coachperk

If we know a team is heavy blitz (3-3 stack) after watching film, we will the boot with sprintout (slide) protection, using the FB to block the edge. You lose your flat route, but all gaps are protected. It has really been a game changer for us. For example our boot quick is called Pass 319. Our sprintout is Blue (Left) and White (Right). So, if we get heavy blitz we would call Pass 319 Blue or Pass 318 White. You can also mix in a variety of routes with it if you absolutely have to have a flat route .

I know it's unfashionable currently to use a TE. But if you want anyone to get out of stack, use a TE Stack teams will usually bring the OSLB off the edge to defend the jet, leaving them essentially in a rolled up 50. That should give you numbers inside. If you run jet, widen the slot and have him crack the LB, leading with the FB.

Coach, I have a fly video from Mark Speckman that you are welcome to if it helps. Just email your address to twperkins@aubreyisd.net and I'll get it out to you.

I'm pretty sure that an email from the president himself would be rejected by our crazy filter.

I wasn't sure what states allowed cut blocks and which didn't. Get me outside of Texas, and I'm lost. Because we usually have small, quick linemen a lot of what we do is cut in space. If you'd like the DVD playbook, email me your mailing address to: twperkins@aubreyisd.net I hope it helps. If nothing else, it presents a different way of running it from traditional jet.

In Texas you can cut within the tackle box. No player who starts outside the end man on the line of scrimmage may come back toward the ball and cut. I guess the best way to describe what I'm calling "reach and roll" is essentially flopping in front of the end and rolling. In my experience it doesn't matter what the DE runs, he can't play off a rolling defender to use that speed. Also, if they choose to use that speed to jump outside, then the dive off of it will gash them. In fact, the dive is hands down the most successful play of the series. We put our best back at fullback, not one of of the sweepers. The fullback (what he's called in our scheme anyway) has 7-8 opoportunities to get the ball, whereas the sweeper has only one. I have a video playbook on DVD that shows our fly series (we call it "jet", but I've learned here that isn't the most accurate description), with slow motion to show the blocking. Free to anyone willing to trade good ideas back this way.

Sorry for so long on the reply, we've been on Spring Break. Reach and roll is this -- say we're in doubles and the playside tackle has a 5 tech. On the snap of the ball he will spring laterally to get his head past and in front of the outside leg of the DE. Then he log rolls. Sounds silly, but you can teach anybody to reach and roll. The DE either falls like a tree or he can play it perfectly -- benchpressing the tackle to the ground, keeping his feet and shuffling outside (all the while the jet guy has flown by him). There just isn't enough time to play off the block and make the play. The other linemen are all down field throwing on a Lb or secondary guy. The key block has to be out of your slot (#2) receiver. His split has to be close enough that a force player can not fire into the backfield. Also, if the DE widens way out, then the tackle makes a "Soup" call (soup needs a cracker, silly I know). Then #2 cracks the DE.

As we call it, the Fly sweep starts from much wider split, not from a wing or slot. We prefer it over jet because it requires only one key block. Everyone else is downfield blocking. We turn everyone loose inside a 5 tech. Usually run it out of a doubles set. PST simply springs and rolls at the the feet of the end. Much easier than trying to reach and hook. We teach "reach and roll." A playside end has never made the play on sweep. You can have 5 weak lineman and still run it successfully, although 5 weak linemen is certainly not what we're shooting for. Reach and roll and everyone else get downfield and throw on someone. We dive FB playside. If we give to FB we never block playside end. He is playing the fly. We double and combo DT to LB (who is usually flowing laterally and not downhill). Again, it's great for poor linemen.

I am desperately trying to find a copy of the book "Football Defense of the Future: the 2-level Model" by coaches John Thomson and Bill Arnsparger. help?

In Texas, what people have to done to us is the following. To the tight end side, we'd get a 1, 5, 9 with a 3 and 5 tech on the backside. Not impossible to block, but it does give you some trouble.