The first way the triple option forces defenses to account for is tackling three backs with two unblocked defenders. As a tripleoption team, army has long relied on running, but not. Army coach jeff monken, a champion of the flexbone tripleoption offense, joked this week that ohio state coach urban meyer is an option coach, even if meyer may. The tripleoption is army footballs base play out of the flexbone. Many college teams urban meyers florida, mack browns texas have incorporated option elements into their game plans spread option but do not have the same reliance, play after play, that the wishbone teams of the 60s and 70s did on the triple option. The triple option is an american football play used to offer several ways to move the football. The philosophy behind the flexbone offense usa football.
Army black knights option offense 1997 bob sutton 1 files 1126. Army and navy run the ball a lot especially the triple option, zone option, and zone dive. Yeomans 160 victories are the most in houstons history and rank 51st on the ncaa alltime wins list. It has found success and widespread employment in college and high school football. Flexbone tags army, flexbone, navy, offense, playbook, tags, triple option. Ap it might be strange for longtime college football fans to imagine that oklahomas roster is almost completely unfamiliar with the triple option offense. Et, cbs, youll see a brand of football thats uncommon in todays game. A variant of the wishbone offense, the flexbone came to prominence in the. Firstdown playbook flexbone offense to grow posted on august 1st, 2018 the flexbone offense has proven to be a great equalizer at the college level also as the navys and the ga techs of the world hav. Under head coach jeff monken, army tends to use the midline option the most. Sep 27, 2018 army leads the nation in time of possession at almost 41 minutes per game after being fourth last season at 34.
The diagram below shows which offensive players have the option of receiving the ball during the play. Now, after a year in the academys prep school, hes the clear star for the black knights. Sep 27, 2018 army lost the game 2821, but no one doubts the black knights stranglehold on possession nearly won them the game. There are several reasons to run a double option, some of these are listed below.
The double options are essential to the success of the triple option. The book on army and navys flexbone offense in 2019 triple. This is the book on army and navys flexbone offense in 2019. Lou cella installs army and navys modernday flexbone triple option offense. May 16, 20 the mastermind of the triple option offense at georgia southern, navy, and currently georgia tech, is paul johnson. These differ in terms of the personnel on the field and their positioning prior to the start of the play. Nov 10, 2015 the dvd details the steps that teams should take to incorporate and execute various option schemes from the pistol formation, including the veer, speed, and midline options. The sooners ran it out of the wishbone formation to win national championships in 1974, 1975 and 1985 under coach barry switzer. Game one of the service academy doubleheader is in the books and it wasnt pretty. Breaking down the army flexbone triple option offense. When army visits ohio state on saturday, it will bring along its groundbased, tripleoption offense. Why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense new, 5 comments this rivalry is the years biggest showcase for a different kind of spreadtorun football offense. An option offense is a style of offense in american football that is predominantly based on a.
It is underrated as an exciting offense nowadays because it centers on the run game. With tripleoption scratched off list, brown gets back to. Triple option 7 zone dive 14 zone option w variations 17 triple pass 5 midline lead 5 other plays run. Army, which will also run the tripleoption offense, has struggled as. For those out there that havent seen the triple option, or chose to block out the georgia tech and army game from their memories, the triple option has three basic plays. Pages will be intact and easily read but may include light notes, highlighting or. Note in 2011 army was the only fbs team to use a wishbone formation. Army and georgia tech are utilizing the follow when they are forced to pull the ball on triple option.
With tripleoption scratched off list, brown gets back to basics with michigans defense. Wolverines held army highoctane offense to 243 yards, but wisconsin looms sept. Navy runs a flexbone tripleoption offense that was once one of the premiere. Army leads the nation in time of possession at almost 41 minutes per game after being fourth last season at 34. Michigan defense prepared for armys tripleoption offense toledo. Last week we went through the basics of navys triple option offense. The spread option offense is a variant of the more generic spread offense. Discover the strengths of the iformation from al borges and the use of the. Army boasts efficient, runheavy triple option offense. Breaking down the army flexbone triple option offense youtube. Michigan confident it can tackle armys unique offense. Snyder would love to follow that blueprint when kstate takes on oklahoma on the road saturday.
The mastermind of the triple option offense at georgia southern, navy, and currently georgia tech, is paul johnson. A tripleoption offense, the black knights have completed just two passes all season. So if you are looking for answers into playcalling the triple option offense, look no further. How ohio state will contain armys tripleoption flexbone. Explaining armys triple option offense to michigan fans maize n brew. These plays allow for the offense to do several things based on what the defense is doing to attack the triple option. More colleges succeed with flexbone, but navy leads the way. Smith also came within 141 passing yards of matching armys season total. Veer or loop q is to the pitch phase of the triple option, as load and toad are to the dive phase.
