Help needed for offense

OutlawJoseyWales
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Help needed for offense Mar 27, 2005 22:45:43 GMT

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Post by OutlawJoseyWales on Mar 27, 2005 22:45:43 GMT

I coach at a small private school, due to defections I am left with no running backs. I have 2 good fullbacks, a good QB, a TE, and 2-3 receivers with experience.
What would you do? I've worked for several months on modifying my system so that I don't have to change things too much for the kids I have.
One of my fullbacks was last years wingback. My receivers are too thin to play running back but catch pretty good.
My desire is not to go shotgun spread all the time. It's just hard to run wing-t with no running back.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. OJW

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Help needed for offense Mar 28, 2005 3:41:54 GMT

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Post by lochness on Mar 28, 2005 3:41:54 GMT

Usually, my philosophy is that if your 2 best backs are "balanced" (i.e: 2 best backs are fullbacks or 2 best backs are halfbacks) than run most of your offense out of splitbacks. Let them run equally and block equally for each other. Running wing-t stuff without a halfback type is pretty tough. From splitbacks, you can run leads, counters, crossbucks, belly series, power, lombardi sweep, and a number of option plays. Base your reciever sets as a 1 TE 2 WR set.

As a switch up, you could run 1 RB, 1 TE, and 3WR's and run midline option, trap, and inside zone to your single FB.

At a small school where personnel can be very different season to season, I think it's important that you have a system in place that allows you to be flexible and change with the types of athletes you need to feature. If you're stuck into a "canned" system, you may have problems adapting each year's crop to it.

TIGER ONE
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Help needed for offense Mar 28, 2005 9:08:04 GMT

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Post by TIGER ONE on Mar 28, 2005 9:08:04 GMT

OJW,

Thats real sound advice from lochness. Both FB's on the field from split or "I" backs, the plays he mentioned are all good possibilities. I would suggest that you develop a good three step passing game (a hitch pass is a much more expedient way of getting the ball on the perimeter than a toss sweep for example) and a running game that incoroprates both power and deception(misdirection) yet requires a FB type instead of a RB type to be successful. I used to enjoy a lot of good nights with the belly series!
Let us know how things are progressing.

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TIGER ONE Senior Member Posts: 6,423	Help needed for offense Mar 28, 2005 9:09:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by TIGER ONE on Mar 28, 2005 9:09:41 GMT PS: What private school do you work for? I used to be at St. Joesephs in St. Augustine. Coach Easton
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OutlawJoseyWales
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Help needed for offense Mar 28, 2005 21:15:51 GMT

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Post by OutlawJoseyWales on Mar 28, 2005 21:15:51 GMT

Coach, you know me. This is Battle Ax Bill, I have gone by Outlaw Josey Wales for many years.
I coach in Brooksville Florida, I used to be at Jackson and Paxon in Jacksonville.
Here I coordinate both sides of the ball. I've talked to you lately about defense, but now I've had to turn my attention to the offensive side of the ball.

By the way, while I was at Jackson my little brother played against St. Joe. This was back in the early '80s.
I was coaching at Jackson while he played at a now defunct private school in Jacksonville.
Small world coach.

I am tempted to go 4-5 wide, maybe I should, both my fullbacks catch the ball well, as well as my T.E. and my X and slot. But the fullbacks are just not real fast, they are better linebackers.

Any help coach, would be appreciated. Battle Ax Bill

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Help needed for offense Mar 29, 2005 5:25:01 GMT

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Post by TIGER ONE on Mar 29, 2005 5:25:01 GMT

Hey Coach,

Sure I knew who I was posting to, glad to hear from you. My suggestion, coach, would be to stay away from 4-5 wides with having to use FB types for receivers. IMO, just would not be a good decision. I still think that the posts above are the way to go with your present personnel. I am going to try and drop down your way one day during Spring Practice and see your squad. Maybe I could offer a thought or two
that would help you after seeing your players first hand. I have another coach that I am going to do that for in your area, maybe I can catch both of y'all on the same trip.

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