Who actually invented the spread offense?

[@BrettKollmann]

This project took me longer to make than literally anything else I've ever done. I thought it would be out yesterday but Premiere was chugging so hard that I had to basically just leave my computer overnight to export this thing - it took HOURS! Man, I really should build a new pc...

[@Cordova2Pro]

Really excited for you to break into more storytelling of football! Don't get me wrong, love breakdowns but can't wait to see how this new lane of content works out for you! Keep it up! :)

[@Ryan-iv3cz]

Looking forward to the PC Build episode Brett

[@hdvids24]

premiere a pain in the ass to export, tried fcpx yesterday and the export speed shocked me

[@mikeharper3459]

Get a Mac dude

[@alsacrime4806]

Just wondering why you wouldn’t go with a remanufactured Mac Pro for video production. It’s interesting to build PC’s but for transparency, ease of use, and overall workflow I would say Mac hands down. Your genius is in articulating your vast knowledge in fully digestible detail without being lofty or dumbing the material down. This is an art. To aspire to learn not one but two foreign languages within the culture of America and American football is positively admirable. You are highly regarded by intelligent people, as your comment section shows. Bravo!

[@danielschadd1093]

No one in football combines detail, production, and just pure football knowledge like Brett. Sweet vid dude

[@BrettKollmann]

thank you! I just wish Premiere would stop inserting flash frames into my exports that don't show up on the preview lmao. So frustrating. I know nobody else will notice them but me but good god I hate them

[@gavinb907]

@@BrettKollmann he’s 100% right

[@ryu-ken]

For most of my life I was just a casual fan drinking and yelling at the TV every sunday until stumbled upon his videos and started learning football at a deeper level

[@scottylew802]

His enthusiasm is also contagious

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

@@Pressle54 he's overrated. The fumble dimension is the WORST series from secret base by a mile.

[@NTE_]

yep this one gonna bang

[@connorolson1712]

YOOOOOOO

[@Speedster___]

Hi

[@BrettKollmann]

well, maybe it would have if I didn't take the last couple months away from YT at least lmao

[@monstermizell]

it was the ugf panda coaching tree that invented spread

[@jamesgough899]

Drew you watch these?!

[@jamesw1313]

I’m just an old guy that watches KZbin more than TV now, and I want to tell you that channels like yours are the reason why. The detail, research, quality, editing, and effects are beyond anything that is being put out on TV. I’m glad you are back, but hope you enjoyed your time off. This channel is the definition of quality over quantity, take your time making these, we aren’t going anywhere.

[@BrettKollmann]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@joshuasipple5522]

Amen!

[@djLagwayEnjoyer]

I remember when I was a kid you could only get this kind of sports quality from 30 for 30’s. Loved them, watched them whenever they came on. Now with KZbin there are thousands of 30 for 30 type of sports documentary’s and I cannot get enough

[@almightysosa3007]

Had to come back to say RIP to coach Leach. He’ll forever remain an icon

[@brianjacob8728]

Props to the man for being one of few coaches worth interviewing, but thumbs down for his offense. It's led to the dumbing down of the players, coaches and quality of play. That's not a good thing.

[@dcblunt666]

This has got to be the wildest title for a youtube video I’ve ever seen. You got me. I’m watching this shit. EDIT: Don’t know why Brett changed it (terrible move on his part). Original title was “how the New Hampshire mafia and a few mormons changed football”

[@BrettKollmann]

I did my job then 😂

[@comeintotheforest]

Looks like that didn’t age well

[@GlacialScion]

What was it originally?

[@WalterWhiteFootballSharing]

@@GlacialScion “how the New Hampshire mafia and a few mormons changed football” - I didn't have the time to watch when it dropped, when I sat down it was gone.

[@bpdub21]

Lol i'm mormon and that's hilarious!

[@EAFSQ9]

9:47 rest in peace, Mike Leach.

[@cadehomfeldt7875]

ESPN better be watching this man because I’d rather watch one of these on Sunday rather than the talking heads before my games

[@jamesknapp64]

Problem is you and me are diehards and want deep content. 80% of NFL fans are casual fans who don't want to think too much when watching and just enjoy the games; they don't mind this kind of content but many of them will respond to the talking heads more than us.

