Showing posts with label R4 System. Show all posts
Showing posts with label R4 System. Show all posts

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Verticals 2.0

This year I am going to install the R4 operating system in our offense.  We are going to keep our 4 Verticals and apply R4 to this concept.  I am a big believer in the Pat-N-Go throw in-order to throw it your receivers must be disciplined enough to stay on the numbers and physical enough not to get pressed into the sideline.  (remember the sideline hasen't missed a tackle since 1869).

These are the Rules

R4 from Darren Slack





Identify Coverage

The Reads are based on coverage so it is critical that the QB understands how to Identify the coverage: 

Man vs Zone

Vs Man the Read route is not an option. since you only have 2 seconds. 
Vs Zone you have 3 seconds so there are 3 reads. 

Collision and Cushion Conformation 


Collision Conformation if any inside route is re-routed by a defender then that speeds up the QB read to the next one.  

Cushion Conformation if an outside receiver breaks the cushion of the defender then the ball is thrown deep its pre-snapped then confirmed on the last step of the drop.         

Pre Snap


Look left to right low, look left to right high QB is looking for Grass and Leverage with Rhythm Routes. 

The Routes 

All of the Receivers have some sort of sight adjustment this is only for 2 X 2 Formations 

Outside Receivers X and Y They must stay on the top of the numbers which will allow the QB to have 7 yards to work with on a Pat-N-Go throw.  They run their route after ten yards they look in at the QB and will be able to see the back shoulder fade if the QB throws the football.  It is important that both the QB and WR know he is all ways open if they both are on the same page. We will rep this every day and I am really think about outlawing the Deep Ball Throw in Practice during 7 on 7 or just make him throw the Pat-N-Go or the Back Shoulder Fade.  

Inside Receivers H and B They must get to their hash if there are two safeties they have to win over the top by 12 yards if not they stop and do a half curl.      

A Back runs a check Down he releases through B gap and gets to 5 yards and turns to the QB
Vs Zone he turns and replaces the dropping linebacker.
Vs Man he works leverage against the linebacker maned up with him works leverage inside leverage go out side outside leverage go inside.   

Putting it All Together



Cover Zero: Man Two Reads
Rhythm: Go, Pat-N-Go, Back Shoulder Throw
Read: Seam or 12 yard stop
Rush: Check Down 
Release: Scramble 

Cover One: Man Two Reads
Rhythm: Go, Pat-N-Go, Back Shoulder Throw
Read: Seam or 12 yard stop
Rush: Check Down 
Release: Scramble  

Cover Two Zone Three Reads
Rhythm: Hole Shot
Read: Seam or 12 yard stop
Rush: Check Down 
Release: Scramble

Cover Three: Zone Three Reads 
2 Read Routes= Read the Free Safety  
Read: Seam or 12 yard stop
Read: Seam or 12 yard stop
Rush: Check Down 
Release: Scramble

Cover Four: Zone Three Reads
Rhythm: Go, Pat-N-Go, Back Shoulder Throw
Read: Seam or 12 yard stop
Rush: Check Down 
  
           
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Friday, November 29, 2013

Transitioning from Position Coach to Offensive Coordinator


This past spring I changed jobs for various reasons the most import was family time I was driving an two hours plus a day in my commute.  I also was coaching two additional sports to go along with being the offensive coordinator.  It really cut into my family time a position coaching position opened up closer to my house fifteen minute commute and no second sport and I had the Athletic Director/ Head Football coach in a couple of my Graduate School classes. So I start attending spring ball, summer seven on seven, and summer strength and conditioning.  After the 4th of July holiday the Offensive Coordinator leaves for another job and I get named the Offensive Coordinator.   Here are the steps that was taken to align our offense and make sure everybody was on the same page.

The Head Coach and I met to go over the offense during this meeting several changes were made.
  • A playbook was developed I used PPT and playmaker pro so if anything happens to me car wreck, I get a head coaching job, brain injury ect. there is something out there for the next guy to build off of.
  • We went to the Tony Franklin wristband system we did convert the positions and one of the colors purple to blue.  We based this off of the number of reasons: the major one being that we had a large number of busts during Spring Practice and Seven on Seven during the summer.
  • Changed the pass protection scheme from Big on Big to a Man Fan protection
  • Had our Offensive Linemen Vertical Set  
  • We installed a screen game which included Jail Break, Slow Screen and and the Fast Screens.  
  • I made sure that we did the following drills every day Noose, Pat-n-Go, Routes on Air and we had at lease 2 screen periods a day.
  • Changed how we went to Trips using our Slot receivers they were better athletes than our Outside receivers and kept them only having to learn one set of routes than a different set of routes on one side
  • I met with James Vint during coaching school and got a great one on one clinic about the Pistol Offense  

