by Andy Wachter | Apr 27, 2018 | Football, Play of the Day, RPO
The term RPO (Run, Pass Option) is currently the buzzword of football. In my opinion, a true RPO is the combination of a run blocking scheme (ie: zone scheme, gap scheme, on/isolation scheme) with a forward pass thrown beyond the LOS. Notice I write ‘forward pass...
by Andy Wachter | Aug 16, 2016 | Passing Game, Play of the Day
Dan Gonzalez loves the drag route, and this play provides plenty of field space to attack because of the pressed formation. The defense cannot sit and create match-ups. Having two stacked receivers helps the play. It opens quickly because of the compressed...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 25, 2016 | Play of the Day, Uncategorized
This two point play implements a half back pass as well as a “rub” to free up a receiver. The technique for the receiver is explained in the videos below. This play puts stress on the defense in having to defend the run as well as allowing receivers to...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 24, 2016 | Football, Play of the Day, RPO
Pittsburgh and several other teams began making this play popular a few seasons ago. It puts tremendous pressure on a cover 2 defense in which the corner is responsible for force. The H-Back is trying to get the end to wrong arm so that he can climb to backer. The...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 22, 2016 | Football, Pass-Pass-Option, Play of the Day
Minnesota’s Jim Zebrowski spoke on this topic at a coaches clinic in Cleveland in 2013. Minnesota employs this concept out of a number of formations on any area of the field in most situations. It’s a sound concept that allows the quarterback to have options and not...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 15, 2016 | Football, Play Action Pass, Play of the Day, RPO
ASA Community College head coach Joe Osovet (Twitter @coachosovet) has become known for his creative manipulation of defenders. If you play defense against the Avengers you can count on being wrong more than you are right because coach has a great system for...
