The Fangio Tree's roots keep growing - Part 1

MatchQuarters analyzes this year's "Fangio" hires and puts the movement towards split-field coverage into context.

Occasionally, a trend or scheme will find legs and travel across the NFL landscape. Remember the “Wildcat” days of the late 2000s? We are currently in the age of the Shanahan/McVay/Wide Zone offenses, which unironically coincides with the rise of the Fangio system. Though each division of the NFL has its own unique ecosystem, it is a “copy-cat” league, …