Formations?

GLAZE,

To clarify things for you, these combos are predtermined, we often take our smash concept and place that to the short side of the field when packaging combo routes, then we like to use that flat/curl combo to the wide side to make sure our curl doesnt work too far inside, allowing the LB'er to get under it. We also adopted coach campbell/lansdell's philosophy when passing out of gun, SHOTGUN SNAP=2 steps, so we take a 3 step drop from gun, but its basically a 5 step drop (2+3), the flat/curl routes are 5 step routes.

However i will say that when we run smash, we often throw it quickly (3 step throw=1 step in gun), considering the one back is to the side we run the flat/curl, he can't help us protect as much to the smash side, this saved us from having to trade the back and it also makes a shorter throw for the QB.

*If you wanted to make sure your studs werent wasted on the backside of a pre-determined call, you can evolve this into a slightly more complex system with your receivers and QB simply looking at the middle of the field for what we call (MOFO) and (MOFC). Middle of the field open, by our skill guys looking at this spot, then they could all run the smash concept, and if the middle of field was closed, meaning there was a free safety both sides could run the flat/curl combo.....just trying to make it as adaptable as possible for you and your talent.....

-Coach E

ps Coach4Life you are welcome, i enjoy your posts on the forum as well, if i can be any help, just let me know.....