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The Offense I Run - The SPRAID Offense Part 2 (The Staples)

Posted on July 13, 2013 at 03:30 PM.

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The SPRAID Offense Part II

Today, I will be explaining and breaking down concepts behind the SPRAID Offense. I've been running the Up-Tempo SPRAID Offense since NCAA Football 12. The offense really was inspired by what coaches like Dana Holgorsen, Chip Kelly, Chad Morris, Gus Malzhan, and Noel Mazzone do; despite them not all being HC's yet they are still formidable play-callers. All of them use some Air Raid and Spread concepts in their offense.

What is the SPRAID Offense ?

The SPRAID Offense is the mixing and mashing of two modern offensive ideas Air Raid and Spread. Although, this playbook shouldn't be recognized as just a Spread playbook or Air Raid playbook because I am only grabbing concepts from them. Similarly, Mike Shanahan's Offense currently for the Washington Redskins and Jim Harbaugh's Offense currently for the 49er's are only pulling concepts from the Pistol Offense created by the genius Chris Ault.

The Basic's of this Offense:

This offense and all my offensive playbooks revolve around one formation in honesty: The Spread Flex

This is the bread and butter of my offense. The purpose behind it is to establish several staples in my offensive playbook. Staples are the plays you go to if nothing else works and normally your most comfortable and used plays. The play that is my permenant staple and is featured in all my playbooks is the Spread Flex - HB Dive!

Spread Flex - HB Dive

This play is very resourceful. You can use it on 4th & Inches in a Hyper Tempo play. You can run this play on 1st & 10. You can run this play at the goaline. It works against all fronts. I normally have this in my audibles also. However, this is not a Inside Zone run. This is simply a dive play. Now like any offensive mind you realize that the play is a foundation. You want your staple to set up all offensive plays. This play and the Spread Flex formation are both my permanent staples.
Now this is a Spread play. You must be wondering where is the Air Raid concept ?

The Air Raid concept behind the Spread Flex

The Air Raid concept normally appears in my passing game for obvious reasons. There are two plays I use diligently in the passing game from this set that are common in the Air Raid playbook.

Spread Flex - Y Stick

Spread Flex - Y Corner

I use these two plays on a regular basis for two reasons: 1) both are very quick reads and easy to execute 2) the slant is in both of them. These two reasons are why most of my passing plays have a slant or quick hitch. My idea is to hit the defense with a quick pass play, hurry up to the line and do a quick IZR, OZR or HB Dive. Now I haven't discussed the Inside Zone Read (IZR) and the Outside Zone Read (OZR) in my playbook that is further along in Part II. Also, with either of these plays you can motion the RB out for better pass support or run him on some Wheel Route or Hitch concept.

The Evolution of the Staple Play

Now, I've discussed the three basic plays installed in all my playbooks; however, like any offense, a playbook or formation is evolving. Thanks to the Spread revamp in NCAA Football 14, I have installed a few new concepts into this Staple formation.

Spread Flex - MTN Inside Zone

Now this play is perfect to set-up other plays. A key point in my offensive ideas is that: ALL PLAYS SHOULD SET UP ALL PLAYS
Every play in my playbooks sets up another play whether I use it in the 4th Quarter or 1st Quarter. This play is used with two others to form this Trio Play Set-Up.
The second play out of this Trio is:

Spread Flex - MTN PA Swing

The third play out of this Trio is:

Spread Flex - Jet Sweep

It's obvious these plays all share something--The Motion (from the Slot receiver or aka the A or Y Receiver depending on the offense assignment). The motion is key in most Spread offenses and my SPRAID Offense. The MTN Inside Zone can set up the HB Dive or MTN PA Swing. Then after maybe another MTN Inside Zone and the opponent tightens the D-Line you stretch them with the Jet Sweep.
It should be known that the MTN Inside Zone should be used most often out of this Trio. Of course, there are weakness with this Trio and the concept. First you need an obviously fast, catching receiver i.e. Tavon Austin or others. Second you need to have decent blocking receivers, for you are taking one receiver out of the play. The play set can be deadly and very useful for sprinkle or wrinkle. (A wrinkle is taking a different offense and using its concepts into yours)

You can see in this video how Notre Dame uses this same concept of MTN Run or MTN Jet Sweep to score the game winning TD against BYU. Notice how on the video the RB gets the ball normally through the mesh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...IKOVgkY#t=672s