Bunch Plays: Short Yardage

*The base playof the form ation, w can be run w or w hich ith ithout m otion. W run m e otion for the QBread to answ the question: Zone or Man? The prem is v sim a) beat themto the flat, b) TBis blitz control er ise ery ple: receiv c) The TEis the safetyv e for zone or m secondary He runs a flag, but if som er, alv an . eone is in front of him he com backto the ball in the open space. d) one v e for trouble is the TB, w plants under the , es alv ho upright of the goal post after running his slant. Ev other playfromthis form ery ation is a hy bred or sister playof the one before. You can catch the defense ov erplay one v ing ersion and hit themw another. ith

(Rock Pride 921 Flag)

Routes: TE: Pickto Flag, Reading outside defender. TB: Slant to Goal post, Turn. SB: Rockm otion to Flat FB: Block/ hookcontain SE: Read route. Reads: 1) Blitz control/ Attackflank 2) Flat 3) Flag/ read 4) If in trouble, TBplants him under goal post. self Throwto corner of upright. 5) Run
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*Sw becom the first playoff the base play(slam The onlydifference being that it's different itch es ). receivers running the sam Slamroutes. The TEruns to the flat, the SBruns the zone flag and the TB e becom in essence, the blitz control route. But, the route that usuallyopens up is the SBFlag route in es, the backof the end zone after the TEclears the flat defender.

(Rock, Pride 927 Flat)

Routes: TE: Flat route TB: Slant to Goal post, turn SB: Rockm otion, run Flag Flag progression FB: Block hookcontain / SE: Read route.
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Reads: 1) Blitz control/ Attackflank 2) Flat 3) Flag/ read 4) If in trouble, SBplants him under goal post. self Throwto corner of upright. 5) Run

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Bunch Plays: Short Yardage

*This is m personal fav y orite in short y ardage w w k the secondaryw be in m Versus m to hen e now ill an. an m cov an erage, w hav com e e pleted this pass ev tim ex one; dropped in the endzone in a tie gam ery e cept e. The onlydifference is the SB block the Fullback responsibility w the FBslips out into the flat. The s 's , hile defender responsible for the SB tak him out of the playbystepping dow to cov him Go on a quick es self n er . count, it's m m effectiv NOTE: W usuallyput the FBin a Strong. uch ore e. e

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(Pride 92 FB Flag)
Routes: TE: Flag Progression TB: Slant Progression SB: BlockContain FB: Flat route SE: Read route.

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Bunch Plays: Short Yardage

*Team w see ROCKm s ould otion and not chase the SBacross, thus ev olution occurred. The SBacts lik e he is com backto the form ing ation, pauses, then releases into the opposite flat under a Split End slant. SEw turn backto the corner flag if cov ill ered. TEposts to the opposite upright for the safetyv e. alv NOTE: FBaligns alm behind the QBcheating to the SEside of offensiv line. ost e

(Zip, Strike 221 Post)

Routes: TE: Blitz control slant to opposite post/ v e. alv SB: Zip m otion to opposite flat. TB: Short slant under TE. FB: Block/ hookcontain SE: Slant to Post-Corner
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Reads: 1) Attackflank 2) Flat 3) Flag/ read 4) If in trouble, TEplants him under goal post. self Throwto corner of upright. 5) Run

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Bunch Plays: Short Yardage

*Defense becom sm and chases SBacross form es art ation. Once again, out-foxthe ov erplaying defense, hav the SBtak 3 steps in the flat turn &lookfor the ball, then turn upfield. The QBcan hit the SBw a e e ith crisp, upfield pass. SE, uses the corner's inside integrityand tak himto the corner. TE decoy w the es s, hile TBruns the under route to the Goal Post. This is actuallythe route that w Super Bow XXIII, Montana to on l Tay v the Bengals. lor s.

