Spread One Back Power Run Pass Option 

That’s why I love this play. You are using defensively keys against themselves.

That's right. I'm a little slow. Thanks for watching them.

Thanks man. Glad I could help ya!

+xRegretts Yeah, this is my worst one. It's actually my first one. Just decided to do it in a whim after putting my little girl to sleep. Thank you for the kind words coach.

Are you still keying the same guy? Do you tag it or is that something you give your guys freedom on?

Coach McKie yes, keying the same BSLB. I give them freedom to do so.

That's nice. How do you teach them?

That is right. I stress to take what the defense is giving us. To me a three yard pass is the same as a three yard run. Sometimes you have to take it and live to play another down.

Hey Coach, That's a great idea. Towards the end of the year we went to the pistol. We didn't run this play towards the end of the year though. We moved to running more inside zone and GT pull. But it is going back in the playbook in the spring. I can go over how we will install it if that's something you want to see.

Coach McKie yeah I'm running pistol and mainly IZ too and wanted see how you do it 😎

Great minds think alike coach. I'll talk about how we do our pistol in later videos. Thanks for the suggestion.

Coach McKie thanks coach I appreciate you helped me a lot!

Coach Clarke, I haven't done that, but that's not a bad idea. Maybe tag it with something to left the tackle know he is climbing.

Coach McKie 1st of all, we call that Iso not power, power for us is when we have a FB/TE kick Out the End. Play side linemen block down, and guard wrap to play side LB. I'm thinking Iso Rt/LT Read would tell him to climb. If running against a 1 tech base the playside DE. G block back on 1 tech, center Pulls for LB BS G&T combo 3 Tech to Backside LB

Hey Coach, Thanks for taking time out of your day to watch my video. It means a lot to me. I tell our quarterback to two turn on the key screen. Meaning, I want him to flip his hips and make a catchable ball to the receiver. This is something we drill every day in practice. If you go to my website, www.ronmckiefootball.com I have a free eBook talking bout the drills we use to get great at this play.

Thank you for your response. Another aspect of your play I have questions about is the center pulling. There is always a debate on our staff about that, what techniques do you use to coach this and how does it affect your play design if you have a center that does not snap and pull well?

Curtis Thompson Coach, we use a skip pull for our linemen. And a way to combat not wanting to pull your center is to always run the play to a 3 tech. That way your center is down blocking on the Shade and your backside guard is pulling.

@Curtis, that screen would be a pre-snap read. 2 O vs. 1 defender = throw the screen.

+Tyler Aeschbacher Coach, are you along if we have a 5 and a shade on play side?

Coach McKie not necessarily, I mean more if they’re in a 40 but they’re double shaded on the center.

Coach Fanatic, Thank you for taking time out of your day to watch my video and leave a comment. It means a lot to me that you would do. A way we have played with the defense is by having the running back 'bounce' to the position he needs to be in. So, if we are running One-Back Power to the left, then the running back would start on the left side and 'bounce' to the right when the quarterback tells him too. Does that make sense?

Yes, that makes sense. I think Gus Malzahn has done that some with his offense at Auburn (If I'm not mistaken, even back when he was the OC). Another idea you might want to use when you are in the shotgun (QB at around 5 yards) is to have the back initially align behind the QB like in Pistol, then when the QB is ready to snap the ball, the QB gives the back a pre-determined signal and the back will move to side of the QB that you want him aligned on. Quick unrelated question: I know you appreciate the Air Raid offense and use some of their ideas; do yall vertical set on pass pro? Really appreciate your videos!

Coach Philly, We've gone from bouncing the back to the pistol. The pistol is the best thing we've done. It really screws with the defense because they do not know which way the back is going. We don't vertical set. I'd like to, but my quarterback gets nervous. That's why we went to the half slide.

Awesome! I could go on for days about the advantages of the pistol. Lol. If you want to run the spread option, but your QB is a not a bruiser type like Newton or Tebow, the pistol allows you to have your QB running to the perimeter rather than running to the inside, and you can still run spread option plays like Veer and Midline. You don't lose Inside Zone Read, as you can still run that, you just read the front side EMOL rather than the backside EMOL (Depending on how you block it, this could end up being basically Veer). You also gain the ability to do triple option with Veer and Midline (third option could be a pitch to a back, pitch to a receiver in motion, pitch to a receiver who gets into pitch relationship post-snap, bubble screens, outside receiver screens, etc), unlike Veer and Midline from shotgun. From a passing standpoint, I like that pistol doesn't allow the defense to set the coverage to the back against 2x2. It also keeps them from knowing which side will have a three man route combination IF the offense puts the back out into a route. From the defense's perspective, tendency report aside, you are just as likely to have a three man route combo to your left as you are your right. Not so with shotgun... To be fair: The downside in the running game I see with Pistol is you have less RPOs than you do with shotgun, and you lose Outside Zone Read (May not be the end of the world, but that's crucial if your offense is built around the Chip Kelly IZR/OZR tandem...) and Power Read. The downside in the passing game I see is that it is harder to get the back into pass protection, and it takes them longer to get out into a route, but I don't think people of yesteryear whined about that with I Formation and Ace/Singleback... Pistol and Shotgun each have their advantages and disadvantages, much like Zone Blitzes vs. Man Blitzes. Which one of them is best all depends on the personnel situation and offensive scheme. Sorry to hear that on the VSPP.

+Joseph Miles Coach Miles, You could run a slant if you want. I just feel like the snag is an easier throw for the quarterback because the receiver is shipping and showing his numbers.

Do you use a TE?

The one back power doesn't cost coach.

Coach Tucker, Thanks for taking time out of your day to watch my video and leave a comment. It means a lot to me that you did that. I think you could teach this to 9 and 10-year-olds. You need to rep the heck out of it. I have a free eBook on the One-Back Power RPO ff you go to my website - www.ronmckiefootball.com. It goes through how to block every front and the main drill you need to do every day in order to be successful at this play.

Coach I’m confused I just tried to order your book for free and it cost .. what’s the deal here

I agree. We should be throwing uncovered the entire game. Most teams I've played against don't think you'll throw to the front side. Once you hit it a couple of times then most DCs make their safety walk down to try and take it away.

Watch old film of John Jenkins Run and Shoot. Ware and the Klingler's would throw the uncovered pass down the field to the receiver, much like basketball on grass...The receivers were always on the move down the field...rarely did you see the standing still quick screen at all (which I am not a fan off....UNLESS the secondary is 8-12 yards off...then hit all day).

I've seen all of the John Jenkins's film that's on RU-vid. I loved the way Klingler would throw the ball on the run to an uncovered receiver. I know there is a certain technique that the 'Shoot coaches would teach to get the ball to the wide receiver quickly. It's one of the things I think being under center is better for the 'Shoot than in the gun.