Attacking the 3-5-3

Just another way of making the 50 more mobile, a few different angles to block.
Tough though, imo the 53 is the best run stopper ever invented!
Coach Easton

KD,
If you teach your QB's how to read the defense correctly, you always teach that the QB will read the defender in zone and the receiver in man. One he will be attacking a particular area(zone) of the field, while in man he is attacking a single defender. Have your QB make a decision as to who he wants to get the ball, in his PSL. This makes it necessary to read only 50 % of the field and by zeroing in on a desired receiver it reduces it to reading 1/3 of the field actually. By using the BLS technique(best located safety)
he is the one farthest from your intended receiver, he can make an intelligent informed decision on where to throw the ball. Don't have the time to go through all the PSL reads right now, suffice it to say that no matter what defense your looking at, when the ball is snapped and he is well versed in his progression reads (always a progression verses both man or zone) he can throw against any thing they put out there to stop him from being successful. You must, imo, progression read because if you can't get it to the predetermined receiver you decided on in the PSL, you must know how to check down to the next best receiver. Good example of this is what we call a "predesignated receiver" that indicates the coaches have seen something and they want the QB to get the ball to a specific receiver. They tell him to stay with this guy as long as possible, but lots of times he is just not a good choice and the QB has to know how to go to a second and third receiver in the progression the play calls for. Just remember, no defense(or offense) is inpenitrable and with good coaching and teaching of sound fundamentals, you can defeat either.

Coach Easton

From speaking with coaches who run the 3-5-3, the obvious attack point is off-tackle. However, I know that inside veer is a great play to run against the 3-5-3 if you double the nose, veer block the ILB with the PT and block down on the stacked backer with your slot/tight end. The veer can easily be run against the 3-5-3.

Coach JC, the 3-5-3 doesn't change my PSL 1/2 field decision or the PSR confirmation of the 1/2 field decision, I still read Mike when attacking the undercoverage, and the FS when attacking the deep coverage, regardless of zone or man. These rules work well for the QB reads as we don't read a defender dropping in to coverage to determine which receiver in the progression gets the ball. We just make our half field decision with the PSL, confirm it with the PSR, then work the progression to that side... it doesn't matter to me what the 3-5-3 does in coverage, our rules will find the open man. Now with Pass Pro, it bothers us to no end because we must area block and the back must check release.

I think the 3-5-3 is vulnerable to being gutted with horizontal full field stretches when they are in zone. In man, the usual C1 beaters will work fine. Just my opinion, I have to wait 6 more weeks to see if I am right.

JC, must be nice to coach 5 wide receivers when your "slow" guy is 4.5! Coach, you gotta keep that in mind when you give your advice on the board, since most of us here are are HS coaches and we aren't coaching former D1 and D2 athletes as you are. We are lucky if we get a D1 kid every few years. We feel blessed this year as our starting 4 wides, and our back, are all 4.9 or faster. Yes, our HS spring practice starts for us next month here on the West Coast.

KD,

I try to be cognizant of the point you bring out when I offer advice here on the forum, thanks for reminding me. However, I did coach HS football for a lot of years and I am not not unaware of the differences in the two levels. The principles of the game are always the same, with the dichotomy being the speed at which each level performs from Youth to the NFL. I always like to add also that the degree of preparation that goes into the game plan at the higher levels are quite a bit more involved on both sides of the ball. At any rate, I appreciate your comments. Good luck with the upcoming spring session!

Coach Easton

Coach Easton, A WRONG READ IS BETTER THAN A LONG READ. Well said as always, Coach!

Hang 50, I don't disagree with you, but other than the wall block, there's really nothing else you can do. We did this against two of our opponents and it did work. Too bad we couldn't stop anybody on defense. Take care coach.

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Originally posted by: TIGER ONE
Just another way of making the 50 more mobile, a few different angles to block.
Tough though, imo the 53 is the best run stopper ever invented!
Coach Easton

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Coach Easton -

We are going to implement a 5-4-2/3-3-5/5-3-3 package this season for the exact reasons you posted, namely to give slightly different looks while stemming out of a odd front.

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but other than the wall block, there's really nothing else you can do.

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Lou -

For the triple vs the 3-5-3, we scoop the nose with the BSG and center. The PSG has Mike. The PST takes a veer releases to the stacked LB. The PS Slot seals the LB if he scrapes over top and tracks the FS if the LB plugs.

Now I have eliminated the stacked LB if he plugs for the Dive or scrapes for the QB and we have a 3 on 2 fast break against the 5 tech and OLB!

The weakness of the wall scheme vs a 3-5 scheme is a plugging LB for the dive and a 5 tech in the C gap playing QB.

out of the I - buck, crossbuck, handback, midline, trap...

out of double slot - midline, trap, dive, veer

attack the middle.