Rochester Adams

Highlanders

Spread Option
Attack
Head Coach Tony Patritto
Developed By:
Trevor Potts &

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General Philosophies

Traps & Counters (Wing

Counter & Counter Keep)

Spread Option Philosophies

Jet Sweep & Jet Trap

Inside Veer/ Midline Option

Screens, & Draws

Inside Veer/ Outside

Veer

Passing Game

Load & Lead Option

2003 Record & 2004

Schedule

General Offensive Philosophies

Mastery before complexity
Take what the defense gives you
Keep checks simple (This or That)
Use formations to manipulate defense
Flexibility: match game plans to personnel
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Specific Spread Option

Philosophies
Double team (Scoop Block) at the point
of attack
Attack the line of scrimmage with speed
Balancing the formation allows for easier
checks
Balancing the formation forces the
defense to play run and pass equally
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Position Technique & Philosophy

Quarterbacks
Offensive Line
Fullbacks & Slots
Split Ends
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Quarterbacks

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Offensive Line

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Fullbacks & Slots

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Split Ends

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Inside Veer Vs. Midline Option

4-3

4-4

5-2

6-2
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Inside Veer Vs. Midline Option

Vs. a 4-3 or 4-4:
Play side tackle is the check key.
If inside a 2 technique then run inside veer
If in a 2 technique or wider then run midline.

1 technique = Inside Veer

2i technique = Inside Veer
2 Technique = Midline
3 Technique = Midline

Vs. a 5-2:
Must always run inside veer (Cant Run Midline)
Checks:
Run inside veer to the wider tackle
If tackles are even, then go away from the strong safety
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12 Veer

Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key
Green = Pitch Key

4-3

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View Vs. a 2
Technique or
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20 Midline

Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key

4-3

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View inside a 2
technique

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Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key
Green = Pitch Key

5-2

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13 Veer

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Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key
Green = Pitch Key

4-4

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12 Veer

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Technique or
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Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key

4-4

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20 Midline

View inside a 2
technique

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Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key
Green = Pitch Key

6-2

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12 Veer

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Inside Veer Vs. Outside Veer

Inside Veer Only

4-3

Inside Veer Only

4-4
Check called to alignment of
play side tackle

Run outside veer only

6-2

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Inside Veer Vs. Outside Veer

Vs. a 5-2:
The play side tackle is the check key:
Always run outside veer unless the tackle is in a 5
technique or wider. Then run inside veer.

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38 Veer

Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key
Green = Pitch Key

5-2

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Tackle 4i

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Technique

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38 Veer

Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key
Green = Pitch Key

5-2

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Tackle 4

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Technique or
inside

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Red = Check Key

Blue= Dive Key
Green = Pitch Key

4-4

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12 Veer

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Blue= Dive Key

Green = Pitch Key

6-2

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38 Veer

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Load & Lead Option

4-3

4-4

5-2

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Load & Lead Option

Load:
Play side slot blocks the pitch key.

Lead:

Makes the OLB the pitch key. Slot blocks the end man
on the line of scrimmage.

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Green = Pitch Key

4-3

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18 Lead

View Load

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Green = Pitch Key

4-3

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18 Load

View Lead

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18 Lead

Green = Pitch Key

5-2

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View Load

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18 Load

Green = Pitch Key

5-2

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View Lead

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18 Lead

Green = Pitch Key

4-4

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View Load

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18 Load

Green = Pitch Key

4-4

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View Lead

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18 Lead

Green = Pitch Key

6-2

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View Load

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18 Load

Green = Pitch Key

6-2

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View Lead

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Traps & Counters (Wing & QB)

4-3

4-4

5-2

6-2
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Traps & Counters

Trap:
Always want to trap the widest tackle.

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42 Trap

Red = Check Key

4-3

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View
Counter
Keep

View
Wing
Counter

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47 Counter
Keep

4-3

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View Trap

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Wing
Counter

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17 Wing
Counter

4-3

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Blocking Scheme

View
Counter
Keep

View Trap

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42 Trap

Red = Check Key

5-2

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Blocking Scheme

View
Counter
Keep

View
Wing
Counter

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47 Counter
Keep

5-2

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View Trap

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Wing
Counter

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17 Wing
Counter

5-2

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Blocking Scheme

View
Counter
Keep

View Trap

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Red = Check Key

Symmetrical Front, (Both
2s) must game plan the call
against tendency or
personnel

4-4

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42 Trap

View
Counter
Keep

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Wing
Counter

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47 Counter
Keep

4-4

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View Trap

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Wing
Counter

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17 Wing
Counter

4-4

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Blocking Scheme

View
Counter
Keep

View Trap

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Red = Check Key

Symmetrical Front, (Both
4s) must game plan the call
against tendency or
personnel

6-2

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Blocking Scheme

42 Trap

View
Counter
Keep

View
Wing
Counter

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47 Counter
Keep

6-2

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View Wing
Counter

View Trap

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17 Wing
Counter

6-2

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View
Counter
Keep

View Trap

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Jet Sweep & Jet Trap

4-3

4-4

5-2

6-2
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Jet Sweep & Jet Trap

Jet Sweep:
If the tackle to the sweep side is in a 3 technique the guard
cannot pull.

