Success out of Empty

It depends on what the defense is showing.

5 or 6 in the box?
what coverage?

here is a offensive overview

1. uncover situation
2. quick game
a. hitch and 1 step hitch
b. speedout/fade combo
c. slants double and triple
3. screen
a. wr hitch screen
b. wr middle screen
c. slot middle screen
d. fakes off wr middle screen we call it screen playaction
4. run and shoot package
a. go route to trips switch route backside
b. slide route to trips switch route to backside
c. choice route to twins levels on backside
5. byu package
a. streak read vetical concept
b. curl/flat
b. y sail backside vertical conept
c. crossers
d. smash package
6. misc
sprintout or dash package using 5 step routes
shovel pass
7. wacky formatins
a. circus
b. emory/henry
c. stack trips or quads
d. star
8 run game
a. qb draw big vs 4 man boxes
c. fly sweep
b. booteg off play sweep
d. bootleg pass off of sweep
e sally reverse

I got if from gary crowton and in a nuttshell it is a vertcial concept which uses a read on the run(much like rns choice). it takes alot of practice but it makes the vertical passing game much more effective. basically any twins set will work. the outside rec has the streak read and starts to make his decision at 8-10 yd it goes something like this. if the db is over the top the wr sits it down it what is a 10-14yd hitch. if the wr has beaten the db it is a vertical route. now here is where it gets kinds of a gray area. say the wr and db are even step for step ideally we would like the wr to club the db by and sitdown. it doesnot always work that way with h.s. kids
I have some handouts on the concept.

on the crossing route we run what is a called dragons. a drag with a under. say we are in a 2x2 set and we are running it to the right. slot on the right would run the crosser, the slot to the left would run a under or dig route. the wr to the right has a blitz(slant rotue)post route. if the defender over the slot blites, the wr has a slant to fill the void left by the blitzing defender. the wr on the other side has a slant/vertical route same theory. crossers in my opinion work best vs single safety defense ie cover 1, cover 3.
now if you are in a noback set you can do somethings to help yourself. to the tirps side you could run a smash route to the two widest rec., send the next slot inside on the crosser and have the backside slot run the under or dig. the backside wr has a blitz/vertical read.

Airman,

Could you please email the handout you spoke of about your vertical chioce routes. It sounds interesting.


Thank you in advance.
Coach G