The Five Situations for the Playside Receiver in Spread Triple Option

January 10, 2020

If you are running triple option out of the spread formation, the Playside receiver will encounter five situations.

If the corner is off and there is a safety in the middle of the field, this is cover three, and the receiver will block the defender aligned over the top of him.

When the corner is in a press alignment with the safety in the middle of the field, the receiver will take his easiest release and run to the end zone. This is cover one, and this is done because the corner has to run with the receiver.

If there is a defender over the top of the receiver and a playside safety, the receiver will take three steps up the field, and then break diagonally to block the safety. This is cover four, and the a-back will block the defender who is aligned over the top of the receiver.

If there is a defender directly aligned over the receiver and there is a playside safety, the receiver will connect with the player aligned on him and then break directly to the safety. This is cover two. The a-back will block the defender directly on the receiver.

If there is no playside safety, this is cover zero, and the receiver will run to the end zone because the corner has to cover him.

The diagram listed below covers all these situations. Utilize this in 2020 to create accuracy in perimeter blocking on the triple option.