Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

RUN AND PASS OFFENSN 65
The tailback must get tackled; if he doesn't,he
:, rld dlag in the flat late as an outlet man. Sell
r:n on getting tackled, not on being a recelver.
The fianker (Z) should run a 20- to z5-yard
r m€-backmute. The depth depends on the6peed
:rd timing ofyour players. He should keep com-
:.: back for the ball until he catches it or until he
,:..oss the QB is going to run. If ith a run, the
:'rnker must set a block. On the pass, he must
the deep defender The urderneath cover-
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\r ill be contrclled by the fake and the QB.
The QB should make a gt€at fake, make it look
like the run, and then continue to roll to the outside,
looking for his fianker ll thc flanker i. covercd,
then the QB should run the ball. If the QB
gets to the outside, the flat delender (strong
safety) is in a bind. Ifhe comes up, the QB should
throw over his head; if he staF back, the QB
should run the ball.
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The Air Option Offense
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'rr offensive football philosophy is to develop the
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ofbothworlds a running game that attacks
:... defens€ and can contml the ball wh€n needed,
:.d a passing game that exploits a wide-open
,::ack that can also b€ utilized in catch-up tac-
:::: if needed. We achieve this blend with the
:. pl e option as our running game and the pocket
::rs as our passinggame. Since we keep the ball
'hp air via lhc option pitch and/or rhe passing
::r ne with a variety of option keys, someone called
:. offeme the "air option."
If a coach can perfect this combination, then
-i liill dissect defenses to his advantage, becom-
-< highly successful with his offensive unit.
\ aturally, talent is needed to execute any off€nse.
:.. the air option, the quarterback must be an
i-, erag€ runner with above-average ability as a
In teaching football, we strive to make the asi:gnments
as simple as possible in ord€r to work
: nma ly on technique. The ba8ic elem€nts must
adhered to before we can add any flail. Our
-€ :, :al thinhing is simplicitywith sound basic tech-
Basic Formation
'i. basic formation is the tv/in Bet with a split
'-=eiver (see Fieure 1).
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WIDE RECEIVEB
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The spacing is highly impoltant. Between th€
offensive linemen we split one yard or wider Be
certain you understand what a yard is-measure
it. Most people do not adhere to this principle.
We want our offensive lineften off the ball as
much as the rule allows. This ties into our timins
for both the running and passing game. It also
aids in picking up stunts and allows the offensive
linemen to block an inside gap charge without
difficulty. The two running backs align directly
behind the euards 4 yards deep.
Our wid€ r€ceiveft set one thid of the fleld
from the ball, but are rcstricted by a boundary
r'ule never align any closer than 8 yards from
ihe sid€line. This is impodant in our passing
game. The inside receiver or wingback sets 5
yards inside the \.ide receiver in the twin align-