(Zip, Strike 920 Flag)

Routes: TE: Flag (Decoy ) SB: Zip m otion to flat, then W up field. heel TB: Blitz control slant or Under route FB: Block hookcontain / SE: Inside/ out Fade route. Reads: 1) Attackflank 2) Flat/ w route. heel 3) Fade 4) If in trouble, SBplants him under goal post. self Throwto corner of upright. 5) Run

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*Again, outsm the defense. W people ov art hen erplaythe slant &flat route to the SE side, giv thema e hard slant w a SEchoice to stop and com backoutside to catch the ball. This is a great Red Zone ith e route and an easythrow TEruns to the opposite goal post and the SBruns under ev one to playa . ery shallowsafetyv e. alv

(Zip, Strike 221 Post choice)

Routes: TE: Post to safetyv e. alv SB: Flat & w at sideline. heel TB: Fak flag, Com under e e form ation. FB: Blockcontain. SE: Choice Route (Hard slant, stop and go to flat) Reads: 1) Blitz control/ Attackflank 2) Choice 3) W heel 4) If in trouble, TEplants him under goal post. self Throwto corner of upright. 5) Run

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Bunch Plays: Midfield Routes

*Allow y ing ourself to use the form ation in the m iddle of the field giv y receiv confidence inside the es our ers Red Zone. Here are som routes, that are QBfriendlyat m e idfield. The best trips route that I hav found in e the last 20 y ears is the under route. TBruns upfield, allow the clearing, then slants under a TEpost &a s SBout. SEruns a read route on the opposite side. Great route in the open field. TEcan Flag if FSis play centerfield. W the FSLBruns w the TE, the TBbecom W open in his absense. You ing hen ith es IDE can 1/2 roll out to this, or just run norm drop backpassing. al

(Tank 923 Post)

Routes: TE: Post SB: Out TB: 3 steps upfield, slant under the coverage FB: Tankblock ing SE: Read route. Reads: 1) Under Route 2) If FStak the under, go es to the TEon the Post 3) Out route is open 90% 4) If in trouble, alw s k the ay now SEread route for help. 5) Run up the m iddle.

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Bunch Plays: Midfield Routes

*The Under route stretches the defense v ertically then dum the ball under the cov , ps erage. W heel stretches the cov erage vertically but m , oreso horizontally. Receiv are set far fromthe sideline, W ers heel utilizes this space. SBruns a w w route to horizontallystretch the corner and Strong Safety TE ide heel . runs a good, 12 y out route, but continues route to the sideline behind the SS. TBruns a deep post, ard but cuts off the route if FSis playing deep. The Read route on the back is alw s in the equation. side ay

WHEEL
(Tank 980 Out)
Routes: TE: Out SB: W W ide heel TB: Sk Post/ to curl inny FB: TankProtection SE: Read route. Reads: 1) Is the SSchasing the w heel? Giv ball to TEon out cut. e 2) If SSstay under routes, ing read FSfor Post/ curl route. 3) Read route back side. 4) If m the W w be an, heel ill chosen route. 5) Run

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Bunch Plays: Midfield Routes

*In the Middle of the field, this is the best route for ball control and out of the hole potential. Most team as w discussed, w use a 3 deep secondary Theycannot cov this route. ATB under route s, e ill . er k eeps LB's fromdeep hook curl cov / erage. Adeep Flag or Post bythe TEstretches the C and FS. But, the m am ost azing route is the deep dig. The SBm w his route off the snap to 12 y ust iden ards, stop and dig inside to the hash....ball is on it's w , thus a first dow I hav y to see the pass to the Dig batted ay n. e et aw , unless the defense is in Man cov ay erage. If theyare in m the Under route is #1 priority an, .

