football offense r4 presentation

BUILDING THE R4 SYSTEM

Cracking the Code of the

Passing Game Puzzle

PART I Dub Maddox

OC/QB Jenks High School

Jenks, OK


“CRACKING

THE CODE…”

The NUMBERS

DRILL

INSIDE OUT READ

HIGH LOW READ

HOT ROUTES

PASS

PLAY

BLITZ PICKUP

SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS

VERTICAL STRETCH

SITE ADJUSTMENTS

PROTECTION CALLS

UNCOVEREDS

COVERAGE BEATERS

IF/THEN

ROUTE CONVERSIONS

COVERAGE READS

MIRRORED ROUTES DEFENDER KEY READ

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AUDIBLES

LOCK ON LOCK IN

LOCK UP

LOCK OUT

PASS

PLAY

EXPLICIT IMPLICIT

IF/THEN


PASS

PLAY

RAPID COGNITION EXPLICIT IMPLICIT

“INFORMED” “FEEL”

1. NON NEGOTIABLES

2. PROCESS

3. REPETITIONS

COVERAGE

CONCEPT


1. ELIMINATE VERTICAL THREATS

2. MAN ADVANTAGE

3. PRESSURE QB

NON – NEGOTIABLES

ELIMINATE VERTICAL THREATS COVERAGE

COLLISION COLLISION CUSHION CUSHION CROSSOVER

THE FIELD

• 5 VERTICAL TUBES

• CENTERLINE

• HARD DECK

• PRE SNAP CAP

M S W

C

C F $$

E E N T


CUSHION

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CAP

COVER 0

“DEEP”

M S W

C

C F $$

E E N T


CUSHION

ITS ALL ABOUT THE CAP

COVER 1

“AWAY”


CUSHION

ITS ALL ABOUT THE LID

COVER 2

“MIDDLE, STRONG”



COVER 3

“WEAK”


CUSHION


COVER 4

“FLAT”

COVERAGE/WEAKNESS

VIDEO PRESENTATION

COVERAGE

CONCEPT



2. MAN ADVANTAGE

3. PRESSURE QB

NON – NEGOTIABLES

MAN ADVANTAGE ALIGNMENT

OUT NUMBER ELIGIBLE WR’S BY +1

• PREVENT QUICK OR HOT THROWS

• FORCE QB TO GO QUICKER INTO HIS READS

•PROVIDE SOUND ALIGNMENT FOR THE RUSH


CUSHION


• PREVENT QUICK OR HOT THROWS

• FORCE QB TO GO QUICKER INTO HIS READS

•PROVIDE SOUND ALIGNMENT FOR THE RUSH



• MIRRORED ROUTES



• DEFENDER KEY

•DANGER PLAYER

•LOCK IN

BUILDING THE R4 SYSTEM COVERAGE

3 WAYS TO NEUTRALIZE :

•BRING ROUTE ATTACKING THE CENTERLINE

•PLAY ACTION TO ATTACK DUAL READ DEFENDER

•LOOK OFF BY THE QB’S EYES

BUILDING THE R4 SYSTEM COVERAGE

ADVANTAGE OFFENSE +1

•BRING ROUTE ATTACKING THE CENTERLINE

•PLAY ACTION TO ATTACK DUAL READ DEFENDER

•LOOK OFF BY THE QB’S EYES

COVERAGE

CONCEPT


CUSHION

COLLISION

CAP

2. MAN ADVANTAGE

3. PRESSURE QB

NON – NEGOTIABLES


PRESSURE THE QB WEAPONS

COLLISION COLLISION CUSHION CUSHION

ACCELERATORS

TO DELAY & DISRUPT UNTIL QB IS SACKED:

