the quick passing game from shotgun

Mike Emendorfer

UW-Platteville Football

“The Quick Passing

Game from Shotgun”

•UW-Platteville

Football

“Teaching the Flat-Curl Concept and

Its Variations”

•with: •Mike Emendorfer

•The Spread Offense

•Building a Passing System

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The quick passing game is the “BREAD AND

BUTTER” of our offense. We must be able to

execute this package anywhere on the field. In this

package we want aggressive blocks by the linemen,

crisp routes by receivers,

and quick decisions by

the quarterback. We

want the ball in the

receiver’s hands as

quickly as possible.

Philosophy:

1. EFFICIENT, CONSISTENT, AND “BALL-PROTECTIVE.” A

higher percentage of positive plays, more yards per play, and a

lower percentage of “disaster plays” then any other phase of our

offense.

2. CREATES BALANCE

A high-percentage, safe way to balance the running game &

keep defenses out of 6- and 7-man fronts.

3. FORCES DEFENSE TO COVER ENTIRE FIELD

It creates a sideline-to-sideline “stretch” of the defense that

widens lanes between people, in turn helping other aspects of

your offense.

Benefits Of The Quick Passing Game

4. LIMITS IMPACT OF DEVASTATING RUSHERS &

EFFECTIVENESS OF STUNTS

A quick rhythm and short launching point dramatically help

protection.

5. PROVIDES SOUND BLITZ ANSWERS

Allows us to aggressively attack and exploit the blitz, creating

simple, ready-made answers that our QB can understand, our

WR can execute, and our OL can protect. A high number of

edge throws provide answers for zone blitzes as well.

6. GETS BALL IN HANDS OF BEST ATHLETES

Benefits Of The Quick Passing Game

Defensive Answers To Our Quick Passing Game

1. They will give up the 5 or 6 yard completion and

think of tackling our receiver at that yardage. If

the defensive coordinator has done his

homework, they will realize that half of all

passing yardage comes AFTER THE CATCH.

So a 5 or 6 yard catch will usually turn into a 10

- 12 yard play. We will take that!

2. They will play a 2 deep concept with either zone or man underneath. Either of these might force us to throw the fade route. We can do this, but we would prefer to run the football against this coverage. The reason being, with 4 wide-outs it would take 6 people to cover them. This puts only 5 in the box, and gives us a great opportunity to run the football. Our fade-flat and Double-slant combinations should still work effectively.

Defensive Answers to Our Quick Passing Game

3. Blitz! If the first two theories do not work for

them they will go to the blitz theory. If they

bring 6 we can block that, 7 is the problem. If

they use 4 across coverage, the QB has to make

a decision. One, get the ball off before they get

to him, or two bring in an extra player for

protection. **REMEMBER this is man to man,

no help, if the DB makes one little mistake it is 6

points.**

Defensive Answers to Our Quick Passing Game

Quick Protection

• Aggressive blocking

• Cut-blocking

• Man or Gap Protection

• If in doubt, bring in extra protection

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Coaching the Quarterback in the Quick Package

• Footwork 1. Throwing to the Right – Pop your feet, get shoulder to target

2. Throwing to the Left – Cross over right behind left; Open Hips

• Read 1. Uncovered

2. Softest corner

3. Throw away form strength of the defense

4. On the hitch and out, read shoulders of flat defender

5. Throw hitch or out vs. loose corner

6. Run the ball vs. Cover 2 or 5, or check into flat/fade or Double/slant

7. Throw fade at 18-20 yards

• A.M.F- This is for both the wingbacks and the wide receivers. If a

defender is within 5 yards on a hitch route or out route, beat him deep.

Or, if his feet do not move on your up field release, work to get over

top and make a decision at your break point.

• D.A.- This rules are for the wings, if the defender over you plays

wide or on the snap of the ball flies out to cover the flats, just open up

to the QB, staying 3-4 yards from LOS.

Quick Package Receiver Rules

• 30-Under, Push vertical one yard, pause and come flat aiming for a

point 3-5 yards deep over #2, vs. Zone find the hole, vs. Man use stay on the move.

• 31-Read Slant, Loose defender (Cover 3 or 4)- Attack the defender

five yards vertically, break off your outside foot aiming for 12 yards on the hash, should catch the ball at 7-9 yards.

Tight defender (Cover 1 or 2)-Work inside and vertical to five yards, break off outside foot, adjust angle to flatten, holding the DB on your back, bal should be caught 5-6 yards deep.

• 32-Hitch, Drive 6 yards at the DB’s technique, sell vertical burst,

plant off outside foot, come back down your stem. Follow A.M.F. rules. Convert to fade if corner does not move his feet.

• 39-Fade, Read Coverage: Cover 2 & 5 Outside release, stay wide find

hole b/w safety and corner. Cover 1 attack the DB technique. Release outside, staying on the bottom of the numbers, QB will lead you over the outside shoulder.

Coaching the Split Ends in the Quick Package

• Doubles Formation Your route will compliment the Split End’s route

• 30-Slip, Push Vertical at the defenders inside shoulder, slip inside,

immediately get vertical, you must go inside.

• 31-Slant, Push vertical for three yards, break off outside foot, come

inside the defender, holding him on your back.