MIDDLE
(Tank 962 Flag) (Tank 962 Post)
Routes: TE: Flag TB: Under route SB: W route, then Dig iden FB: TankProtection SE: Read Route. Reads: 1) Man = Under Zone = Dig 2) Read route backside 3) QB cannot stare at the dig, but trust that it w be there. ill 4) Run

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Bunch Plays: Midfield Routes

*The m QBfriendlyroute read of the m ost idfield pack age. QBdrops back stares dow the Free Safety If , n . the Free Safetyham ers dow on the m m n iddle curl route, throwover the top. He drops, throwbetw the een LB's. If in trouble, throwdeep to the SBor the ev flow tree of reads to the SE. The straight drop back er ing of the QBw split the LB's allow for a great seamfor the TE. ill ing

STREAK
(Tank 987 Hole)
Routes: TE: Hole TB: Post SB: Flag FB: TankProtection SE: Read route Reads: 1) Blitz control (TB) 2) Read FS 3) Deep route 4) SEread route

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*Flood and Drag are the tw com o binations w here the form ation becom balanced. SBm es otion creates a m adjustm bythe cov ajor ent erage, w here seam in the defense are naturallyfound. The SBuses m s otion and w heels up the sideline behind a sk post/ curl read fromthe SE. TEruns a shallowdrag route inny behind the LB's and the SBposts behind the Free Safety .

(Zip, Strike 880 Drag)

Routes: TE: Drag SB: W heel TB: Post FB: Strike Block ing SE: Sk Post (read to curl). inny Reads: 1) AttackFlank 2) Curl/ W com heel bo 3) Cross to Deep Post 4) Run

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Bunch Plays: Midfield Routes

*This pack allow a safe route against m or zone. Motion w com unicate w cov age s an ill m hich erage the defense is in w a Lineback or D backchases or rotates. If it's m either the com hen er an, ebackor the post corner are ex cellent, but if it's zone, the corner is in a bind. Lastly the deep crossing route is difficult to , cov in anysituation and ev tougher w it's a receiver w speed. er en hen ith

DRAG
(Zip, Strike 725 Post)
Routes: TE: Post TB: Drag route SB: Zip m otion to 5 route FB: Strike blocking SE: Post corner route. Reads: 1) Split side corner. 2) Flag to com ebackcom bo. 3) Deep crossing route. 4) Run

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Bunch Plays: Specials

*W utilize tw specials. Flare uses tw m e o o ethods of thought. A) This is a great short y ardage play w , here the TEw be w open after the short flat area is w open fromthe Strong safetyfly to the Flare ill ide ide ing route. B) Or this is a gam break because the Free Safetyov e er erplay the flag leav the BSPost open. s ing If y hav a great Split End, this is a huge play If y need 5 y ou e . ou ards, the TEw get it for y If the ill ou. secondarydoes not honor the Flare, toss it to himfor 10 y ards.

(Rock, Pride 870 Flat)

Routes: TE: Flat TB: Deep Flag SB: Rockm otion, Flare route FB: Block hookcontain / SE: Post Reads: 1) Blitz control/ Attackflank 2) Flat 3) Flag/ read 4) If in trouble, SEPost 5) Run

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*Please READ these nex tw slides w care. W hav found that this special has w ed 90%of the tim t o ith e e ork e and com pletelyconfuses defenses. W start in the norm Bunch (Right B) set. On first sound, w SHIFT. e al e TE-Trades, SE- steps back SB- Steps up. Then, w w m , e ill otion the TBacross to the other side. Here's the thing, w hav run this playw e e ithout the shifting and it's just as successful. The playw be show on the ill n nex diagramdow fromthis one. The shift is show below t n n .

(Shift, Fly, Strike 718 Cross)

Routes: TE: Slip, Fall, Cross route TB: Flym otion, 1 route SB: Post (8)route FB: Strik Block e ing SE: Flag (7) route
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Bunch Plays: Specials

*After the shift and m otion across, the TEacts lik he slips and falls, delay for a m ent. The TEthen e ing om ex plodes across the form ation and is w open on the opposite flank This is the best "Lifesav RED ide . er" ZONEplayw hav found ov the last 3 y e e er ears. You can also run the norm sprint out (Strik pass to that al e) side also. If the teamisn't readyfor the SHIFT and the FLYm otion, then the TBw be open in the ill opposite flat. **As y can tell, our QBis left handed at the m ent. If he's right handed, the playw be ou om ill run the opposite direction.

