Lou Cella

WOLVERINE,

Lou Cella's method of running the veer option and mine are diametrically opposed and that is not to say his is not the way most coaches teach it, because it is, except the "duck under the read man" concept, as I am totally unfamiliar with that technique. That certainly is not meant to say it is wrong, I am just saying I'm not at all familiar with that method.

At any rate, you asked for various answers and here is mine:

I teach my QB's to NEVER take a parallel step down the line of scrimmage, here again just my opinion, but by stepping down the LOS in parallel you are very vulnerable to penetration that causes your QB's path to become bubbled, forcing you away from your read and thus very easy for him to get a fuzzy read because of his distance from the read. We ALWAYS release with A DEEP 6 O CLOCK STEP, SHOULDERS REMAIN SQUARE TO THE LOS, WHILE GATHERING THE FRONT FOOT TO THE BACK FOOT AND ATTACKING YOUR READ IN A DOWNHILL POSTURE IN A RHYTHM STEP. THIS PREVENTS 90% OF THE FUZZY READS BECAUSE HE IS STEPPING TOWARD HIS READ, NOT PARALLEL TO IT.

WE USE THE POINT METHOD, NOT THE RIDE AND DECIDE, AND TEACH THE QB'S TO MAKE THE MESH POINT AT THE LIP OF, OR ACTUALLY UP INSIDE THE HOLE.

If the read does ANYTHING EXCEPT STEP INTO THE HOLE, GIVE IT TO THE DIVE BACK WITHOUT QUESTION. IF HE PULLS IT, HE DOESN'T DUCK UNDER ANYBODY BUT GETS UPFIELD TO HIS NEXT READ
WHICH IS MOST OFTEN THE DE, WHEN RUNNING THE ISV. GRANTED, WHEN RUNNING THE OSV THE QB IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP OR TWO TO GET THE HOLE BUT IT MUST BE RUN IN THE SAME EXACT MANNER, NEVER PARALLEL TO THE LOS.

Pre-snap reads:

The QB can often times discern rather he is going to give or to pull in the presnap look by simply reading the down tackle in a 50 front or the DE in a 40 look. If he is in a 5 tech, it becomes an AUTOMATIC GIVE TO THE DIVE BACK WITHOUT QUESTION. IF YOUR FB CAN'T BEAT A 5 TECH TO THE B HOLE, HE IS NOT THE MAN FOR THE JOB, GET SOMEONE ELSE WHO CAN.

IF THE READ MAN IS IN A 4i, it becomes an AUTOMATIC PULL, NO FURTHER READING NECESSARY.

The tackle that plays in a straight up 4 is the tackle that you will find is an experienced player against a veer team, because he forces the QB to now read him AFTER THE SANP AND MAKE HIS DECISION TO EITHER GIVE - PULL. The modern philosophy of having the tackle crash down does not change our approach one bit, we still maintain our philosophy that the right FB will win the battle most of the time by employing quickness to the hole!

I can offer you a ton more tips if you would care to call me at: 864-958-9545 anytime.
Here again now, want it perfectly clear I am only stating how we run the veer and not saying because others run it another way, they are wrong.

Coach Easton

One thing I beleive in is a tighter landmark on the IV than most. I think a tighter landmark makes it even harder for the dive key to get himself in a position to take away the dive, making this an easier read for the QB. A 4 or 5 tech has to come almost straight down inside to get to the dive...the easiest read for the QB. To keep the tighter landmark, we have the FB step with the foot opposite of the play direction. Veer Right, the FB steps with his left foot, veer left=right foot. We found the FB has less of a tendancy to belly out. Just our way.

Yeah, no problem coach. I understand totally what you meant. I just found the difference between what you said and what I had just read interesting. You have to do what the key tells you to do!