The Pistol Pass Game

THE ‘PISTOL’ Pass Game – Play Action Quick & Dropback Kyle Hockman Head Football Coach Campbell High School, Smyrna, GA

Pass Game Overview • • • • • •

Naked Boot Sprint Draw Pass Sprint Out Quick Game - 1 step from Pistol Dropback – 3 step (or 5 step) from Pistol

Play Action Naked, Boot, Waggle… • Love to get QB outside – vision. • Distortion of coverage integrity. • PA off exact play – LB’s can’t handle it. -counter trey and zone • Modify as game plan dictates. • Simple progression reads by QB.

Zone Naked • Fake Zone play one way • Roll opposite • Block the Play w/o going downfield • No blockers in front of QB • Pistol - catch, steps, extend ball - pull ball to crease of leg - Accelerate off fake

Counter Boot • Fake Counter play one way • Roll opposite • Block the Play w/o going downfield • No blockers in front of QB • Pistol - catch, spin, extend ball - pull ball to crease of leg - Accelerate off fake

Flood Y Corner

QB TECHNIQUES • • • •

show ball then pull to body very quick. Hide ball in crease of the leg. Always keep ball in throwing hand. After fake, take 1st step for depth and snap eyes to kill zone. • Take what defense gives you. • After release, follow flight path of the ball.

QB Ball Handling

RB Technique Faker • Roll shoulder with hands in pocket. • Shake slightly, keep running, get tackled. Chipper • Run through path of rusher - “kill zone”. Cross face of blitzer. • Get width, don’t worry with depth.

RB Tech.

Naked

10

2nd 2nd

10

POR!

20

20 Presnap

304 Country = reverse progression

3rd 1st Find window vs. zone, run vs. man cov. .

1st 3rd Chip #1

QB-show ball, keeping throwing hand on the laces, come fake with eyes to flat

Q

#2

#2 #3

Great Fake TB!

#1

Naked Cross

20

1st

20

Naked Comeback 3rd

Can Reverse Progression vs. displaced FS.

10

2nd

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#1

QB-show ball, keeping throwing hand on the laces, come fake with eyes CB, hang on him longer than normal.

10

Stop before #’s vs. zone, stair step vs. man

Q #2 #3

#2

Great Fake TB!

#1

Naked Change 20

20

Alt-wheel = Bench stay in to block & QB reverse progression 3rd 1st

Presnap POR!

10

2nd 2nd

10

Find window vs. zone, run vs. man cov. .

1st 3rd #1

QB-show ball, keeping throwing hand on the laces, come fake with eyes to flat

#2

#1

Q #2 #3

Great Fake TB!

Boot Flood

3rd

2nd

POR!

1st

#2=OUT

BS #1=Flat 8

#3=Bench

#1=9

Flood

QUICK PROTECTION • OL’s squeeze to inside gap staying square. • DO NOT give any ground. • RB’s cut inside thigh of the 1st defender to show outside OT (must get hands down). • B go to SE side, unless in ‘Heavy/wing’ set. (A goes opposite B or one back,TE) • TE in pattern, unless 3 wr’s, then he becomes the other blocker.

QUICK vs. 4-4 W

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RB’s 1st thing outside OT.

OG away from C call (w/ 3 tech.) make squeeze call to OT. Both checking near LB.

Center makes directional call to near technique and checks to near LB.

Quick Protection

QUICK PASSING GAME • 1step out of Pistol. •Usually called as CWM (check with me @ LOS). •standard two digit call = mirror routes by #1 receivers with a complementary route by #2. (hitch w/ seam)

#1 #2 (mirrored) (complement) = Hitch Seam = Out Seam(Wr = hitch) = Slant Flat (Wr = bubble) = Fade Qk Out

Hitches Convert to Fade vs. hard / press corner

In/out read with 2 wr’s running it. Quick decision, throw on 3rd step.

QB – where to throw… 1st - Best lane, then best match up, then to boundry, then to throwing side.

Hitch

Outs Convert to Fade vs. hard / press corner

In/out read with 2 wr’s running it. Quick decision, throw on 3rd step.

QB – where to throw… 1st - Best lane, then best match up, then to boundry, then to throwing side.

Slants QB – where to throw… 1st – Generally working 2 receiver side, In/out read. Quick decision, throw on 3rd step. Hang on 3rd step if needed.

Vs. Press 4 steps to shake DB, & get inside, not up field.

Slant

Fades QB – where to throw… 1st – best match up, then to field, two receiver side. CWM… great match up vs. tight corner.

w/ 2 WR read Hi/Lo on

Fades

Double Slant

Double Slant

BASE PROTECTION • 7-man check • Man protection. • OL’s have 4 “bigs” and the Mike. • Rb’s have OLB’s to secondary blitzers to release into route. • QB must ID “Mike” and vs. 50 the “Ollie” with directional call

• QB must take care of 3 and 4 both coming from same side. (8

man front, 0 hi safeties, check 90’s)

• If only one of the two come (3 or 4) then we’re fine. (1 hi) • If 3 & 4 come but drop DL then should be fine. (fire zone) • 70’s same for OL’s

BASE with HOT RELEASE This (70’s) is the same as our base protection (60’s). The only difference is we free release one of the backs (or sub 3rd WR or 2nd TE for him). The defenders he was responsible for are now “HOT”. The QB & receivers will point them out presnap (point even on run calls to dummy). If they blitz, the QB will abort drop and the “HOT” receiver(s) will look for the ball now! If the receiver has to adjust his route for this we call it a “SIGHT ADJUSTMENT”.

