DANA HOLGORSEN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 2010

NEW TWISTS ON FAMILIAR PLAYS SHALLOW WITH PLAY-ACTION SHALLOW FROM TRIPS SET (3 X 1) VERTICALS WITH ONE ROUTE TAGGED SHALLOW SHALLOW WITH SCREEN TO RB QUICKS (WR MOTION) PACKAGE

SHALLOW WITH PLAY-ACTION RB FAKES ZONE ALL ALIGNMENTS MUST BE SAME AS ZONE RUN ALL ROUTE RULES THE SAME – EVEN FOR F QB SHOULD NOT RIDE FAKE TO F QB EYES TO SHALLOW WHILE FLASH FAKING

X F H Q Z Y PRE ACE 80 H-SHALLOW (PLAY-ACTION) PRE

3 X 1 SHALLOW QB READS STILL THE SAME AS 2 X 2 SET ALL ROUTE RULES THE SAME QB MUST ALIGN F ON SIDE OF SHALLOW RUNNER IF QB SEES BLITZ, HE SHOULD TRY TO HANG IN THERE AND GET BALL TO SHALLOW (HOLD & GET BIG)

X F H Q Z Y PRE EARLY 90 H-SHALLOW PRE

SHALLOW TAG ON VERTICALS TAG SINGLE RECEIVER AWAY FROM TRIPS TO RUN A SHALLOW GIVES QB ANOTHER SECONDARY OPTION BESIDES BACK SAME READS AS SHALLOW – EYE GRASS OPPOSITE SHALLOW PRE-SNAP SHALLOW BECOMES HOT IF BLITZ QB LOOKS TO VERTICALS FIRST, THEN COMES DOWN TO SHALLOW RB ALIGNS TO SIDE OF SHALLOW AND CHECKS TO A SHOOT ROUTE TO AVOID SHALLOW ROUTE

EARLY 97 X-SHALLOW X F H Q Z Y FS S M *** Can also run Ace Lt 97 Z-Shallow

RB SCREEN OFF SHALLOW KEEP CALLING SCREEN EVEN WHEN IT DOESN’T WORK CAN USE IT AS A RUN PLAY ALIGNMENTS SAME AS SHALLOW CAN ALSO UTILIZE PLAY FAKE TO RB OTs LOCK ON IN PROTECTION PSG, C STOP FEET OF DL (60 SET) THEN RELEASE IGNORE BLITZERS FROM DEPTH BSG IS WRAP-AROUND TRASH GUY OL KEY IS TO GET FLAT AND ADJUST

RB SCREEN OFF SHALLOW KEY #1: QB MUST GIVE PASS LOOK WITH EYES OPPOSITE SCREEN SIDE KEY #2: RB MUST SPRINT HARD TO SIDELINE ON CATCH 3 STEP DROP BY QB THEN ADJUST TO SCREEN SHALLOW RUNNER LOOKS FOR WORK #1 RECEIVER MUST RUN OFF OR BLOCK CB RB AIMING POINT IS INSIDE HIP OF PSG WHEN GUARD TRIGGERS, RB TRIGGERS

X F H Q Z Y ACE 90 H-SHALLOW F SLOW LT

QUICK MOTION PACKAGE HELPS TO GET BALL ON PERIMETER & TIRE DEFENSE HELPS HOLD EDGE RUSHERS AWAY FROM ZONE – USE INSTEAD OF ZONE READ BY Q GREAT FOR PLAY-ACTION & TRICK PLAYS MOTION MAN GOES AS FAST POSSIBLE – SPLIT DIFF. BETWEEN Q AND OL IF RUN, HUG TACKLE; IF PASS, AVOID TACKLE’S PASS SET USE IMAGINATION TO KEEP DEFENSE OFF BALANCE – NAKED, PLAY-ACTION, 95, REVERSE, DART, PASS, ETC.

ACE Z-QUICK 32 ZONE X F H Q Z Y E DE INFLUENCED BY MOTION