GUN RUNS

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GUN RUNS

• By Coach Walter Haworth

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What is the Gun Run Game?

• The Gun Run Game is from a three wide receiver,
  two back set.
• It is a multiple formation, motioning, offense
  whose run game is based both upon the option, and
  a power run game.
• It is easily adapted to a No-Huddle Attack.
• It is easily adapted to offensive systems that
  are already in place.
• Success is realized through technique and
  confidence, not overpowering size and strength.

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Why the Gun Run Game?

• By forcing the defense to cover the entire field,
  ganging-up on the ball carrier is reduced.
• Line play is simplified by reducing the defensive
  front and limiting the number of blocking
  schemes.
• More repetitions are afforded the line, due to
  fewer different schemes.
• More repetitions means technique can be
  emphasized.
• Blocks are delivered confidently, due to a
  concrete understanding of assignment.
• Runs are varied through different backfield
  actions.

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Gun Run Game

• Whether you install just a small portion, or the
  whole enchilada, you will find immediate success
  with these Gun Runs. Non-Option type
  Quarterbacks suddenly can have success running
  simple options. Plus, they are in gun for the
  passing game.
• Defenses have to choose their poison
• -Gang up on the run game, and get picked
  apart by quick passes, OR
• -Stay in some sort of Cover 2 shell, and get
  gutted up the middle.
• Here is the first Scheme The CHIP SERIES

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Chip Series

• PT- (Play-side Tackle) Always step with inside
  foot toward nearest down lineman (3 or 1), if it
  is a 3 tech, combo up to the Mike, keeping head
  up to track the MIKE. If it is a 1 or 2i, take
  step making sure the 1 or 5 does not stem across
  guards face. Then head directly up-field for the
  Mike or near ILB...remembering he will be
  flowing.
• PG- Step with inside foot to either combo the 3
  or was the 1...if a stunt appears in the A Gap,
  wash it down.
• C- Block back. Block nearest down lineman on
  backside. If it is a 3 tech, you must block flat
  down the line, and not gain a single inch.
• BG- pull and hug the double team. He must stay
  low and hug the inside as tight as possible in
  case the Mike slips through...the BG should be
  looking for the play-side backer, and should
  drive him out of the hole. If he stays low, the
  block should be rising, and the feet must remain
  moving. If no LB appears, stay on 45 degree
  angle (stay on track) and pick off any secondary,
  but DO NOT CHASE!
• BT- Gap/Hinge, Step into backside B gap and look
  for blitz. If there is a 3 tech, punch him for
  the Center, and Hinge back to the DE, wheeling
  him up-field.
• FB- Fit motion behind play-side guard, and kick
  out DE with up-field shoulder. Stay low and
  drive feet. (On Trade, you must stop motion
  between backside guard and tackle, so guard can
  pull and kick, and you can hug the double.)
• CHIP and TRADE are the same blocking scheme
  except on TRADE, the FB and Guard trade
  assignments (this is our counter). You cannot
  get a kick block by a FB from 5 yards deep
  aligned on inside leg of tackle, so he must be
  motioned. This motioning is used an many plays
  to avoid giving run call away, and TRADE goes
  away from where the FB motions to, while POWER
  obviously goes toward where the FB motions
  towards.

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Chip Series

• To 1-Technique

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Chip Series

• To 3-Technique

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Chip Series

• The reason I have not drawn a block on the end,
  is because there are many ways to deal with him.
  You can kick him with a Fullback, you can option
  him uphill or downhill, or you can have the
  Fullback and Guard Trade, and kick him with the
  guard while the Fullback hugs the double.
• Both 2 and 3 represent the off-tackle hole to the
  right, but 2 is direct backfield action (power),
  while 3 is counter action. 8 and 7 are the same
  way on the left off-tackle hole. So our Powers
  end in 2 or 8, and our Counters end in 3 or 7.
  Speed option end in 1 / 9, and we run triple
  ending in 4 / 6
• So 242 is Chip Series / Tailback / Power Right.
• 217 is Chip Series / Quarterback / Counter
  Left
• The line just listens for the first and last
  numbers and if Trade is called. They either
  Chip Right (200 a last less than 5), or Chip
  Left (200 a last more than 5).

