Route Combinations

Hi Jerry, not real sure what you mean exactly by 'setting my line of sight' but i will tell you this......

Firstly, and generally speaking, I like to spread alignments to create bigger passing windows and also forces the Bad Guys to move quicker from the snap of the ball. Of course, this is a little dependant on the velocity your QB can generate with the ball. Some of our slants can be quite a throw from the far hash.

In our quick game we  like to apply pressure to the defensive #2 (either OLB or SS). I also tell our QB's that he must pick a side BEFORE the ball is snapped, based on pre-snap reads. Most of the time we will stay 'mirrored' in our 3-step game. We do not want to get in the habit with our quick game of checking both sides, post snap.

Our quick route combinations (the outide-#1 routes) are all based off a 'stick point' at 6yds from LOS. (side note: I break my routes down into 4 parts- Release, Stim, Stick, and Break) . Our goal is that for the 1st 6yds the corner can not tell what route is being run. Our #2 (or inside WR) will almost always take a hard outside release forcing the Def #2 to react quickly, thus giving the QB a quicker read. We want to separate our #2 from any inside coverage man.

We also do alot of route adjustments and coversions once our WR's get used to reading the Bad Guys. It takes a little longer in Europe to get to this level, as we only practice twice a week and the mental level is often lagging behind. But once they 'get it' and everyone is on the same page its like throwin darts......on a REALLY big dart board.

Thanks Coach Kelly,

I like the way you think. Too many coaches want to get so tricky now a days. I too like to keep it simple, as well as, maintaining flexibility for the QB.

We use both the high/low and in/out principals.