[@darrintownsend]

Wonderful breakdown, but I feel like you left out the impact that Steve Spurrier had on the offensive game. He went into the SEC in 1990, when the defenses were still playing a 4-4. He proved that you can run 4-5 WR sets, and throw the ball all over the yard- and not only win... but DOMINATE.

[@gabe8124]

Gus Malzahn too.

[@ghostwalker89]

​@@gabe8124nope

[@tomahawk_nole1343]

​@@gabe8124Gus runs a Shotgun Wing T lol

[@willgolden]

You could add Clair de Lune to anything and it would make it a masterpiece

[@BrettKollmann]

100% agreed

[@theninjaofmusic]

I wanna add it to the OJ trial and see if it holds water.

[@Speedster___]

Uh what?

[@Hyndergogen9]

@@theninjaofmusic ... Ok you might have found the exception

[@marksieber4626]

Love to see an expansion of this video. Part 2 would be great.

[@solomonsheridan8272]

I love how every offense in the NFL is based off of the Air Coryell system, and the way you organized everything is amazing

[@ThatFranchiseGuy]

Oh this will be good. Love the title 😂

[@ryanmillan1014]

a wild marcus sighting

[@51og52]

My favorite YT football channel 🤝 my other favorite YT football channel

[@nancydoerfler6686]

The two best football youtubers

[@therealjoshuacaleb4873]

Never knew the connection between Andy Reid and the Air Raid. Learned something new today.

[@chel9157]

Hey Brett I lost my mom last year and I’ve felt a void but I promised that I would make it to the league and being able to learn the game with you and learn from you has honestly been a privilege so let me say THANK YOU for keeping me afloat through my tough times and helping me change my game to become a better player

[@BrettKollmann]

I am so sorry for your loss, that’s a terrible thing to go through at a young age. Where do you play?

[@chel9157]

@@BrettKollmann I’m from New Jersey and last year I played for deptford and this year I’m moving to Scranton

[@nolskis6023]

Ah, my two favourite things Brett, the mafia family’s and football. How’d you know?

[@connermcgraw7116]

That is three things smh my head

[@nolskis6023]

@@connermcgraw7116 mama miaaaaaaa 😔💔

[@k.olimitless723]

@@connermcgraw7116 you said shaking my head my head 😂😭

[@Notcleverenough]

@@connermcgraw7116 nah, Brett is apart of the Mafia 😎

[@badcornflakes6374]

And Mormons from BYU

[@hunterreynolds2513]

Urban Meyer take aged well.

[@alexanderlegenhausen4919]

The production value is on point

[@coreyperdue37]

Your mom is on point

[@joaogabrielsilvadeavellar4609]

As a D# stan, I would really love to see this kind of content about a defensive formation (any one you choose). Yeah, I know this is a pain in the ass to make, produce and everything else, but that would be perfect. (Also great work on this vid Brett, everything is just amazing, from the way everything is presented to the content itself that is being presented)

[@a.rad_vlogs]

I agree with this guy

[@joshuasipple5522]

A defensive video would be absolutely amazing.

[@aarongardner8399]

As a BYU alum and fan, this video is like creamery chocolate milk injected straight into my veins. So proud and just love football so much!

[@matthewgabbard6415]

Easy now, you can't have caffeine

[@owensrandy19]

“the landscape of what a pro style qb prospect even looks like has changed forever” some fans can’t accept this when they see this new wave of qbs and it’s sad

[@Customerbuilder]

I think your comment has big, hidden implications. I'm white, so I'll just be frank. I think you're saying, and I agree, that older fans, team owners, scouts, coaches, think of the prototypical (usually white) pocket-passer. Someone who'll be that reliable guy for 15 years. But, contracts don't work like that anymore, and neither do the concepts. I'm glad we have a new era in mobile QBs; it makes the game a lot more exciting. But, a need for a more mobile player puts an expiration date on them -- more in line w/ RBs. The hope is that as these QBs hit 30, they can change their style into a more protected, pocket-passer. I think they jury is still out on that, though. Sorry. That was a lot. Basically, GMs are still drafting QBs to start their rebuilds, when they should be building inside-out with linemen that can play 10+ years. But, a combination of their pre-conceived notions and the desire to make splashy draft picks to please ownership get in the way of sound judgment.

