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.
I wanted to see what rules some of you might have for different passing concepts.
For example: This might be common but, if our #2 is running a fade (9) and he has a slant (2) outside of him, we tell him to cut his split down and work for an inside release to open up the throwing lane for the slant.
This will also let our QB know how hard the OLB (or #2 defender) is working to collide the vertical release of our #2. IF he runs by the fade we will hit #2 in the seam between the LB's and Safeties.
A. OUTSIDE & INSIDE RECEIVERS TO CALLSIDE FREE RELEASE & RUN PATTERN CALLED. B. OUTSIDE RECEIVER AWAY FROM CALL FREE RELEASES & MIRRORS ROUTE OF OUTSIDE RECEIVER CALLSIDE. C. INSIDE RECEIVER AWAY FROM CALL CHECK/RELEASES & RUNS SAME ROUTE AS INSIDE RECEIVER TO CALLSIDE IF HE GETS OUT (EXCEPTION — FLAT ON 8-9 ROUTE). D. RB CHECK/RELEASES TO CALLSIDE
60 SERIES = QB 3 STEP DROP (RECEIVER'S BREAK AT APPROX. 6 YDS.); & 50 SERIES QB = 5 STEP DROP (RECEIVERS BREAK AT APPROX. 12 YDS.):
QB PROGRESSION ON PASSES: (IMPORTANT NOTE: IN THE 50 SERIES IF WE GO AWAY FROM THE CALLSIDE — PROGRESSION STAYS THE SAME MINUS THE RB; RB IS NOT IN THE PROGRESSION IN THE 60 SERIES).
60/61: 1) OUTS. REC. 2) INS. REC.
60 UP/61 UP: 1) W/S IN MOF = INS. REC. TO INS. REC OFF W/S. 2) W/S NOT IN MOF = INS. REC. TO OUTS. REC.
You definitely have to teach your receivers to adjust their spacing for different plays while also avoiding easy tendencies for your opponent to pick up on. That being said, you might have to develop two pass concepts from the same formation.
An example would be from the Air Raid. When running the Mesh concept from a 2-by-1 set teams tell their WR's to cheat in so that the formation is more condensed and they get across the field on the crossing routes fast enough. Out of that same formation you might to install a play where the receivers attack toward the sidelines (outs and corners) instead of only running crossing routes from that formation.
Back to spacing, adjustment on WR spacing is very important and is dictated by what routes or concepts are being run. As you install certain pass plays, talk about alignment and why they need to align that way. Also, talk about alignment and spacing when the ball is on either hash or the middle of the field.