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Flank speed option out of empty, TE arc block

Here, the offense starts in empty, motions the Running Back into the backfield and run a flank speed option with the inline TE arc blocking the CB. #spreadoffense

ID man coverage, Orbit Tear opposite in space

The offense identifies man coverage, then motion opposite with tear orbit motion to create a one on one situation in space. #spreadoffense

Spot route | Empty | Quick Game

QB hits the spot route out of empty for a good gain. #spreadoffense

Fly sweep with perfect timing

This fly sweep hits with perfect timing right before the snap. This is a timing play from under the center versus a shot gun hand-off. #spreadoffense

QB Pass Progression

QB pass read and progression is glance, sluggo, to RB arrow vs. this one high, cover 1 look. #spreadoffense

Vince Lombardi - Football Coach

Vince Lombardi, legendary football coach, summed up in words by Howard Cosell, legendary sports writer and sportscaster, in 1970 upon his death.

Bubble Screen 101

Here's a close-up of a bubble screen in a spread offense. #spreadoffense

Double pylon out of a restricted formation

Double pylon (front and back) pass concept at the goal-line. Front and back orange (corner) markers, landmarks for the two receivers. #spreadoffense

Double move | Juke 7 corner | Bench Route

Nasty route on the 'juke 7' cut or deep slant corner. Also known as a Bench Route. #spreadoffense

Burst Route | Stop Slant

The #1 receiver (a RB in empty) runs a burst route. Burst is a stutter, stop and go slant to the middle of the field. #spreadoffense

Empty, Trap the 4i Tackle

Nice design out of an empty formation, not your usual run formation. Here, they run an inside toss flip and trap block the larger technique. #spreadoffense

Smash Concept 3×1 bunch | Defense spinning to 1 high

3x1 smash concept, the field corner has his eyes on the speed out, and the corner route opens for a touchdown. #spreadoffense

Slant / Arrow (In and Out)

A basic day one pass install. RB arrow, X receiver slant or in and out to the boundary. #spreadoffense 

Empty | Orbit to Quads | Packaged Play | Screen and QB Draw

Empty, motion to quads, packaged play, perimeter screen and QB draw. Center folds thru the B-gap to lead the QB. #spreadoffense

Goal-line fade against Man Coverage | Split Release

Split Release, receiver makes a stutter move on the goal-line fade route for a touchdown. #spreadoffense

Basic Concept | Clear and Out

This is a 'Basic' pass concept vs. man here. #1 receiver runs the streak or clear, and #2 slot runs the out cut. #spreadoffense

Bang 8 in the Red Zone

Receiver in a reduced split, runs a Bang 8 route in the red zone. #spreadoffense

Over | Stop Return Route

Sell the cross country or deep over route and either settle in the middle or return to the sideline. #spreadoffense

Empty | Motion H middle slip screen

Empty, motion H back middle slip screen. Block and release #spreadoffense

Check with me (sideline) bluff | Quick snap

The offense executes a bluff on a "check with me" sideline play and quick snaps the football, catching the defense off guard. #spreadoffense

Dive | Keep | Pitch - Modern Day Triple Option

The 3 phases of option football: Dive, Keep, and Pitch phase, the same in today's game as the option days of the 70's and 80's. #spreadoffense

QB Stretch Lead

Shot gun formation QB stretch lead (RB) to the weak side of the formation. #spreadoffense

Motion (In) Return (Out) - Corndog | Kansas City Chiefs

The #1 receiver short motions in and returns out for a touchdown. The Kansas City Chiefs call this "Corndog".

Boundary Smash (corner route) Concept | Motion to 2x2

The H in the slot to the boundary runs the 7 cut or corner route in the smash concept. The safety has his eyes in the backfield, and the LB is in a tough match-up. #spreadoffense

Tear Motion (RB) | QB draw out of empty

The offense motions the RB out of the backfield (Tear motion), creating a 3x2 empty formation. The defense is in man coverage. The QB runs a draw vs. a light box for a long gain. #spreadoffense 

Dig Route | 15 to 18 yards

Dig Route or in breaking route at 15 yards, rounding out to 18 yards at the catch. #spreadoffense

Double teams on the Defensive Tackles

Two nasty double teams lead to the displacement of the line of scrimmage. The threat of the QB keep (pull) adds to the bad gap or run fit integrity of the linebacker. #spreadoffense

