Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
This manual provides you with the full offensive line, receiver, and quarterback mechanics for installing each offensive play presented. Coach Campbell has left no stone unturned for implementing today’s Pistol Offense into your program.
Many of the teams we face consistantly send either the stacked LB's over the DT's or the MLB on stunts into our A and B gaps. As a result, we have had to close our splits, which I think is really hurting us though because now everything is pretty tight with like 7-8 guys in the box.
I would like to hear from other coaches who are running I/S Veer, etc. against very aggressive stunting defenses. Are you able to keep your splits? How are you teaching the O'Line to pick up the blitzes and get off the ball quickly?
Honestly, I think we just need to widen and work with our O'Line to get faster off the ball to pick up the blitzing in the gaps.
Post by Coach Nicholson on Sept 22, 2006 9:30:24 GMT
In order to effectively run the option you must stick with the wider splits. Im not talking about 4 feet across the front but you dont want to tighten them up so much that your QB has his reads right on top of him before the ball is even snapped. Two foot splits seems to be working well for us. The key to handling teams that like to blitz and stunt a lot is having great communication within your Oline. The kids must be able to help each other up front.
We are thinking about cutting down splits for people double teaming, but keeping 2 feet for the player inside releasing. EX: vs 5-2, g would tighten down to double with the center, but the OT would stay wide to widen the read. Any problems with this?