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I’m always looking to expand my library with worthwhile resources. One key for me is that I can reference the material more than once. I have experience running the Gun Option Run game for the last 10 years. I have seen it evolve a lot over this period of time. Zone Read, Veer Option, Midline Option, and now Dash Option. My favorite is the Veer Option, well actually it is Midline but it always seems to get my QB beat up too much…
My first exposure to the Gun Offense taught me that the tailback’s alignment in the Gun Offense started at even depth with the Quarterback.
Next. the tailback moved back so to provide a better mesh.
The problem is that it is a presnap key for the Defense. If the defender
is aligned away from the RB, they would key the RB running ZONE. If the
defender is aligned TO the RB, they would key the QB running ZONE READ
or SPEED OPTION. So put the RB behind the QB and NO PRESNAP KEY!
I had thought of
this idea about six years and then discovered it was Nevada’s base offense.
I referred to it as Power I Gun (PIG for short). Here are some old school clips from that “Era” (Coaching sophomore football…Forgive
me for the crude film job).
I decided to buy the eBook version and am
glad I did! I am able to read it on my Laptop and my iPhone (The iPad mini is a
near future purchase). For the teams I have coached, the Pistol formation has
provided us with a more downhill path for our tailback. When we are in a one
back set, it doesn’t give a presnap key to the Defense.
Coach Vint’s book is well laid out and easy to read.
The book contains sections on:
MIDLINE CONCEPTS
MIDLINE COMPLEMENTS
VEER CONCEPTS
LOAD and LEAD OPTIONS
ZONE READ GAME
TRAP READ CONCEPTS\
COUNTER READ CONCEPTS\
SHOVEL OPTION CONCEPTS
FRONTSIDE READ CONCEPTS
At first glance I thought I found a grammatical error,
complement. But I learned something new from our friends at Google. Complement
I am verbiage junkie. I love to see how other teams call
their formations and plays. Coach Vint uses a number to set his Fullback. It is
easy to learn and flexible. I may look into incorporating this into our offense
next year. Plus the tags are great too! (Boss,Cobra,Cowboy, and Hoss)
Coach Vint uses a phonetic system for his motions. I have
always been torn how to name motions.
Only one name for the motion and
tag the player.
Examples: H Zip, X Zip, S Zip
Motions that are specific to
players.
Examples: GLIDE is only used by
the HB, JET is only used by the SLOT
Use a Phonetic system.
Zip = Z into formation
Fip = F into formation
Yip = Y into the formation
Tip = T into formation
This is still been a challenge for me. Could the players confuse ZIP,FIP,YIP and TIP?
Coach Vint answered
"Never had an issue with it. We rarely have two guys go in motion, and they did a good job of remembering what the ips,aps, and ops meant."
He continued
"I built the system to be simple. The goal was for our athletes to be able to play fast. Our verbage was simple and allowed them to play fast without thinking."
I would have like to see Coach Vint go into more detail
about QB and RB steps for the base plays. However, I did understand all the plays and know that when you are in the gun, you can over-coach the footwork. For a more detailed look, check out an old article.
We are a big two back team, the problem was the backfield
set would give a presnap key. So we decided to try putting both back behind the
QB. I only have one clip…hopefully I will get myself into gear and breakdown
our whole season.
Here are my some of my favorites from the book, for the rest... you gotta buy the book!
I would highly recommend buying this book. Coach Vint did an
excellent job and he is very accessible…