Combo Stick | QB Draw RPO

3x1 stick RPO with the QB having the option to pass (Y stick) or run based on his 2nd level movement key and box count. #spreadoffense

Crunch | Trap the 1 and Wham the 3

The offensive guard traps the one technique defensive tackle, and the H-back whams the 3 technique defensive tackle. #spreadoffense

Rotation to Cover 1 | 7 (corner) cut smash

The defense drops a safety from a 2 high pre-snap look, and the offense converts on the voided area with a deep 7 cut. #spreadoffense

Bluff the Now Screen | Y wheel

Bluff the block on the now or quick screen by the Y receiver, and go on a wheel route. #spreadoffense

Slip Screen

Slip screen: linemen release, and the wing-back bluffs a block and catches the screen pass with blockers in front. #spreadoffense

Sweep (C/G) Bash

Bash Sweep (give). #spreadoffense

Orbit motion | Tackle (dart) wrap

Orbit motion with Tackle Wrap (pull) or Dart run play. #spreadoffense

QB motion (exit) | Counter Bash

The QB motions out of the backfield, and the ball is snapped to one of two RB's, and they run the Bash Counter Read (GIVE) play. #spreadoffense

WR in the backfield | Wheel Route

The offense puts a slot receiver in the backfield in order to get a mismatch in coverage on the wheel route. #spreadoffense

Orbit motion Screen

Orbit motion screen out of 11 personnel into a blitz. #spreadoffense

Trips formation | Wheel

Trips formation (3 receiver side - 3x1) wheel route breaks wide open. #spreadoffense

Y stick-nod

The inline TE (Y) runs a stick-nod double move for a touchdown in the red zone. #spreadoffense

Perimeter blocking by a Wide Receiver 💥 | Screen

Here's a wide receiver with a great stalk block on the perimeter. #spreadoffense

15 yard Curl Route

15-yard curl route vs. zone coverage. #spreadoffense

Trap the 3 Technique Defensive Tackle

Guard traps the 3 technique DT from the shot-gun pistol. #spreadoffense

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Bench Route | Empty Formation

The # 1 receiver runs a bench route, which starts with an inside release, then vertical, before breaking on a 7 or corner cut. #spreadoffense

Bash Counter - QB give

Bash counter, guard and tackle pull, the QB reads the end man on line of scrimmage and hands the ball off vs. keeping the ball and following the pullers. #spreadoffense

Go route vs. Cover 0 (0 blitz)

Go route vs. 0 blitz or Cover 0 #spreadoffense

Outside Zone + | Escort Motion

Here's an outside zone lead or plus run design with escort motion. The offense gets nice seal blocks to create a big alley for the Running Back. #spreadoffense

OT arc block vs 3 man front | QB pull read 📚

Here, the Offensive Tackle arc blocks up onto the over-hang defender vs a 3-3-5 defense. QB pulls on the read. #spreadoffense

🔀 Switch concept

Switch release by two receivers often conflicts the defenses match rules in coverage. #spreadoffense

Trips bunch - Follow/Angle

Trips bunch, follow and angle concept to clear the middle for the angle (follow). #spreadoffense

Ring around the Rosie or Snow Globe Huddle 🔄

Kansas City Chiefs Ring Around The Rosie Huddle 🔄 or Snow Globe as called by Patrick Mahomes. #spreadoffense

Sprint Draw Lead 💥

Sprint Draw Lead #spreadoffense

Option Throw Back (QB shift)

Here's a shift out of the huddle with the QB taking the option pitch on a throw back play. #spreadoffense

Option Football | Ferris State

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Hoss Z Juke - A Tom Brady Go-To

When you think of Tom Brady and a 'go-to' pass concept through his long, storied career, you have to put this one at the top of the list. Zing Bonzai 74 Hoss Z Juke. Notice the sight adjustments on all of the routes, based on what the defense is giving you.

MOFC = Middle of the Field Closed

MOFO = Middle of the Field Open

Whip route - Goal-line

Whip route at the goal-line (pivot opposite).

