Midline/Veer/Triple Option

Coach Campbell's books are very good at explaining and setting up the plays. You can also go on Fast and furious football for alot of material.

We only run midline to the B Gap player or 3 technique. Blocking is much like trapping the 3 tech but you obviously dont pull the BSG. We haven't run this in the last few years, but that is how we used to do it. Usually as only a double option but it can be done with a triple scheme. Jrkelly, you said read the A gap in midline. Could you explain a little more about that. We generally have run inside veer to an A gap player and Midline or outside veer to the B gap player. Just wondering how that works.

Coach has so many books to choose from, is there one that you would point out specifically that outlines this material?

I see...so in a way we are saying the same thing. Just a different way to say it. On midline we read the 2-3 technique and how he plays to the A gap. I guess I was just a little confused on how you put it. As with our kids, sometimes its all in the wording.

Coaches,

Those of you that run Option out of the I formation I am wondering how you handle blocking on the perimeter when you get different defensive looks. I see alot of teams that run option exclusively talking about seeing Cover 4 almost exclusively which makes sense, I assume they roll to cover three either with a cloud or sky look.

My question is, Do you see 4 high look? If so dont you just lick your chops and run ISO, Power, Counter until the cows come home?

Alot of what I have read is Coach Campbells "Option on Me" stuff where he talks in terms of overhangs determining which type of option to run. However if a team is in a cover 4 look it would appear to not have any overhangs thus giving the QB a "false" read as far as which option to run. Do you just assume that if they are in a cover 4 look the safety is going to roll down into the alley or how do you handle it?

Also just in general how do you run your option game out of the I and what other run plays do you couple with it.

I like coach campbells stuff He only runs midline to the strong side and at a 2 or 3 tech.
Inside Veer he only runs to the weak side 2i and 5 techs
Load/Lead Option to a 5 & 9 tech strong.

It really seems to make sense, I am thinking that we pair the option stuff with Iso, Power, Toss, Counter Trey, FB trap.

My thinking is if we are a good ISO , Power, Counter team then the defense will have to declare pre sanp where the 8th man is going to be.

So if we see a 50 fromt and we are in 21 personell in an I pro rt (te flanker rt) set. The SS comes down to the TE side as the 8th man, this would give us imside veer weak all day until they make an adjustment because there would not be an overhang to the weakside.

I would just like to get some good conversation on this going.

Thanks