Army combines oldschool offense, 21st century analytics. But it requires very smart minds are every single position and a lot of cohesion because the blocking is crazy to understand when you see it happening in the film room. The book on army and navys flexbone offense is simple. Ohio state football buckeyes bracing for armys triple. It can be run from any formation and in any offensive scheme. Sep 28, 2018 university at buffalo football coach lance leipold likens defending armys tripleoption offense to playing in a chess match.
Armys flexbone offense gives defenses more to worry. The black knights and midshipmen will rarely line up in the shotgun, and they might only throw a combined 10 or 20 times in 60 minutes. Nov 21, 2019 the academy the academy empowers you to execute the triple option offense the right way the first time. The engine of the navy offense, as with any such modern scheme, is still the quarterback. Oct 06, 2019 army and navy run the ball a lot especially the triple option, zone option, and zone dive. Flexbone association flexbone triple option football. Armys triple option and the modern college offense are aesthetic opposites. Explaining armys triple option offense to michigan fans. University at buffalo football coach lance leipold likens defending armys tripleoption offense to playing in a chess match. Ann arbor the university of michigan football team has a unique challenge saturday as army comes to michigan stadium and brings. Ub football faces armys unique offense by scott jazdzewski on september 28, 2018 in army, news university at buffalo football coach lance leipold likens defending armys tripleoption offense to playing in a chess match.
Talent disparities that the triple option leverages just arent there. In todays passhappy game, some think of the flexbone as a relic that is, until they have to defend it. A tripleoption offense, the black knights have completed just two passes all season, both in their second game. Flexbone association the original since 2007 flexbone triple. This section has files from a variety of offensive styles including the very popular split back veer and i option. How to run the triple option offense like new mexico pro. Army and navy run the same option offense, and they know each other well. Its basically paul johnsons flexbone triple option offense run from a pistol set. The triple option levels the playing field against. Defeating tripleoption offenses with the backbone defense. Learn about what army footballs tripleoption flexbone offense is and. The triple option is based on the option run, but uses three players who might run with the ball instead of the two used in a standard option run.
Navy is 16th in the country in yards per game with 464, an increase of more than 100 yards per game over 2018. Army will test the wolverines discipline with its triple option, for which michigan defensive coordinator don brown has been preparing since the spring. Sep 29, 2018 ub football struggles to contain armys tripleoption offense army was 12 of 17 on third and fourthdown conversions, including 3for3 on fourth down. The flexbone triple option is one of the most technical and electrifying offenses run today.
If you have anything to add in the comments, id love to hear it. Three common ways are up the midline, outside using the speed option, or against the flow with the counter. Kstate offense draws inspiration from army before facing. Simplicity is the key here, and the idea is that the play will be blocked exactly. Not the diluted read offense the denver broncos are now running that the commentariat insist on calling an option offense, or even the far more coherent but still different spreadandreadtorun offenses of teams like oregon. I once asked this same question of a buddy of mine who played d1 football.
How a military prep school helped army improve in football. Four teams that run the triple option are among the nations top 10 rushing teams. Army lost the game 2821, but no one doubts the black knights stranglehold on possession nearly won them the game. When you watch army and navy play, you know theres going to be option football and tons of it. Army 32 confounded ub with its defense, as much as it did with its tripleoption offense, which generated 372 yards and six touchdowns, and held the ball for nearly 38 minutes. Dec, 2011 when you watch army and navy play, you know theres going to be option football and tons of it. The triple option is an american football play used to offer several ways to move the football forward on the field of play. Complete book of triple option football olcott, jack on. They use a shallower pistolgun set than does nevada, but thats because nevada is more focused on traditional runs than with the quick hitting veer. A schematic look at armys flexbone offense mgofish. At a high level, both navy and army run very similar offenses.
