A condensed or a compressed formation is as straightforward as it sounds and the L.A. Rams run it more often than any other team in the NFL this season. Their next opponent, the Buffalo Bills, allows the highest completion percentage (75%) to teams out of condensed formations, according to Next Gen Stats.
Could Sean McVay call 100% of his plays out of a condensed formation this weekend and can the Bills stop it?
Condensed ‘stick concept’ example:
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Last season, the San Francisco 49ers led the league in condensed formations (bunch sets and receivers getting really cozy with the offensive line by moving closer to them) and Kyle Shanahan rode that strategy all the way to the Super Bowl.