Attacking Defenses With The Veer

Over the past 22 years we have been running the split backfield veer at Bridgewater State College. We have had only one losing season during this period and our teams have been consistently ranked in the top 30 in rushing offense among all Division III programs. When we first put in the veer, we ran up against mostly 5-2 monster defenses. Our basic formation was a two tight end alignment (See Diagram l). Diagram 1. Basic formation with two tight ends We didn’t flip-flop our linemen or backs. We got the veer attack from Jim Wacker, the late coach who had success with the veer at both TCU and Minnesota. Most of our success was running the veer away from strength (See Diagram 2). Diagram 2. Running away with strength The quarterback would mesh with the running back on the inside leg of the tackle and read the defensive end. If the end came down on the dive, the quarterback would pull the