Jet Trap:
Always run the trap the same way as you would run the sweep.

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Jet Sweep

4-3

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View Trap

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Jet Trap

4-3

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View Sweep

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Jet Sweep

5-2

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View Trap

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Jet Trap

5-2

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View Sweep

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Jet Sweep

4-4

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View Trap

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Jet Trap

4-4

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View Sweep

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Jet Sweep

6-2

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View Trap

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Jet Trap

6-2

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View Sweep

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Screens & Draws

Draws
60 QB Draw

Screens
60 FB Screen

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512 Dump

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512 Naked

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538 Veer
Throwback

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528 Jet Pass

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60 FB Screen

4-3

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& Draws

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512 Dump out

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Red = Check Key

Vs. a 4-3, FB always goes to the widest tackle QB
will break off of the FBs Block

60 Draw
Drawn as 62

61 = Tells FB to go Left
62 = Tells FB to go Right

4-3

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Red = Check Key

Vs. a 5-2, FB always goes to the narrow tackle QB
will break off of the Centers Block

60 Draw
Drawn as 61

61 = Tells FB to go Left
62 = Tells FB to go Right

5-2

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Passing Plays
70 Series (5 Step Drop)

80 Series (3 Step Drop)

500 Series (Play Action/Bootleg)

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70 Series
Slot Left 70 Dig Left

Slot Right 70 Dig Right

70 Fade/Out
Ace Wide 70 Curl Wheel
70 Smash
Double Slot 70 Double Cross

Double Slot 70 FB
Flare LT or RT

70 All Curl

70 Arrow

70 Angle
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Slot Left 70 Dig Left

Occupy Safety

15 Yards

Spacing: Split Difference

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5 Step

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Ace Wide 70 Curl Wheel

15 Yards

15 Yards

5 Step

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Double Slot 70 Double Cross

9 Yards

9 Yards
9 Yards

9 Yards

5 Step

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Double Slot 70 FB Flare LT or RT

5 Step

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70 All Curl

Choice

Choice

15 Yards
15 Yards

15 Yards

15 Yards

5 Step

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70 Fade/Out

10 Yards

10 Yards

5 Step

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70 Smash

5 Step

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Slot Right 70 Dig Right

Occupy Safety

15 Yards

5 Step

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Spacing: Split Difference

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80 Series
80 Seams

80 Skinnys

80 Hitch

80 Skinny/Snag

80 Speed Outs

80 Skinny/Rub

80 Speed Out/Corner

80 Arrow

80 Angle

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80 Seams

3 Step

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80 Hitch

3 Steps

3 Steps

3 Step

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80 Speed Outs

5 Yards

5 Yards
5 Yards

5 Yards

3 Step

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80 Speed Out/Corner

3 Steps

3 Steps
3 Steps

3 Steps

3 Step

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80 Skinnys

3 Steps

3 Steps

3 Steps

3Steps

3 Step

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80 Skinny/Snag

3 Steps

3 Steps

3 Steps

3Steps

3 Step

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70 Arrow Right

10 Yards

5 Yards

3 Step

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70 Angle Right

10 Yards
5 Yards

3 Step

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80 Skinny/Rub

3 Steps

3 Steps

2 Steps

2 Steps

3 Step

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500 Series
513 Boot Flood Right

512 Dump

513 Boot Flood Switch

512 Dump Out

528 Jet Pass

512 Veer Throwback

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513 Boot Flood Right

15 Yards

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513 Boot Flood Switch

15 Yards

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Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Playoffs R 1
Playoffs R 2
Playoffs R 3
Playoffs R 4
Playoffs R 5
Totals

Opponent
West Bloomfield
Clarkston
at Athens
Groves
at Mott
F.H. Harrison
at Troy
Lake Orion
at Rochester
North Farmington
Davison
at Midland
Hudsonville
Brother Rice

Result
W 21-0
L 17-20
W 24-0
W 17-14
W 35-6
L 12-13
W 26-10
W 29-6
W 49-7
W 52-7
W 42-7
W 28-14
W 30-20
W 28-7
410-131

2003 Season

2004 Season

Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Opponent
at Clarkston
athens
at Lake Orion
Groves
at Pontiac Northern
West Bloomfield
at Troy
at F.H. Harrison
Rochester

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