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(Shift, Fly, Strike 718 Cross)

Routes: TE: Slip, Fall, Cross route TB: Flym otion, 1 route SB: Post (8)route FB: Strik Block e ing SE: Flag (7) route Reads: 1) Strik QBsteps to edge of e TE. 2) Stop and throw to TE. back

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*Depending on y offense, w hav found 7 running play that com ent our offense out of the Bunch our e e s plem (Right B) form ation. The first playis a pow QBk w m people out in front of him USC w be er eep ith any . ould proud. The SBand the TEdouble the D End, then com off to the LB. TBsprints off the line and stalk bo s the Corner. FSguard pulls and leads up in the hole, usuallyblock the Free Safety The FBk s out ing . ick the force play and the QBrolls and carries the ball into the 8 hole. er

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Routes/ Rules: TE: Double teamD End TB: StalkblockCorner SB: Com to LB bo FB: Lead and k out Force ick play er SE: Stalk

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*W run this playtw w s: 48 Pitch and 48 Pitch Crack Reason: Seeing 7 or 8 m fronts. If it's a 7 e o ay . an m front w a force play w crackbackon the force, w the Guard k s out the deep 1/3 play If an ith er, e hile ick er. it's an 8 m front, lik a 5-3, w blockit norm w the Guard leading up into the hole and the TBstalk an e e al ith block the 1/3. This full flowplaybecom huge w our counters. ing es ith

48 Pitch Crack
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Routes/ Rules: TE: Double teamD End SB: Com D End to LB bo TB: Crackon SSafety FB: Carryball to 8 hole SE: Stalk

Bunch Plays: Run Offense

*Fromthe onset, w ex e plained that our offensiv philosophyis the W T. The Dow schem out of the e ing n e Bellyis our #1 play W team w their D Ends to stop the roll out passing gam the FullbackDow . hen s iden e, n schem becom v effectiv In the NEWBunch pack e es ery e. age, w can still run this play w running ALL e , hile of the other Bunch schem W could not run this playout of the "old" bunch set. This full flowplayalso es. e is the reason w our counters are so effectiv hy e.

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Routes/ Rules: TE: Dow block n TB: Stalkblock SB: Block1st inside LB FB: Carryball in 4 hole SE: Stalk

Bunch Plays: Run Offense

*Using 48 Pitch and 14 Gas y full flowplay 11 Counter can becom a huge gam breaker. W block our s, e e e the counter w som special rules on the SEside byinfluencing the Guard out. If he's uncov ith e ered, his rule is to blockdow On the TEside, the uncov player pulls and k s out, w the TEpulls and n. ered ick hile leads thru the hole. The SBreceiv the inside handoff and up in the 1 hole. FBfak 14 Gand peel es es block the m ov the pulling TE. s an er

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Routes/ Rules: TE: Pull thru 1 hole TB: StalkblockCorner SB: Carryball in 1 hole FB: Fak 14 G, peel the D End e SE: Stalk

Bunch Plays: Run Offense

*Since this counter is alreadyin our playselection, w run this for a w counter using Treyblock e ider ing. The rules are the sam for the TEside block e ers. The uncov ered Guard or Tack pulls and k s out. The le ick TEpulls and leads thru the 5 hole. The SBreceiv an outside handoff and follow the TEthru the 5 es s hole. If y W T nuts w a GREAT counter pass off of this, giv m a shout. ou ing ant e e

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(15 Trey)
Routes/ Rules: TE: Pull &Lead thru 5 hole SB: Carryball into 5 hole TB: Stalkthe corner FB: Fak 14 Gpeel blockD End e SE: Stalk
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*Again, w run the Jet Sw as part of our ev dayoffense. W team reduce dow on the SEside of e eep ery hen s n the form ation, w run the Jet backto the SEside. Split side Tack reach block Split side Guard pulls and e le s, leads to pickup LB, SEattem to gain an outside stalk pts .

