Triple Option — The Statistical, Top-Ranked, Quick-Strike Pass Offense of 2016
January 3, 2017
There are 128 Division-1 FBS Football Programs. Air Force (#1), Georgia Tech (#2), Navy (#3), and Army (#4) led the FBS in yards per completion. Air Force averaged 26 yards/completion, Georgia Tech averaged 20 yards/completion, Navy averaged 19 yards/completion, and Army averaged 18 yards/completion. These four FBS Football programs combined to average 21 yards per completion. […]
2016 Georgia Tech Triple Option Offense Breakdown versus Kentucky (Taxslayer Bowl)
December 31, 2016
Georgia Tech- 33 v. Kentucky- 18 Georgia Tech Triple Option Offense Total Plays- 67 Triple Option- 15/67 (22% of offense) Zone Dive- 15/67 (22% of offense) Dropback Pass- 5/67 (7% of offense) Rocket- 4/67 (6% of offense) Down- 4/67 (6% of offense) Triple Pass- 4/67 (6% of offense) Sprint Pass- 4/67 (6% of offense) Other […]
2016 Georgia Tech Triple Option Offense Breakdown versus Kentucky (Taxslayer Bowl)–First Half
December 31, 2016
Georgia Tech Offense- 20 vs. Kentucky- 3 Total Plays- 31 Triple Option- 9/31 Zone Dive- 3 Triple Pass- 3 Sprint Pass- 3 Dropback Pass- 3 Other Concepts Utilized: Rocket- 2; Rocket Pass- 1; Down- 2; Speed- 1; Rocket Boot- 1; Outside Veer Give- 1; Counter Option- 1; Eagle (Quarterback Draw)- 1 Notes: Triple Option is […]
2016 Army West Point Triple Option Offense Breakdown versus North Texas (Heart of Dallas Bowl)
December 27, 2016
Army West Point Offense (38) v. North Texas (31) Total Plays- 78 Triple Option- 17/78 (22% of offense) Zone Dive- 13/78 (17% of offense) Zone Belly- 10/78 (13% of offense) Zoom (Midline Triple Option)- 8/78 (10% of offense) Zone Option- 7/78 (9% of offense) Follow- 5/78 (6% of offense) Other Concepts: Trap- 2; Cowboy- 2; […]
2016 Army West Point Triple Option Offense Breakdown versus North Texas (Heart of Dallas Bowl)–First Half
December 27, 2016
Army’s Offense (24) versus North Texas (21) Total Plays- 39 Triple Option- 9/39 (23% of offense) Zone Dive (all variations)- 8/39 (21% of offense) Zone Belly- 5/39 (13% of offense) Zoom (Midline Triple Option)- 4/39 (10% of offense) Other concepts: Trap- 2, Cowboy- 1, Outside Veer Give- 1, A-Reverse- 1, Zone Belly Pass- 1, Down- 1, […]
2016 Navy Triple Option Offense Breakdown versus Louisiana Tech (Military Bowl)
December 23, 2016
Navy’s Offense (45) versus Louisiana Tech (48) Total Plays- 63 Triple Option- 13/63 (21% of offense) Zone Option- 11/63 (17% of offense) Triple Pass- 7 (11% of offense) Midline Lead- 6 (10% of offense) Midline Triple (Zoom)- 5 (8% of offense) Other Concepts: Counter Option- 2; Outside Veer Give- 1; Rocket Pass Boot- 2; Hitch- […]
How Navy Took at 27-20 Lead Over #6 Houston (2016): B-Back Toss Pass out of Over Flex
October 11, 2016
Navy defeated #6 ranked Houston on Saturday. During the game, the score was tied 20-20. Navy brought the Receiver over from the right side to the left side and aligned this Receiver in a flexed position. They faked the Toss to the B-Back. As this occurred, the Playside Safety ran to the Toss. Navy ran […]
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, […]
Paul Johnson’s Three Key Passing Game Concepts off the Triple Option
September 29, 2016
Triple Pass is utilized when the defense forces the Quarterback to pull and pitch the ball. When the defense does this, whether they consciously realize this or not, they must utilize their safety and corner to play the Quarterback/Pitch in order to get an alley defender. This means they have just sacrificed pass coverage for […]
Six Plays Constitute 62% of Navy’s 2016 Triple Option Offense
September 12, 2016
In 2016, Navy has run 113 plays. Sixty-two percent (62%) of Navy’s 2016 offense is right here: Triple Option- 23 (20% of offense) 2. Midline Triple- 12 (11% of offense) 3. Zone Option- 10 (9% of offense) 4. Rocket- 9 (8% of offense) 5. Triple Pass- 8 (7% of offense) 6. Midline White- 8 (7% […]
