This can be an easy way to get the a back involved in the passing game. Coach jeremy plaa showcases his three favorite routes specific to the trips formation, including game film. Feb 03, 2017 with a trips look to the front side of the formation, hogan z and mitchelldanny amendola w run the postwheel combination. Being third and 16 its not a given that indiana could convert, but this defense is not well equipped for the. Notes there are five basic categories of route concepts here some with subcategories. Jun 02, 2015 the first route in the progression is the s on chase route.
In fact, many times a receiver will run an out route into. Red raider has a lot of answers to many of the route combinations that teams will run out of a trips formation. The key to special is the sams ability to play as though he is a cornerback. Sep 28, 2017 sometimes it can be difficult to chose the most effective route for your team in an offense. The chase route is three hard steps outside, plant, and angle into mof chasing the drive route. This is different than a trips formation, in which you have three receivers aligned to one side of the formation in a straight line.
However, the stack has value in furthering more traditional bunch formation advantages. If a linebacker plays the nod route well like in the play above, an underneath route should open up. This is called two through the zone versus cover 3 and it will. Another option is to run the route from a 3x1 formation with the a back running the chase route. In many cases, you will find the stick concept run from some type of bunch, cluster, or tight formation. The most important schemes and concepts in the nfl today.
The inside most receiver will then run a short out route, which he will be provided with a lot of run after the catch room because of the vacated defenders going with the outside vertical routes. Essentially, the defense has shrunk the field and eliminated a player from the offenses route combinations. As the spread as evolved, offenses have developed reads for the third level. Trips yellow this is probably my favorite quick game route against cover 2. Jan 25, 2017 the go concept is a 3 receiver side play. Most generally, the coverage to the trips side in special is a two read. A good pass route to beat soft zone coverage such as cover 4. Even the bubble has the other receivers on its side performing a specific task. By using them in combination with a passing tree, the combo routes can be run from any formation. The added benefit of this version is the back and tight end are checkreleasing. Mar 18, 2018 the stick is a passing concept that features the inside receiver running a stick route, often he has option to run a quick out route as well depending on the type of pass coverage. This sprint out passing concept is the counter to the flood sprint out passing concept. Wide receiver rules for our curl sprint out passing. In two read, the cornerback is responsible for the out cut of the no.
Apr 11, 2014 to the closed strong side of the formation, the no. The slantflat is a twoman route combination off of a threestep drop that can, from certain formations, include a checkdown to a running back out of the backfield. Trips can be classified as any three eligible receivers to one side of the formation, which can or cannot include a tight end. Consider using these plays from the university of memphis.
Analyzing each blocked punt provides insight into how special teams units can be aggressive going after puntsteams who block punts win the vast majority of games. The nod route double move can fake out a linebacker for an easy throw. Levels any route combination between the numbers that has one underneath and one over top route. My players feel badass when they line up in the formation. The progression for the quarterback will be presnap, number one running the vertical, void. When you add timely playcalling to the mix, it can be a tough combination for a defense to stop. Jun 08, 2014 many trips teams get into trips for one reason. I can run every play out of the formation and nothing changes for my guys. Coach shares his approach for attacking zone, man, and pressure defenses. Versus 1 high safety he must cross the safetys face with a post route and pull him to the middle. The next receiver to him, runs a flat or a quick out. This sprint out passing concept is also a great play to get your rl involved in the offense.
Its a great way to attack the quarterquarterhalf trips coverage so many teams use. Your main read on this play is the tight end on the out route who will get open against any coverage but hard flats. Te trips rightleft hop as you can see in first diagram and rightleft flip, which you can see in the second diagram. If he is covered, look to either of the 2 post routes. The next variation, used in the same game, is out of a trips formation. Coaching the curl passing concept from trips formations. Jan 22, 2010 the inside most receiver will then run a short out route, which he will be provided with a lot of run after the catch room because of the vacated defenders going with the outside vertical routes.
Below is a slightly different version of the sticknod. The a runs vertical to clear out space and take the top off the coverage. Most of them involve two man route combinations into the flat area, but norvell does so with a vertical, wheel, and swing. For this article we show several common pass routes and route combos that you will find in real football and video game football. This type of routes have the tight end, or runningback delay before going out on their pass route. Passing wise there will be simpler route combinations with high percentage throws hitches, curls, slants and to feature the qbs skill set, mostly will be playaction pass and sprint out. Further analysis also shows how to prevent unforced errors on your own punt team.
Dec 06, 20 stacking receivers isnt new for michigan, and the triangle route combination has used extensively across all levels of football for years. Instead of a corner route, in the deep third, the first read is a simple fade route. This is a great concept that has quickly become more and more popular. Coach plaa begins his presentation talking about trips stretch spacing route which he runs from trips sets which are 3. The buckeyes lined up in a trips formation to one side, knowing the maize and blue would respond with a zone that would still. We do this from five widetwo te, helps keep free air rushing ends a step further out. The defense was in a version of cover3 that requires the flat defender to run the no. Inout any route combination that attacks adjacent zones at the same level. Finally, a slot receiver or tightend runs the stick route. The cb has to make a decision between the slantstop and the bubble.
The idea is to put a quick passing game concept that attacks the linebackers to one side and to direct the quarterback to. This is a great way to attack the back side of a trips formation. Its a wide trips bunch trips but detached from the formation, the corner isnt in position to get a jam, and youre outnumbered. Stacking receivers for triangle route combinations football.
