John Rice Attacking Defenses with Passes from Bunch Formations John Rice Head Coach Eisenhower HS Rialto, CA Phone: DVD CUTS AVAILABLE FOR $10 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AVAILABLE FOR $5 ON CD AVAILABLE FOR $5 ON CD DVD CUTS AVAILABLE FOR $10

John Rice Agenda Definition of Bunch FormationsDefinition of Bunch Formations Types of Bunch FormationsTypes of Bunch Formations Advantages of Utilizing Bunch FormationsAdvantages of Utilizing Bunch Formations General Coaching PointsGeneral Coaching Points Route ConceptsRoute Concepts Using Motion and ShiftsUsing Motion and Shifts Video ClipsVideo Clips

John Rice DEFINTION OF BUNCH: 3 OR MORE RECEIVERS PLACED WITHIN 5 YARDS OF EACH OTHER 3 OR MORE RECEIVERS PLACED WITHIN 5 YARDS OF EACH OTHER B B TE B B TE Y H Z Q CC X R TIGHT OR WIDE 3 MAN Z B B TE B B TE Y H QC F C R 3RD MAN IN BACKFIELD CB B TE B B TE Y H Z Q C X R 4 MAN BUNCH Z C B B TE B B TE Y H QC X C Tight Trips R

John Rice Advantages Natural “Rubs” vs. man coverageNatural “Rubs” vs. man coverage R X Y H BBC

John Rice Advantages Easily Adaptable to Standard Zone BeatersEasily Adaptable to Standard Zone Beaters R X Y H B B C 3 Deep 2 Deep R X Y H S B C

John Rice Advantages Bunched Receivers canBunched Receivers can be Used for Pass Protection be Used for Pass Protection R X Y H B B C Bunched Receivers canBunched Receivers can Get Across Formation Faster Get Across Formation FasterR X Y H F B C BB

John Rice Advantages Bunched Receivers can Get Across Formation FasterBunched Receivers can Get Across Formation Faster R X Y H F B C BB

John Rice Coaching points: Vs a Pressed Point Defender: –Assign alternate route stems to avoid being jammed at LOS R X Y H B B C Inside Stem R X Y H B B C Outside Stem B B C R X Y H “Wrapped” Stem

John Rice Bunch Pass Concepts Spacing Drive Drive + F Angle (Toledo) Husky (Marshall) Vertical Boot (USC) Scat Bubble Screen and Others

BS OUTS: Game Plan Route: Speed Out, Slant, Hitch, or some other quick route pre-planned during game week ”Spacing” BS INS: “SIT”. Find a void between defenders and sit down at 5-6 yards FS INS: ARROW. Attack defender’s outside shoulder, break downhill off 2d/3d step, gain depth. Look for ball quickly! Y X R QB: 3-step progression to the Arrow on time. Rip it through his outside shoulder if he gets any clean air at all. If the short defender runs with him, a void should open up for the Post Curl. Be alert of the LB in front of the Post Curl! Backside Seam Read is your 3 rd option. By call or game plan, can throw the Corner off 5 th step if CB is getting nosy on the Post Curl. FS OUTS: Mini CURL. 1 yard middle receiver. Sprint to 3, make a 4 yard speed break to the void left by the flat defender & drumroll your feet and sit down at 7 yards. FS MID: SIT. Push hard INSIDE to a depth of 6, sit down in area vacated by inside linebacker. H SPRINT to 4 3 yd Speed break to 7 Spacing Backside Z Slip” Places R Here BB C B C FS 3 deep zone Shown BBBB Frontside 3d3d step: Drill the Arrow through the shoulder pad if he pops open at all… B B VOIDCREATED ANOTHERVOIDCREATED B B

BACKSIDE RECEIVER: Game Plan Route: Speed Out, Slant, Hitch, or some other quick route pre- planned during game week ”Drive” QB: 3-step on time if working single side. 5 step if working drive combination. Throw shallow cross off hot read (ILB) to dig to corner Drive 3 deep zone Shown Frontside R X Backside X Y Z C F C S BBB POINT MAN: DIG Avoid contact on vertical stem; push upfield to yards, break over middle behind LB; in front of FS! OUTSIDE MAN: “SHALLOW CROSS”. GET ACROSS FORMATION, AVOIDING CONTACT; LOOK FOR BALL IF ILB BLITZ INSIDE MAN: CORNER. OUTSIDE STEM, PUSH UPFIELD TO 12 YARDS, BREAK TO CORNER Pass pro: 90, big on big, or slide Vs. 2 deep, corner is primary target Vs. 2 deep, Run “go pocket”