Sluggo (slant and go) route

Sluggo route, slant and go (double move) by the receiver. #spreadoffense

Double Smash (corners) - RB up the seam

Known as a 7 on 7 play because it is long developing and isolates a linebacker on a speedy skill receiver. Both sides of the formation run 'smash' (hitch and corner) and the RB releases through the A-gap vertically. #spreadoffense

Statue of Liberty Reverse

The statue of liberty play, QB fakes the throw and gives on the reverse. #spreadoffense

QB Counter '+' with Orbit Motion

QB Guard and Tackle Counter run with the RB as the third or '+' -- Orbit motion added. #spreadoffense

Cross Country Route

Cross Country or Deep Crosser by the slot receiver. #spreadoffense

QB 🔀 RB pass to H-back

The QB and RB switch positions and the QB takes the hand-off and throws to the H back on a slow release to the flat with fake reverse. #spreadoffense

Motion to Diamond - Lead Triple Option

The offense motions to a 💎 diamond formation and runs Lead Option. #spreadoffense

Sting Route - Vertical stem adjustment on Crosser

Here's a nice adjustment by the receiver on the crossing route. The Mike backer is looking to wall off the crossing route, the receiver avoids that with a vertical stem re-route. Called Sting Concept #spreadoffense

Zone Read (QB pull read)

QB makes the right decision on the zone read to keep. #spreadoffense

Sweep (Center/Guard) RPO

RPO Sweep, the movement key is the middle backer circled in the video. #spreadoffense

Counter Run (Guard and Tackle)

Guard and Tackle Counter #spreadoffense

Pin and Pull Sweep

Pin and Pull Sweep run play. #spreadoffense

3x1 into the boundary | Quick Screen

Formation into the boundary, 3x1 quick screen with favorable numbers #spreadoffense

Offensive Line shift pre-snap

Here's a unique pre-snap shift by the Philadelphia Eagles Offensive line. The shift looks like it distorted the gap responsibilities of the defense at the goal-line. #spreadoffense

Fake stalk block and Go

The RB motions out of the backfield to create quads and the threat of a RB perimeter screen. The receiver bluffs a stalk block and go's (look in) for a TD. #spreadoffense

3x1 | Dig route | in cut | Dagger & Mesh pass concept merged

The in-cut dig route hits for a big gain. This is a 3x1 Dagger and Mesh merged pass concept. #spreadoffense

Tackle Wrap | Dart vs. 5 man box

5 man box triggers run for the offense, right tackle wraps around to collect the linebacker. #spreadoffense

Bash Sweep | 12 personnel

12 personnel, Bash Sweep give (read)

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Inside Release | Sail Route

Receiver gets an inside release and then breaks out on a Sail Route. #spreadoffense

Split Zone RPO

Split Zone RPO, the QB gets a pull and throw read based on the off coverage of the corner, opening the in breaker for a big gain. #spreadoffense

TE/Y 2pt stance | Inside Release (pass)

Michigan Offensive Coordinator discussing (Coach Moore) Tight Ends (Y) releasing from a 2 point upright stance for pass routes. #spreadoffense

Short Motion Return

Short motion return route, receiver blocks as the ball is caught at the line of scrimmage. #spreadoffense

 

Flash Counter Read

Flash counter read. The QB gives to the Flanker on the read play. #spreadoffense

Colorado Route

Nice Colorado cut at the goal-line. #spreadoffense

Both Guards redirect or retrace pull 💥

Both Offensive Guards pull right, then redirect left to lead the Running Back. #spreadoffense

RPO Talk - Day 1 Install

Here Coach Doug Pederson talks about the basic fundamentals of the Run, Pass Option. Breaking down box counts and secondary rotations to teach Quarterbacks decisions on give/hand-off or pull/throw reads.

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DB playing thru the hands

Here's a great technique teached by defensive back coaches, playing thru the hands of the receiver to break up the pass. #spreadoffense

Long hand-off with mid zone

Extended hand-off - quick bubble screen packaged with mid zone to slow pursuit. #spreadoffense

Coach Urban Meyer breaking down the BASH run play

Urban Meyer breaking down the BASH read run play in football. A play he and Offensive Coordinator Dan Mullen schemed up in 2004-2005 to flip the roles of the running back and Quarterback. #spreadoffense

QB Lead Draw, Center Folds ✍️

This QB Lead Draw out of 3x1 spread. The Center fold blocks. #spreadoffense

NY Giants layering run concepts 👂✍️

Nice concept by the NY Giants, combining read run blocking schemes, H sift, BASH read, and Pin and Pull. #spreadoffense

