I believe that it is very important coaches teach their option QBs to “read the stack” instead of teaching them to avoid it altogether.  Many coaches believe that it is just too tough for their QB to read a stack on the base triple option play.  I disagree.  The key to teaching your QB to …

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Midline Option is a great play when you are facing a very tough 3-tech DT.  QB reads this 3-tech and either gives the ball to the diving B-Back or keeps it himself as he replaces the 3-Tech who has pinched in to tackle the B-Back.  The PS A-Back goes into orbit motion but on the …

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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 happens, man coverage is the order of the day!  Take advantage of this one-on-one coverage …

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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.  Though we are a run-oriented offense, this formation could also be used by other teams …

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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 routes.  We tell the QB that if he knows that he can get 10 yards …

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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 of the play side Tackle and A-back (just inside the KO block of the B-back).  Note: …

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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 Free Safety).  Sending four receivers down the seams will at the very worst, allow your …

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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 immediately toss the ball to his B-back.  The B-Back then attacks the pitch key defender …

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The Nickel pass protection is a six man protection scheme.  The “Nickel” call is made by the Center.  The F-Back then makes a Roger/Louie call (that is a right or left call).  The Center then points out who the “Mike” is.  The Mike is the player that has been designated as the 2nd level defender …

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Diagram 1 shows our 6-man “Box” protection scheme.  The Center makes the Box Call when he sees five defenders in the tackle box.  The O-Line is now responsible for those five defenders while the lone RB is responsible for edge protection. Views (288)