F Angle/Toledo TOLEDO (Drive with F Angle) QB: Second Drag to First Drag as an outlet. Work hard with your eyes to try and move the indside Linebackers to chase the first drag so that you can throw the second drag. With Motion RDrag or Backside Go Read is an outlet 8 Toledo Instructional Z ARROW- DRAG. Arrow release, sell LB on arrow,then break sharply, dissect the angle between Y and R, look for ball on the break. X H Y ZQ R Pre-snap motion H snap Y: Vertical Widen your alignment, release cleanly, go HARD up the field vertically Dig, Corner or Go S BB B C C B H: ARROW. Attack defender’s outside shoulder, break downhill off 2d/3d step, gain depth. Look for ball quickly! X: GO. Accelerate vertically along the bottom of the numbers, get deep, stay on your landmark! 4 Arrow/Settle R SHALLOW DRAG. Replace heels of Defensive Linemen. Beat Linebackers across formation to a depth of 4 yards. Run away from man; Sit in a zone Y Crease Z Vs, 2 deep, Y runs corner Vs ILB Blitz, QB hit the R drag

John Rice Husky The basic premise of this play is to create a hi-low on a corner on one side while bringing in an intermediate cross from the other side of the formation. On the other side of the formation we are putting the opposite corner in a quandry by running a streak down the hash and bringing a corner route underneath him We can run this vs. a 2 deep zone or 3 deep zone Alignment and precise routes by the receivers are critical on the trips side. Outside runs a skinny post or seam, not crossing the hash on his side. The corner is run by the inside receiver UNDERNEATH the seam/skinny post. Finally, the over route by the middle receiver is run under the corner route. Generally, we will tell the QB to work one side of the pattern or the other KEYS to a successful play: Inside receivers avoid contact underneath & get vertical! Receivers take good splits and attack along their landmark! QB does a great job with his eyes, is decisive, and makes his throw on time and with authority! TAGS/VARIATIONS Play Action Husky Philosophy

John Rice BS OUTS: Corner route. HUSKY BS INS: flat//Arrow FS INS: Corner. OT +5 alignment, release cleanly, go HARD up the field vertically. BREAK UNDER THE POST QB: WORK ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. 3 STEP DROP H C FS OUTS: Skinny Post Inside release, accelerate vertically, break at 12 Yards. DON’T CROSS THE HASH! C #### HUSKY Instructional IKEFootballZ Y QR X S FS MID: OVER ROUTE vertical release, accelerate vertically, break at 7-8Yards, UNDERNEATH CORNER ROUTE S B S B PASSING LANE OPENS UP

John Rice BS OUTS: Corner route. Diamond Verticals Point man Post Release cleanly upfield; break at 12 yards INSIDE MAN: SHALLOW DRAG OT +5 alignment, release cleanly, go HARD across formation UNDER the LBs QB: from gun, 3 step drop, throw to fade, get plenty of air under the throw, let R run to the ball H C OUTSIDE MAN: OVER ROUTE; CLEAN vertical release, accelerate vertically, break at 12 Yards. C #### Diamond Verticals IKEFootballZ Y QR X S R FADE: outside vertical release, accelerateto bottom of numbers B B BB

John Rice CORNER X R HZ ## Husky Variation Hash Hash Squareup Top #s Top #s Y Husky Variation Hash +2 Hash +2 STAY ON SEAM

John Rice 6 Route: “CHOICE” The Choice Route is one of the primary ways we have to isolate an outside receiver! He runs a great Man-beater route, a Out, or whatever tagged route we give him by game plan! The route provides an excellent “counter attack” vs. defenses that overload to three receiver sides! Backside receivers are critical to this play…they are very much in the QB’s thought process and must use good splits and make good decisions to make themselves available The combination of the In and Seam Read creates a “high-low” on the LBs! Play action is a tremendous way to vary this play, causing hesitation by the frontside linebacker(s) we’re attacking and opening up throwing lanes for the frontside Out and the backside Drag! This is one of our top ways to convert 3rd and long situations with easy throws! The backside routes also make it a viable Red Zone option! KEYS to a successful play: 1.Smart pre-snap work and splits by the frontside receiver. 2.The BS Drag must release, beat LB coverage, and get in the QB’s vision! 3.The QB must have his hips ready to throw the Out on time, & then see the BS receivers clearly as they come to him TAGS/VARIATIONS Individual: Post, Fade, CBk, etc.Individual: Post, Fade, CBk, etc Play Action!42-43 Play Action! “Horn”66-76 “Horn” Backside Tags: Dagger, Peg, Peg/Dagger Wrap, OverBackside Tags: Dagger, Peg, Peg/Dagger Wrap, Over Choice Philosophy - t o I N S T R U C T I O N A L - t o I N S T R U C T I O N A L - t o M A I N D I R E C T O R Y - t o M A I N D I R E C T O R Y -

