Neat article about the "fun" that is option routes

Doug Farrar said:

One example (diagrammed here): "1 Out Slot ZAC." In this play, the fullback (lined up wide left) runs a 14-yard in, though he should look for an outside release if anyone's cheating up expecting something quick. The halfback reads blitz, hits a run sneak through the A-gap if he's free, and digs sharply to the right. The "X" or iso receiver does a sight adjustment, reads the coverage, and could either come back outside, or loop to the seam, depending again on the coverage. The "Z" receiver motions from right slot, and heads 6 yards upfield, into a four-way option. The "Y" receiver could turn a "chute" route, or he might hook inside.

That's one pass play -- one variation of a subgroup -- in a playbook that would rival the phone book for any large metropolis in overall ginormosity. And there are other ways in which offenses can confuse.

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rlcarr said:

Over at Shutdown Corner:

Option routes, and why they drive some receivers crazy | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports

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rlcarr said:

Over at Shutdown Corner:

Option routes, and why they drive some receivers crazy | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports

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Why?PJ said:

it really is amazing. It looks like all 5 Patriots valid receivers have at least a few options on every single play, compared to some teams which simply play straight up. If this was the offense from the beginning, no wonder it took Brady a few years to truly get it and work it as well as he is doing now.

the one thing i disagree with is the last sentence, which seems to imply Randy Moss was all athlete and had little football intelligence, which could not be more wrong.

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BlueThunder said:

I read somewhere that the Jets are going to implement this type of offense, supposedly to make it easier for Sanchez to find open recievers...hahahahaha

The ball is supposed to be at a spot that the reciever should be at before he even makes his cuts.....that ought to help out Sanchez' INT numbers

Going to be interesting to see how much of a help running option routes are for the Jet's passing game.

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BlueThunder said:

Sanchez has problems finding his second reciever running just basic routes, let alone if he has to actually read a D and figure out where his primary receiver is going to be.


This season may have to be a ground and pound year for the Jets !

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BlueThunder said:

Sanchez has problems finding his second reciever running just basic routes, let alone if he has to actually read a D and figure out where his primary receiver is going to be.


This season may have to be a ground and pound year for the Jets !

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