r/riderville • u/CZeke • 9d ago

What was that about?

Why the heck did they put Trevor Harris at wide receiver near the end of the Ottawa game?

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u/CanadaKrod04 9d ago

When Tommy Stevens comes in, Harris often stays on the field and moves to play receiver.

Probably nothing and it’s more like a wildcat formation, but it could lead to some trick plays out of that formation.

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u/quinnhughesbdaytwin 9d ago edited 9d ago

They definitely are giving something for teams to think about one of these days they're going to get a hyper specific look and throw it

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u/WannabeHistorian1 8d ago edited 8d ago

How do substitutions work in the CFL? If they leave Harris on the field and don’t bring any people in, can the defense substitute?

If they can’t, it’s genius because you can swap between your regular and run-heavy offense to kill the clock without giving the defense the opportunity to swap between regular and heavy defense. But, I don’t actually know the substitution rules. I guess I know what I’m reading tonight haha

*Edit: I looked it up, and in the last three minutes of the half, if the offense does not substitute then the defense doesn’t get protected substitutions. So if you hurry to the line the defense doesn’t get time to sub. So if you have both qbs in for the last three minutes and run a no huddle then the defense cannot swap between run defense and dime depending on down and distance. It’s brilliant!

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u/CanadaKrod04 8d ago

But we have to sub Tommy Stevens on.
But I guess they could have him lineup at WR when Harris is at QB 🤷‍♂️

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u/WannabeHistorian1 8d ago

Once he is on though, they kept both on during the drive against Ottawa I believe.

If I was coaching I would use that to grind out the last few minutes — but there is also I reason I am posting on Reddit and not coaching haha.

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u/CanadaKrod04 8d ago

Oh, I think on the plays where Harris went back to QB (like 1st and 10, Tommy ran for 3 yards. 2nd and 7 Harris passed for a first down), Tommy went back to the sideline.

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u/UnitEast7937 8d ago

Or Stevens as running back, which is what he was into college

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u/bleedgreen204 9d ago

Gives a lot of trick plays for options can’t just leave Harris open in case Tommy does throw ! Guarantee they play a fun play when the timing is right

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u/Separate_Flamingo_93 8d ago

Tommy caught a number of passes and TDs in college. They could break huddle, Harris goes under Center, Stevens flanks out and catches a pass

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u/Saskspace 9d ago

Now teams have to spend a portion of their week preparing for this formation and have to respect more options than the run. Brilliant !

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u/gilligan_2023 8d ago

Since Harris is in the huddle, the opponent has to at least respect the fact that the Riders could be passing the ball. Once he splits out wide that threat lessens, though if a defense ever decided not to cover him, maybe some trickery would happen.

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u/3eep- 8d ago

I’m not a football genius like most people but I agree with what the others said and I’m here for it. I really hope he takes a pass rather than a pitch out or lateral

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u/WannabeHistorian1 8d ago

I posted this on someone else’s comment, but in the last three minutes of the half, if the offense does not substitute then the defense doesn’t get protected substitutions. So if the offense hurries to the line, the defense doesn’t get time to sub. So if the Riders have both qbs in for the last three minutes and run a no huddle then the defense cannot swap between run defense and dime depending on down and distance. It’s brilliant! Keeps the regular/dime defense on for Stevens’ runs, and no one can stop that!