Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

3i] FOOTBAIL COACHING STRATEGIES
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The double look in (see !'jsure 3) and the
double quick out (see Fig:ure 4) are just two or
the patterns we use. On both plays the outside
receivers make their brcak on the fifth step. The
quarterback must decide, with a pre-snap read,
which side he l\'ill throw to; he then has a key to
throw off of, lo thai,.qide.
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tack. It also means being able to thro* \'!hen you
have to in the 2 minure -"iruations and when
you'rc trying to pla) catch up.
Our emphasis on the passinggameva ed from
year to year $'ith the abilitr ofour quarterback.
\1'e used all phases of the passing game dropback,
sprint out, play actjon, quick passes, and
bootless but ill a haphazard fashion. As dcfonses
became more sophisticated and put grcat€r pressurc
on the running gamc, it became apparent
that we'd havc to do a betierjob ofcoordinating
and integrating our passing attack.
To pick up some ideas, we spcnt lwo off-seasons
contacting colleges that lan the I and had
successful passinc offcnscs. It was during this
timc that $'e flrst bccamc acquainted $.ith Paul
Hackctt, who lvas recruiling our area. Sincethen,
he's had the greatest inlluence on our thinking
as i1 applies lo passing the football.
Spread Formation
Paul showed us the virtue ofutilizinsthe sprcad
set (see Figurc 2) in the obvious passins situatjon
and how it could facilitate both the quick
passing game an d th e sprint out pass. We adopted
tbe quick-pass series from the spread bothsidcs
runningthe same pattems offive-step cuts, with
the quarterback using a three-step drop. Our outside
rcceivers always line up with their outside
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The spread also allowed us to audibilize our
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