How to attack the 3-4 with a spread offense???

Coach Easton

They would deffinately have to make some decisions. What would they do? I really don't know. The team that we are talking about, traditionally they don't show much man. Once in a while they do. I would venture to guess that they would walk both of their ENDS into coverage (Hook/curl players) and stay in a two deep look (cover 4 - 4deep). I can deffinately see some of the advantages of putting 5 wide on the field. We certainly force them into doing things that their defense isn't normally geared up to do. However, the downside is we are getting into something that we like to do occasionally throughout the coarse of the game, but we don't like sitting in 5 wides for the entire game. Although we are a spread team who uses a lot of tight slot, we are more of a running team at heart. But sometimes we are stubborn. The old rule of thumb is...Mouse Davis, "7 in the box - throw the football"

Let me ask you a question about your 5 wide. Why do you spread your #1 and #2 receivers so wide? I know the obvious answer is to spread the defense more, but when you do that are you able to get them the ball? When you are in your 5 wide, do you prefer to have your QB under center or in the gun?

What would you do verse the defense that I described above? You know, both Ends walked out into coverage, cover 4 look, Nose Guard, Two DTs and Two middle LBs. But now they take one of their middle LBs from their 3-4 look and walked him onto the line of scrimmage (outside the OT) and send him from the outside on the wide side of the field. Defensive premise being that they want to keep someone in your QBs face from the wide side of the field.

Thanks once again for your response

DJTrap2

DJ,

Forgot one part of your question: WE ARE ALWAYS 100% OF THE TIME IN THE GUN WITH MY QB BACK IN THE EMPTY NEST AT 6-8 YDS. FOR SOME TEAMS, THE ANSWER IS TO SEND EVERYBODY! WE PRAY FOR THAT, AS I KNOW WE ARE WELL SCHOOLED ENOUGH TO HAVE 2 AND SOMETIMES 3 RECEIVERS OPEN WHEN THEY PULL THAT NUMBER. They will just keep on sending them, and we just keep on beating them!

Coach Easton

Coach Easton,

Are there any simple rules you teach your receivers when running option routes? For example, we run an option route to our Split Ends. We give them 3 options...Fade, Skinny Post, or Square Out. If the defender is off, run the square out. If the defender has inside leverage on you and is up at 5 yds, run the fade. If the defender is playing you with outside leverage, run the Skinny Post.

What options do you give your Slot Receivers? What rules do you "hang your hat on"?

I want to send you that diagram, but the program that allows me to draw diagrams isn't on this computer. Plus, in order to download what I send you, your computer would need that program.

Thanks again for you help
DJTrap2