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whughes · 08-16-2015, 11:56 AM

Building a hybrid pass heavy playbook based around spreading the defense by staying in 5-wide sets 85%~ of the time. But while I was looking through all the different formations it surprised me how many different variations of the base "shotgun" there are. So what are your favorite formations from shotgun, or favorite plays? I'm not looking for cheese, just looking for the diamonds in the rough without going through and personally labbing every play out of every set

Caius101 · 08-17-2015, 01:44 AM

One formation I have to have in shotgun playbooks is Shotgun: Normal Flex Wing...

If you keep a fast HB, they have a HB Dive in the formation that can be golden... along with slants and a couple other useful plays on short yardage situations.

StoneCalf · 08-19-2015, 11:09 PM

My favorite shotgun formation is Twin TE Flex. Out of this, here are a few plays I really dig:

Quick slant: 2 WR's on one side, 2 TE's tight on the other. I like to hot route one of the TE's on a streak upfield, and often keep the other TE in to block as I roll out in the direction of the two WR slants. (I can usually only make 3 reads max, so this one is perfect for me.)

HB Off Tackle: puts a TE in motion and is a neat one to read the holes and cut-back opportunities.

HB Slip Screen: Just so fun to burn the defense with. Tonight I was playing and got sacked and was facing a 3rd and 16. I dumped the screen to my uncovered HB and got 31 yards out of it. Very satisfying.....

fmw32 · 08-20-2015, 01:10 AM

I love shotgun formations but for the most part I love the pistol formation much more because of the variety

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SpartyParty24 · 08-20-2015, 01:19 AM

One of my favorite formations to run now is Shotgun Heavy. I have a QB on my roster that is pretty much a Denard Robinson clone so I just put him back there and run the inside zone play it's a big gain almost every time.

Kfitz13 · 08-20-2015, 07:56 AM

All of Wing Offset formations (normal or trips), particularly the weak alignment with the HB and TE/H-Back on different sides of the QB. Also, Spread Offset is great for a variety of option plays/screens/fake screens (Fake Bubble Slant is a goody).

Also love Flanker Close wk (Run and Shoot plays along with wide trap/cake option and inside zone) and Spread Flex wk (Air Raid heaven).

08-16-2015, 11:56 AM	#1
whughes MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Michigan	Your favorite shotgun formation/plays Building a hybrid pass heavy playbook based around spreading the defense by staying in 5-wide sets 85%~ of the time. But while I was looking through all the different formations it surprised me how many different variations of the base "shotgun" there are. So what are your favorite formations from shotgun, or favorite plays? I'm not looking for cheese, just looking for the diamonds in the rough without going through and personally labbing every play out of every set devonc likes this. __________________ Check out my dynasty thread: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2047930775 Fan of: Chicago Bears U of M Wolverines CMU Chippewas

08-17-2015, 01:44 AM	#2
Caius101 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Sep 2013	Re: Your favorite shotgun formation/plays One formation I have to have in shotgun playbooks is Shotgun: Normal Flex Wing... If you keep a fast HB, they have a HB Dive in the formation that can be golden... along with slants and a couple other useful plays on short yardage situations.

08-19-2015, 11:09 PM	#3
StoneCalf Data Logger OVR: 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Deep South Posts: 575 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Your favorite shotgun formation/plays My favorite shotgun formation is Twin TE Flex. Out of this, here are a few plays I really dig: Quick slant: 2 WR's on one side, 2 TE's tight on the other. I like to hot route one of the TE's on a streak upfield, and often keep the other TE in to block as I roll out in the direction of the two WR slants. (I can usually only make 3 reads max, so this one is perfect for me.) HB Off Tackle: puts a TE in motion and is a neat one to read the holes and cut-back opportunities. HB Slip Screen: Just so fun to burn the defense with. Tonight I was playing and got sacked and was facing a 3rd and 16. I dumped the screen to my uncovered HB and got 31 yards out of it. Very satisfying..... __________________ NCAA FB 2003 - 2014 Dynasties All time record: 1511-429 145 dynasty seasons, no simming 18 time National Champions 53 Conference Championships NCAA 14: 614-182 Last edited by StoneCalf; 08-19-2015 at 11:10 PM. Reason: typo

08-20-2015, 01:10 AM	#4
fmw32 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2015	Re: Your favorite shotgun formation/plays I love shotgun formations but for the most part I love the pistol formation much more because of the variety Sent from my Z970 using Tapatalk

08-20-2015, 01:19 AM	#5
SpartyParty24 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2014	Re: Your favorite shotgun formation/plays One of my favorite formations to run now is Shotgun Heavy. I have a QB on my roster that is pretty much a Denard Robinson clone so I just put him back there and run the inside zone play it's a big gain almost every time.

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08-20-2015, 07:56 AM	#6
Kfitz13 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jun 2014	Re: Your favorite shotgun formation/plays All of Wing Offset formations (normal or trips), particularly the weak alignment with the HB and TE/H-Back on different sides of the QB. Also, Spread Offset is great for a variety of option plays/screens/fake screens (Fake Bubble Slant is a goody). Also love Flanker Close wk (Run and Shoot plays along with wide trap/cake option and inside zone) and Spread Flex wk (Air Raid heaven).

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