Nasty Slot and unbalanced adjustments

In the last diagram how are they going to run "Triple" to both sides? We RUN that formation. Just curious.

As to any adjustment - it would depend on:

#1 What is in our BASE package that we can adjust to that WITHOUT putting in something new? End overs & unbalanced lines pose no problem BECAUSE the middle man of the 7 men on the LOS is treated as the CENTER (whether he ius the snapper or NOT), & we begin our alignment from there-out (which balances up the front 8)!

#2 What COVERAGE do we have in our package that will get the job done WITHOUT adding something new.

#3 MOST IMPORTANTLY = FILM WORK! I have never devised a D-Game Plan WITHOUT breaking down film. There are TOO MANY "what-if's" if you do not have film. What % of the time do they do each formation/play/etc.? WHO must we stop (DIVE/QB/PITCH)? WHO is their best receiver(s)? What route CONCEPTS? What are their 5 best runs? 5 best passes? 3 most used formations? - ETC!

The 4-2-5 is the EASIEST of all to adjust. Due to the fact that our Clinic is this weekend (& we have people coming in from 5 different states as well as local) - I will not have time to DRAW adjustments to each set (just play the middle man of the front 7 as CENTER starting point, & account for each eligible!.

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Unbalanced TE trips. Throwing strength is left, running strenght is right. Team runs double and triple options both ways (midline, ISV, OSV) and is a capable throwing team. How do you align?



Sorry about that Bill. The team would have to motion Z outside the TE, then quick orbit him to pitch relationship to run option to the right. They could just cowboy him back to run ISV to the left.

My first way of thinking is how can I play man against a formation and still keep everything the same. We also would use the PS G as the "center". We don't use a 4-4 like you guys do, but the 4-4 definitely adjusts better to 4 quick formations so I used that. I think this is best case scenario for the defense to stop the run. You still have 7 defenders for 7 gaps and you have a defender for each WR. Besides being in cover 0 and having to hope you are quite a bit better in the secondary than their receivers, the run is still very scary if you are locked up in man. ISV left with Y or Z (off of motion) blocking the outside LB (all other WRs running fades) and the play action off of it look tough to stop. midline still looks good to the right as well.

Good luck with the clinic Bill. I wish I could be there.