Fade":2t867296 said:"Pete" ball defined -
adj-
1. An antiquated offense that ignores the opponent, and personnel of either team.
2. Leaning heavily towards the run, except when it should, then you throw it (short yardage situations).
3. Simple route concepts so the players can play fast. (In reality it just makes them easier to cover.) Mostly vertical routes to try to get big gains, but usually turns into the QB holding the ball and getting killed.
4. Lethargic, and slow breaking the huddle cannot give the QB time to adjust and change the play, also leads to unnecessary usage of timeouts. Sloppy play, heavy on pre-snap penalties. Disorganization is routine.
"Pete" ball is applicable to all these situations. It has nothing to do with specifically just running or passing, but applies to the entire offense regardless of what they are doing on a particular play. This is "Pete" ball.
You're going to be hearing this term a lot over the course of the rest of the season. I'm just helping people out in case they don't understand what the term exactly means.
The offense is the last to come around. It is a work in progress, as the number of practices are severely restricted by union rules. By week 9 or 10, they will be going gangbusters.