BASE vs. 4-3 Check any secondary blitzer from his side of center.

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M T

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Check any secondary blitzer from his side of center.

Center makes directional call to near technique and QB determines the Mike Linebacker. (middle of 3)

BASE vs. skewed LB’s W E

QB- 3 LB’s = middle of the three is the Mike.

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S E

Center makes directional call to near technique and QB determines the Mike Linebacker.

BASE vs. 4-4 W

M E

N

S T

R E

FS moves strong, check 90’s.(back)

Dual read inside/out.

QB- 1 hi safety = Mike to boundary or weak side. Predetermined call can be made to certain side.

Center makes directional call to near technique and QB determines the Mike Linebacker.

BASE vs. 50 / 3-4 Check any secondary blitzer from his side of center.

M Ollie B E

S N

SS E

B Check any secondary blitzer from his side of center.

QB - 1 hi safety = Mike weak, just like 4- 4. Can make predetermined call in huddle. Center make directional call guard to Mike side for help. Other guard on #1 DL. RB’s adjust from Mike, taking any blitzer on his side other than Mike.

BASE vs. 50 / 3-4 - 2 HI SS

FS Check any secondary blitzer from his side of center.

W B

E

M N

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Ollie B Check any secondary blitzer from his side of center.

QB - 2 hi safeties = Mike strong. Center make directional call guard to Mike side for help. Other guard on #1 DL. RB’s adjust from Mike, taking any blitzer on his side other than Mike.

Base Protection

Hank

20

Reading hard/soft corner

Reading hard/soft corner

#2

10 #3

1 hi-M jumps TE 2 hi-FS jumps TE

Reading closed/open middle

#2

20

25

10

25

1 hi-S jumps TE 2 hi-SS jumps TE

. #1

Flat defender deep

1 hi - ILB’s split 2 hi - safeties stays on hash.

4/7 #1

QB Reads Protection responsibility- 260’s, if 0 hi safeties w/ 8 man box, check to 90 game. Pre-snap key- 1 hi = mike, 2 hi = FS #2 Progression - hook/seam - curl/cor - flat Flat inside out triangle. Could go outside in w/ call

#3

#2

Q

Flat defender deep

Seam/Hook

#3 Flat

#1

4/7

Sight Alternate protection -170 adjust

Hank

Shallow 20

20

Theory -same for QB as Z Pivot, again thinking stretch defense horizontally. WE are just switching #1’s in the same spots.

Pre-snap only - if out leveraging near safety.

3rd

C

W

10

10

SS . M

S

Hot - must be front side hot - inside blitz hot #1, outside blitz hot #3 C

2nd

FS #1

4th

Q

#1 - 5 yd split from OT

#2 5 step drop

1st

#2 #1 #3 #1 - 5 yd split from OT

Flat or flare

Pivot 20

20

Theory - out leverage flat defender with #3 route (flat/flare). This should be someone you want to get the ball to. Force the defense to defend horizontally first! Then come back inside moving to 2nd,3rd & 4th reads.

Pre-snap only - if out leveraging near safety.

10

10

SS .

C

W

3rd

M

S

Hot - must be front side hot - inside blitz hot #1, outside blitz hot #3 C

2nd

FS #1

4th

Can change backside combo to most any in/out concept. (timing?)

Q #2 5 step drop

1st

#2 #1 #3 #1 - 5 yd split from OT

Flat or flare

4th

SS

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2nd .

C

W

M

3rd S

C

1st FS #1 Hot- must be weak side. #1 “hot 2”, no hot take the top off.

#2

Q #2 5 step drop

Hardly ever get there, alert QB if has been wide open with a tag or on sideline.

10

20

Theory -Start here, hi/lo weak backers with someone in each window. Never throw shallow until on other side of ball. Dig can work two windows based on LB drops, stay on the run vs. man.

20

Drive

#1 #3 #1 - 5 yd split from OT

Reading hard/soft corner

10

#3 SS jumps seam reset & stroke 9/5

#2 FS jumps hash stroke seam

C

9/5

S

hash SS read

Y

QB Reads X Protection responsibility- 280’s sight off any two blitzers on strong side. (sort if M strong) Pre-snap key- open/closed middle to strong side safety. Progression - hash/seam read/9-5/drag

Never come off hash

#1

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FS

FS off hash -choke & stroke(18-22)

M

#4 OLB deep under 5, reset

Sight adjust

W

Q

18

C

W

dump to drag.

B

Reading hard/soft corner

10

20

18

Reading closed/open middle

20

Seam

hash

Z

9/5

drag Alternate protection -170

Reading hash or no hash defender

#1 FSmid=thorw it, hash, throw corn.

#2

10

FS moves weak throw it.

#2 FS off hash, corn bails

Hook

Sight adjust

20

Reading hash or no hash defender

Streak

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10

20

25

#3 Mike deep under

Hash/corn

#1

#2

QB Reads Protection responsibility- 270’s sight off any blitzers opposite. Pre-snap key- weak hash. Throw away from FS. Progression - hash/corn to has read to spot.

Back side

Q B

hash readt

Spot

#2

Hash read

#1

Hook

Front side