RB Alignment in the Gun Triple

Have you given any thought to running a two back 3 wide gun set? How about shifting the rb over the qb from one side to the other? Shifting the rb before the snap takes away the defense ability to widen the ends to the side of the rb and take away the speed option.

As this offense becomes more popular there are a lot of great speakers at clinics that readily share information. Good luck this season!

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Originally posted by: Lou Cella
I met with Mike Sanford, UNLV's Head Coach and the Offensive Coordinator to Urban Meyer at Utah when they were undefeated. He said that if he coached at the high school level he would run four plays: Triple, Speed, Flip, and the Zone Read. Add the zone read to your offense. He said that is the biggest play of all, and he said to run it out of trips. I hope this helps and look forward to discussing this further.

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Lou:

Please explain the Flip play with assignments! Thanks in advance!

Coach Butler, the way we run the Filp play (here in Phoenix anyway) is incredibly simple. The slot and the fullback simply switch responsibilities. If we call triple right, the backside slot motions and becomes the pitch guy (option three). If we call flip right, the front side slot motions and becomes the dive man (option one). The fullback on flip takes a rock-step away from the play and becomes the third option.

Let me tell you, it should be illegal. It's a nasty play. When you get the backside linebacker flowing over the top when your slot goes in motion (when you are running the triple-option)--it's time to run flip. The poor kid will be past the center before he realizes the play is going away from the zone he vacated. We absolutely love it.

It does take quite a lot of time until the timing becomes precise, but stick with it. You'll be glad you did.

Coach Cella, I have another question. In what ways are the blocking assignments different between triple and zone read? Once again, thanks for the help.

No, but I used to run a fair-amount speed with a lead blocker (out of I and wing-t), so I'm familiar with the concept. I like it.

I was wondering if you could describe in detail the flip play that everyone is talking about or do you have a diagram you could email me. thanks for the help

Coach Cella, EaglesCoach, Major Harris, on the flip concept, I think that I am grasping it, but I think I need to see it drawn up in the sand. If you have any visual art on this concept, I would love to be educated on this nasty concept. Email, mail, person, video, I would appreciate anything or time you could offer. Big50Beowulf@yahoo.com

Coach,

Can you also send me a diagram of the flip play. Thanks a lot.

eparquet@warren.k12.in.us

I would also like to see the Flip play drawn up. My e-mail is kenneth_burnette@gwinnett.k12.ga.us