I-Formation Scheme 2

PA Rollout Play

When you break off a nice
gain, you can extend from that by building on the play. The PA is
needed to protect your pound game. The run/pass commit is a tool that
many use out of laziness. You have to make them pay for it everytime
they use it. This is a nice way to set the table.

This is an
overhead shot of the play. The three-way flood to the right would be a
nice choice because the coverage is weak to that side.

Once
you hike the ball, you will see that the FB is almost always open on
all PA plays. In this case, he is wide open to the right. Then you also
have a dig and post route.

This is your three-way flood and
you have a backside post working as well. When the player is on the FS
and overplays his area, you can expose him quickly with the backside.

This is the dig and you can see the post above him.

The
coverage fell back on the post, and we hit the dig for a nice gain.
With a big body like his, it makes it fun to use him. He will hold onto
the ball in traffic.

Then his size allows us to drag a few players along the way.

3 Wide Spread for Pound

The
spread in the I-Form is effective because it allows you to get some
nice running lanes to pound the rock. Someone has to account for the SL
wideout, and when this is done you pound. If they stay around you, pass
via the uncovered theory.

Someone is covering the Sl, and it's
time to pound them out a bit. Since you will get run committed on, you
need quick hand-offs like the FB dive.

Now you have a nice
push up front that allows you to get positive yards from the jump. You
have two holes to hit, so just pick one.

We took the A gap and can get more if we play our cards right.

We
made a nice gain, and with his size we can break a few tackles. When
you use FB dives, you just need to lean forward. The main reason is
because you will go foward when you get taken down. There's no need for
fancy stick skills.

5 Way Combos

When you have excellent
weapons, use 5 way floods. This is hard for guys with great stick to
defend. The thing is that players with good stick can click on and make
plays easily. If your stick is lacking, you need plays like this one to
make them commit to a route. When you had the cone, this helped players
with no stick. You could have the cone on one player and then swing the
cone. Since we don't have it, you need plays like this.

A
player with stick would lean on your first read. If you have a
progression system, it is harder for them to sit on anyone. The key is
that you need to hit a route that they can't get to.

The flat and the V route are tough for an opponent to make a play on. We also have the curl open.

We hit the V route for a gain out of this power running set.

You also could have hit the TE working towards the sideline. If they are in man, you can pass lead outside for a nice gain.

Closing Statements

You
can work any set you want. The key is selecting one that gives you
options and fits your style of play. It also has something to do with
your progression system. I-Form has easy progression reads and allows
you to run out of them. Then you can dictate to the defense to play
heavy types of defenses that allow you to have an easier time passing
against them when you have a skilled TE and backs. For instance, the
Skins have two good TE's, two decent backs, and speedy wideouts. So you
could use twin TE sets or spread sets to open up Portis. When you look
at your playbooks during lab sessions, take a hard look at the I-Form
scheme. This is the type of offense that can work the clock and close
out games. If you're playing a skilled opponent, this is a scheme that
can slow the game down and make them think a bit.