Four General Issues Flexbone Triple Option Teams Have and How to Correct Them
October 10, 2013
1. Receiver is unable to identify if the coverage is Cover 2.
He needs to know this because v. Cover 2, the A-back blocks the corner and the WR blocks the safety coming over the top. If coaches don’t teach this, then the issue is that the corner fires inside and you are 3-on-3 when running the triple option. The WR identifies Cover 2 very simply—If there are two high safeties and there is a defensive back aligned on the WR’s face—it’s Cover 2. Release outside and block the safety coming over the top. If the safety doesn’t come over the top, come back next play and run triple option pass throwing to the receiver on the vertical.
2. Quarterback is unable to read #1 accurately because the offensive line splits are too tight.
Want to know why the Quarterback has misreads? This is a huge reason why. The Quarterback needs the read to be over two yards away from the football. This allows the Quarterback ample time to read #1. Very simply, the Quarterback gives the ball to the B-back on triple option unless #1 can tackle the B-back. The B-back must be into the ball at the QB’s second step. This MUST occur.
3. Quarterback is slow off the point.
Ok, #1 can tackle the dive, the Quarterback reseeds the ball. At this point, he must replace #1’s initial alignment and run at 100 percent speed to the end zone to score a touchdown. The only time he stops is if #2 can tackle the Quarterback—if this happens, extend the near elbow and pitch the ball parallel.
4. B-back is not instructed to bend behind the zero (0) technique.
If triple is run to a 0 technique, the B-back runs his path through the inside leg of the guard, and if the 0 technique is in the B-back’s path, the B-back squares his shoulders and bends behind the 0 technique into the A-gap. This needs to be taught or else the B-back is going to get blown up every time the 0 technique wins the leverage battle against the center.
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