[@owensrandy19]

@@Customerbuilder you’re 100 percent right bro. those players do have expiration dates and they may be sooner than the usual 15 year qb but it’s so many athletes at the position to where it’s going to become wash, rinse and repeat. they’re coming and i don’t think they will go away tbh. love your reply though

[@Customerbuilder]

@@owensrandy19 thanks man!

[@kudukilla]

Historically great RB’s have had shorter expiration dates than great QB’s. These newer running QB’s will probably have shorter expiration dates because they’re playing more like RB’s. It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out in terms of legacies. 15 years and more from now will we be talking about Mahomes, Newton, Mayfield, Murray and Wilson the same way we look at Brady, Montana, P Manning, Elway, Staubach, and Bradshaw because of shorter careers?

[@kevinjohnson7418]

Not sure what you mean.. some, older fans have always got excited when a different style quarter back came in...like Michael Vick. I , for one , was hoping the Vikings would get him before the eagles did . Just because fans aren't convinced that running quarter backs can last doesn't mean we don't like seeing them. I would guess any and every true football fan would want the quarter back who gives their team the best shot to win.

[@cyrianhunt]

As someone who already knew a lot of this story (i've studied it in my free time) i wanted to congratulate you on an AMAZING video. I've tried several times to explain this to my friends and honestly, from here on out i'm just gonna link em to your video. This is incredibly informative and well made, but most importantly, it's really well told and supremely simply explained. Kudos to you my man, hope you keep up the incredible work.

[@BrettKollmann]

Thank you!

[@mathewspieker]

Lubbock native, Mike Leach's offense was so fun to watch. Athletic behemoths with 3ft splits up front, balls flying downfield. Pure joy.

[@ToiletClogger420]

“Trevor Lawrence will feel right at home with Urban Meyer” - Brett Kollmann, 2021

[@Archimedes115]

Freezing cold take 🤣

[@prismatic9804]

He also called Cliff Kingsbury a good offensive coach

[@smittyDXPS3]

"That one didn't age quite so well"

[@Treyfc]

@@prismatic9804I’m obviously quite behind here, and there’s still no telling exactly the future, but Kingsbury absolutely is a very good offensive coach, and I would have said that even before Jayden Daniels has started the season the way he has with a pretty lackluster personnel group

[@prismatic9804]

@@Treyfc he didn't look it at Arizona. The offense was inconsistent there. Daniels looks fantastic rn. I want to see more

[@plasticlemons9547]

Wow man. I used to be interested in football mainly for just the athletic performance perspective, but this video really shows how crazy strategic football really is. I think I just got hooked. Amazing stuff man, thanks

[@BrettKollmann]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@thejuanandonlyyoutubechann3866]

Ngl, this made me feel a bit more at ease with the Jets taking Zach Wilson

[@harrycallahan5018]

You should never feel at ease when it comes to the jets, they lull you in with the thought of some future success, then blam, they take a fullback in the second round or some shit.

[@loganseawright1173]

As someone who goes to school at Jax State, current home of Rich Rod, I am a massive fan of this video

[@jasenfoster5973]

That “Scoville” pun was perfect I couldn’t tell if you even meant it

[@BrettKollmann]

😉

[@Sixsoul]

Got me too! Chili heads UNITE!!!

[@Speedster___]

Where was that didn’t catch it?

[@PriceAintRight]

Brett, you make me look like I know what I'm talmbout to decades long football watchers. Your shit is crazy educational, and easy to absorb. I just learned about an entire offensive system in a half hour.

[@kevinbeattie7297]

excited for this. have had this obsession for a long time too. going back to an 8th grade history report on the Bill Walsh Niners Dynasty. Following through a city college english research paper on the spread offense and the Belichick NE Patriots. seeing it first hand turn my bottom of the league HS football team to a contender by my senior year. watching most HS's in Cali pick it up soon after. seeing it work as a HS football coach. and using it in madden since my first year playing with Madden 06. You see how every team in the NFL has at least 1 spread formation, often many more.

[@briggslyons3835]

This is the best football video I have ever seen, keep up the great work Brett!

[@nykia31]

I love jumping down the spread offense origins rabbit hole. Every direction it takes you, is crazy fun.

