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.
You have an over front (3, 7 strong, shade ,5 weak) with the Sam located outside the TE (4-5 yards deep and about 1-2 yards outside TE) and off the ball Mike and Will overshifted strong a bit.
Offense is in a pro I. The question becomes how do you deal with secondary force?
Strong side: PS Tackle and TE (Trey Push Call) combo 7 and Sam PS Guard and Center (Duece Push Call) for the 3 and Mike BS Guard (Base Reach vs. shade) BS Tackle Most dangerous threat in B Gap (usually the will lber) FB End man on line away from play
Weak Side: (Better Play)
PS Tackle (Base Reach vs 5) PS Guard and Center (Ace Lion Push call) for the shade and Will BS Guard and BS Tackle (Duece Push call) for the 3 and Mike TE: Most dangerous threat to C gap (Usually the 7) FB You can do a couple of things here: keep the rules the same and have the FB block the end man on line away from play or call zone lead and have him lead up and double the will or lead him on a rolled up safety when they try to get 8 men in the box.
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In the scenario you presented - the WR's HAVE to block secondary run force, PERIOD! That means the SAFETIES. Not many people in College, NFL, or even in High School run support with Corners to any degree!
Yeah weakside zone is better here because the backers are shifted strong and the TE/tackle combo would be tough. I would lead the fullback on Will though for weakside zone and have the combo on the shade go to Mike and the combo on the 3 go to the Sam or SS (which ever one isn't responsible for naked).
On strong zone I would call force and lead the fullback possible blocking Sam or SS.
For 'Zone Lead', would the FB run to the same aiming point as the TB (ie — the B-Gap) and take the first off-colour jersey/most dangerous man, or would he aim straight for a particular defender? If you put the FB on a safety, would the WR block the CB?
In Outside Zone, how do you account for an unblocked CB at the perimeter?
LEAD OFF INSIDE ZONE IS RUN TWO WAYS (PERSONAL PREFERENCE OF DIFFERENT COACHES):
1. BLOCKING BACK LEAD WITH REGULAR ZONE BLOCKING - BLAST A HOLE IF THERE IS NONE (I THE HOLE IS THERE GO ON TO NEAREST SAFETY). 2. REGULAR "ISO" BLOCKING WHERE HE ISOLATES ILB.
OUTSIDE ZONE - WHO BLOCKS CORNER": THIS WOULD DEPEND STRICTLY ON FORMATION. YOU CAN GET INTO A 2 TE/2 WR/1 RB SET (LIKE THE INDY COLTS) & PUT BOTH WR'S ON SAME SIDE. INSIDE WR GET SAFETY, & OUTSIDE WR GET CORNER. IN MOST SETS - THE WR CAN "PUSH/CRACK" (PUSH THE CORNER OFF FOR A FEW STEPS, THEN CRACK THE SAFETY). THIS IS KNOWN AS "TAKING TWO" BECAUSE THE CORNER WILL BACK OFF WITH THE WR FOR SEVERAL STEPS PARTICULARLY IN MAN; BY THEN IF THE RB GETS ON THE EDGE - YOU HAVE A "COACHES' DREAM" - THE RB ON THE CORNER ONE ON ONE IN OPEN FIELD. MOST CORNERS ARE NOT GREAT TACKLERS!
PS: IN ALL DEFENSES - 2 MEN ARE GOING TO BE UNBLOCKED. THE QB CAN TAKE CARE OF ONE OF THEM (NAKED FAKE, ETC.) & THE BALL CARRIER MUST DEFEAT THE OTHER WITH THE "BYOB" TECHNIQUE ("Be Your Own Blocker"). "YOU CAN'T BLOCK THEM ALL"!!!!!
Very valid point! That is why I have trouble with coaches who try to play BODY ON BODY and are always claiming, "as many as you can bring, we can block". Up to 7 man protection, I can buy it. But, after that it becomes a shaky proposition to me. Just like Bill walsh's lecture that you have posted before where he is talking about we need to better protect the QB and then gives a scenario of 8 man pass pro. He finishes up that segment by asking " Do I suggest you do this all the time? He then answers his own question by saying " no, but it is a viable way to at least get the job done". To me, it's just like in man coverage, the only player not accounted for is the QB (and he never will be without giving up another more important player in that scenario).
JC
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