Adding inside veer

The inside veer is a great play. However there are a number of things you should consider.
1. The QB Read: The Qb will have to practice a good portion of his time reading the inside veer. It is something he may have to do everyday before and after practice.
2. The FB: If you have an average FB who can block but who may not be a great runner then reconsider. The FB is the key to the Veer in my opinion.
3. The O-Line: The blocking scheme for the inside veer is difficult to add if you are just going to run the Veer as another weapon.The inside Veer or the Veer offense is just that, an Offense. With the Veer in my experience you have to be very dedicated to the scheme and the startegy of the Veer. If you use it sparingly and only glaze over the Scheme you will only hurt yourselves.
However if you would like to run a Veer-style play you can use a simple Veer Call. The footwork and the blocking should be basically the Veer but to change it or make it a little easier to swallow you can simply tell the offense when the FB will get the Ball and when the Qb & TB will run Option. Simply Call " Right Veer Give ( FB) and have the Qb and TB carry out the fake. The O-line can just block the play like a FB Dive. Then Call Right Veer Option. Then simply carry out the mesh with the FB and have the QB dissconnect and carry out an Option w/ the TB. The Line can block the Option rules.
The Inside Veer is a great play but even better Offense and when you can make a commitment to it it can become a very effective weapon.
~Good Luck

bpolson, I don't think I would take away the load option from the playbook, It can be an effective play to the open side the other thing to remember is that the inside veer can be run to the TE as well . That ought to give a threat to the defense of making uyou a more dimensional team.

Coach, I'm with mg. I do like the lead and load option, however, and think it is a great change up to the open side. But, the ISV is the way to go most consistently, in my opinion. Coaching point: as a QB/HC I always teach the QB to think "pitch quick" to the open side, no matter what option your runnning. If he isn't giving, have him get it on the perimeter ASAP. Teaching him the two reads on the inside veer to the strong side first, makes it a simple progression to the outside veer single read on the EMLOS. I think you are making a sound decision to implement the ISV. Good Luck.

Coach Easton

I am a load fan so let me stick up for it here. If you want to hold the backers for a second, have your fb step with his play side foot to the line on his first step his next step will be with the other foot and then plant and take an angle at the te or tackle's butt. this gives the backers the impression that the fb may get the ball on a dive, like the veer. this works even better if the qb flashes the ball as he opens.

Tiger One, no because I am usually loding the free, I use Coach Campbell's technique he talks about in his manuals. I have also run buck sweep in the past with this method, having the fb log or kick out the end. The 1st time I heard about it was on a wing t video, the coach called it "stove pipe" blocking he used it instead of pulling the guard. If the fullback is slow I wouldn;t try but if he has good feet you may want to toy the idea. I had my back field work on it one day after workouts because I was skeptical, but it worked.

dbayer66,

Last year we were exclusively an I team. We may incorporate some more split backs this year to add more of a quick hit into the line potential.

All coaches,

Thanks for the input gentlemen. I have been leaning towards adding the ISV to the open side to balance us out a little more and you have given me some valuable advice. There is one team in particular for whom we are looking to run this against and they are the first team that we play next year.

another question that I have. What gives the inside veer to the open side trouble? I like to have all my ducks in a row.

Coach OText