Arkansas Tech RPO Clinic

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The full text of “Arkansas Tech RPO Clinic” by Brent Dearmon, Offensive Coordinator - Arkansas Tech University, from the Vol 1 — Summer 2018 issue.

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Diagram 2 3. Split Zone Read with Flat Route (20 personnel) This is our first read zone with the option to throw. If you have a mobile QB, this is a way to get him on the edge without having called bootlegs. Now we will read the DE and have the HB block the alley defender that is assigned to QB run. So we had to ask ourselves the three questions above: 1. Who is the extra run fitter? In this concept since we are releasing the DE, he is the extra run fitter.

If the DE can make the play on the inside zone, we pull and attack the flats with the QB. If flat route is open, you throw; if not, then continue running. 2. Are we protected? Yes we are protected because we are running zone to the field with our HB blocking the alley player to the boundary. 3. What is our blitz answer? Because it is an inside zone scheme and we are blocking the backside alley, no pressure can hurt this run scheme so no blitz answer is needed. 2.

ZONE WITH FLAT ROUTE (20 personnel) This is a boundary ‘run fitter’ read attached to split zone. This is a great compliment to the first concept. If the CB is playing a hard inside leverage technique so we can not run inside routes, then we have to counter that with out cutting routes. So we had to ask ourselves the three questions above: 1. Who is the extra run fitter? With this concept it would be the boundary safety. 2. Are we protected?

Yes we are protected because we are running zone to the field with our HB blocking the backside edge on the split zone. 3. What is our blitz answer? Because it is an inside zone scheme and we are blocking the backside edge, no pressure can hurt this run scheme so no blitz answer is needed.

Diagram 3 4. Inside Zone Stick/Slant Concept (20 personnel) This is our first field pass concept RPO. We want to control the field alley player or run fitter. In most defenses this is the Sam LB but could be the field safety in the 4-2-5 defense. We will push the inside zone to the boundary and have the HB handle the field DE or C Gap. So we had to ask ourselves the three questions above: 1. Who is the extra run fitter? In this concept we will read the field alley player or run fitter.

This concept works best against a scheme that has the Sam LB in apex position to help aid in run support. 2. Are we protected? Yes we are protected because we are running zone to the boundary with our HB blocking the field C gap. 3. What is our blitz answer? Because it is an inside zone scheme no blitz answer is needed.

Diagram 5 Diagram 4 5. Outside Zone with Glance Post . (20 personnel) The outside zone is a great way to control DL movement. We were looking for a way to handle the alley run player while also controlling the backside end without being a QB Pull read. We will run outside zone to the boundary with a glance post by our boundary WR. If the boundary safety fits the run into the alley, we will pull up and throw the post. We use our HB to block the backside end to protect us on the pass.

This is also a run play that goes away from the HB to help break tendencies. 1. Who is the extra run fitter? In this concept we will read the boundary safety. If he stays high we hand off the outside zone. 2. Are we protected? We are protected if no blitz because we have the HB to block the backside C gap. 3. What is our blitz answer? If we get pressure, we have built in slants to the field as our hots. We do not want our QB to get hit on a pressure if he pulls for the post. This is why the slants are important

57 6. Power with Deep Out (20 personnel) This is our first gap scheme RPO. The fear with Gap Scheme RPO’s is giving up pressure in the blocking scheme. We will run power into the boundary. In order to control the boundary safety we will run a 10 yard out since the CB should be playing inside leverage in invert coverage. 1. Who is the extra run fitter? In this concept we will read the boundary safety. If he stays high we hand off on the power. 2. Are we protected? We are protected with no blitz.

We can fit up the 6 guys in the box. 3. What is our blitz answer? If we get pressure, we have built in slants to the field as our hots. We do not want our QB to get hit on a pressure if he pulls for out. This is why the slants are important. Diagram 6 7. Power with Spot to field (20 personnel) This concept is used to control the field run fitter. We will run a spot route by out #1 WR to the field. Our # 2 WR is blocking the most dangerous threat. We will block the boundary run fitter with our boundary WR. 1.

Who is the extra run fitter? In this concept we will read the Sam LB to the field. We do not like using this RPO as much verses 4-2-5 defenses since the field run fitter is the safety. 2. Are we protected? We are protected with no blitz. We can fit up the 6 guys in the box. If they bring boundary pressure on the play we will just hand it off and get what we can with the run. You could put a route backside to beat man defense. We just haven’t on this play because we would rather block the run fitter. 3.

