by Andy Wachter | Jul 16, 2021 | Option
by Coach Jake Franklin Army uses Inside Veer as a staple play in their offense, for it is a play that any triple-option team must have in their arsenal. It is a play that attacks three gaps at once and there are two unblocked defenders that are being read. The initial...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 16, 2021 | Option
by Coach Jake Franklin Zone Read “Load” is a play that consists of the QB reading the Defensive End to decide whether to hand the ball off or keep it himself. The only difference between Zone Read and Zone Read “Load” is that in...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 8, 2021 | Option
by Coach Jake Franklin Zone Read “Slot” Triple is a Triple Option play that consists of a Dive Player (RB), Keep Player (QB), and a Pitch Player (HB). In this play, the QB is reading the DE that is marked with a triangle. If the DE comes upfield or does...
by Andy Wachter | Dec 2, 2019 | Option
A well-designed play that is an Inside Zone Read at its core. Pre-Snap, the offense motions the F to get a secondary rotation (helping create numbers on the backside). Coming from a pistol set, it gives the backside End more bait to crash, creating a pull read. The Y...
by Andy Wachter | Oct 7, 2019 | Gap, Option
This weekend Nebraska beat Northwestern 13-10 on a walk-off field goal. Nebraska’s only touchdown came off a little twist to the power read scheme. The twist – the DE came upfield to take away the running back, the QB pitched the shovel rather than run the...
