No Huddle Power Pistol - The Run/Pass Combo Package

The second Power Pistol session from Robbie Owens is about putting a defender in a no-win bind: pairing a run and a pass on the same call so the offense pulls defenders out of the box and the quarterback simply takes what he is given. At Grand Junction High School the package produced a balanced attack, with a quarterback who threw for 1,729 yards and ran for 1,054 while another back rushed for 1,373 yards and 17 touchdowns.

What you'll learn

• Why Grand Junction is a multiple offense, using formations, backfield actions, motions and personnel groupings in every phase
• How the offense forces the defense to play option responsibility, respect the power game and defend the pass on any given play
• How the zone read and iso run plays work inside the run/pass combo package
• The bubble, wide receiver screen and vertical switch concepts
• How the play-action pass and the read option combine
• How the read shifts from the defensive end to the inside linebacker
• Why the combo takes pressure off the quarterback run game and moves it to the passing game while emptying the box
• The bubble with guard iso, the bubble with zone veer and the smoke with fullback iso as run/pass combos
• Why play action is so effective here, the strategy behind the route concepts, and play-action passes you can install immediately

Who it's for

High school offensive coordinators running shotgun, pistol or spread football who want run/pass answers tied to plays already in the playbook, and quarterbacks coaches teaching post-snap decisions.

About the coach

Robbie Owens was head coach at Grand Junction High School in Colorado, where he combined the Pistol with the no-huddle to build one of the state's most productive offenses.

Part 2 of Coach Owens's four-part series on the No-Huddle Power Pistol.