Xs & Os: Dragon Lion 

Imma try to do a bummer play next week now.

What he means by favorite, or so I assume, is that the concept is good vs multiple coverages. That could be 1 or 2 high zone beaters, as well as man beaters. Take double slants (mirrored, meaning the same concept is run on both sides) vs 2-Man. The DB's are aligned with an inside eye shade (b/c their help is deep & to the outside), so that's not the best play call, as JT mentioned. All in-breaking routes vs inside leverage is not really the play you want to be in.

I could. But it affects the copyright issues of the vid. I guess I could use the HS team I coach.

@@TheQBSchool I wonder if this is legal under fair use? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ddwp1HyEFRE.html . If it is, then you should be able to post clips so long as you are critiquing?

I was thinking Deep / Strong. And hence the Open/Closed. Green bay doesn't play Seattle enough to take them into consideration at the play building level. Esp, not on a slant, which is going to be run vs everybody. If it was Chicago or Minnesota it would make more sense.

@@darkhobo JT explained that when he was in Minnesota with the Vikings, they called these scheme Detroit and Seattle, instead of Dragon and Lion. So I wasn't talking about the Detroit Lions or the Seattle Seahawks, just thinking about the other names ;)

Good spot! Hadn't thought of that. Seems likely, yeah.

@@namzar19 ahh see I've always seen Seattle used as a Double Post. It probrably means MFO run Detroit (slants) MFC run Seattle (posts)

@@namzar19 if you look at the available Denny Green/Brian Billick play books, this just seems to be their lingo. Nothing special, just their terminology. Billick playbooks seem to be a mixture of the Sid Gilman/Joe Gibbs number system and Westcoast terminology.

Wheel routes are great! Slant/wheel, even curl/wheel! Don’t forget at the end of the game on a fourth and need it to run a hitch and pitch (similar to a wheel route. Throw the quick hitch to number one and have him pitch it on the outside like number two or the running back out in the flat running a wheel!)

Interesting. Tough to go 5 step pass pro that quick. Like idea.

Really?

Thanks

Takes a bad decision to even throw slant flat vs a cloud corner.

@@TheQBSchool you're right about that. There definitely better options like double slants.

Yes.

I would try to mix up. No hard rules IMO

Like what? Hitches? Maybe I’ll do spacing next.

@@TheQBSchool spacing would be great

Yes. Called many things. I’m most used to it outta 3•1 with the 2 and the 1 in a triple slant type play. Seen it called many things.

@@TheQBSchool Thank you for reading, and taking the time out to respond to my question. But im trying to figure out if (slot quick slant, followed by outside fin route) have a common name, like dagger, Levels, smash, etc..?

Because Quarters is a pattern match coverage, so if there isn't a vertical threat by #2 to occupy the safeties, they can play a "robber technique." He'll look to rob the curl to post of #1, since the CB is playing with outside leverage on #1. Then there's the overhang defender (outside backer, sub package DB) and he's called the match 2 player...that's match 2 shallow, not vertical. VS trips the defense could play Special, which is a Palms check to trips. It's an X-out on #1 to the trips side (CB has #1 in MEG), which leaves the overhang dropper and safety playing Palms/2-read on #2 & #3, but with the x-out on #1...that makes them the new #1 & #2). In one version from the Vikings, #2 would run the slant, then stem vertical. Now that would remove the safety, so that leaves the CBs playing with outside leverage with no inside help. Oh, and he said that variation was good against quarters. He just didn't do a breakdown of quarters... it would've been a 3 hour video lol

What is that?

It’s basically I deep post on one side and a dig on the other side