The analytical revolution in the NBA brought us more layups and 3s. Some teams have gone so far that they don’t shoot a single midrange shot for a whole game, the entirety of their offense is built around those two shots. In the NFL, we’re still at the three stage. The most successful offenses are still pass first and the most successful defense still defends the pass first with a two high shell designed to stop big plays (threes). The Packers’ offense may be uniquely able to focus on both layups and threes next season. Let’s discuss.
Layups
We’ll start with layups because the layups set up the threes.