Basic Offensive playbook for I formation teams
•Philosophy
•Formations
•Plays
•Drills
Offensive Philosophy
The Team with the Warrior Mentality Wins
• Run North and South • Beat Blitz with dive, sweep and
• Angle block on every man dump
• Run weak side. • Beat 8 in the box with out
• If backers are back, Ice them. If backers routes, quick passes and
are up or blitzing, Bam them. sweeps
• Trap first man outside of hole w FB or G • Beat 5-3 with pass and strong
side off tackles
• Suck LBs up and throw
• Beat 4-4 by putting them in 4-3
• Stalk blocks on sweeps
or sweep and dive the 4-4
• Sweep the short porch (guard/tackle side)
• Beat fast team by running right
• Position defenses into 4-3 and ICE and at them
BAM
• Beat teams by finding a
• Pick on one man in the D backfield w/pass weakness and pounding it
route
• Exploit false reads
• Timing patterns Key:
• Make sure they can not “Follow the Keep it simple,
Fullback” and block for hold blocks for 10
seconds
Offensive Blocking Rules
• Dive Blocking- Combo the tackles to LB. Don’t
hit anyone else on the line
• Bam Blocking- Full back takes first man outside
the hole (inside out). Lineman block away from
man getting bammed
• Ice Blocking- Line blocks nose up to away, FB
leads thru hole and pulverizes the LB.
Only need
• Counter trap blocking-Off side guard hits first 6 running plays
man out side the hole. Everyone else blocks
away from man getting trapped
• Sweep- Hook blocks. End and power slot
switch, end comes down and 4 back loops
• Sweep (stalk)- Sweep to slot, 4 back and end
stalk block the backer and CB. Tackle hooks
end
Formations
Power Slot Right Tight (majority of time)
V
V V V V V
V
V V V V
Formations
Jumbo Power Slot Right
V V
V V V V
V V V V
Formations
Slot Right
(run a lot. Put s D in 4-3 or 5-2)
V V
V V V
V
V V V V
Formations
Jumbo Slot Right
(Money)
V V
V V V V
V V V V
Formations
Pop’s right
Opens, ices, backside bam, sweeps, passes
V V
v
V V V
V V V V
Formations
I Right Tight
V V V V V
V
V V V V
Formations
Jumbo I Right
V
V V
V V V V
V V V V
Plays
Dive series: 31,32
Blocking scheme: Combo block the guys on either side of the open A gap
We only block two
V
men on the line
V V
V V V v
V V V V
We don’t block
anyone outside
of the hole
Combo blocks
are used on the
tackles
Plays
ICE series: 21,22 Place defense in
Blocking scheme: nose up to away from hole 4-3. 2 back reads
full back block
V
V V
V V V v
Formations
V V V V
50
Power slot
I tight
Jumbo slot
40
Slot
Pops
Jumbo Slot
Plays
ICE series: 23,24 Place defense in
Blocking scheme: nose up to away from hole 4-3 using a slot. Ice
the linebackers
V
V V
V V V v Formations
V V V V 50
Power slot tight
I tight
40
Slot
Jumbo slot
Plays
Bam series: 21,22,23,24 Power slot right
Blocking scheme: Bam first man outside the hole 23 bam
V V
Formations
V V V v 50
V V V V Power slot
I tight
Jumbo slot
40
Slot
Pops
Jumbo Slot
Plays
Blast series: 25,26 Power slot right
Blocking scheme: Blast the end 26 bam
V V
V V V v
V V V V
Plays
Sweep series: 27,28
Blocking scheme: Hock the end and come down on LBs. FB gets corner
V V
V V V v
V V V V
Plays
Sweep series: 27,28
Blocking scheme: Hock the end and come down on LBs
V V
V V V v
V V V V
Plays
Counter series: 21, 22, 23, 24
Blocking scheme: Offside guard hits first man out side the hole Formations
50 or 40
V
V V
V V V v
V V V V
Power slot right
23 counter trap
Plays
Counter series: 21, 22, 23, 24
Blocking scheme: Offside guard hits first man out side the hole Formations
50 or 40
V
V V
V V V v
V V V V
Power slot right
23 counter trap
Plays
Counter series: 31Z trap (inside handoff)
Blocking scheme: Offside guard hits first man out side the hole
31 against 50 only
V
V V
V V V
V V V V V
Power slot right
strong
31 Z trap
Plays
Counter series: 43
Blocking scheme: Offside guard hits first man out side the hole Formations
50 or 40
V
V V
V V V v
V V V V
Power slot right
43 counter trap
Formations
Jet Formation Jet right 47 jet sweep
Jet right 23 dive
Jet formation fake jet 77 fade
Jet formation fake jet dump pass
V
V V V V V
v
V V V V
If the safety runs, throw the dump
