What other plays?

Pilch,

I think that hanging your hat on the option is a great way to go. It can be a great equalizer against superior personnel; and it can be devastating against equal or inferior personnel. How you complement your option is up to you, your staff and what kind of players you've got. You have many choices...here are a few and there's probably more.

You can run the shotgun-option. In this offense, your option to one side is a power run to the other. Two complements to this are the 3-step (catch and throw from the gun) and 5-step (catch and 3-step from the gun) pass games. QB draw and a multiple screen package can also go well with this offense.

Another possibility is the flexbone-option. With four on-the-line receivers in this offense, the play action pass can be a great complement to the multiple options available. Some teams use run-and-shoot passes as a complement.

Yet another would be the I-option. With 3 on-the-line receivers and 2 RB's, a balance of power runs and play action passes could complement the option from this backfield set. Additionally, several combinations of formations and personnel groupings can make this offense very potent.

In the wishbone, or I-bone, power runs might be the complement of choice since there are only 2 on-the-line receivers.

In the Wing-T option, two well-proven offensive systems can be integrated. Option plays can be complemented by classic wing-T plays like buck sweep, belly, misdirection runs and play action passes. In fact, Tubby Raymond (Delaware) ran some ISV before he retired.

I hope this was helpful.

kc361

Coach Tinglof,

Thanks for the feedback.

We run out of the flexbone. Our primary options are midline, ISV and OSV. Our secondary options are counter option and lead option. Our complementary runs are trap, HB counter, zone dive and reverse. We are adding a QB counter for next year (in place of the HB counter); we will have a QB who is a superior runner compared to any of our other backs. Our pass game is heavy on play action. Our 3-step and sprint game is very limited, by design.

Do you run any jet sweep? If you do, I'd be interested in how you block it.

kc361

JC,

Thank you. I have been thinking about the OSV. We run a play somewhat simialr to the OSV. We run a FB Down play the hits outside leg of OT and the Guard kickouts the DE, then you can run Down option off that play and read the DE and have the QB run inside the DE if he goes upfield to pitch or pitch the ball if the DE attacks QB. The difference in the Down and the Down option is the Guard block, he logs on option. Somewhat similar, but the guard block.

KC361,

We run a ton of jetsweep. Here is our blocking for jetsweep to the right. We face mostly 4-4 defense. If there is a 4-3 or 5-2 we would bring endover or FB offset and lead play.

SE- Runoff/Stalk 1 , Crack 2(playcall)
PST- Reach, On, Backer(#1 outside B gap)
PSG- Pull walloff 1st defender(MLB/Safety)
C- Reach, Cutoff
BSG- Cutoff
BST- Cutoff
TE- Cutoff
RHB- Block #2 Outside B gap(usually OLB or SS)
FB- Fake Trap, Block 1st defender
LHB- Jet motion, receive handoff in frontside A gap, read SE and RHB block, run hash, numbers, sideline.
QB- Snap Backside B gap(outside hip of BSG), Reverse out- handoff frontside A gap, bootleg read FS/DE

I'm not sure if you have looked into it, but Rocket is another great play you could run out of flexbone as well as jet. Good luck.

Coach Easton,I would love to have any info you don't mind sharing on the option game no matter how trivial it may seem.E-mail is lotiefs@bellsouth.net THANKS

Sorry for the triplicate

Coach Tinglof,

The jet sweep always seemed like a quick way to get to the perimeter. Your blocking rules make it simple to understand...thanks.

I'd love a description and blocking rules on the Rocket as well, if you don't mind. Thanks in advance.

By the way, I totally agree with Tiger One on the OSV. I haven't coached the offense as long as he has, but we have had a great deal of success with it. Any team can take away one of the three primary options (midline, ISV, OSV). Some do a good job of taking away two of them. No one has been able to take away all three. Adding the OSV last year and a 'best option' package this year (using the primary options) has transformed our good offense into an explosive offense.

kc361

JC,

When you say hitch, you mean just a quick pass to the outside receiver? I run my hitch, five steps turn back into the QB toward the ball, hands up be ready as you turn to the QB? I have my QB on a 3 step drop. Is this how you refer to it. I know some refer to a one step route, turn and the ball is thrown, same as the QB one step drop and throw the ball outside fast and the receiver makes the moves from there?

I have had some good QB's and receivers were that wouldn't be a problem, but in some seasons, the QB or receiver were not too dependable??? I would want to have too many errant throws or drop passes. I know it is repetition, I am strongly going to work/improve in our throwing game with this new team. I feel that if you can throw at the HS level and especially in the league I'm in(very run oriented)that you can be successful.

Thanks