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 have read online as well as seen video where there is talk that the 4-2 or 4-3 defense is vulnerable to the power/counter series of runs. Because the DE's in this defense are trying to get upfield for a strong pass rush, they are vulnerable to a trap either by a back in the power game or by an OG in the counter game.
Now it would seem the solution is for the DE's to wrong shoulder the trapper and protect the inside gap forcing the play to turn in to a sweep where the defense could run the play down from inside out with run support from the secondary. The problem to me with that is that it would slow down their ability to get a pass rush because they would have to attack more inward all the time going right in to the OT or whover is responsible for blocking them instead of using their speed to get upfield.
It all depends on how you are coaching these defenses. I have coached in 4 front defense that were excellent against the traps, and very good against the power game. Its all in what you stress and how you coach you kids. A big piece of that, though was that our DE's were not asked to be contain players...many of these defenses want their DE's to play straight upfield and contain. That can cause issues for a defense if they are doing that.
Ryan Kelly
Offensive Coordinator
Austin High School
Austin, MN
There is nothing that will show a man's true character like the 2 yard line.
Being somewhat of both a practioneer, & a "historian" of the Joe Gibbs offense - the following info may be of help.
From the time Joe Gibbs POPULARIZED the Counter/Power in the early 1980's (vs. the 3-4 Okie) - the first team to have an ANSWER for it was Jimmy Johnson's Cowboys 4-3 Over (1990 season). With the "bubble" over the ON T - he could crash the DE (IF the TE blocked DOWN) to wrong shoulder the trap or kickout blocker & scrape the Sam LB to to the "spilled" RB. If the TE did NOT block down - the DE could then go about his job of containing the QB.
This led to Washington BASE BLOCKING the 6 tech DE ("Lock-It" call), AND, as another variation - they would "LOAD" block the DE with 2 TE's (one outside the other like a Wing). These were answers to the problem of wrong-shoulder from the 4-3 Over.
The 4-3 "Over" front (& 4-2 or 4-4 "G/Over"), however, were FAR better vs. those plays than the 3-4 "Okie" (& 4-3 "Even" & "Under" fronts).
This is FAR TOO MUCH to type - but I anyone is interested ENOUGH - I would be glad to discuss it by phone. 804-378-0116 (between 11 AM & 8 PM/EASTERN.