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.
Basic pattern rules usually dictate what routes the #1 & #2 receivers run. But, opinions differ on the rule for the #3 receiver in trips. -Chris Brown's No-Huddle Spread site has the #3 running a mini-slant & settling over the ball. -Emendorfer's rule has #2 running the same as #1 while #3 runs the complementary route. -Robinson/Coverdale have #3's rule change according to the route package called. -A college OC I know has #3 run the same as #1. If you were going to settle on one rule for #3, what would it be & why ? Thanks.
In Trips I like #3 to run a middle read: with a middle safety he angles inside and at 8-10 he settles and slides in a hole and sits, with two safeties he runs a divide and splits them deep, with man or blitz he runs a shallow cross. With the middle read I've got a good option to go to with just about any coverage.
in the quick game our #3 generally runs what we refer to as a GO (get open). It is the same rules as Coverdale/Robinson describe. #3 does not see the ball a ton on his GO unless the deep coverage messes up or an underneath player blitzes or blows an assignment. Most high school teams will spot drop inside and take it away giving you a passing lane to #1 or #2 to the trips side. Remember in Cover 3 they will only have 4 guys underneath to cover the 5 underneath zones (not 6 underneath). In our Sprint out game #3 will generally run the flat.