The spot route will vary from three to five steps depending on field position, down and distance, but the combination stays the same. Add some bunch to your playbook by steve heck wide. The mesh route is extremely effective because the qb still has a check down y, can hit the homerun a or z and can get the ball to his receivers in space x or h. The smash route is a good example in todays game, which involves two receivers, as is the follow. Coach discusses how he adds rpos to the to the quick passing game and how they are best run from when on the hash. If the linebacker collapses on the shallow, there is a big throwing lane for the deeper dig route. My thoughts with this formation is that it allows the offense i just described to do a few things to a defense. The run and shoot go concept using te formations and a qb. It is a bootleg to the left and the only difference is that the number two receiver in the combination is on the other side of the formation. Hilo any route combination outside the numbers that has one underneath and one over top route. There is a tight bunch figure 5 and a wide bunch figure 6. To the closed strong side of the formation, the no. Trips right formation youth football plays and formations. Trips white depending on how the defense adjusts to trips, the hitch to the h should be open.
Sep 15, 2016 in the article we posted on xs os football called passing routes 101 we broke down several passing routes for runningback, receivers, and tight ends. Three best routes to easily implement out of the trips. Three best routes to easily implement out of the trips formation jeremy plaa. Few high school qbs can make the 25yard comeback throw from the opposite hash. Adding a simple call at the end of the playcall, will assign the back a route.
Common pass routes and route combos football plays. The back is obviously used to set the edge in protection so therefor must be on that side of the formation. Msu comes out in shotgun on the left hash, with three receivers in trips to the right side. What stands out on film about the washington offense is that the team does not run a lot of exotic passing combinations.
One of the big tells for this is when the back is offset to the trips side of the formation. Trips left sprint left flood the olb will cover the quick out. Gus malzahns frequently used passing concepts college. May 05, 2017 sprint out passing with trips formations joe daniel football. He releases with low pad level and play action tempo and bursts into his sail route, flattening his break vs. Trips right mesh z post this is similar to the throw on verticals. Brian cook of mgoblog put up some photos from last weeks game between michigan and indiana, where michigan pulled out the victory but indianas ben chappell threw for 480 yards and three tds, by completing over 70% of his passes. The receiver runs 1015 yards and then cuts in at a 90degree angle towards the sideline. The stick is a passing concept that features the inside receiver running a stick route, often he has option to run a quick out route as well depending on the type of pass coverage.
Rather, they rely on some of the more basic route structures, executing them in a precise manner. Most of these yards came from underneath throws, but chappell hit a few big plays, including a big gainer on third and 16. There are two kinds of bunch formations most frequently used. We are going to continue our look at various passing concepts, this time with 2x2 and mirrored passing concepts. Stacking receivers for triangle route combinations. Trips formation youth football plays and formations. The combo routes are a simple way to call routes in the spread offense, while giving the flexibility coaches look for. Sometimes it can be difficult to chose the most effective route for your team in an offense. The play includes a flat route, which can either be a back or tightend running a true flat or a slot receiver running a fiveyard quick out route. So, with a flair pen and back of an atm receipt, i quickly scribbled out a set of combinations i absolutely had to see run together. May 28, 2015 this is a good route to beat underneath coverage. Top three plays from spread bunch formation ron mckie football. This is the last sprint out passing concept we install.
The above photo, however, shows most of what you need to see. Apr 03, 2017 red raider has a lot of answers to many of the route combinations that teams will run out of a trips formation. Top three plays from spread bunch formation ron mckie. Combining quick passes, run plays and screens in the same. So, with a flair pen and back of an atm receipt, i quickly scribbled out a set of combinations i absolutely had to. Handling trips formations is always a cause for concern among defensive coaches. In this post we are going to trim out the concepts that are designed to attack the middle of the field and put those into a separate post. The 2019 new england patriots blocked a team record 4 punts, the first time an nfl team had done so since the 2014 eagles. Gus malzahns frequently used passing concepts college and.
Here, the underneath route is being run by the outside receiver, and the vertical stretch is. Sep 17, 20 this triangle route combination is made up of three component routes. We break the sections down with quick pass, medium pass, and deep pass. Throw the wheel route on a line to the back shoulder. In the article we posted on xs os football called passing routes 101 we broke down several passing routes for runningback, receivers, and tight ends. He still needs to be in the flat so he needs to work a shallow crossing route. It makes me seem as if i am on the cutting edge of football.
Oct 08, 2014 the hawk concept sees the xreceiver run a streak, with an emphasis on getting to a spot about 6 yards from the sideline and outside the coverage. This is especially true if the h receiver is open and the backside corner runs with the x receiver. We like to run this route when that corner is bailing. Sprint out passing with trips formations joe daniel football. Another trips formation that is popular is the bunch formation figure 5. In fact, many times a receiver will run an out route into the area vacated by his deeperrunning teammates.
Three best sprint out passing concepts ron mckie football. For defenses that dont adjust properly, this can be a nightmare. For most, this is a post route ran right off the back of the kicking safety. I saw saw this concept used by oklahoma state while coached by dana holgorsen, but ive since seen it at other levels, both in high school and up to the pros. Beat cover 2 route combinations that will beat cover 2. Oct 06, 2011 the mesh route is extremely effective because the qb still has a check down y, can hit the homerun a or z and can get the ball to his receivers in space x or h. Sep 28, 2017 coach plaa begins his presentation talking about trips stretch spacing route which he runs from trips sets which are 3. Concept pairs nicely with play action and holds the ss inside and down as the zwr threatens vertical. Spread offense bootleg pass series the spread offense.