QB Power O + 1 advantage

Video of QB Power O and the extra player as opposed to handing it to a Running back. #spreadoffense

RPO in 2010

Run, pass option in 2010 by the University of Michigan. #spreadoffense

Shift | Jet QB Counter

Here's a nice QB run design, shift the formation, jet motion, QB Counter. Guard and Tackle pull. #spreadoffense

Criss-cross inside counter

Here is a player with roots from the Wing-T. Known as Criss-cross, it's an inside counter with two hand offs and lead pullers. #spreadoffense

Spread Formation (empty) QB inside zone

Spread the defense via formation, QB take advantage of a light box count for a touchdown run. #spreadoffense

Option football at the goal-line ✍️

Nice design inside the 5 yard line. Tackle wrap, H kick with the inline Y releasing on the arrow. Three phases for the QB. #spreadoffense

Sweep Pass (dual threat QB)

Here's a good design with a dual threat QB. QB sweep with the option to throw. #spreadoffense

QB throwback | Unbalanced formation

Nice design when you have an athletic Quarterback, RB throwback to the QB. Here the offense is in an unbalanced or over heavy formation, and they throw it back to the short side. #spreadoffense

Shallow cross 'sting' route

Here the #3 receiver runs a shallow cross sting route, a long developing route that requires good pass protection. #spreadoffense

H arrow release, Triple Option

Here the QB keeps the ball off the triple option in the low red zone. Three options are hand-off to RB, QB keep (seen here), or throw it. #spreadoffense

Modern Triple Option

The modern Triple Option out of the shot gun in the low red zone. RB hand-off (1), QB run (2), QB pass is the old pitch phase (3). #spreadoffense

Triple option | Orbit motion H arc

Triple option from the boundary formation with orbit motion. the H-back (Y) arc releases and acts as the lead blocker for the pitch phase. #spreadoffense

Reverse ⬇️ off counter action

Nice design on the reverse to the reduced X receiver off counter action. #spreadoffense

Jet sweep reverse with option to throw 👀

Two point play, jet sweep reverse with the option to throw by the receiver. 🔥 #spreadoffense

Man to man coverage beater ✍️

Nice variation to the traditional smash concept with the inside receiver versus man to man coverage. #spreadoffense

Token Power Toss Read with Y sail⛵🏈

Combining concepts, power toss read with the classic air raid sail concept by the slot. #spreadoffense

Guard and H-back counter vs a Gap Exchange

Breakdown of the Guard and Tackle still executing the counter against a gap exchange or chase replace. #spreadoffense

Run, Screen Option

Run, screen option give by the QB - The box has favorable numbers on the outside zone run play packaged with the perimeter screen, and the QB gives for the touchdown. #spreadoffense

GT counter to the boundary (short side) two log blocks by pullers

Here the offense is in a heavy or over formation to the field, they run Guard/Tackle counter to the boundary. The defense tries to spill the play, but the pullers react with log blocks to allow the RB to get the edge. #spreadoffense

QB Power Read ✍️

The QB reads the end man on the line of scrimmage and decides to hand-off or keep the ball behind Power blocking, Guard pulling. #spreadoffense

Dart RPO with X access

The QB reads the one on one cover and decides to pull and throw on the RPO or run, pass option, X streak. This is off Dart or tackle wrap run.

Counter RPO with X glance

Nice design on the counter RPO, the 2nd level defenders react towards the line of scrimmage on the counter run, and the X receiver opens for a nice gain. #spreadoffense

Tunnel screen with counter action 🔥

The tunnel screen meshes well with gap scheme counter, the linemen blocks are set up with the flow of the down blocks. #spreadoffense

Switch verticals, inline TE seam

This is a switch vertical concept, with the inline Tight End (TE/Y) getting up the seam for a touchdown. #spreadoffense

QB Counter Y Y or 2 Tight Ends blocking

Here's a unique blocking scheme for the QB counter, two Tight Ends or Y's are the kick out and lead blockers aligned in the backfield. #spreadoffense

RPO to the reduced split X

The QB long rides this RPO and hits the reduced X on the inside zone RPO pull and throw. #spreadoffense

Combo and climb by the Right Tackle

The right Tackle does a nice job climbing to the linebacker after combo blocking the Defensive Tackle with the Guard. #spreadoffense