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.
Drive at the inside shoulder of DB,(man), when proper depth is reached by receiver, super quick head fake inside on his plant step to sell DB, then square out to side line. I do not teach the round up of an outcut (designed to get receiver up field faster) because to me it is much more important to get SEPARATION from the defender. As the receiver hits his plant step, the QB releases the ball in anticipation of the out cut, using the inside elbow of the receiver for his aiming point. When the play is timed up correctly, the ball should split the receivers hands just as he squares out. If the QB delivers the ball with GOOD MECHANICS, ON TIME, AND ACCURATELY a 5yd. out cut is indefensible as the receivers body is between him and the defender, and he can't play through the receiver by rule. Rep after rep after rep with the QB to work on technique and timeing of the route and the throw is absolutely essential to the success of the play on game night.
Coach Easton
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
EXAMPLE of 10-12 "speed out". Example below has OUTSIDE foot back. If INSIDE foot back - add one step to everything:
OUT: Align inside normal. First step with outside foot. With your seventh step ROLL to the outside. Your eighth step will bring you completely around. (Snap your head and shoulders around ON your seventh step and look for the ball AS your eighth step hits the ground. This route has a rounded effect – it is NOT a sharp break. Vs. hard corner – run a “fade”.
two different views of the same route. John Eason, great receivers coach at Fla. state taught the "round up" the way coach Mountjoy describes it above. In my opinion, the receiver gets faster separation from the defender with a sharp break move(square out). Thats why there is chocolate and vanilla, we all coach differently certain aspects of the game. The good thing about the board here, is we all get to share our views in good fellowship.
J.C.Easton
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
The late, GREAT, Sid Gillman (whose word is "gospel" to me) said: "NEVER SACRIFICE THE SPEED OF THE CUT FOR EXACTNESS OF THE CUT"!!!!! That is why I prefer a "lightning fast" rounded cut. NOTE: Receiver must NOT raise up at the breaking point - burst out of the low posaition in which you do not show your numbers to the defender!
Thanks for the expansion on your post. I'm sure Sid Gillman forgot more about football than I'll ever know, as have tons of other coaches. As always, your posts are most helpful to me, and sincerely appreciated. If you get to a Redskins gathering this year, be sure and tell Rod Gardner (1st round draft pick as a receiver a few years ago) I said hello. He was my quarterback at my last High School coaching job (Raines High School in Jacksonville, Fla.) I may have shared that with you before.
J.C.Easton
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
NOTE: ON THE "60 SERIES" = QB TAKES 3 STEPS. ON THE "50 SERIES" = QB TAKES 5 STEPS.
BASIC ROUTES FOR X & Z (ALIGN WITH OUTSIDE FOOT BACK)
60-61 & 50-51 = HITCH: Align at normal. First step with your outside foot. Your fifth step will find you on your outside foot. Plant this foot and pivot your inside hip to the OUTSIDE staying low and stationary. After the catch roll to the outside.
62-63 = SLANT: Align outside normal. First step with your inside foot at 45 degrees and you look for the ball right away. (VARIATION: SLANT can also be run breaking on third step (OR fifth step) at 45 degree angle – has to be “game planned”).
60 UP-61 UP = UP: Align at normal. First step with your outside foot. Sprint off the ball and attack the inside shoulder of the defender. When you break down the cushion make an inside move to force an inside turn by the defender. Push off your inside foot and give off to the sideline. Stay 4-5 yds. from the sideline. You should catch the ball about 18-25 yds. deep. If you get a hard corner with deep help, release outside of the corner and get into the fade area (18 yds. deep).
52-53 = POST: Align inside normal. First step with outside foot. Your seventh step will find you on your outside foot. Plant this foot and break to the near upright. Note: If away from callside, don’t cross hash (turn straight up hash when you reach it).
54-55 = OUT: Align inside normal. First step with outside foot. With your seventh step ROLL to the outside. Your eighth step will bring you completely around. (Snap your head and shoulders around ON your seventh step and look for the ball AS your eighth step hits the ground. This route has a rounded effect – it is NOT a sharp break. Vs. hard corner – run a “fade”.
56-57 = CURL: Align at normal. First 7 steps exactly same as POST. On your seventh step plant your outside foot and break to the near upright for two steps SELLING THE POST. Plant your outside foot and come back DIRECTLY to the QB exposing your numbers to him. When the ball is thrown come back to meet it – NEVER sit and wait on the ball.
58-59 = POST/CORNER: Align inside normal. First seven steps exactly same as POST. On your seventh step plant your outside foot and break to the near upright for three steps SELLING THE POST. Plant your inside foot and break to the corner aiming for a point 22 yds. deep on the sideline.