• 32-Hitch, Drive 6 yards at the DB’s technique, sell vertical burst,

plant off outside foot, come back down your stem. Follow A.M.F. rules.

Convert to fade if corner does not move his feet.

• 39-Flat, Push vertically four yards, speed cut out-dip your outside

shoulder and rollover your inside foot, you should be 6 yards deep, stay

parallel to the LOS.

Coaching the Wingback in the Quick Package

Coaching the Wingback in the Quick Package

• Trips Formation

1. #2 wingback mirrors the Split End’s route

2. #3 wingback runs the normal Wingback route

Formations

• Doubles

• Trips

• Panther (Empty)

Doubles

Trips – Back Strong

Trips – Back Away

No Back

Split End Rules

Under:

Push vertical one yard, pause

and come flat aiming for a

point 3-5 yards deep over

#2, vs. Zone find the hole,

vs. Man use stay on the

move.

Wingback Rules

Slip:

Push Vertical at the

defenders inside shoulder,

slip inside, immediately

get vertical, you must go

inside.

30

30 Slant—Under

X

W

R

Y

Z

B C

FS SS

B B

C

Split End Rules

Read Slant: Loose defender (Cover 3 or 4)- Attack

the defender five yards vertically, break off your outside foot aiming for 12 yards on the hash, should catch the ball at 7-9 yards.


Wingback Rules

Shoot: Push up at an outside 45 degree for

one step. Continue to create an out route, at 2 yards. Get head around quickly.

31

31 Slant-Shoot

X

W

R

Y

Z

BC

FS

SSBB

C

•Break Slant at 5

yards. Should be

receivers 3rd step

allowing to push off

outside foot

•Quick Shoot route,

get heard around

quickly.

Split End Rules

Read Slant: Loose defender (Cover 3 or 4)- Attack

the defender five yards vertically, break off your outside foot aiming for 12 yards on the hash, should catch the ball at 7-9 yards.


Wingback Rules

Slant: Push vertical for three yards, break

off outside foot, come inside the defender, holding him on your back.

31 Double

31 Double-Slant

X

W

R

Y

Z

BB

X

W

R

Y

Z

BC

FS SS

BB

C

Vs. Tight corners

•Break Slant at 5

yards. Should be

receivers 3rd step

allowing to push off

outside foot

•Aiming at the inside

foot of the LB must

make break at 2 yards.

Split End Rules

Hitch: Drive 6 yards at the DB’s

technique, sell vertical burst, plant off outside foot, come back down your stem. Follow A.M.F. rules. Convert to fade if corner does not move his feet.

Wingback Rules

Hitch: Drive 6 yards at the DB’s

technique, sell vertical burst, plant off outside foot, come back down your stem. Follow A.M.F. rules. Convert to fade if corner does not move his feet.

32

32 Hitches

X

W

R

Y

Z

B

C

FS

SSBB

C

•Sell vertical route,

read hips of corner

apply AMF if

necessary

•Aiming at the inside foot

of the LB must make

break at 2 yards.

Read Feet of the

Corner

Trips 32

Hitches

X

W

R

Y

Z

B

C

FS

SSB B

C

Split End Rules

Fade: Read Coverage: Cover 2 & 5

Outside release, stay wide find hole b/w safety and corner. Cover 1 attack the DB technique. Release outside, staying on the bottom of the numbers, QB will lead you over the outside shoulder.

Wingback Rules

Flat: Push vertically four yards, speed

cut out-dip your outside shoulder and rollover your inside foot, you should be 6 yards deep, stay parallel to the LOS.

39

39 Flat—Fade

X

W

R

Y

Z

B C

FS SS

BBC

•Get outside release, get

head around quickly

•Sell vertical, make break at 5

yards off outside foot. Should

be third step, get head around

quickly.

Packaging Coverage Beaters

XW Y

Z

•31 Double X Hitch. Tells the receiver to the inside of the tag, in

this case the W Receiver, to adapt to the quick game call. If X

fade were tagged W would run the 5 yard out

•This packaging allows the slant against Cover 2 and the Hitch

against Cover 3.

•AMF rules still apply to the X hitch

R

Packaging Coverage Beaters

X

W

R

Y

Z

BB

X

W

R

Y

Z

BC

FS SS

BB

C

30 Y-W Corner

Corner--Under

X

W

R

Y

Z

BCSSBB

C B

W Corner Y Corner

Great for Goal line

31 Wheel Slant—Wheel

31 Wheel Slant—Wheel

X

W

R

Y

Z

B

C

FS

SSBB

C

•Take a picture of the QB, by

showing hands and eyes to QB,

selling the shoot route.

Panther 31 Bubble

Bubble--Slant

X

WR Y

Z

B

C

FSSS

BB

C

Panther 31 Bubble Bubble--Slant

X

WR Y

Z

B

C

FSSS

BB

C

Panther 39

Flat—Fade

X

WR

Y

Z

BC

FS SS

BBC

Extending the Routes

• The tag LONG is used to extend the routes

of the receivers

• 39 Long Changes the 5 yard out to a 10

yard out

• Long changes the quarterbacks 3-step drop

to a 5-step drop

Contact Information

Mike Emendorfer

UW-Platteville Football

1 University Plaza

Platteville, WI 53818

608-342-1801

[email protected]

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