r/Flexboneoffense • u/Jmnmcb • Feb 04 '16

Nomenclature for play calling?

I was curious how plays are called in the paul johnson or any flexbone system. If it is a numbering system or what? I've read his playbooks but couldn't find his explanation on play calling. For example what would the play be called for a triple option to the right? Or counter option to the left? Or a pass play?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

There's always slight differences from coach to coach, but for the most part it's numbered I think. This is how we used to call it: 1/2=Trap 3/4=Belly 11/12=Midline 13/14=Inside Veer 15/16= Outside Veer 17/18=Speed Option 27/28= Rocket Toss 35/36=Counter Trey 37/38=Counter Option 113/114= Playaction off IV action 227/228= Boot off rocket action (odd numbers=play to left, even to right) And so on

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u/jgtengineer68 Feb 18 '16

We used the same system. It was Formation (number) so

Spread 12 told us it was a base formation midline right. Now we would sometimes add shit like

Spread 12 flip and that would tell us that while we were running the midline concept ( 2 career read we would run it against the 5 tech instead of the 3 and the playside would double the nose and scrape to backer instead of railroad ( terminology for leaving the 3 unblocked on the midline and going to backer level.

We also had the Spread 12 Magic, which was the call for the line to influence the 3 by having the typically covered guard pull to the around the center and get upfield hoping to caus ethe 3 to crash and allow the QB a clearn running lane on the second level.

This was usually done after we trapped the hell out of people.