Zone Read in the Red Zone

QB reads the EMOLS or end man and pulls for a nice gain. #spreadoffense

RPO - Mid zone run side | Kick slide backside

Here's a common RPO technique, the offensive line run blocks on the play (run) side, and pass sets the backside. This conflicts the defenses keys. #spreadoffense

Slot fade vs single high

Here's the last two touchdowns in the '22 Rose Bowl, both slot fade concepts to isolate the man to man match-ups. #spreadoffense 

TE Arrow flat screen | Tackle Over

Well designed play, starts with a sugar or fire drill huddle to catch the defense off guard. TE arrow flat screen to the weak side of the formation as the Tackle is over. #spreadoffense

Orbit Motion Reverse 👀

Manipulate the eye discipline of the 2nd level to set up blocks, well designed reverse with orbit motion. #spreadoffense

QB accounting for the unblocked D-lineman

A numerical advantage occurs in the run game when your QB can account for an unblocked defender. #spreadoffense

Power RPO into a sting blitz

Here the QB pulls and throws into a safety (sting) blitz on the Power RPO. #spreadoffense

RPO Split Zone - Curl Flat

Split zone RPO, QB pulls and hits the curl route for a nice gain. #spreadoffense

Nod 9 (stick nod) 💥

Nod 9 out and up route. #spreadoffense

Motion Rub Z Slant

Well designed pass play, using your main target (Gronk) as a decoy to set a rub for the Z slant off motion. #spreadoffense

RB retrace on inside power shovel

Nice design with the mesh (RB/QB) RB retrace on the power shovel pass. #spreadoffense

Long G Trap out of the shot-gun

Long Guard Trap out of the shot gun. Down blocks seal playside and the Guard kicks out the edge player. #spreadoffense

Double pass

This is a well designed and set up double pass, always good to have in the playbook. #spreadoffense

Deep square in out of Trips wide bunch

Here the deep square in clears for a long touchdown out of Trips bunch wide. #spreadoffense

Perimeter screen numbers to the boundary

Here's a well designed quick screen with motion to create a numbers advantage to the boundary. #spreadoffense

RPO G scheme to TE/Wing

Here's a RPO give with the backside glance, running the G down scheme to the four man surface Y/Y. The movement key is the backer over the slot. #spreadoffense

Flea Flicker 💥

Nice design on the Flea Flicker out of the shot gun. Good play when your run game is clicking. #spreadoffense

Speed Option off Jet motion

Speed option, optioning the end man on the line of scrimmage with jet motion opposite. #spreadoffense

Triple option | Split Zone Slide

Modern day triple option, split zone run packaged with the curl flat or slide concept. #spreadoffense

RPO Give / Center Tackle Counter with Arrow/Curl

RPO give on the Counter (C/T), the arrows curl to the boundary widens the over-hang defender and the box is well blocked. #spreadoffense

Inside Zone blocking (double teams)

Nice execution by the offensive line on inside zone. Double teams on both Defensive tackles. #spreadoffense

3x1 stack the slot - option route

Nice design, stack the slot receivers, the off receiver runs an option (angle) route for a nice gain. #spreadoffense

Statue 🗽 reverse 🔥

The statue of liberty reverse, a nice change of direction play. #spreadoffense

Counter Bash QB pull

QB pulls for a nice gain on the counter Bash. #spreadoffense

👀 Hook and lateral, X receiver and O-Tackle

This hook and lateral includes a big man (OT) taking the lateral for a touchdown! #spreadoffense

💥 Shift Pin and Pull RPO

Inside access by the slot receiver on the glance route is an easy read for the QB on the pin and pull RPO. The backside OT and OG pass set, adding to the 2nd level conflict. #spreadoffense

Extra Hat to QB Counter with Wide Screen

Here the offense brings and extra blocker with QB Counter, adding the Running back. They pair it with the wide route screen off orbit motion. #spreadoffense

Trap | Center back block on the shade

Nice isolation on the A gap trap, Guard traps the 3 technique D-Tackle and the Center back blocks on the shade or 1 technique. #spreadoffense

💥 Fly sweep off OZ with Y/Y trade

Nice design 👌 the two TE's trade pre-snap on the fly sweep, leaving the 5 technique unblocked and the edge secured. The run fake off outside zone adds to the misdirection. #spreadoffense

Center and Guard combo blocking vs Odd front

The center and right guard work a nice combination block, allowing the center to climb to the next level while the guard overtakes the nose tackle. #spreadoffense

Mesh | 3x1 closed

The inline TE breaks open on the mesh concept (crossers from both sides) out of a 3x1 closed formation. #spreadoffense

Counter Bash | TE Over

Counter Bash give, TE over formation creates an extra blocker play-side. #spreadoffense

Pull Lead QB Run

Good addition to the traditional zone read, here it's a designed pull RB lead for the QB on the keeper. #spreadoffense

Sight adjustment / Split the 2 high safeties

Sight adjustment route, receiver reads the voided area vs. 2 high split safeties. #spreadoffense

Boundary flood | X skinny post

Flood the boundary, forces the defense to match up and creates a one on one for the X receiver on the skinny post (8). #spreadoffense

QB trap with swing screen

Nice design, packaging motion swing screen with the QB trap run play. #spreadoffense

Late rotation, RB rail route

Here the defense is running a sting (safety) blitz and the offense finds a good match on the RB rail route vs a linebacker. #spreadoffense

Tempo catches the defense not ready

Here's an example of an offense playing fast or with tempo and the confusion it causes, the defense is not ready at the snap. #spreadoffense

4 receivers or 5 Strong Heavy

Formation heavy, ball is middle right to the hash mark. The 2nd receiver on the line cannot catch a forward pass, so they send him behind the LOS at the snap for a potential lateral pass. Catches the defense out numbered for a big play. #spreadoffense

Misdirection swing screen

Nice design on the G-C-G swing screen, adding misdirection and both Tackles pass setting. #spreadoffense

📽️ RPO: Outside Zone Stretch | TE freeze glance

Nice RPO design off stretch run. The inline nub TE delays prior to running the glance route for a touchdown. #spreadoffense

RB Swing Sweep - 3x1 tight bunch

This is a nice design on a RB Swing route out of 3x1 tight bunch that turns into a extended sweep with designed blocking on the perimeter by the receivers. #spreadoffense

Yankee Concept - one high - man free beater: Double Posts with Deep Cross

Man free beater pass concept, some refer to this as the Yankee concept. Clear the field side with the twin receivers running double 8 routes, run the reduced X receiver on a deep crossing route. #spreadoffense

Tackle Wrap | Dart v. Tite front

The tackle Wrap or Dart scheme is a nice alternative to the traditional Guard pull schemes vs. a Tite front (4i-0-4i). The blocking angles or seal blocks on the 4i's are more favorable. #spreadoffense

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Shovel Power Read

The Shovel Power Read is a nice alternative if you're protecting your QB and don't want to run the traditional QB Power Read or Read Sweep play. #spreadoffense

Crunch | G Trap + H Wham 💥

Here's the 'Crunch' run concept, which combines a traditional Guard Trap and H-back Wham block. #spreadoffense

G Trap 💥 - 3 Tech

Here's a well executed trap run play on the 3 technique defensive tackle. #spreadoffense

Using horizontal spacing to attack vertically

Here the offense extends it formation horizontally, executing the fake perimeter screen and 'Go' to perfection. #spreadoffense

RPO Give - Y Lead with Power | Backside glances

QB lives with the give here, good read as the backside glances are covered. RB takes it to the house, Y Insert with Guard Power. #spreadoffense