Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
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Get a reduction to the weakside. Either an under front, Bear Front, Slant a DE, Blitz a LB, pair of 3 tech. Get some one hitting the weakside B gap. This should take out the OT and not allow him to pull. Or force a blocking change were they are not getting the doubles teams at the point that these teams want. On the strong side. Like Coach Easton said be disciplined and re direct to the football. Have the defenders spill contain to a secondary player. Safety, Corner, OLB.
Guy that knows more about counter trey then anyone on hear is Oneback ask him what hurts it.
Run the 7 tech ona c gap stunt (Directly off the outside hip of the OT who should be down blocking). If it is Ctr trey str you may be able to take out both pullers. If it is counter trey weak the 7 will be in the OT's hip pocket.
We never saw it against us much, but it often gave us fits if we got a mike blitz a gap playside, seemed to really mess up the pull, no double at the point of attack because the guard would have to come off so quick to try and pick it up, a lot of times you'd get a sam and an end running free.
What specifically do you teach your back side 3 technique wise to split the pullers? That has long been the thing to do, I agree fully, but when the offense is successful with the play we failed to get the job done that play! When clipping in line play was never called it was fairly simple to accomplish. Share with us coach.
Coach Easton-TIGER ONE
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
WILL LB = 60 OR 90 (OR 9 IF “TIGHT CALL WEAK) ROBBER COVERAGE
S/C = ROBBER COVERAGE (#1)
F/S = ROBBER (KEY STRONG TE #2) LINE UP ON OT YOUR SIDE.
W/C = ROBBER TECHNIQUE (KEY WEAK TE #1). LINE UP IN C GAP YOUR SIDE. NOTE: ON BOOT – COVER WEAK TE IN FLAT BECAUSE WILL MAY BE PULLED INSIDE WITH FAKE; OTHERWISE PLAY THE “ROBBER” TEHNIQUE SAME AS F/S.
PS: ROBBER TECHNIQUE: (W/C & F/S):
ALIGNMENT: 8 yards deep, inside foot back. Cheat over OT to #2 side late.
KEY: #2
RUN RESPONSIBILITY: 1. TE or H blocks down – fill outside. Think toss or power. 2. TE blocks out – think ball away. 3. TE cuts off DE – think A gap.
PASS RESPONSIBILITY: 1. #2 vertical – FS must lock on. 2. #2 drag – FS work over top. Look up #1 – opposite side. 3. #2 flat – look up #1 for curl or post.
Coach Mountjoy is absolutely right that the formation really doesn't matter, it is the technique that counts. His idea on getting on the pullers hip is a great one and boy does it work. Your kids will at times stop the play in the backfield because they come off the line clean.
DT= 3 tech
DE = 9 tech
S/M=10 tech (Robber Coverage)
R/W= 70 tech (Robber Coverage)
Strong Corner= #1
FS/WC= Robber Techinque off of the TE's
9 tech wrong arms and spills to the 70 tech backer along with the corner and Free safety. You are 2 on one with the ball carrier in space. Some say trap is a problem but not really if you are keying the backfield action to the OG. When the Mike or Sam see there side OG pull they blitz the opposite side A gap. This is an old Lou Holtz split 4 key I got from Coach Mountjoy. Teams will now try and run Iso in the C gap vs. this front but this in my opinion is a much easier play to defend. Just need to get the OLB's keying through the C gap window if its open run through it and play on there side of the LOS, If closed scrape to the outside. Still should be ok with Robber coverage vs. C gap iso ILB fits to the inside of the iso and FS/WC fits to the outside. Just my .02 cents.
NO - because (in a 4-2-5, or, a 4-4) the TE is NOT assigned to an ILB. He EITHER: 1. Down blocks the DE; OR, 2. Arcs the OLB (may or may not "bluff the DE 1st.).
The ILB belongs to the WRAPPER (the pulling Offside T).
Check out my article on the play ("POWER SERIES") in the recent issue of "GRIDIRON STRATEGIES". This is how MOST run it!
Here are the BLOCKING RULES (phone me if you wish a deeper discussion @ 804-378-0116):
TE:
A) OT COVERED - BLOCK DOWN ON MAN ON OT.
B) OT UNCOVERED - BLOCK THRU TO MLB AREA
NOTE: IF COVERED BY a 7 TECHNIQUE - ARC THE FIRST MAN OUTSIDE
ON T:
A) ON G COVERED - BLOCK DOWN ON MAN ON OG
B) ON G UNCOVERED - COMBO BLOCK WITH TE FROM MAN ON YOU TO OFFSIDE ILB
ON G:
A) CENTER COVERED - BLOCKJ DOWN ON MAN ON CENTER
B) CENTER UNCOVERED - COMBO BLOCK WITH ON T FROM MAN ON YOU TO OFFSIDE ILB
CTR: BLOCK BACK ON FIRST MAN ON LOS OFFSIDE
OFF G: PULL & TRAP EMLOS
OFF T: PULL & WRAP PLAYSIDE ILB
H: SEAL B GAP (TO GIVE CTR. TIME TO GET THERE) & HINGE ON OUTSIDE RUSHER.
I believe it is very difficult to run any off tackle play against a Base alignment, DE in 7 Tech. As long as he holds that gap, the play will has to be run wider(In my opinion creates problems for the offense.) with an OT pulling around the log jam created in the C gap by the 7 Tech DE. As Coach Easton stated they will have to either block down with the TE on the DE or arc him for the OLB. If they arc(Not an easy block on air.) him then the pulling guard has to log the DE and the Tackle and Back have to read this on the run and the play goes wider.
We also have had success blitzing the OLB/Mike Backer into the C gap. Offensive line must be well schooled or this blitz disrupts the play and forces the issue in a hurry. Inside LBer's will run free.
As long as your reading guards to backs with the Inside Backers the Will(Weak) Inside Backer will go right to the play and even your Mike should Buzz as reading Combo block to backs away and be in position to make a play.
The only time we have had trouble with off tackle plays is when we swap responsibilities with the DE(Jet Tech-Wide 9) and the OLB aligning at 3 yards off inside eye of the TE.