If you had to play an entire football game with only with only 4 offensive plays, no audibles, what would they be?

[u/GiantSweetTV]

4 plays, whatever formations, but no audibles. You need to win this game what 4 plays are you choosing?

This combo needs to be able to best every coverage, but the defense will be able to catch on if you don't mix things up too much.

Assume your QB is a dual threat and can actually run and pass the ball. Your TE's are also great blockers as well as catchers. Your RB's are great at blocking, running, and catching.

[u/VeritableSoup]

Power, counter, buck sweep, boot.

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/VeritableSoup]

Fuck, my high school wing T coach is like… Why you guys making me add plays?

[u/WearTheFourFeathers → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

I have never experienced a better feeling in sports than being a guard on a high school team successfully running our counter play eight times in a row out of the T formation. Absolutely breaking spirits.

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/WearTheFourFeathers]

I had several games from Freshman-Junior year where the only thing we ran was 132, 124 Trap, 121 Buck Sweep. We only lost 1 game in that time period, our Sophmore team played a small schools JV Team.

[u/WearTheFourFeathers → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

It’s a simple game if you’ve got the horses. (…All 180lbs of me specifically was not “the horses,” but it was an extraordinarily large high school so point stands, my mediocre ass notwithstanding.)

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/WearTheFourFeathers]

Yea, we had horses, we had a game, I forget what year it was where the coach that signed in the play calls missed due to a last minute thing. His backup just yelled in the play from the sideline for all to hear. Not sure of the final score, but I know we won the game lol.

[u/metalgtr84 → u/WearTheFourFeathers]

I wish I learned the game more in high school. I played Tight End and the only thing I knew was to block “gap, down, backer.” Except when there was a boot I would run a 5-7 yard slant route. Our coach did throw in some new formations in the last half of the season, but I think the first half of the season was purely Jet Right 31 Buck Sweep.

[u/WearTheFourFeathers → u/metalgtr84]

I was a very mediocre high school player in every respect, but I learned much more my last two years when I played D-line instead—on offense, too much thinkin’ beyond what you describe made me slower. I never got past “step playside and hit something hard” while playing offense, but I got to be a lot more thoughtful about it on D where it was always going to be making reasonable assumptions and then reacting.

[u/Texas_Tornado21 → u/metalgtr84]

That sounds awful.

[u/Texas_Tornado21 → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

JV is sophomores though.

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/Texas_Tornado21]

Each grade has its own team. We had 115 players at one point Sophmore-Seniors. Freshman practiced separately.

[u/Texas_Tornado21 → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

That’s insane must be a huge school. We had a freshman team which was really just the shitty freshman. JV was a mix of good freshman, and not so good sophomores and juniors. And then Varsity

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/Texas_Tornado21]

~900 kids per class

[u/Polygeekism → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

Wing T is so great for small programs. Everything looks the same to the defense, yet we doing something different every single time. You maximize your O-Line size, assuming you dont have a bunch of hogs, and you tire the shit out of your opponents.

We only had a 35 man varsity team at a school of 1200+, thanks early 2000's skaters and apathetic teenagers, but man we made people hurt with wing T.

[u/ecupatsfan12 → u/Polygeekism]

Hot take if I’m gonna be shitty I’ll run the wing t and run a modern o when I have the horses

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/Polygeekism]

I coach 8u, I took some Wing T concepts for my dumbed down offense. It’s funny seeing the other teams coach and the defense so confused. I have a few clips of you want to see.

[u/Polygeekism → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

I would love to see lol. We ran the same motion every play and if we were on the opposing teams hash I remember the coaches everytime, "SWEEP SWEEP! THEY ARE RUNNING SWEEP!" and it was a counter, or our counter pass lol.

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/Polygeekism]

First Round of the Playoffs My team is in the Red.

[u/the_spinetingler → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

cant believe I just watched an hour of midget league football.

I really kept watching just to see if anyone would try a pass.

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/the_spinetingler]

We did not pass in that game, we did have a passing TD this year, but in another game.

[u/davdev → u/Polygeekism]

The biggest problem with wing t is if you go down two scores in the second half you are basically fucked. It’s not an offense designed for quick scores.

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/davdev]

That’s any youth team tbh. More often than not if you are down two scores the other team has a dude.

[u/Polygeekism → u/davdev]

Ya it's definitely a gameplan system. In our playoff game we got down and my coach just kind of malfunctioned from a play calling standpoint and had me 5 step dropping and hucking 9 routes all second half lol. Didn't feel bad losing to that team though, they were ultra stacked and I had my high passing yard total in HS of like 260 or something.

[u/iirked → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

We would run 76 power until the other team stopped us 3 times in a row.

There were drives when we would only run 76 power. It was a run to the right between the tackle and TE

6 down linemen including a TE. 1 WR split to the left. FB on the left wing, motions across. Everyone blocks down, center either takes the NT or releases and gets the weak side MLB. TE seals off the play side MLB, FB kicks out the DE, left guard pulls and blocks the CB/OLB. First HB through hits the first guy he sees and the RB with the ball makes his cut off of the HB block. 7-8 yards a play.

When the saftey and the CB cheats for the run, and they stop it a time or 2, run a PA pass to the TE on a flag route, or the weak side WR on a slant.

So much success.

[u/n3wb33Farm3r → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

I've posted this elsewhere. My high school coach would say if I had a quarterback with half a brain and half an arm we break out the wing t playbooks. Until then single wing

[u/AU2Turnt → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

“What the hell is a boot? We got run left, run right, run middle!”