[@adeptusserpentus912]

Brett the documentarian. Incredible offseason content

[@Letopher]

RIP Coach Mike 🕊️

[@schroeder5008]

WHY DID YOU CHANGE THE TITLE?! IT WAS AMAZING! So is the video but that’s a given

[@Customerbuilder]

what was the original title?

[@schroeder5008]

@@Customerbuilder Something along the lines of how the New Hampshire Mafia and some random guy changed the NFL forever

[@paprika3997]

Ok, now I know why this took you 18 hours to edit. Incredible work!

[@BrettKollmann]

Far longer than 18 hours trust me hahaha

[@noahhupp8548]

the opening sequence has me questioning what I'm about to watch

[@bpdub21]

Brett, as a huge BYU fan and a OG film roomer/ bootlegger I'm geeking out over you just talking about BYU.

[@BrettKollmann]

They are easily one of the most influential programs ever!

[@austinunderwood]

I played against Hal Mumme when he coached at Jackson State. I now live in his old apartment and get a lot of his spam mail.

[@H_K_N_]

ngl didn’t even know this was a brett kollmann video cuz of the thumbnail but i’ve got my popcorn and i’m ready to watch

[@denleywenner6623]

20:12 had to double take at the quads stack formation😂😂😂

[@SimGunther]

If you saw that in 1984 when Mississippi Valley State in the "good old days" of Jerry Rice, you'd bawl your eyes at how many points they'd score per game.

[@sharpieman2035]

RIP to the absolute legend that was Mike Leach. He may be gone but his impact on the sport he loved will last for many decades to come.

[@cloudlight5363]

YES YES YES YES. It’s only Noon but I’m gonna crack a beer, eat my bratwurst, and jump in!!!

[@chalupacabrabatman7771]

Brett, I am a stranger to you but you have become such a dear friend to me. Feels really weird but i dont dwell on that. I just feel grateful i get to share in what you create. You have an incredible football IQ and your production skills are top notch. Thankyou for everything fam. I appreciate you.

[@trd1914]

You sir are a master at your craft. As a Lions fan I'd love to see more on the run and shoot from when we used it in the past.

[@Customerbuilder]

Great info! A few things I learned and really enjoyed: Gillman's coaching tree, how important BYU is to the sport, the Steve Young connection, and the Jack Elway connection. And, the pic of a young Andy Reid. Just fascinating.

[@thebuzz7282]

Great video! Rich rod deserved a bigger spotlight tho, his Wvu spread really brought it to the forefront of college football

[@internalwhack9638]

A coach that also helped in making the shotgun formation a much more used formation in the nfl is definitely the innovator Tom Landry

[@TheGoIsWin21]

I love this video for so many reasons, (not my first time watching it), but "It's why Trevor Lawrence will feel at home in Urban Meyer's offense" is one of the funniest post-dated comments I've ever heard.

[@XBBBBBXx]

i had a really shitty workday, but im so excited for this rn! thank you for beeing so dedicated to what you do, and its been great seeing you grow as a creator over the past year

[@sebaufiend]

Seeing all these great coaches just winding up together reminds me of the history of quantum physics. Sommerfeld advised Heisenberg, Pauli, debye, bethe and worked along side max born and Niels Bohr...

[@seantomlinson3320]

Fantastic. I so appreciate the shout out to Coach Snyder from K State. This video shows why I love football so much. All these amazing variations of offense and shared principles are wonderful.

[@Treyfc]

Surprised I never liked this video until just now, I’ve watched it multiple times. Brett, you so seamlessly integrate fantastic editing, your personable self, and a TON of knowledge and research into what isn’t even that long of a video. This could be an entire documentary series, and it leaves some homework to explore on our owns, but it’s the perfect digestible size to understand coaching trees and the “spread” (pun intended) of offensive influence through the last 50ish years

[@Treyfc]

I’ve watched you since I was In high school (now a 5th year senior in college) and this is my favorite video of yours by a good bit, mostly due to the fact that it hasn’t yet aged at all, besides some small developments since its release. Still doesn’t take away from the content that’s there

[@TheUnnamedAssailant]

Damn I love the Clair De Lune intro, really sets the tone and detail for the whole grand story put out

[@michaelroberts3898]

Don Faurot literally wrote the book on the split t formation. Wider blocking splits were something he adapted as well. Bud Wilkinson gave him credit for it. His read option concepts were the foundation for Oklahoma and Bud Wilkinson and 47 wins, thus Nebraska, thus wishbone, thus modern spread evolutions. He crossed paths with Wilkinson during WW2

[@darkangels119]

I lowkey wish this video was an hour long lol there is so much history to this and I'm all for it

[@mgsbigdog9079]

Great look. As a BYU fan it was definitely a fun watch (even with Gary Crowton in there). Its funny how many College Football fans forget about Mike Leach being a BYU Alum and being there at BYU when all of this innovation was happening.

