Introduction: One of the things I love about this blog is that I get to pick a couple of topics and research them. The challenge is always trying to find enough good video share. In this weeks post I am going to share a few thoughts that I have on Gap Schemes. I was very lucky to find some great schemes that I had in my HUDL RPO LIBRARY. The film clips that I am sharing with you are just a few of the 1,500 that are in the RPO Library. If you think this stuff is good you should see what the library has to offer.
Concepts Breaking Down:
-Buck Sweep (part 1)
-Power (part 2)
-Trap (part 3)
-King (part 4)
Concepts Breaking Down:
-Buck Sweep (part 1)
-Power (part 2)
-Trap (part 3)
-King (part 4)
Backer Read Trap
If you were like me this weekend you might have been watching the Jon Gruden QB Special with Jared Goff. Cal runs an extraordinary amount of RPOs. The one take away I got from it was how many times Goff was hit while running an RPO. If the quick concept isn't open right away the quarterback is put in a vulnerable spot. In my research I found a concept that gives solid protection and still places the Linebackers into a conflict.
In Diagram-1 you will see an example of backer read the with long trap being placed by the backside guard. The Quarterback will read the play side linebacker and determine if he is replacing the trap block or chasing the fly sweep hand off. If the backer replaces the trap the quarterback will give. If the linebacker chases the quarterback will keep the football.
In Diagram-1 you will see an example of backer read the with long trap being placed by the backside guard. The Quarterback will read the play side linebacker and determine if he is replacing the trap block or chasing the fly sweep hand off. If the backer replaces the trap the quarterback will give. If the linebacker chases the quarterback will keep the football.
Diagram-1
Here is the wide and the end zone film of the backer read. I like this example because it starts in a condensed 3x1 formation. With the down scheme and the pulling guard you can see that this is an easy concept to account for all the defenders in the box.
Backer Read Film
Backer Read RPOs
What I have found in my study is that teams that running Trap vs. a 4 man front have a better protection scheme while running RPOs, and it makes it a lot harder for linebacker to determine if it is a run or a pass. I have collected a few video clips of some quick game RPOs.
My first example is Backer Read Counter Bubble. You can see pre-snap that the offense has leverage on the defense to the 3 receiver side. This example is a counter action on the trap not a stretch like the other examples I will use. The play side backer gap exchanges with the DE leaving numbers to the 3 receiver side. See Diagram-2 below.
My first example is Backer Read Counter Bubble. You can see pre-snap that the offense has leverage on the defense to the 3 receiver side. This example is a counter action on the trap not a stretch like the other examples I will use. The play side backer gap exchanges with the DE leaving numbers to the 3 receiver side. See Diagram-2 below.
Diagram-2
The second example is a counter trap "Pop" concept. I am using the end zone film to show you what the quarterback sees in the play side linebacker. The play side linebacker is flexed out of the box on the #3 receiver. He sees trap and tries to fill inside the block. because of this it is an easy read for the quarterback to pull and throw the football into the seam. See diagram-3 below.
Diagram-3
The last example is Backer read Trap with the stretch look. These clips are not True RPOs they are Play Action Pass. I do think that this concept could very easily be an RPO in your teams future. Instead of sending the running back out on a route in diagram-4 I would have him block the corner or first outside defender. This would allow quarterback to read linebacker to safety. If the safety were to chase the seam route by the TE end the quarterback could give the ball or keep it. This would make it a true triple threat. This would be a complicated concept, but if practiced early in season it could be a deadly play.
Diagram-4
This is the one back no fly backer read RPO. I think this one as an RPO is stealing, and is a great 3rd level read.
Diagram-5
| |