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.
From a 4-3 Over vs. a conventional Pro-set (for example) - It is SIMPLY a combo on a 1/2 coverage on the SE side, & a 1/4 coverage on the 2 receiver side (Z & Y in a conventional pro set). Nothing different from any OTHER 1/2 or 1/4 coverage.
Having Quarters on the 2 receiver side is best BECAUSE not only does it give you S/S run support based on TE's block - but also a "robber" effect vs. many 2 man route combos such as post/flat, or curl/flat.
Having the Half coverage on the 1 receiver side gives you a jam on most teams' best receiver (the SE) with deep help behind it.
We can play a variation of it out of our 4-2-5 OR the 4-3 (SOME play it from a 3-4 but we don't).
To the one receiver side, we normally sky our safety. His job is to wall the single #1 receiver technically playing man underneath. The Corner over top plays what we call deep post technique. He plays the deep post first understanding that the safety is going to help as best he can on any inside route.
The safety is also going to wall #1 at a 12 yard depth which will restrict, somehwhat, the #1's ability to run a post. The corner's second concern is vertical. Third, he defends the post corner.
The second approach to the single receiver side is to cloud the corner and the safety plays over the top. In my opinion, this is much better vs the pass. However, if a team is running the football, we sky the safety.
Backside, the corner and safety play quarters and the OLB plays curl/flat.
If you can "stop the run", the offense becomes predictable.