57 Jet
(57 Jet)
Routes/ Rules: TE: Dow block n TB: Stalkblock SB: Block1st inside LB FB: Carryball in 4 hole SE: Stalk
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*Our #1 playin our offense is the Midline Option. The m reason w w ev ed fromthe old Bunch ain hy e olv set to this one, is because of this play W can still run it out of this form . e ation, w here w couldn't fromthe e old. In our Bunch set, w utilize Tw m e irl otion, or Slamfor the SB, to lead on the FSLB. For those w ho don't k the m now idline, w read the first play on or outside the nose of the play guard. For m e er side ore inform ation on the Midline, em m ail e.

32 Fan
(Slam, 32 Fan)
Routes/ Rules: TE: Double teamD End TB: StalkblockCorner SB: Com to LB bo FB: Lead and k out ick Force play er SE: Stalk

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*W team ov shift to the Bunch side, the option is a great playbackto the SEside. Especially hen s er against a 50 team Our QB's are trained for the Midline reads already and the Triple read is v sim . , ery ilar. The best part of this playis getting the sideline out of a Bunch form ation.

77 Veer
(77 Veer)
Routes/ Rules: TE: Reach SB: Pitch Phase TB: Stalk FB: Veer through 3 hole SE: Stalk
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*One defense w see a ton of is an OVERSHIFTED 50 defense to the Bunch side of the form e ation. This is a w to Option that side w ay ithout using a pitchm W veer the Tack read himand the QBhas a "NO an. e le, PITCH" rule, called in the huddle. TEk s out the ov ick ershifted end and the SBjab pick to the nex lev s t el. W e run for day on this play e'v s .

78 Veer - No Pitch
(78 Veer)
Routes/ Rules: TE: Drive TB: Stalk SB: Jab Pick FB: Veer through 2 hole SE: Stalk

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Bunch Plays: 3 Step Drop

*One of the m productiv packages in our Bunch set is the 3 Step Drop. The tw things that you w to ost e o ant accom plish w this is to a) Pickthe side y w to control, then control it byusing m ith ou ant otion. W y hen ou m otion across the form ation, y hav a 2 X2 form ou e ation that has 18 y of use on 2 sides of it. b) ards Sim plicity: W onlyrun 3 com e binations of Bunch- 3 Step routes. Our 3 Step Drop protections are Max and Tank Max= FBblock outside leg of tack AW fromthe TE, TE stay to block Tank= FB block . s le AY s . s to the TE, TEreleases for pass and SBor TBblock aw fromTE. s ay

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Routes: TE: Block unless it's Tank , TB: 1 route SB: 7 route FB: MaxProtection SE: Read or called route QB: Read Corner on 2 receiv side. er
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*We also run a FB screen off of this action away from the Bunch side. If you block the LB on that side, its a first down.

Bunch Plays: 3 Step Drop

*W y m hen ou otion across the form ation, y create a 2 X2, balanced alignm Cov 3 becom ou ent, er es distorted and can be attack w great ease. W w m ed ith hen e otion across, w w the secondaryand throw e atch aw fromthe m em If theydon't m e, then throwto the m ay ov ent. ov otion, it's that sim ple.

(Zip, Max 711)

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Routes: TE: Blockunless it's Tank SB: 1 route TB: 1 or 7route FB: MaxProtection SE: 7 route

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Bunch Plays: 3 Step Drop

*Lastly opponents hav tried to run Cov 2 v the bunch. a) Theycan't cov 2 deep people on one side, , e er s. er b) the hookto curl zone becom open, and c) Theycan't stop the run. W do hav 2 routes v Cov 2 es e e s. er that are a huge adv antage. Route A) is a sim W w an out route under it. The second places the ple heel ith Safetyin conflict w here he has to playhonest. Find m a LBthat can get under these routes 50%of the e tim and I'll be the first to call a Div e, ision I school. This playactuallyis tw play at once. If w blockTank o s e protection, the m otion backw stayin to blockaw fromthe TE. ill ay

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