What If

I have recently had some questions.

Q1. What if teams start to play you with a wide defensive end making it virtually impossible for you to run your play to the open side?

We’ll do whatever we can to get that five technique out of the way. We can reach him, pass block him, cut him, give him a down block key, whatever. Just don’t let him turn and run to the sweep. If that’s the case, we instruct our end man on the LOS to control that man how ever he can. If he wants to go outside them push him all the way to the sideline. The back will just look for the lane and make a cut. I coach my backs to always have their head on a swivel and be aware of the field.

Q2. What if you get that strong safety coming up hard on the force and you can’t crack him with your wide receiver?

We tell our wide receiver to step to crack him for two steps. If the strong safety is across the line of scrimmage by then, we will switch assignments with the blocking back the next time we run it. The blocking back will pick him up and the receiver will take number one (the corner).

Q3. What if teams are overloading your tight end side with a 7 and 9 technique and you are still trying to run the tight side?

We’ll just run inside with the tight end blocking down on the 7 technique and the tackle now kicking out on the 9 technique. We’ll have to cut the play up inside because it’s virtually impossible to get outside of that.

I have gotten a lot of my ideas on running the jet and fly from reading stuff from coach Speckman at Willamette college. I have also gotten ideas from Coach Wes Elrod. I have taken ideas from both of these great coaches and tweaked it and made it my own. I do not claim that I have developed this offense myself. I have taken others ideas and put my own twist on it to make it my own. I have changed the numbering system to make it less confusing for my players and my coaches. It works for me and hopefully it will work for others too.

I have made posts about all of my series thus far. from the 200 through the 600 run series. I have also talked about the 700, 800, and 900 passing series. I have definitely left some out since I don't want to give away all my tricks. If you have questions or comments please be sure to ask.