Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
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Hi coaches, Thanks in advance for any information I receive from you. We went to this formation mid-season last year. The set has a twins on one side with the TE open to the other. The Z receiver is about 8-10 yds from the tackle and the X receiver is about 5 yds from the Z, (this constitutes our twins). On the back side the Y receiver (TE) is about 10 yds from the Tackle but could be more if we are motioning the Z receiver across the formation. We have the FB set at about 3 yds behind the ball, and the TB is about 5 yds behind the ball. We ran ISO until the cows came home, and had great success. FB trap was good to us also. We ran 3-step pass exclusively. Did not even run any playaction. (that is a high priority for next year) Run to pass ratio was proabably about 65% to 35%. (seemed like more though) Anyone run this formation? Any ideas on what can make it better? Any companion plays to the ISO or counter plays that are good? Play action passes off of ISO to twins or away from twins? Again, thanks in advance Coach Ankerholz
Coach we called this look "twins-open" and we went to often as well. If you have a versatile TE it creates even more of a problem. I liked to run the veer to the open side, but more importantly, we ran a heck of a lot of playaction (ISO pass & waggle) to that side. We found this formation very useful vs 40 fronts or when running the power game.
Coach Simmons, You said with a versatile TE is creates more problems. What do you like to do with the TE. We have a kid that is going to be a very good TE in the Future. He has good speed and size, and catches the ball fairly well. He played on the single side for us this year as a sophomore most of the time. We dont keep each receiver in a specific receiver slot, that way we can get certain receivers in the places that we want them according to the play. Any opinions on this?
Most TE's block 90 % of the time and get thrown too about 10%. Never have understood that concept after just starting my 41st year in coaching. The TE is almost always open 100% of the time and not to take real advantage of this fact is foolish to me. I throw to mine 90% of the time and have him block 10% of the time! I love to run him into the bounday on speed out, have him arc release and run an arrow straight down the hash on a quick pop, curl him in at 7 yds just behind the LB, have him run 5-7 yd outcuts. The 5 yd. speed out with the SS as the only read by the QB (if he jumps the TE, hit the Z curling in behind him, if he squats or reverts whatsover, hit the TE right now) are some of my favorite things that I do with him.
Coach Easton
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
Sorry for the delay... Coach Easton took the words right out of my mouth! In addition we would motion the TE out to achieve the "open look", this usually forced the OLB to get out of the box or cover a slot receiver with a LB. Hope this helps.