What is our blitz answer? If they bring field pressure then we will throw the spot. With boundary pressure we hand the ball off.

Diagram 8 Diagram 7 8. Zone read with fast motion from TB (20 personnel) We will quick motion our boundary back to the field to give us a three WR set. Our O-line will block inside zone toward the boundary. The QB will read the Mike and Field Safety. If neither adjusts with the TB motion then we will throw the field bubble to him. If the Mike leaves the box or the field safety comes down hill, then we will read the field defensive end on the zone read. 1. Who is the extra run fitter?

In this concept we will read the Mike and field safety during the TB motion. 2. Are we protected? Because this is a zone read and not standing in the pocket to throw a down field pass, the concept protects us. 3. What is our blitz answer? If they bring pressure from the boundary we will fan to it. If pressure mes from the field, we will still read out the TB swing to zone read.

59 9. Power with Seam/Curl Concept (20 personnel) This concept is used to control the field run fitter. We are running power to the field. Our field WR’s will run a seam/curl concept. QB will read the field run fitter (Sam LB in an apex system and field safety in a 4-2-5 defense). 1. Who is the extra run fitter? We will read the extra hat in the run fit to the field. 2. Are we protected? We are protected with no blitz. We can fit up the 6 guys in the box.

If they bring boundary pressure on the play we will just hand it off and get what we can with the run. Verses field pressure we will throw a quick seam vs. cov 3 or an inside release fade verses press to our field # 2 WR. 3. What is our blitz answer? If they bring field pressure then we will throw the field concept to our #2 WR. Verses boundary pressure we will hand the ball off and get what we can. Diagram 9 10.

Inside Zone Lock with Seam Slant Concept (10 personnel) In 10 personnel 2 x 2 concepts, most defenses will put their will LB outside the box and ask him to have pass responsibility. So in now our box count goes down since we have lost out HB. We can now only block 5 guys so we have to control the 6 th run hat. Our OL will block inside zone to the Mike LB with our backside guard and tackle locking out the #1 and #2 defenders on the line of scrimmage.

Our field # 2 WR will block the field hat, and our QB will read the Will LB. If the Will LB fits the run, then the QB will pull and throw the slant behind him. 1. Who is the extra run fitter? The Will LB is the extra hat we can not block. 2. Are we protected? We are protected with no blitz since we are blocking the 3 or 4 defensive linemen depending upon the front. 3. What is our blitz answer?

If a team is going to bring pressure from their field safety or Sam LB then we will run slants that week by our field WR’s as a hot. Most teams do not pressure 2 X 2 sets with field blitz outside their Mike LB. If the Mike comes he is part of our OL count so we can fit him up. Any boundary pressure then we will hot throw the seam or slant.

Diagram 10 If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at either 334 -750 -0527 or by my Email: sdearmon@atu.edu .

T here are many punt formations used in football and most of them work. It is important to stay com - mitted to whatever formations or philosophies you use and work to adjust as the need for adjustments comes up. At Dakota State, we teach the shield punt. For me, it is the easiest to teach as far as rules for each individual player goes and allows our players to be athletes on the field and play fast.

Furthermore, it gives us the best chance to get coverage downfield and allows our snapper to focus on snapping and not on protection. Punt Formation As most coaches know special teams often takes a backseat as far as practice and preparation time goes for a football team getting ready to play a game in a week. I try to use that to our team’s advantage by giving mul - tiple looks and blocking schemes to a team by keeping the rules for our guys as basic as possible.

We carry as many as 6 punt formations into a given game but we will never change the protection rules on our guys, just alignments. The idea behind this is that teams who try to scheme up a block or a return will be forced to adjust to our alignments and take them out of whatever advantage they think they can gain.

They only can practice so much on our alignments and formations and unless they want to make 6 different formation checks for their punt team, they will often stay basic and just hope to do the best they can. Below are two of our common looks. Notice the shield will stay intact which allows us to keep all our basic rules. We have automatic checks off some of our looks as well to take advantage of a team who is cheating to one side or the other.

Punt Philosophy By Jared Hottle, Special Teams and Wide Receivers Coach Dakota State University READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE CLICK HERE

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