Coach Eason

IN REREADING YOUR POST TO ME, I WOULD DO THE FOLLOWING OFFENSIVELY IF THEY MAN UP:

Against man cover schemes we are first and foremost always going to look for MATCHUPS we can win! Example: 5'8" CB verses my 6' 4" receiver, etc. Next, does the man scheme call for "sitting off" or rolled up hard with inside leverage? This dictates to me what I am going to want to call. If sitting off in what I call "loose man" I am going to take advantage of the quick slants first and foremost. If they are rolled up hard with inside leverage to take the slants away, I am going to call fades, quick outs by the WR's and verticals and seam routes by the inside receivers to put the safties in a bind by blowing the cover off the top.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

GOOD MORNING NICK,

My answer to your latest question may seem a bit unorthodox to you, but that is ok as I have never been one to follow other people's way of doing things very much.

First off, we do not have "hots" per se. Coach, "hots" are not as open as they appear to be because a good DC will have hot receivers accounted for, as well as, any other receiver.

My answer to the blitz scenario is to have my receivers and QB's both read the defense, not just the QB.
First off , we teach the QB how to read an impending blitz in the PSL, as much as is possible. Although we do not have a preconceived receiver DECIDED upon in the PSL, we do teach our QB's to HAVE AN IDEA WHERE HE WANTS TO GO WITH THE BALL ON THE SNAP. What we do next is to take advantage of the hour upon hour we put in with our QB's and receivers repping every possible situation they can see on game night. The receivers read blitz coming, the QB reads blitz coming, they both know where the receiver will be headed on the snap for that particular look they are getting! TIMING IS EVERYTHING IN THE PASSING GAME COACH, AND IN THESE BLITZ SITUATIONS IT BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL IN MY OPINION. THAT IS WHY REPPING OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS SO IMPORTANT TO BOTH QB AND RECEIVERS. Teach the receivers to read the same thing the QB is reading and you will be way ahead in the blitz beating game!

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

I am the defensive guy and am glad you are not in my league. I have the same theory as you offensively-not as detailed in HS, but the foundation. You have to give DC's sleepless night before gametime. Is there a good manual on calling a spread game versus certain coverages? You have no idea how defensively I want to be in this guys head next year. He's the guy who gives fb coaches a bad rap. Anyway, have a great holiday.