GUN VS 33

I would think going to a wide empty set would be good. Force them to cover down on all 5 receivers. The only way that they can stay in the 3-3 stack is to go to a cover 0 with no safety help. With one safety, they'll have to walk one of their stacked backers out onto a receiver creating a possible mismatch, and allowing for your 5 linemen to block their 5 inside defenders. With a 2 safety look, they can only rush 4 versus your 5 OL, unless they come from way off the edge, and they shouldn't be able to get to the QB if you throw on time.

The best running play for us against the 3-3 is speed option. We block the playside DE, crack back on the outside linebacker with our slot receiver, and option off of the defender who was covering the slot. It is especially nice if you have the ability to run speed into and away from the offset back. When teams counter defensively by moving linebackers a little outside of the core, we start running triple option, and we feed the dive back.

Our best running play is the swing pass to the offset back. It's hard for teams to cover this with an inside linebacker.