[@ashtonb0419]

rip mike leach

[@Acklife]

your videos are truly under appreciated and I'm sorry for that

[@COInTexas]

Great video!. I wrote a paper on the spread offense in college back in the mid 90's that focused on the Jack Elway/Dennis Erickson/Joe Tiller/Mike Price/John L. Smith/Bobby Petrino/Scott Linehan one back spread system. Also discussed the Run & Shoot, Steve Spurrier's Fun & Gun, Buffalo Bills K-Gun, and Archie Gunslinger Coolie's Satellite Express that featured Jerry Rice.

[@tommyhoffman]

ive been saving this one for the right time and without even watching yet great vid my man

[@brokepeoplelife6373]

Very under rated channel. With how good the production and info is. Ive learned a lot from you man. Thank you.

[@gatorbodine2011]

Most underrated channel on KZbin 🤘

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

This is very similar to examining how a genre of music like heavy metal or rap came about. From the early inspirations, to the patient zeros, to the splinter sub genres.

[@amou8779]

26 minutes? Damn, this is going to be good! Edit 01: just finished. Damn, that was good!

[@coreyperdue37]

Wow way to spoil it

[@blazingfrypan415]

Yooo my church gang helped my favorite sport let's goooo.

[@jachyatlas]

"and finally but certainly not least" nailed it Brett

[@chriswalkey2050]

Love living in NH my entire life and having no idea about this story

[@FunWhiletubing]

Ikr lol.

[@rhyne9388]

Brett this is fantastic. Finally, someone that puts everything regarding the spread together in one video. I salute you well done.

[@lmorgan2lm]

I had the pleasure of watching the combo of Pat White and Steve Slaton run Rich Rod’s offense in person. I miss those days.

[@rubenfaas9627]

Woah, Chriss Wesseling would be proud of this one I'd think. Goes to show that, like different types of offenses, some YT ideas evolve into some unexpected awesomeness.

[@TommyRibs]

Sid Gillman is one of the Two Fathers of the Modern Passing Offense. The other Father is Bill Walsh. I was very glad Brett acknowledged Sid Gillman in this video. Very well done video.

[@sixmike]

You're in my top tier rotation for in-depth sports analysis, love your work my dude.

[@Dowgle]

Fantastic video Brett as always. As someone from the UK who has only been diving deep into the NFL for the last 3-4 years, this sort of video is invaluable to learn more about the history of the game and where concepts developed. Would love to see you and EJ dive more into this sort of thing on Bootleg occasionally as well. Cheers my man

[@SonicSwifter]

New title got a click straight away. I was actually surprised to see it this morning with that title as when I seen the original title I just kinda assumed it was a Secret Base video and left it for later. Little did my dumbass know it was a video I've wanted someone to do for months now. Thanks for the amazing content as per usual Brett!

[@autumnmccomb6647]

For one, this was ridiculously cool too watch, and it was definitely worth the wait, and two, i’m curious as to whether the Shanahan offense would fall onto that tree at all or if it started separate and eventually merged with stuff like Zone Reads

[@BrianGlaze]

Historical analysis of football concepts. This is what I love to see. Thanks Brett!

[@Zoggosh]

I feel like I'm following a mile long trail of football shaped bread crumbs and I'm loving every second of it.

[@jaquanthompson8264]

This may be the best evolution of football video for the last 30ish years

[@jakekuhn9445]

This was well worth the wait how does Brett only improve every video he makes.

[@jacobhammock3355]

This is undoubtedly one of my top 5 favorite KZbin videos of 2021. Thank yoh

[@samsmigla]

I didn't know the intro to a football video could be so beautiful

[@pluto3645]

This is more beautiful than a National Geographic documentary my eyes are tearing

[@OkagaCalifornia]

I'm a simple man, I see a new Brett Kollmann video after a while, and I drop everything that I'm doing it to watch it.