NOTE: ALL ROUTES (EXCEPT FOR “OUT” – 54/55 - WHICH CONVERTS TO “FADE”) - ARE “RUN-IT’S” AND WILL STAY ON VS. HARD CORNERS (PRESS OR ROLL).
Complimentary Routes In “50” & “60” Series
A) H & Y
60-61 – H & Y take an outside release gaining width & “hitch” at 6 yds. deep.
62-63 – H & Y take an outside release & run “flat” route 4 yds deep.
60 UP-61 UP – H & Y – take an outside release gaining width & run “seam” route up the hash.
50-51 – H & Y take an outside release & run “corner” breaking at 10 yds. to a depth of 22 yds. deep on boundary.
52-53 – H & Y take an outside release and at 10 yds. deep break “out” at 90 degrees.
54-55 – H & Y take an outside release to a depth of 8 yds. & break out & down to a depth of 6 yds. NOTE: Can run “corner” (same as 50-51) by Game Plan.
56-57 – H & Y take an outside release & run “flat” route 4 yds. deep. Hook up if you get to width of original align of WR & ball isn’t in air (leave room).
58-59 – Callside H or Y take inside release to a depth of 10 yds. & break to near “post”. Offside H or Y run “flat” route (same as 56-57).
NOTE: CALLSIDE H OR Y HAS FREE RELEASE. OFFSIDE H OR Y HAS CHECK RELEASE (ON ALL OF ABOVE).
B) RB
On ALL passes above EXCEPT 52-53, & 58-59 – your assignment is the same. Check release & run a “circle” route over the ball about 5 yds. deep hooking up & showing QB’s your number.
52-53 – Check release & run a “flat” route to a depth of 4 yds. deep.
58-59 – Check release & run “swing” route behind LOS. As you turn up – you should catch ball roughly where WR lined up.
PS: Enclosed are the QB READS for the above passes. I am indebted to DAN HENNING (brilliant offensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers) & HOF QB Bart Starr for this METHOD of teaching QB's to categorize ("CONCEPTIALIZE) post-snap reads of the secondary on various patterns.
QUARTERBACKS VITAL INFO
I. DIRECTIONAL READ (ELIMINATE ½ OF FIELD)
A) PRE-SNAP LOOK (PREFERABLY) OR,
B) POST-SNAP “TRIGGER” (BY 2nd STEP) (ON “50’s” ONLY – NOT “60’s”)
NOTE: IF THE DEFENSE IS BALANCED & YOU CAN’T DETERMINE BEST SIDE TO THROW TO, STAY CALLSIDE BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE MORE RECEIVERS OUT TO THE CALLSIDE.
II. PROGRESSION OF RECEIVERS READ (TO ½ OF FIELD CHOSEN - AFTER GOING THRU STEP I.)
*WE PROGRESS INSIDE-OUT IF THE WR RUNS AN INBREAKING ROUTE!
B) OUTSIDE-IN (HORIZONTAL STRETCH) = 60-61, 54-55.
*WE PROGRESS OUTSIDE-IN IF THE WR RUNS AN OUTBREAKING ROUTE.
C) LONG-INTERMEDIATE-SHORT (VERTICAL STRETCH) = 52-53, 58-59.
III. OBJECT RECEIVER READ (LOOKING FIRST FOR A PARTICULAR RECEIVER OTHER THAN NORMAL PROGRESSION). COULD BE A “TAG” (57 H FLAT & UP) WHERE YOU LOOK FIRST FOR THE RECEIVER “TAGGED”, OR COACH SENDS IN OBJECT RECEIVER FROM SIDELINE (“56 – “LOOK FOR Z”). IF OBJECT RECEIVER ISN’T OPEN – GO BACK TO WHAT IS LEFT OF PROGRESSION (GIVE OBJECT RECEIVER AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE COACHES “SEE SOMETHING”!).
JOE - 3 step slant used PRIMARILY for Slant-Corner (WR slants on 3rd step - takes 3 more steps & rolls to corner (great on goal line). 5 step slants = normal.
QB Reads on 52 since it is a 3 level vertical stretch = long (Z) to intermediate (Y) to short (RB) (assuming we are in RIGHT formation).
I love to GP it when your looking at a team that bases cover 2 as it's primary. If you catch them in man, the CB is influenced by #1, the SS will have the TE or H and we will run the corner on him. We will influence the FS with the split running a post. The QB will hit the TE or H, in back of the SS and in the lane created by the FS rolling over if the backside post doesn't put the binders on him. If he rolls to honor the post corner, then we are home free on the post by the split. Just how I do it, I'm sure there are much more detailed patterns, but it has always worked well for me.
J.C.Easton
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE