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...realign that system, Fitzpatrick has carefully struck a balance that sacrifices his personal glory for a better shot at the title. With little difficulty, he has realized that this is not the Neil Rose-style offense he inherited a year ago and that’s not a second-option rusher in the backfield with...
...order to legitimize his two-headed-quarterback system, Tavani devised an offensive scheme that would utilize the talents of both signal callers. Running the double or speed-option offense, in which the quarterback decides whether to keep the ball or give it to the tailback, Tavani has been able to bring his inexperienced quarterbacks along together, easing them into the responsibilities of the role...
...option [offense] is something that’s kind of evolved with the way the situation is,” Tavani said. “We have two guys now that are more option-oriented at quarterback. We still try to spread teams out and do a variety of different things on offense, but we utilize more two back sets...
...With the option, however, the quarterback must also be ready and willing to gain tough yards on the ground. Maurer, who is the more gifted athlete of the two quarterbacks, has added 103 yards rushing. So far, Lafayette’s foes have been unable to contain the multi-faceted running attack...
Forcing Lafayette to throw the ball will not be easy, though. To do so, the Crimson will have to shut down the Leopards’ option running attack. Harvard struggled last week in giving up 250 yards rushing to Brown’s more pro-style offense, a dangerous sign for an unproven Crimson defense which had targeted the Brown running game for containment. But the defense did a much better job in the second half, holding the Bears to just 112 yards of total offense, as the Crimson outscored Brown 25-3 after halftime to pull...