Flexbone Triple Option Playbook: Stop Fearing the Odd Stack (3-3-5/3-5-3) and Start Taking Control
October 3, 2013
Ok, coaches go to the Navy Football Clinic every year and ask this question: How do you handle the Odd Stack? The Navy coaches laugh—they are not scared.
Step 1- Georgia Tech Head Football Coach, Paul Johnson says to get into Over, Trips, or Heavy. This is done versus all eight-man front teams to see if they bring someone over from the backside to the play side. In attacking the Odd Stack, you must get into Trips/Over/Heavy to make the defense declare their backers or coverage.
Step 2- Then, see where the Free Safety is aligned.
-If the free safety is on the midline and nobody goes over to the Trips/Over/Heavy side, run triple to the Trips/Over/Heavy side.
-If the defense takes someone from the backside to the play side, or the defense takes the free safety over, attack the side from where he is taken—away from the Trips/Over/Heavy side.
Important note- Your quarterbacks will read the stack when you run triple. You need to read the stack to handle all the B and C gap games upcoming. Yes, you need to read the stack—you will win more games for doing so.Your offensive tackle must take a minimum four-foot split to widen #1 and #2 to slow the EZ stunt.
Basic Play Calling guide when running the Triple v. Odd Stack
-FS or play side corner make tackle on Triple=run Triple Pass
-If Invert/Overhang/Spur makes tackle on dive or quarterback=Over, Triple Option Blast or Double Option Solid to weak side.
-Vs. EZ Stunt (#2 to B-gap/#1 to C-gap)=run Double Option or Rocket Toss
-Nose or Mike tackle the Dive=Double Option
-Backside Linebacker tackles the Dive=Counter Option
-If anybody else tackles the dive=your splits are too tight and your Offensive Line must widen their splits ASAP!
Are YOU ready to gash the Odd Stack????
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