How the Flexbone Triple Option Offense is Truly a Lesson in Humility
April 28, 2019
Triple Option = Humility Coaches go to the Triple Option Offense for one simple reason–Because their players cannot block defensive linemen. Instead of blocking defensive linemen, these coaches install an offense where their Quarterback can read these defensive linemen instead of blocking them. The coaches who make this decision obviously have decided to humble themselves. […]
Flexbone Triple Option Team Building Methodology
April 27, 2019
Three Aspects of Team Building with the Triple Option Offense In order to maximize teamwork within the Triple Option Offense, three things must occur: 1- The focus must be on solving real technique issues. Provide training in systematic methods so the team expends its energy on the techniques within the assignment, not on figuring out […]
Exploiting the A-Gap Void
April 27, 2019
Exploiting the A-Gap with Midline Lead If the 3-technique is the first playside down linemen, read him and run through the bubble with Midline Lead. The A-gap is exposed due to the large surface area. Attacking the A-gap void with Midline Lead. PR- Crack PA/PT- Trey PG- Ace-Veer C- Ace-Reverse Ace BG- Scoop-Reverse Ace BT- […]
They Didn’t Cover the Inside Receiver When You Aligned in Over? Next Time, Do This…
April 26, 2019
Triple Option Football Playbook: Throwing the Hitch out of Over vs. Uncovered #2 In OVER, If the defense chooses not to cover the middle receiver… Run the hitch. Here the Quarterback steps with his playside foot toward the receiver, steps with his backside foot toward the receiver, and follows through with his playside foot. The […]
Preparing the Quarterback for Midline
April 26, 2019
Diagram 1- Midline Option Drill Diagram 2- Zoom (Midline Triple) versus Split Diagram 3- Zoom (Midline Triple) versus Bear Diagram 4- Midline Lead vs. 4-3/6-1 Are you ready to take this information and maximize your quarterback’s ability to run the Midline Option?
The Over Green Two-Point Play
April 26, 2019
For years, Triple Option colleges have discovered the following: Aligning in Over Green and running a pick route has been highly successful as a two-point play. There are a number of variables why this works, but the alignment of the defense dictates a lot of this. After stepping back prior to the cadence, the middle […]
Navy’s 2014 Offense with End Zone Vantage Point
April 25, 2019
Watch here: https://tripleoptionfootball.com/2018/01/24/10-full-games-and-end-zone-video-of-navys-2014-offense-is-right-here/
“But I Don’t Have the Right Kind of Quarterback to Run Triple”
April 25, 2019
“I just don’t think I have the Quarterback to Run the Flexbone Triple Option.” I was talking to a high school football coach from the East Coast who said the following to me: “Dr. Cella, I have never really run the Triple Option, but I WOULD take a look at it. I just don’t think […]
