The FLEXBONE Offense

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The FLEXBONE Offense

• A Multiple Option System

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Contents

• Why the FLEXBONE OPTION?
• Philosophy
• Defensive Alignments (Techniques)
• Counting in the Option Game
• Inside Veer
• Outside Veer
• Midline
• Play Action

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Why the Flexbone Option?

• Why the FLEXBONE?
• Uses the whole field
• Scout Team Nightmare
• Defense should balance
• Offense looks balanced
• All options can be run to both sides
• Quality play action game

• Why the OPTION?
• Blocking angles
• Defensive Conflict
• Assignment Football for the Defense
• Neutralize a dominant defender
• Fast break offense
• Only system in which the offense wins

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Offensive Philosophy

• Run multiple options
• Take what they give
• Use the whole field

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Defensive Alignments

• 7 6 6i 5 4 4i 3 2 2i 1 0 1 2i 2 3 4i
  4 5 6i 6 7

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Counting in the Option Game

• 1 is the first DL on or outside the PST
• 2 is the first defender stacked/outside 1
• 3 is the next defender stacked/outside 2 within
  5 yards of the LOS
• 1
• 2
• 3

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30 Defense(Stack)

• F
• C
  C
• Q W M S
  
• T N E

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30 Defense(Stack)

• F
• C
  C
• W M S
  
• Q T N E

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
  
• C
  C
• W M S
• Q N T E

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
• C
  C
• W M S
  
• Q N T E

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
• C M
  C
• W Q N T E S

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50 Defense(Odd)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M S
  
• W Q N T E

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50 Defense(Odd)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M S
  
• W Q N T E

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50 Defense(Odd)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M S
• W Q N T E

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60 Defense(Even)

• F
• C
  C
• W M S
  
• Q N T E

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60 Defense(Even)

• F
• C
  C
• M S
• W Q N T E

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INSIDE VEER

• The Original Triple Option

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Inside Veer

• OL Rules
• PST Inside
• PSG 1st DL
• C Reach, on, backer
• BSG Scoop
• BST Scoop

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Inside Veer

• Backfield Action
• BSHB Orbit, 7x1
• RB Near hip of PSG Veer, Square, Cutback
• QB PS foot at 3 oclock BS foot at 3 oclock
  ride and decide

• Perimeter Rules
• PSWR Stalk CB
• PSHB Stalk vs. 2 Wall vs. 1
• BSWR Stalk CB

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Inside Veer

• QB Reads
• Dive key (1) give unless 1 pinches flat on
  the LOS
• Pitch key (2) square and keep unless 2
  commits to you

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30 Defense(Stack)

• F
• C
  C
• Q W M S
• T N E

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
  
• C
  C
• W M S
• Q N T E

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
  
• C
  C
• W M S
• Q N T E

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50 Defense(Odd)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M S
• W Q N T E

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50 Defense(Odd)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M S
• W Q N T E

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60 Defense(Even)

• F
• C
  C
• W M S
  
• Q N T E

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Outside Veer

• A Complementary Triple Option

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Outside Veer

• OL RULES
• PST Inside
• PSG 1st DL
• C Reach, on, backer
• BSG Scoop
• BST Scoop

• Perimeter Rules
• PSHB Inside
• PSWR Crack vs 2 safeties, Stalk vs 1 safety

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Outside Veer

• Backfield Action
• BSHB orbit, get 7x1
• RB aiming point is outside hip of PST, square
  after the mesh
• QB four steps to the mesh and sit down, get 1
  foot of depth

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Outside Veer

• QB Reads
• Dive key (2) give unless 2 pinches flat on
  the LOS
• Pitch key (3 or CB) square and keep unless
  pitch key commits to you

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30 Defense(Stack)

• F
• C
  C
• W M S
• Q T N E
  

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M
• W Q N T E S

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50 Defense(Odd)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M S
• W Q N T E

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60 Defense(Even)

• F
• C
  C
• M S
• W Q N T E

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Midline

• A Complementary Double Option

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Midline

• OL RULES
• PST 2nd DL
• PSG Inside
• C BS 1 or 2
• BSG BS 1 or 2
• BST Seal and hinge

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Midline

• Backfield Action
• PSHB orbit, lead
• BSHB pitchback
• A-back run on the midline, slide to the playside
• QB clear the midline, ride, duck in B-gap on a
  pull

• Perimeter Rules
• Both WR crack near safety
• QB Read
• Give unless 3-technique pinches flat on LOS

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
  
• C
  C
• W M S
• Q N T E

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60 Defense(Even)

• F
• C
  C
• W M S
  
• Q N T E

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Play Action

• The Primary Pass Game

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Off-Gap Protection

• Pass Protection Principles
• Never lose inside
• Know where your help is coming from
• Know where the launch point is
• Engage the man in your gap or
• Engage the near DL with eyes on your gap

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Off-Gap Protection

• Pass Pro Rules
• PST C-gap
• PSG A-gap
• C BS A-gap
• BSG B-gap
• BST C-gap
• RB PS B to D-gaps
• BSHB BS D-gap

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30 Defense(Stack)

• F
• C
  C
• Q W M S
  
• T N E

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40 Defense(Pro)

• F
  
• C
  C
• W M S
• Q N T E

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50 Defense(Odd)

• F
  
• C
  C
• M S
• W Q N T E

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60 Defense(Even)

• F
• C
  C
• W M S
  
• Q N T E

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Seam

• 1
  2
• QB takes 3-step drop

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Wheel

• 1
• 
  2
  
• 
  
• QB takes 3-step drop

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B-Post

• 1
• 
  
• 
  
• QB takes 3-step drop

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Pop

• 
  2
• 
  1
• QB takes 1-step drop

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B-Slant

• 1
• QB takes 1-step drop