get into his routes over the middle, and in other cases they like having him lined up on the line of scrimmage (because he is more physical when it comes to escaping being jammed at the line).
Ok, that makes sense. I was working under the traditional XYZ terminology, which is obviously not the same from team to team. Either way, we'll see all three move around the field a bunch I'm sure. Especially Shep.
