How to Use spread formation in a Sentence

spread formation

noun

• McMillan went to more of a spread formation to give the Oladipo to go 1 vs. 1 to break down the defense.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2018
• Long expected the Aztecs to take three or four games to get comfortable in the new spread formation.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
• The call was 432 Switch, spread formation, two receivers on either side.
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• Worthman was a part-time starter on last year's 10-win squad and also has the ability to drop back and throw in spread formations.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2017
• If the ball is all the way over on one hash, there are spread formations that can create indefensible amounts of space on the wide side of the field.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 11 July 2018
• With the Bucs, Koetter often featured spread formations and deep QB drop-backs.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 2 July 2019
• While Auburn uses the spread formation, it still that bases the offense around establishing the run.
  — Sam McDowell, kansascity, 21 Sep. 2017
• This scheme features a lot of spread formations and basic route combinations, and receivers must be able to win one-on-one.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• For Lock, who worked primarily out of the shotgun and spread formations at Missouri, a lot of it felt like learning a new language.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2019
• The wide receiver screen game that makes them so dangerous in spread formations has been sloppy.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• On the drive before that, the Ravens stole back the momentum by scoring on a 2-yard run by Flacco out of a spread formation that left the middle wide open to put Baltimore up 10-7.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 17 Dec. 2017
• The Wolverines will also unveil their crew of young, talented receivers and could use more spread formations to get people in space.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2017
• In McCarthy’s system, the Packers often aligned in static spread formations and ran isolation routes.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• These days even casual fans can recognize a spread formation or a Cover 2 defense.
  — SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• Kraus said this year’s Cavaliers will be an aggressive, attacking-style defensive team and will look to garner total control of the ball on offense in a spread formation.
  — Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 5 Sep. 2019
• The previous coaches all ran a variation of the triple-option, but Summers tried to briefly go in a different direction before getting pulled back into some spread formations.
  — Iliana Limón Romero, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 May 2018
• Moments later, the Spartans reorganized into a spread formation before Lewerke threw a quick flare that sailed past the intended receiver for an incomplete pass.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2019
• At Fordham, Moorhead had developed an innovative scheme that married West Coast passing concepts with spread formations and run-pass option schemes so prevalent in college football.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2019

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