Gun against our youth defense.

Coach,

So you're looking at 6 defenders in the box with a two deep look in the secondary? If I understand you correctly, it sounds as though the OLBs you mention are actually inverts walked up to the LOS well outside the ends with their hands down in a 5 or 7 technique.

The backside read for your QB is still there from the gun, you'd just have to run speed option to that side if an invert is present rather than a naked keep. Sounds like the numbers inside though might indicate you should run the ball between the tackles. Utilizing trips to the open side and running ISO to your TB or FB would give you a good backside read for your QB as well. I also like to run QB ISO from this and have the tight end wall off the DE with the play going off-tackle.

Just a couple of thoughts off the top of my head. Hope this at least gives you some ideas anyway!

Dave Hartman
CYFL Coach

If my offense is in spread formation shotgun with single back and no TE.


The D have come forward with 4 4, a 4 man line with single middle LB. and three outside LB,s on the LOS on one side and one OS LB on the other.


Defense are aggressive and bringing the house the OL were blocking heads up with centre stopping the Mike, this left the single back to try and block 3 line backers what would have been the solution if any??


Change formation out of the spread or is blocking possible ?

why not throw the ball quickly rugen. if they're bringing everybody, then they're not defending anybody. catch and release.