Flexbone Lock Up

ok...this thread is to just tell of my experience recently with trying to run this offense against "skilled" and "knowledgeable" players.

i opened up with the Option Run playbook using the Flexbone formation. initially, i was killing cats and went on a 6 game win streak. then...i ran into 4 cats in a row...that literally "LOCKED-UP" that Flexbone formation. they used the 4-3 and mostly 4-4 formations. they threw in a QB spy or 2....maybe a few contains and usered the Saftey.

Absolute shut down! the option was dead! the FB Trap....dead! quick passes to the outside? a few here and there. Seam routes? their stick skills and hot-route adjustments killed that! i still beleive that this playbook is great....however....my eyes have been enlightened by ballers better than i!

I have 3 loses from using the GT playbook and 2 are from D/C's and 1 is from a kid who ran the whole clock on me. I havent been shut down because I can RC if I need it and no one can stop my boy Dwyer on FB Dives. Have you tryed the QB Iso plays yet? They work great!!!

[RSz] LiL MooReR wrote:

I have 3 loses from using the GT playbook and 2 are from D/C's and 1 is from a kid who ran the whole clock on me. I havent been shut down because I can RC if I need it and no one can stop my boy Dwyer on FB Dives. Have you tryed the QB Iso plays yet? They work great!!!

yeah i ran a whole lot of stuff! now...i scored during those games so don't misunderstand me. but....i am saying these cats had that Flexbone formation locked up in many ways that i wasn't expecting them to.

yea i played sum dude who used that play book with ohio state and at first he was killing me with t.pryor but wat i basically did was used contains and spy zones on him and when i knew he had 2 pass i would do a corner blitz on him i won that game 28 to 24

Versatile G wrote:

yea i played sum dude who used that play book with ohio state and at first he was killing me with t.pryor but wat i basically did was used contains and spy zones on him and when i knew he had 2 pass i would do a corner blitz on him i won that game 28 to 24

I use the Option passes, so if someone is blitzing me I throw the ball, but if it looks like zone I will wait for my crossing routes.

LiL MooReR wrote:

Versatile G wrote:

yea i played sum dude who used that play book with ohio state and at first he was killing me with t.pryor but wat i basically did was used contains and spy zones on him and when i knew he had 2 pass i would do a corner blitz on him i won that game 28 to 24

I use the Option passes, so if someone is blitzing me I throw the ball, but if it looks like zone I will wait for my crossing routes.

since my last post on this subject....i have since revisited the Option Run pb. and i must say....i have definately learned how to run it more effectively than before...irregardless....of the defenses (4-4, 4-6, 4-2-5 etc.) that many cats like to run against it.

sure...i may get stuffed by a cat here and there....but nothing nearly like when i first started. i like to dictate to the defense and make them do what i want (i.e. stack 8 in the box, spread out, play zone or man etc.) and it is funny watching cats "trying" to figure out what i am about to do at the line of scrimmage only to find out that they got it wrong once i snap it! lol!

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