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Chip Series

• Example Fred Right 243 Trade
• Fred Right Formation
• 243 Chip / Tailback / Right Counter Action

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Chip Series

• 211 / 219 (SPEED / LEAD OPTION)
• LEAD OPTION - FB Leaves the DE and blocks the
  force player OLB. Since there is a pulling guard,
  if the QB keeps because the DE widened, he has a
  lead blocker in the BG. This alleviates the
  problems with a team who has the DE widen, but
  moves the Will in occasionally. This 'stunt' will
  cause a QB to keep often, but he ends up getting
  tackled by the WILL. The pulling guard now blows
  up the WILL.
• Fred Right Weak, F-Crazy, 211

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Chip Series

• 211 / 219 (SPEED / LEAD OPTION)
• Twins Right Weak 219

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Chip Series

• 234 / 236 (TRIPLE OPTION)
• TRIPLE OPTION- TRUE triple from gun...averaging
  14yds / attempt
• this year! If FB gets the ball, he has a lead
  blocker in the BG!
• Twins Right Weak 236

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Chip Series

• 242 / 48 (TB POWER)
• Fred Right, F-Crazy, 242

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Chip Series

• 242 / 48 Trade (TB POWER)
• Ram Weak 248 Trade

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Chip Series

• 212 /18 TRADE
  (QUARTERBACK POWER)
• We run this 2 different ways, each is nasty. We
  either fake Q-Pitch to TB who then heads downhill
  to block, after fake, QB heads downhill (DE
  always widens and gets ear-holed) or can fake
  roll-out by QB taking classic counter steps
  towards the roll-out (open, crossover, plant,
  head straight downhill). This action also widens
  the DE and he gets ear-holed. You can also empty
  out the backfield, motion the FB and run the QB
  on direct power action behind FB.
• Fred Right Weak, 212 Trade

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Chip Series

• 212 /18 TRADE Q (QUARTERBACK
  POWER)
• Quarterback fakes the quick pitch action, and
  heads downhill. Tailback swings and fakes
  looking for the pitch. Quarterback heads
  straight downhill.
• Fred Right
  Weak, F-Idiot, 212 Trade Q

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Chip Series

• 213 / 17 TRADE (QUARTERBACK
  COUNTER)
• QB TRADE (COUNTER)- On this play, TB fakes the
  hand-off (we often run this after FB motions like
  power) and QB pulls and follows FB though the
  hole. We also run this after widening out the TB
  to create empty with FB motioning, then we just
  have the QB jab to roll to the trips side, and
  head back the other way behind the FB.
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  Ram, 217 Trade

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Chip Series

• 213 / 17 TRADE (QUARTERBACK
  COUNTER)
• Ram, T2, 217
  Trade

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Chip Series

• 243 / 47 TRADE (TAILBACK
  COUNTER)
• TB TRADE (COUNTER) On this, the TB can come
  from either side by taking a jab step outward and
  coming back across to the other side, or by
  faking power across QB's face, but upon receiving
  the ball, he heads back to the side he started
  on. Steps are same as classic counter Open,
  Crossover, Plant.
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  Ram, 247 Trade

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Chip Series

• 243 / 47 TRADE (TAILBACK
  COUNTER)
• Ram Weak, 247
  Trade

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Chip Series

• 202 / 208
  (SHUTTLE PASS)
• SHUTTLE PASS- Since we roll often (small line),
  we incorporate a shuttle pass. We roll with the
  FB 1x1 off the line to the roll side, or in the
  backfield, leading downhill. If the TB is in the
  backfield to the opposite side of the roll, we
  have him help shore up backside A GAP (this sets
  up throwback screen). Or, we have the TB 1x1 off
  the backside of the line and let him help again
  with backside pursuit (he gets a breather). From
  either of these spots, he can run shuttle.
• The QB rolls just like it was a roll-out pass,
  only the blocking is the same as POWER. The only
  difference is that the FB leads the QB as if it
  were a sweep, so no one blocks the DE. The BG
  pulls with the TB fitting in right behind him.
  If the DE widens to stop the QB, he just pitches
  downhill to the TB, if the DE sniffs the play
  out, the QB runs sweep against a secondary who
  just sees roll-out action. This play is enhanced
  if your receivers know how to cross block a cover
  2 secondary. This play goes for huge yards, and
  will frustrate the heck out of DE's if combined
  with Q-Pitch, the 2 QB Trades, and a consistent
  roll-out attack. Most DE's that play us leave
  shaking their heads, because we hit'em from all
  sides.... literally... no matter what they do,
  they are wrong!

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Chip Series

• 202 / 208 (SHUTTLE PASS)
• Spread Right, 202

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Chip Series

• 202 / 208 LOCO
  (CRAZY OPTION)
• CRAZY OPTION- Now, if you can picture the
  shuttle, now imagine that the play remains
  identical, except the lead FB bubble and becomes
  a pitch back. Now if the DE sniffs out the play
  and stays in for the shuttle, the QB just roll
  out and otions off the OLB. Nasty! Remember
  that on both of these plays you will have a
  pulling lineman downfield, so if you want to
  throw, you can't.
• Spread
  Right, 202 Loco

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Gun Runs

• I will be posting more in the near future
  namely our runs from ZONE blocking, and our runs
  from TRAP blocking. Then Ill cover draws and
  the Quarterback ISO. Hope these ideas help!
• -J.R. Haworth