“If you weren’t in the room with Amos Alonzo Stagg and Knute Rockne when they invented this game, you stole it from somebody else” — Chip Kelly
In our society, there’s a certain “sex appeal” that comes with the term innovation, and that’s no different in football. Being new or different comes with a lot of media attention, but true innovation in football is difficult to come by.
Schemes, concepts, and playcalls are often cyclical in nature. That “new” play you see someone run on Sunday may very well be 30 or more years old.