Defending spread sprint passes?

They like to run bubble screens, HB screens, quick outs, hitches. They run a lot of quick things and move QB to keep pressure off. They might not get a lot of big plays, but they eat up the clock in small chunks like a bal control running offense.

I run a 3 x 2 spread and would love to be defensed by a 4-3! That means your going to leave one receiver TOTALLY UNCOVERED and no DC in his right mind is going to give that to you. The suggestions made by coaches here are all good. My question to you is this coach: Why stay in your present formation when you can go a 3 x 2 empty and pull them right out of their base and make them very uncomfortable having to run something they don't like to? You will see from a well coached team the classic their 6 on your 5. We can now put a hat on 5 of them and we count on the QB becoming his own best blocker if they send all 6 in the box by using his legs to run out of trouble and throw or keep. Just a suggestion as always.
By spreading your receivers from 7 yds from each sideline in the PSL, you force the defense to stretch horizontally and there is no way they are going to be able to keep 7 in the box without leaving somebody uncovered.

One of the previous posters said that a blitzing team gave them fits. 9 out of 10 DC's will tell you the way to beat an empty set is to blitz the fire out of it. WE PRAY FOR THEM TO BLITZ, as we work hard year 'round with our receiver corps and our QB's and our blitz beating package which is built around the philosophy that starts with the QB who is trained not to panic in the face of a blitz but rather to think "here is a great opportunity to make a big play! All I have to do is get the ball to the uncovered receivers!"

If their 4-3 proves to tough for you, be ready to give them another formation that they can't possibly stay in their base and beat you! Just a suggestion as always.

Coach Easton