Running Midline Triple Option versus 50 Defense
February 28, 2017
When the defense aligns in an odd front, you can block Midline Triple the same way as Inside Veer Triple. Midline Triple versus 50 defense is great to serve as a counter due to the fact that the Playside A twirls and blocks #3. The key, as always, is to get movement on the action […]
Navy’s Modern-Day Perspective of Midline
February 21, 2017
Navy’s A-Back’s Coach, Danny O’Rourke recently discussed Midline at a February 2017 clinic. Here’s what he had to say: In 2016, Midline is often what they ran versus an Odd Front. The goal of Midline is to keep the Linebackers inside the tackle box through the duration of the play. Backside A-Back leaves at snap (unless […]
3 Things Navy Does “After the Play”
February 21, 2017
According to Navy A-Backs Coach, Danny O’Rourke, once Navy executes the Triple Option, the coaches and players look to answer the following three questions: 1- What did the Mike do? We want him downhill. If he is scraping to the perimeter, then we must hand the ball off where the Mike is not. […]
The Three Ways Navy Makes The Triple Work in Three Practices Per Week
February 20, 2017
Danny O’Rourke, A-Backs Coach at Navy recently stated the following three ways Navy makes the Triple Option Offense work in a three-practice week. 1- Oversimplify the process as this is what makes players play fast. 2- Demand the following without any excuses: Toughness Great effort (grade this!) Perfect ball security Execute accurate technique 3- Have a […]
Six Reasons Why You Run the Triple Option
February 14, 2017
If you want to know why you run the Triple Option, here are six reasons why: You do not have to block any Defensive Linemen outside the Playside Guard–unless you want to do so. This is the opportunity to put your best athletes on the field (not a big-boy driven system–ex. Navy and Army). Flexibility […]
Navy and Georgia Tech’s Three-Step Goal-Line Process
February 3, 2017
This is what Navy and Georgia Tech have done on the Goal-Line over the last decade. Step 1- They align in the Heavy Formation. Step 2- They run the Follow. Step 3- If the A and B-gaps are plugged, the Quarterback audibles to the Toss.
Flexbone Triple Option Core Value #3
January 31, 2017
There are three core values that the Triple Option Head Football Coach must get across to his players and assistant coaches: The third core value of the Flexbone Triple Option Offense is the following: Run the ball up underneath penetration. This is what the new Head High School Football Coach tells his new players regarding the core […]
Flexbone Triple Option Core Value #2
January 30, 2017
There are four phases to the Triple Option…. Really… Four…. 1- The Dive 2- The Keep 3- The Pitch 4- The Pass If these four phases are executed with accurate, urgent obedience, the best defensive schemes in the world are worthless. Easy to say–hard to do. The first core value is to throw for touchdowns. […]
Flexbone Triple Option Core Value #1
January 29, 2017
There are three core values that the Triple Option Head Football Coach must get across to his players and assistant coaches: The first core value of the Flexbone Triple Option Offense is the following: Throw verticals for touchdowns. The days of running the Flexbone Triple Option for three yards and a cloud of dust are long […]
Things Like This Start to Happen When You Start Having Success With the Flexbone Triple Option Offense
January 27, 2017
The Flexbone Triple Option Offense creates all sorts of problems for its opponents. Once the proof is evident that the Triple Option is difficult to stop or downright unstoppable — someone feels compelled to even the playing field. This article shows you exactly what the Flexbone Triple Option can do once a school has success running […]
