Transcript University of Nevada Wolf Pack Football

University of Nevada
Wolf Pack Football
Cameron Norcross
Off. Line/Run Game Coordinator
The Pistol Offense – Run Game
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Able to run all concepts of the Spread
Offense
◦ Zone Read, Zone Read Option, Zone Read Bubble,
Shovel Option
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Able to have downhill, North/South runs
without being under Center
◦ Counter Gap, Power, Outside Zone, Horn, Stretch,
Inside Zone
The Pistol Offense – Run Game
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Running Back gets the ball deeper
◦ Allows him to set blocks
◦ Increases his vision
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Hides the RB
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Teams cannot set fronts based on off-set
back
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Able to use all formation in the run game
◦ 1 TE, 2 TE, Wing Sets, 2 RB, or No TE without limiting
the play selection
The Pistol Offense – Bluff Game
Doesn’t tip direction of the play
 Read the DE
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◦ Looks like run to him, not away
Initially hides the RB
 Easier Mesh Point
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◦ Able to ride the mesh longer
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RB able to be square
◦ Gets into the wall easier
RB able to push longer before the cutback
 Must differentiate from Inside Zone for OL
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Zone Read – Read Changes
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Need Change-up to Read on DE
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Keeps Defense Honest
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Trying to take away QB and tackle RB
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Different reads get the QB the ball
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Different Looks freeze the LB
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Changes are minor to OL
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MAN GAME
◦ Simulate all aspects of Zone Read
◦ ALWAYS hand the dive
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MAN GAME
◦ True Zone Read – QB/RB
◦ QB vs. C gap defender
MAN GAME – “LEAD” &
“ARC”
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◦ True Zone Read – QB/RB
◦ QB vs. C gap defender
◦ Borrow blockers from opposite or
same side of formation
◦ Still use different reads – Base,
Lock, etc.
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MAN GAME – “DOUBLE LEAD”
◦ True Zone Read – QB/RB
◦ Borrow 2 blockers for alley
◦ Borrow blockers from opposite or
same side of formation
◦ Still use different reads – Base,
Lock, etc.
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MAN GAME
◦ True Zone Read – QB/RB
◦ Still use different reads – Base,
Lock, etc.
◦ 3rd Man is Pitch
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MAN GAME
◦ True Zone Read – QB/RB
◦ Still use different reads – Base,
Lock, etc.
◦ 3rd Man is Pitch
◦ 4th Man is Alley Blocker