John Rice X Y ## Hash +1 OT +3 OT +3 H R DRAG Stairstep v. Man 4-6 OUT Z Top #s Top #s 10 choice

John Rice X: DEEP COMEBACK; DRIVE UPFIELD 16 YARDS, BREAK IT BACK TO 14 TO BOTTOM OF NUMBERS Naked Boot INSIDE MAN IN BUNCH: “FLAT ARROW” Sprint across set under contain rusher and whip head around for ball POINT MAN: OVER ROUTE; clean release inside, avoid LBs, get depth to between yards QB: OPEN FOR ZONE; BOOT OUT; READ FLAT DEFENDER, HIT ARROW IF OPEN TO OVER ROUTE AS 2ND OPTION H CC #### Naked Boot IKEFootballZY QR X S OUTSIDE MAN IN BUNCH: POST vertical release, accelerate vertically, break at 7-812Yrds B F BB EETT

John Rice SCAT INSIDE MAN IN BUNCH: Flare: Push off inside foot, slight bow backwards, look for ball on the run, cut upfield POINT MAN: CORNER ROUTE; clean release upfield, head nod inside at 12, break to corner, look for ball outside QB: 3 step drop from gun, read flat defender, if goes to flare, hit sit; if retreats, hit flare; corner 3rd option H CC #### SCAT IKEFootballZY QR S OUTSIDE MAN IN BUNCH: SIT ROUTE; push upfield, lower hips and sit at 5 yards off butt of point man’s vert release B F BB EETT BS OUTS: Game Plan Route: Speed Out, Slant, Hitch, or some other quick route pre-planned during game week X Pass pro: 90, big on big, or slide Vs. 2 deep, Run “go pocket”

”DIAMOND BUBBLE SCREEN” Y R H DIAMOND BUBBLE X Backside Z 3 deep zone Shown Frontside CUT BB C B CFSB B E 3 90 PASS PRO

”DIAMOND X OVER BUBBLE SCREEN” Y R H DIAMOND BUBBLE X Backside Z 3 deep zone Shown Frontside CUTB B B C CFSB B E 3 90 PASS PRO

BS OUTS: Game Plan Route: Speed Out, Slant, Hitch, or some other quick route pre-planned during game week ”DIAMOND Spacing” BS INS: “SIT”. Find a void between defenders and sit down at 5-6 yards FS INS: ARROW. Attack defender’s outside shoulder, break downhill off 2d/3d step, gain depth. Look for ball quickly! Y R QB: 3-step progression to the Arrow on time. Rip it through his outside shoulder if he gets any clean air at all. If the short defender runs with him, a void should open up for the Post Curl. Be alert of the LB in front of the Post Curl! Backside Seam Read is your 3 rd option. By call or game plan, can throw the Corner off 5 th step if CB is getting nosy on the Post Curl. FS OUTS: Mini CURL. 1 yard middle receiver. Sprint to 3, make a 4 yard speed break to the void left by the flat defender & drumroll your feet and sit down at 7 yards. FS MID: SIT. Push hard INSIDE to a depth of 6, sit down in area vacated by inside linebacker. H SPRINT to 4 3 yd Speed break to 7 DIAMOND Spacing X Backside Z BB C B C FS 3 deep zone Shown BB Frontside 3d3d step: Drill the Arrow through the shoulder pad if he pops open at all… B B VOIDCREATED ANOTHERVOIDCREATED B B

John Rice Using Motion to Get to Bunch Formations X H Short Motion from the Outside to Complete The Bunch B TE BB T E Q C Y B TE BB T E Q Motion from A Doubles 2 by 2 To Complete the Bunch C Z Motion from Empty to Complete the Bunch R TE BB T E Q C H B X S Z H R Motion from BackfieldBTEBBT E QC X Y R H

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