Thursday, December 4, 2008

RANGER FREEZE VIDEO

I have loaded up the RANGER FREEZE Video at www.maxcast.com/EQualizer Scroll to the bottom of the playlist for viewing.

Be11!

RF
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks Freeb! Good stuff!

December 4, 2008 at 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...

Coach another play that works really well and is similar is the following: from your Power formation have the WB motion just before the snap (or not) and then fake the Blast Play...everyone freezes on the FB just like they do on the midline. The QB pulls though and keeps on the option with the WB to pitch to if needed. It worked very well once they commit to stopping that "greatest short yardage play" which by the way we ran all the time and often for big yards. I do like the Midline though and want to try and do more of it. I remember watching your DVD's and noticed tht your QB's are very happy carrying the ball (which I don't mind if it's there of course) are the ones shown on Medcast and on your DVD's the highlight big runs only? I guess what I'm asking is what % of the time do the QB's generally give to the FB on this Freeze or Midline? Or is it simply so common to see the FB carry the ball tht the QB keep is always there?

December 4, 2008 at 8:00 PM
CoachFreeb said...

AH, where to begin . . . the answer is yes, I know. Very often, the WB position for us was one that you did not want to have kids carry the ball too many times. But when we did have an athlete there we would do what you are talking about with him as the pitch back.
Another wrinkle . . . once we had three viable fullbacks. So . . . we put them into an unbalanced T formation and ran Ranger 34 which would be the same basic movement you talk about. It would be another Ranger check play. Teach the QB what to look for, run it to that side, reap the results. It was VERY effective on the goal line - Great extra point play.

RE: the FB carrying the ball. You assumption is correct. The scouting report on us was to make sure you stopped the FB . . . so when the QB puts that ball into the belly of the FB in the middle of the formation, as you can see fromt he video, the entire defense would collapse on him leaving the QB free to run wild . . . and pitch it when threatened.

Remember, we put the series in with the idea that we had a QB that was a sprinter, had good speed, he is the one making the frist two Quick Passes you see - he was good for about 10 yards, but struggled with anything longer. In fact, he was a volunteer QB as a Soph. We were short at that position and asked for Vols to get us some dept . . . he was the only one to step forward. Led the team to the playoffs. If you have a QB that has any running ability at all . . . this is a good series for him.
Of course, you have to establish the FB as a runner and threat first. Your offense needs an identity: Lombardi's Packers were known for . . . Bear Bryant's Bama teams were know for . . . Woody Hayes at Ohio State was known for . . . ? Martin, remember Woody was the coach that said three are three things that can happen when you pass the ball, and two of them are bad.

Be11!

RF

December 5, 2008 at 5:40 AM

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