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PASSOFFENSE 35
lhe quarterback knows that therc will be a def€nder
unblocked and that the halfback will look
immediately. He must deliver the ball before the
defender reaches the halfback.
The defense may choose to take away the halfback
by 'squeezing" him on his route with both
rf€aklinebackeN. In that case, the read then goes
to tho inside double receiver, who should find a
hole in his intermediate rcute (see Figure 5).
We bave presenled 6e\eral coverages lo gi\e
'iou a feel for our adjustment philoBophta This pasB
lattern has been a good one for us and allows us
tr good pattem, regardless ofthe type of defense
're anticipate or encounter,
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The Three-Step Passing Game
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r complete passing attack has the ability to thow
::e ball long and Bhort, on ffBt aB well as third
::\rn, and to use the dropback, play-action, and
:r€n an occasional sprint or roll-type action. The
::ree step alrop i6 part ofa complete pa8s offeme,
.:rether the offense ft primarily for dropback or
::rint-out passing. In thiB article I'll present some
a rhe fundamentals of how we teach the threer:ep
passing game and what some ofour stlate-
:.es are for using it.
-L three-step passing game is used most effec-
: .-h on first and second dorns when defenses
::E keyed to play the run as well as the pass. Al-
--: rugh we're known as a passing oflense, we also
.lnt to be able to run the bau etrectively and keep
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::f€nses of-balanc€. This forc€s our opponent to
: :\ cov€rages that put them in better run sup-
:.:( positions, but that may be qrlnemble to the
Tle three-step passing game is predicated on
;:: !r ng receivers against defensive backs in a one-
_ -rne
situation. Ifyou can't run effectively, the
:=inse will very likely roll its €overaees and
::trble cover the wide receivers, forcing all the
:,-.Ns to come back to the inside to tight €nds
::i backs for less yardage and less success.
The 9O Series
We use the 90 Series to attack defenses by creat
Ing one-on-one 6iluations be($een wide receiv
eru and defensive backs. These passes are used
exclusively in run situations where the delenses
are committed to playing both run and pass. We'll
also use it a limited amount of time in the 2-
minute offense when we feel that we can take a
quick completion to the outside and kill th€ clock.
We use a variety of fomations over the length
ofthe season, as t€ams look for down-and-distance
t€ndencies in certain formations. We want to disguise
our intentiom as much as po8sible. Therefore,
on any given day we may thron the 90 Series
from aB many as four or frve formahons or
different looks than what a defense may have
been prcpared to see.
9O Sedes Protection
The 90 Series is basically a three-st€p drcp series
with quick routes and aggressive protectron
(see Fieure 1). The backs are re8ponsible for the
end man on the line of scrimmage and must block
aegressively b€fore releasing into pattern