SNAP Technology

“SNAP Technology”
IN the 5 yard line.

Or How to get a TD without a Fullback that weighs 2 tons? "You put it in the air!"

Firstly let me say that it is an honor to share my brain with you…hopefully you are not a Zombie and will not consume it, no matter the size.

All OC´s are always looking for that elusive TD deep in the Red Zone, it is a physical fact that as we move through this area the play capabilities shrink. Hey size does matter here! I will not go into the aspects of the 20-yard line on down but will only concentrate on the last 5 yards. I believe in the Big Bang theory and the collapsing universe that follows.

The 5-yard area is the toughest; teams usually give you a Goal line or a 5-man front with the LB´s tight and the Blitz. Now the A typical thing to do is spread and attack the weakest link, hey no problem, but if you lack the power why not create it. Thus I come up with the BIG BANG. I collapse my offense and condense the Defense. (See diagram bottom right)

As this Defense collapse on the outside fringes you have a Corner -Safety or OLB combo reading in if they are foolish enough to place a DE there the better.
Rules.
1 the OL goes foot to foot on their splits
2.use your two fastest receivers and play them like TE´s
3.Have your FB in the 3 point stance and your two Half backs in 2 point stance.
(You want then to look at the Defense)
What this accomplishes is the keys, which the ILB has to read, and the Outside defenders, which you are forcing them to play off the 2 backs. Basically, you have frozen them and they must stay true to the wedge dive by the FB.
Then we explode out! With speed and quickness the Big Bang happens.
Now comes the Big bang, which has 3 Variables.
Variable 1
(See variable diagram 1 and 2 -diagram on upper left)
Your Two TE´s Snap outside or inside, right or left or what ever you call these sides.
Your OL scramble blocks or cuts all the inside defenders, I have never been called on a illegal man downfield in the area and the 1 yard rule really does not apply.
Your QB fakes an attacking sweep to the Right or Left and rolls that way on a boot action with the ball hidden.
The FB blocks with the QB stopping the outside rush.

The TE´s must always release in and out, if the roll is toward them they give an inside release, if they are backside they give an outside release. What this accomplishes is that the LB´s think run and like all good LB they close like wolves, the second is it momentarily leaves the DB blind and the speedy receiver drops behind him. These two receivers will be open and the LOOK for the QB is inside to out. Yes, why? The ILB are biting the sweep action and the safety is moving with the QB and the Backside TE is behind him, because of his outside release the Corner is staying on the read to play action.

The SECOND Variable
The Full- House Sweep Pass with FB dive
You see it here Coaches, we simply flood an area with three receivers and bring the backside TE inside.

The ILB stay on the dive the safety steps up for support the backside Receiver clears him and we lay three receivers on the right side. The TE on the playside always clears the Corner and is free. Why the Defenders are being stretched and held by the RB´s.
Now teams get smart and don’t play the dive, hey you give it to them and you score with a mighty mouse FB, or QB sneak with him as the lead block.

The Third Variable;
(See variable diagram upper right)

Full-House Batman Pass

I’m BATMAN.
We use this when they think they get smart and place the Corners where the ball is and Blitz from the outside.
The QB fakes to the FB he is looking at the swing all the way, the Swing back must read for pass at the 3rd step, if he does not the QB is going to be killed, if the coverage is their the Qb rolls the fake to the same side and looks for the Snap from the TE, who has to throttle his speed and then expect the ball, the Corner the DC has placed their gets caught in No-mans land
Shall I cover the Swing or the Snap? The OLB is coming hard so the pass has to be on the HOOF (run).

With These THREE PASS PLAYS VARIABLES, we add FB DIVE the HB SWEEP and QB SNEAK. With three backs attacking to the run side and a TE SNAP backside just in case the QB reads the TE open on the hand off(make the hand -off QB with the mesh that makes you look backside) where he can roll and throw the ball. (THIS PLAY IS THE QB`S OPTION)

WE also run the WIDE SET with two TE´s split we run this in the middle of the field 99% of the time just to give a different look and hit the short pass or a run.

As for success we had 89% scoring rate on this Offense set ,to the point where we use it for our 2pt conversion almost 99% of the time.

I will soon submit a Collapsing Offense Motion game when I have just a bit more time.

I hope this is helpful and I ask for all submissions from coaches. Why not share the knowledge in this great game.

Please no Zombies...

Thank you
Roldan Leyba