8-Man Triple Option Football: Running Midline Triple versus 3-technique
August 4, 2017
Midline Triple can be utilized at the 8-man level if the Guard is uncovered or if there is a 3-technique. In this case, the Quarterback reads the two Playside Defensive Linemen as the Playside End blocks #3. The Playside Guard veers inside while the Center and Backside Guard double team the first down lineman […]
Eight (8)-Man Triple Option Football: Running Rocket Boot Pass versus 4-2 Defense
September 30, 2016
In eight-man football, Rocket Boot Pass is a great way to force the defense to cover all the vertical and underneath zones. There is tremendous difficulty in playing the Triple Option and covering all the appropriate zones. When the Toss is faked, the Quarterback boots and throws to the Left End. If he is covered, […]
Eight-Man Triple Option Football: Rocket Toss versus the 4-3 Defense
September 16, 2016
In any level of Triple Option Football, when the defense forces the Triple Option Offense to give the ball and the offense cannot get four yards, the offense must get the ball outside. Rocket Toss is one of the ways to do this, and can be masterfully done in eight-man football. The Quarterback must pitch the […]
Eight-Man Triple Option Football: Running Triple Pass Titan to Destroy 2nd and 3rd Level Run Support
September 9, 2016
In eight-man Triple Option Football, the 2nd level is put in position to where they have to play the dive, keep, pitch, and the pass. This is an impossible task. Triple Pass Titan puts all the pressure on the Safety as he is going to have to cover TWO corner routes. Against a one-high safety […]
Eight (8)-Man Triple Option Football: B-Back Toss versus 4-3-1 Defense
September 2, 2016
The B-Back Toss is utilized when Triple is run and the B-Back does not get four yards on the give. When this happens, the defense is attempting to box the offense inside, and the offense must go outside. In eight-man football, B-Back Toss is DEVASTATING because of the numbers and angles involved. The A-Back and Guard […]
Eight (8)-Man Triple Option Football: Triple Option versus 3-4-1
August 31, 2016
In eight (8)-man Triple Option Football, the Navy/Georgia Tech Triple Option is executed without the Receivers and one A-Back, who can run the Pitch route and/or Twirl into the Pitch route based on the numbers advantage. In this post, Triple Option is executed versus a 3-4-1. The Playside […]
