Paul Johnson’s Authentic Run-and-Shoot Passing Game
July 16, 2016
In this eight-minute podcast episode, Dr. Cella discusses Georgia Tech Head Football Coach Paul Johnson’s and his actual Run-and-Shoot passing game. Paul has been running the Run-and-Shoot with the Triple Option since the 1980s. He started adding 360/370 (inside hot), 560/570 (outside hot) and 460/470 (double hot) to his package when he was the Offensive Coordinator at Hawaii. Dr. Cella explains how Coach Johnson’s base Run-and-Shoot concepts work and provides you with the authentic teaching progressions that Coach Johnson has utilized in the past. The diagrams off which Dr. Cella teaches each concept can be found at the bottom of this post.
The podcast can be found right here.
Four Verticals Inside Hot.
PR- Vert
PA- Vert to Inside Hot
OL- Slide Away
BA- Vert
BR- Vert
Q- Five Step Drop, Throw to Open A-Back unless Hot. If so, throw Hot Route.
B- Veer Path-Kick
Throwing the Outside Hot Route off Four Verticals.
PR- Stretch
PA- Stretch to Outside Hot (if no overhang)
OL- Slide Away
BA/BR- Stretch
Q- Five-Step Drop, Hit Playside A
B- Veer Path-Kick