When a member of the secondary flies up, they throw for big plays, and they do this by utilizing the pass off the triple option. Bill yeoman served as head football coach at the university of houston from 1962 to 1986, and his greatest legacy may be the invention of triple option that resulted in the veer offense. I watched a long scoring drive by armynot surprising for tripleoption army which has long led in time of possession. A beginners guide to armys triple option offensive attack. Georgia southern eagles flexbone option offense 1990s paul johnson 1 file s 59. While the flexbone doesnt require the same amount of decisionmaking in the passing game as a. Here he provides examples of the triple option offense. Armys flexbone offense has been a problem for defenses for years, whether it was being run by georgia southern or georgia tech, army or navy. Army footballs run of success the black knights are so prolific running the tripleoption offense that they hardly need to throw, completing only 18 passes this season. Defending the black knights unusual scheme will be tough enough for the buckeyes, but. Sep 14, 2017 when army visits ohio state on saturday, it will bring along its groundbased, tripleoption offense. Armys flexbone offense gives defenses more to worry about than just the triple option. The dvd details the steps that teams should take to incorporate and execute various option schemes from the pistol formation, including the veer, speed, and midline options. It has widespread use from college football down to youth football but is run very sparingly in the nfl.
Lou cella installs army and navys modernday flexbone triple option offense with you and your staff. San jose 34 army total plays run 85 56% of armys offense was the following. Army football almost never passes and almost always wins. Defeating triple option offenses with the backbone defense spectrum books dawson, phil jack on. However, instead of a specific play in mind, the offense has several options of how to proceed. But there was army, dominating time of possession with its tripleoption offense. Ub football faces armys unique offense the buffalo news. For illustrative purposes i will use the triple option play out of a flexbone set to show how an option concept works. The triple option relies on a ton of misdirection and deception to throw a defense off balance, though army s version of this is a bit more powerbased with less moving parts. The irish will look for redemption on saturday in the shamrock series game against army. Army coach jeff monken, a champion of the flexbone triple option offense, joked this week that ohio state coach urban meyer is an option coach, even if meyer may. How ohio state will contain armys tripleoption flexbone offense army boasts the second best rushing attack in the nation.
Michigan has this in their playbook and we saw shea patterson do it a decent. The option offense may be the most popular type of offense. Ub defensive coordinator brian borland called it a fistfight in a phone booth. Armys flexbone offense gives defenses more to worry about than just the triple option by kyle jones on june 19, 2017 at 11. This section has files from a variety of offensive. Nov 10, 2017 army football almost never passes and almost always wins. Books listed as good will have the following conditions cover will show some wear but will be intact. It will come down to execution to determine the winner. Sep 08, 2017 more colleges succeed with flexbone, but navy leads the way. Why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense. He gave me a few different reasons it doesnt work as well in the pros. The diagram below shows the inside veer triple option versus a 43 defense. Essentially a hybrid of the traditionally passoriented spread offense, the spread option is based on the concept of defensive isolation. But on the first play from scrimmage after the kick return no yards gainedexcellent special teams play by army, hi threw an 80yard td pass.
By the late 90s, the flexbone was adapted by all three ncaa division ia military academies. Defeating triple option offenses with the backbone defense spectrum books. Dec 08, 2017 army and navy run the same option offense, and they know each other well. Army defeats powerful hawaii offense by keeping them off. Dec 10, 2016 why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense new, 5 comments this rivalry is the years biggest showcase for a different kind of spreadtorun football offense. Georgia tech is the only power five program to run the flexbone triple option offense. Sep 14, 2017 the reason why armys stats are so skewed in one direction is because they run the tripleoption offense, also known as the flexbone. Dec 14, 2019 niumatalolo also placed his full confidence behind perry at quarterback and tailored the offense to the seniors liking.
The book on army and navys flexbone offense in 2019. Expect more offense in this armynavy game than in years past. It features insights from many of the games top offensive minds, who have conceived, or are extremely successful in employing, a specific means of attack. The academy the academy empowers you to execute the triple option offense the right way the first time. The quarterback needs to count defenders in the option game. Tough day as army confounds ub for first loss of season. An option offense is a style of offense in american football that is predominantly based on a running play. How ohio state will contain armys tripleoption flexbone offense. Oct 01, 2019 i once asked this same question of a buddy of mine who played d1 football. Sep 09, 2019 with triple option scratched off list, brown gets back to basics with michigans defense. Sports ncaa football army combines oldschool offense, 21st century analytics. The triple option can you run it like gt in the pros.
Based on the defense, the quarterback may hand off to a full back up the middle dive, hold on to the ball and run himself to either side of the field keep, or pitch the ball to a. Midline triple option 2 rocket toss 1 dropback pass 16 trap. Georgia southern eagles flexbone option offense 1990s paul johnson 1 files 59. What the tag q tells the offense is that the dive phase is live, however the pitch phase is not. The triple option is unstoppable when the offense is running on all 8 cylinders. In this article, i want to show you why new mexicos triple option offense was so deadly. Here, navy is running the offense against army in the 2008 army navy game. Here, navy is running the offense against army in the 2008 armynavy game.
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