Post by Tigerpaw on Sept 12, 2007 13:24:15 GMT
Coach Campbell-
I have a question concerning a 4-4 stack that has given us problems historically. We are a multiple formation wishbone team. We utilize wishbone, I, and double slot option football principles. I have your option manual as well as various other option books; however none of them really provide a satisfactory explanation on how to attack the following front. We see a 4-4 front that utilizes two three technique tackles that slant to A-Gap and stunt hard. The DE's are in outside shades, what you would call a nine and we call a 7. They also slant very hard to the meshpoint. The ILB's are stacked behind the guards and the OLB's stack behind the TE or slot (whichever applies). They are usually much bigger and stronger than us and have difficulty running inside veer due to the double stacks to both sides. Also what you call load option is difficult to run due to the scraping of the OLB's and the physical nature of their players as opposed to ours. Our typical approach is to run Midline to the TE as a double option (we general don't use a pitch phase on ML). Instead, we lead both halfbacks through b-gap to pick up any linebackers at that level. Our TE fans on DE and guards inside release to ML. This has been only moderately successful. We will also try to break the stack by going to twins and running double (load option). Other than the PAP game, what other strategies would you use to attack this front. Thanks in advance!!!!
I have a question concerning a 4-4 stack that has given us problems historically. We are a multiple formation wishbone team. We utilize wishbone, I, and double slot option football principles. I have your option manual as well as various other option books; however none of them really provide a satisfactory explanation on how to attack the following front. We see a 4-4 front that utilizes two three technique tackles that slant to A-Gap and stunt hard. The DE's are in outside shades, what you would call a nine and we call a 7. They also slant very hard to the meshpoint. The ILB's are stacked behind the guards and the OLB's stack behind the TE or slot (whichever applies). They are usually much bigger and stronger than us and have difficulty running inside veer due to the double stacks to both sides. Also what you call load option is difficult to run due to the scraping of the OLB's and the physical nature of their players as opposed to ours. Our typical approach is to run Midline to the TE as a double option (we general don't use a pitch phase on ML). Instead, we lead both halfbacks through b-gap to pick up any linebackers at that level. Our TE fans on DE and guards inside release to ML. This has been only moderately successful. We will also try to break the stack by going to twins and running double (load option). Other than the PAP game, what other strategies would you use to attack this front. Thanks in advance!!!!