• CUSHION

• COLLISION

• CAP

CAP CAP CAP CAP CAP

CROSSOVER

CUSHION/COLLISION/CAP

VIDEO PRESENTATION

COVERAGE

CONCEPT


CUSHION

COLLISION

CAP

2. MAN ADVANTAGE

3. PRESSURE QB

NON – NEGOTIABLES



Igniting Offensive Success

Through Rhythm & Rules

PART II

COVERAGE

CONCEPT


CUSHION

COLLISION

CAP

2. MAN ADVANTAGE

3. PRESSURE QB

NON – NEGOTIABLES


WIN THE MAN ADVANTAGE

x H

F

Y Z

COVERAGE

COLLISION COLLISION CUSHION CUSHION CROSSOVER

CONCEPT PASSING

•CREATE A CONCEPT

•NUMBER THE PROGRESSION

•COACH THE QB

M S W

C

C F $$

E E N T

COVERAGE

CONCEPT


CUSHION

COLLISION

CLOSURE/

CAP

CLOCK

2. MAN ADVANTAGE

3. PRESSURE QB

NON – NEGOTIABLES


BUILDING THE R4 SYSTEM CLOCK

QB TIMELINE

• QB MUST HAVE BALL OUT IN UNDER .40

SEC.

• QB CAN BUY 1 MORE SECOND OF TIME

BY ESCAPING A DEFENDER

3 SECONDS VS. ZONE

2 SECONDS VS. MAN

1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6

S

N

A

P

CONFIRMATION ACCELERATORS

(CUSHION/COLLISION) (CLOSURE/CAP)

0 3

COVERAGE CLOCK

CONCEPT


CUSHION COLLISION CLOSURE

RHYTHM


1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6

S

N

A

P

RHYTHM ROUTES

(1ST OPTION)

QB DROP TIME

0 3

RHYTHM ROUTES

•1 ST OPTION IN PROGRESSION

•ROUTES THROWN OFF LAST STEP OF

DROP

•BREAKS IN 1.8 SECONDS

•1 STEM / 5-7 STEP BREAK ROUTE

•OFFENSIVE BLITZ

•2 RHYTHM ROUTES MAKE A READ


VERTICAL RHYTHMS

•FADE

•SEAM

•POST

•CORNER

•CROSS

SNAP RHYTHMS

•FALLOUT

•STOP

•SPEED DIG

•SPEED OUT

•SPOT

COVERAGE CLOCK

CONCEPT



READ

RHYTHM


READ ROUTES

• 2ND ROUTE IN PROGRESSION

•ROUTES THROWN OFF HITCH/SHUFFLE

STEP

•BREAKS IN 2.2-2.6 SECONDS

•DOUBLE MOVE OR DECELERATING

ROUTE

•ZONE BEATER, CHAIN MOVER

1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6

S

N

A

P

READ ROUTES

(2ND OPTION)

QB DROP TIME

0 3


ROUTE TIMELINE-READ

1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6

S

N

A

P

READ ROUTES

(2ND OPTION)

QB DROP TIME

READ ROUTES

•DIG

•CURL

•COMEBACK

•BURST CORNER

•CORNER POST

•DRAG

•PIVOT

0 3

VERTICAL READS

•WHEEL

•POST CORNER

•DIG & GO

•CORNER POST

SNAP READS

•COMEBACK

•CURL

•POST DIG

•SNAP DIG

•DRAG

•PIVOT

COVERAGE CLOCK

CONCEPT



READ

RUSH

RHYTHM


RUSH ROUTES

•3rd OPTION IN PROGRESSION

•THROWN OFF ANY STEP IN DROP

•BREAKS UNDER 5 YARDS (4 STEPS)

•1 STEM ROUTE

•CAN BE A HOT ROUTE OR CHECKDOWN

•2 RUSH ROUTES = DEFENDER KEY

S

N

A

P

1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6

S

N

A

P

RUSH ROUTES

(3rd OPTION)

QB DROP TIME

0 3


ROUTE TIMELINE-RUSH

RUSH OPTION 3

•HITCH

•SLANT

•ARROW

•BUBBLE

•SHALLOW

•STICK

1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6

RUSH ROUTES

(3rd OPTION)

QB DROP TIME

0 3


RELEASE MOVES

1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6

S

N

A

P

QB DROP TIME

RELEASE

•A GAP

•B GAP

•C GAP

•D GAP

RELEASE ESCAPES

A

B

C

D

(TIME BUYER)

COVERAGE CLOCK

CONCEPT



READ

RUSH

RELEASE

RHYTHM

CLOCK

&

R4 CUT UPS

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