TRIPLE PASS
Triple Pass is called when your coaches up in the booth find that the defense is starting to either stuff the tackle box with 9 defenders or their safeties start to cheat up in order to lend run support. When this…
PISTOL-FLEX BASE FORMATION
The majority of plays that we run from the Pistol-Flex will be out of our base formation. Notice that it is a balanced formation that has the potential to have four receivers out for a pass immediately after the snap….
Playing the QB versus the Spread Option – Is it time to go back to “Fast Playing”?
Years ago before spread offenses were fully out there, defenses were “fast playing” the QB vs team’s that showed option. Meaning the defensive player that the offense left unblocked to “read” would go as fast as he could to tackle…
SPRINT OUT PASS/RUN OPTION
This play is great if your QB is somewhat of an athlete. It allows him to get out of the pocket “now” and to use his athleticism to buy some time as his two primary receiving targets run their respective…
POWER PLAY
This play is a great way to take the ball off tackle. The beginning of the play looks like our base 12 (triple) play. However, at the snap of the ball, the backside A-back gets downhill and follows the blocks…
FOUR VERTICALS
The Pistol-Flex triple option is a run-oriented offensive scheme. However, when the defense starts to bring 8 in the tackle box (see diagram), it is time to send four WRs down the field to stress the defense (and especially that…
Sweep Action to Enhance the Inside Running Game
The jet sweep and other types of receiver sweeps are nothing new to offenses. They have been around for years and fit into many different offensive systems. The focus in offensive football lately has mostly been on using the jet…
B-BACK OPTION
This play is just a wrinkle to a regular double option play. Instead of having the QB option the pitch key defender (see circled player in diagram), the B-Back will carry out the option. Upon the snap, the QB will…
The Pin and Pull Sweep
In 2010, part of our attack of the D gap involved a stretch play in which we were trying to reach the next adjacent defender. We found the stretch play strung out quite a bit and decided to use pin…
Our Evolution of the Pistol Set
At the end of the 2009 season, we started aligning in the pistol and bouncing our back to his alignment next to the quarterback right before the snap. We had developed some tendencies with our back set and defenses were…