Things that we did keep: 
  • We worked Mesh Drill every day had very few dropped balls in the option game.
  • We utilized the Pistol Formation using 30 personnel 
  • We kept the option element to all of our run game there are 4 options on every play (Blog explaining this coming later!) 
  • We had two basic run blocking schemes a zone and a gap scheme.
  • We Two Platooned everybody
Things that needed to be changed for next year
  • I have to do a better job of keeping up with our players lives.
  • We are going to utilize the R4 and C4  from Darren Slack
  • Going to use some silencer concepts from Anthony Pratley 
  • Want to install the Midline 
  • Need to use Wristbands at all levels 7th grade through Varsity we only used them for Varsity and JV this year.  
  • Going to use Gus Malzahn's Fire Alarm Ten Play Menu 
  • Kill our Mesh Route Concept and replace with the Shallow Concept.  
  • Going to install Solid and Counter Screens.  
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Sunday, July 7, 2013

90 Shallow

The Shallow concept has been around since the 90'the first time I read about the shallow concept was from Mike Shannhan.  It was adopted by the Air Raid.  Chris Hatcher uses Go Routs vs Tony Franklin who uses a post with the shallow route.  I do like the how Tony pre-snaps his deep routes but also add another check that is used in the Darren Slack R4 system where which he checks the deep route again after the quarter back hits the last step in his drop.   But the cardnal rule with throwing the deep ball is to throw it early.     CONCEPT: Hot , Shallow, Dig, Shoot
Pre-snap Post and Go if “0” cover or grass -  Shallow rules (eyes away from where shallow starts- if shallow starts on right side , eyes start left ,etc.)

90 Y Shallow

  • LT 90's Pass protection
  • LG 90's Pass protection
  • C 90's Pass Protection
  • RG 90's Pass Protection
  • RT 90's Pass Protection
  • X Go Outside (hit defenders shoulder if he squats)
  • Y 2 yard Shallow/ run on the heels of the defensive line with a slight angle up-field- if you get to opposite hash only be 5 yards deep-catch and sprint to numbers gaining ground as you run/ peek 
  • Z 10 Post
  • H (Align at least 8-10 yards from tackle) 10 Dig( Go through outside shoulder of “tough defender”)
  • F Check Protection - 3 Shoot #’s -head swivel after clearing DE and look for ball
  • Q Shallow (Y), Dig ( H), Shoot (F), Pre-snap Post (Z) and Go (X) if “0” cover or grass- Shallow rules (eyes away from where shallow starts- if shallow starts on right side , eyes start left ,etc.

90 H Shallow

  • LT 90's Pass protection
  • LG 90's Pass protection
  • C 90's Pass Protection
  • RG 90's Pass Protection
  • RT 90's Pass Protection
  • X 10 Post 
  • Y (Align at least 8-10 yards from tackle) 10 Dig( Go through outside shoulder of “tough defender”)
  • Z Go Outside (hit defenders shoulder if he squats)
  • H 2 yard Shallow/ run on the heels of the defensive line with a slight angle up-field- if you get to opposite hash only be 5 yards deep-catch and sprint to numbers gaining ground as you run/ peek 
  • F Check Protection - 3 Shoot #’s -head swivel after clearing DE and look for ball
  • Q Shallow (H), Dig ( Y), Shoot (F), Pre-snap Post (X) and Go (Z) if “0” cover or grass- Shallow rules (eyes away from where shallow starts- if shallow starts on left side , eyes start right ,etc

90 Z Shallow

  • LT 90's Pass protection
  • LG 90's Pass protection
  • C 90's Pass Protection
  • RG 90's Pass Protection
  • RT 90's Pass Protection
  • X Go Outside (hit defenders shoulder if he squats)
  • Y 10 Post  
  • Z 2 yard Shallow/ run on the heels of the defensive line with a slight angle up-field- if you get to opposite hash only be 5 yards deep-catch and sprint to numbers gaining ground as you run/ peek 
  • H (Align at least 8-10 yards from tackle) 10 Dig( Go through outside shoulder of “tough defender”)
  • F Check Protection - 3 Shoot #’s -head swivel after clearing DE and look for ball
  • Q Shallow (Z), Dig ( H), Shoot (F), Pre-snap Post (Y) and Go (X) if “0” cover or grass- Shallow rules (eyes away from where shallow starts- if shallow starts on right side , eyes start left ,etc.


90 X Shallow

  • LT 90's Pass protection
  • LG 90's Pass protection
  • C 90's Pass Protection
  • RG 90's Pass Protection
  • RT 90's Pass Protection
  • X 2 yard Shallow/ run on the heels of the defensive line with a slight angle up-field- if you get to opposite hash only be 5 yards deep-catch and sprint to numbers gaining ground as you run/ peek 
  • Y (Align at least 8-10 yards from tackle) 10 Dig( Go through outside shoulder of “tough defender”)
  • Z Go Outside (hit defenders shoulder if he squats)
  • H 10 Post 
  • F Check Protection - 3 Shoot #’s -head swivel after clearing DE and look for ball
  • Q Shallow (X), Dig ( Y), Shoot (F), Pre-snap Post (H) and Go (Z) if “0” cover or grass- Shallow rules (eyes away from where shallow starts- if shallow starts on left side , eyes start right ,etc.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARMNAgUkA  

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