Okay, so Buddy Ryan isn't dead. But when someone tells him about this A-11 offense, he's going to go dig a hole, throw himself into it, and use a remote control backhoe to bury himself, just so he can spin in his grave.

Kevin Gilbride once ran the "run-and shoot" offense as Ryan's offensive coordinator, and it got him punched in the face. And that was a simple one quarterback, 4 wide receiver set. The A-11 features one center, two quarterbacks, and then ... well, whatever the hell you want, really. Ryan would've beaten Gilbride to death with a rusty railroad spike had he tried that.

It's legal, it's legit, and it's happening in high school football in California. It was developed by Kurt Bryan and Steve Humphries of Piedmont High School, and college and NFL coaches have come to Piedmont to study it. Bryan estimates that 35-40 Division 1A schools have contacted him seeking more information.

Here's how it works. You've got a center, most of the time flanked by two tight ends. Behind that, you've got two quarterbacks. Other than that, you've got receivers and running backs all over the place, and the idea is that the field becomes waaaaay spread out, and there are about a billion different places the football can go.

As long as they get the requisite number of players on the line of scrimmage, and the requisite number of players don't take off downfield, it's as legal and wacky as a Reno brothel. You can see it in action here.

Will it ever become commonplace in the NFL? I'd love to scoff and say no, it's too quirky and it's just a fad, but someone once probably said that about the forward pass, too.

Gracias, Pro Football Talk.

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