Stacks
Stacks is a great unbalanced set for defensive teams that play a lot of Okie front, or where they have an overhang player that can create issues for your defense. The base plays that we run from this formation force defenders and numbers out of the box. Once we get the defense to over commit we have counters that attack the weak side of the defense. Stacks is going to align all four receivers to the same side. The ineligible receiver is the Y, but you could change it up to force the defense to communicate who is covered up. We would like the outside receivers to align on the numbers, and the slots to be 4 to 5 yards off the hash.
The first thing we want to look at is the structure of the defense. This formation is a great NASCAR tempo play. When you are able to catch them off guard you are able to have a numbers advantage to the 4 receiver side. In the two concepts below we are running inside zone/bubble or fast screen. The pre-snap read for the quarterback is to see where the overhang player is located. If the read is a "dirty" meaning the quarterback can't tell the alignment of the overhang, then the quarterback will go through his progressions. The quarterback will read EMOLS or the unblocked player in the zone read first. If the overhang player chases bubble then the quarterback will keep and run for green grass. If the overhang plays the quarterback then the read will be a throw to the bubble.
The read stays the same for fast screen as well. In the two diagrams we have a 4 on 3 advantage. We will take this pre-snap throw almost every time as long as the game situation allows it. To make sure we succeed in game situations we make sure we drill 4 on 3 scenario every single week. To allow for a really fast tempo to catch the defense off guard try installing a one word play name or color. This will allow your team to play at a faster rate.
If you take advantage and create explosive plays against the 4 on 3 mismatch the defense will start rotating defenders and leave the door open for an explosive quarterback running play. This is an example of our Q-Trap (below). We still look to the stack side to see if we have an advantage to throw bubble or fast screen. The defense in this example is aligned to play 4 on 4 vs. the STACKS. Because the defense is trying to prevent the bubble or fast screen the quarterback will fake to the H and follow the trapping guard. As you can see STACKS really stress the defense and allows the offense to take what they give them.
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