[@Aidenthescrumhalf]

TFG and Brett are the two best football content creators

[@mtarlo215]

Really good work. I have to admit that I basically stopped watching football over the last few years. Man do I miss the actual sport. I love this stuff

[@rbbrbb4715]

Paul Brown started the passing game revolution and is the father of all spread offense types.

[@blucy10]

And of course Bill Walsh learned from Brown while with the Bengals.

[@GoPioneersLaser0]

Bro this is fantastic. I have a good anecdotal story to add- I was on Hatcher’s staff at Murray State and one day he’s talkin about when he, Mumme, and Leech were on the same staff but that the Air Raid was really his idea lol.

[@BrettKollmann]

hahaha I've never seen an air raid coach that didn't want credit for inventing the air raid LOL

[@GoPioneersLaser0]

@@BrettKollmann LMFAO oh yeah he's a total 'I guy'

[@harrisonsteeves-little1774]

I run like a spread-coast hybrid at my high school and this was such a cool video about the system history. Thank you so much for doing this! Oh and, what’s the song at the beginning?

[@bigdogpete43]

I remember BYU in the old WAC. 3rd down, 2 yard line, no backs, trips right, shotgun. I was at Wyoming when Tiller was there. Last guy with the ball won 59-56. Crazy.

[@edwardnewton6662]

Coach Archie Cooley Of Mississippi Valley St., should have been mentioned in this video. He ran the Spread offense, from 1980-1986. It was called the Satellite Express. It was no huddle and quick tempo. His QB was record breaking Willie "Satellite" Totten, and he was throwing to some little known receiver named Jerry Rice. They averaged 51 pts., a game for a 3 year stretch.

[@ckmeier]

This is HIGH quality work my man. I love the opening and I can see why you said it took so long to make it. Hell, I would buy $$$ that poster board for my office in a NY second - great job 3 Striper, a Mater Dei man no doubt!

[@ravens2376]

This was a super cool change of pace for a channel I’ve supported and watched for years! Felt very much like a documentary. I love the way you make it simple without dumbing it down too much. Very cool Great work!

[@BrettKollmann]

Thank you!

[@matthewteague288]

This is incredible - thank you so much for all the work. Semi-related thought I had watching this is that one of the reasons for having so few black coaches in the NFL may trace back to historically low number of black Quarterbacks. The most common path to NFL coach really seems to be college QB > College assistant > offensive staff, and offensive coaching trees are a hell of a lot more broad and interconnected than defensive coaching trees.

[@bitticlan]

5:45 "When Doug *Scovil*, *hot* off of 1 year as an assistant coach..." I don't know if you intended for that to be a pun on Scovil's name but I thought it was funny.

[@BrettKollmann]

FINALLY some one caught that lol

[@Speedster___]

Don’t get that

[@And3h_mtg]

@@Speedster___ the Scoville rating is the heat rating of Chilli Peppers

[@HB-tf5mv]

UT with Vince Young running the spread and read option and speed options had a huge impact on football today as we know it

[@Jarawiz]

I literally liked without watching more than a second of it. Idc I know its gonna be awesome.

[@benjaminunanaowo2929]

This tree also highlights the nepotism involved in coaching opportunities. Thank Bill Walsh for actually breaking some of this up.

[@a_coleman11]

i remember when the spread was becoming a thing when I was in high school and it was so much fun to see. Now that im older, i can definitely see how some coaches have their tweaks to the spread. Important to note that Andy Reid and Mike Holmgren were on Bill Walsh' staff in SF so they brought in aspects of the West Coast offense too hence why they dont have a true "downhill" run game but many screens and quick throws to replicate the run. Me personally, I am a huge fan of both Dan Mullen and Urban's spread offense because theirs are run game heavy. Not a lot of downfield passing but you also know basically on 3rd and 1 it will be a QB draw. (oh and if michigan stuck with Rich Rod longer, you could argue they'd have more success in the 2010s because Ohio State adopted the spread concept in 2012 and never looked back)

[@juanmaestas2692]

watching this after football practice while my mind is still super invested in the sport is gonna be fun

[@danulas]

I love how New Hampshire, a tiny state with hardly any football history, was home to so many coaches that made huge waves in the college game.