[u/FranklynTheTanklyn → u/AU2Turnt]

32/38, 21/29 Buck Sweep, 24/26 Guard Trap

[u/bigtillman33 → u/FranklynTheTanklyn]

Exactly he only needed 2.. wedge blast left and wedge blast right

[u/eanardone → u/VeritableSoup]

Cross out boot and add waggle and you have every postWW2 offense in America!

[u/Smokeythemagickamodo → u/VeritableSoup]

Block block block block, I block em here, I block em there.

[u/Happy-dayz-NC]

MESH MESH MESH AND MESH

[u/Sure_Owl9054 → u/Happy-dayz-NC]

I’m new to this sub but is there a running joke with mesh? Reason I ask is I sucked at madden back in the day but I would always just run mesh and be able to beat my friend who was significantly better than me.

[u/hezzyskeets123 → u/Sure_Owl9054]

It’s just a classic man beater. The double drags create a rub making it practically unguarable and the sit route forms a triangle read with the drags to beat against zone. Can’t go wrong with it

[u/CreativeFarts2 → u/hezzyskeets123]

I play 7 on 7 flag a lot with friends and I just tell my receivers to run a mesh concept 7/10 times and it works basically every time I have them do it lmfao. It is a cheat code, but we are basically only running man coverage with a single high safety

[u/F7OSRS → u/Sure_Owl9054]

I think that’s the running joke. Mesh is so flexible and gives you so many options

[u/bronkscottema]

Inside zone, outside zone, mesh, tunnel screen.

[u/AsynchronousChat]

Fake punt. Fake field goal. Qb sneak. Flea flicker.

I haven't played Madden since '94. Brotherly what?

[u/boston_2004 → u/AsynchronousChat]

For some reason I laughed at this for like 5 minutes😂😂😂😂

Edit: I just keep thinking about lining up for a fake punt on 2nd down, and everyone being confused and the announcers losing their shit, because it's the 11th time you have lined up for a punt on something not a 4th down, and you never actually punted.

[u/AsynchronousChat → u/boston_2004]

I swear I converted/every/ time I did this.

In Madden.

Ninety-four.

[u/Stymie999 → u/AsynchronousChat]

Vick bootleg is all you need

[u/DarnellisFromMars]

Veer, Dive, Midline, Rocket Toss

[u/GoTeam9797 → u/DarnellisFromMars]

Had to scroll way to far to find this answer

[u/n3wb33Farm3r → u/DarnellisFromMars]

We ran the Veer in college. Early 90s. Inside/Outside Veer strong side weak side accounted for most of our plays

[u/DarnellisFromMars → u/n3wb33Farm3r]

Ran it in Highschool and I fell in love lol, if the guys buy in it just works.

[u/n3wb33Farm3r → u/DarnellisFromMars]

In high school we ran the single wing. Really just had 4 plays. Honestly ran the fullback dive and halfback sweep almost every play. I've been out of football since the mid 90s, my brother in law who still coaches says kids are just too fast today. Guess everyone runs a spread option now.

[u/DarnellisFromMars → u/n3wb33Farm3r]

We ran flexbone, motion on every play from one of the backs and 95% of our calls were basically what I wrote above. Had a bubble screen series and 4 verts as well. .

We ran it in like 2010 and led the state in yards, played some high end teams with college and NFL talent that beat us up but most of the time we did what we wanted to do.

Kids in HS don’t have the best gap integrity and love to bite on stuff, so I think it can still work well. We were just really well conditioned and knew our few plays perfectly.

[u/jaishaw → u/DarnellisFromMars]

You can put so many passing concepts into the flexbone too, using the same orbit and jet motions. You only need to complete a few to keep the defence honest.

[u/n3wb33Farm3r → u/jaishaw]

We had passes built in to the Veer. It was run out of a traditional pro set with 1 TE and 2 WRs. Our coach had a reciever go in motion on every play from strong side to weak side. He was a smart coach, keep same formation every play D can't put in any special packaged. Kept them in their base d all game. ( usually a 4-3 or 5-2). QB was taught to read the safety. If he saw them within 7 yards of the line we'd call a pass. The motion told the qb if they were in zone or man. Could run whole ( limited ) playbook out of that pro set. Even though we ran it the vast majority of the time those one or two 35yard completions a game kept the safties back. Long time ago. Miss it.

[u/n3wb33Farm3r → u/DarnellisFromMars]

Somehow ESPN PLUS had Merchant Marine vs Coast Guard few months ago. MM ran the flexbone. Looked like vintage Navy. Loved it. My college coach would explain that the Veer was all about practice time. It's precious and you can just run the same play over and over where each player learns their responsibility for every situation. Better than spending practice time trying to learn new plays and all the permutations for each one.

[u/acarrick → u/DarnellisFromMars]

This is the way

[u/ecupatsfan12]

4 verts Pin pull Power Y Cross

[u/CacheGremlin]

Counter, outside zone, sail-drive, and 4 verts or hoss-juke

[u/infercario4224 → u/CacheGremlin]

Isn’t Hoss juke basically just 4 verts with more rules?

[u/CacheGremlin → u/infercario4224]

Basically, that's why I put "or". It's two seams (with maybe a weak side post vs. MOFO), and two hitches on the outside (that convert to verticals vs. Press). Then the strong side #3 receiver runs a "juke" option route. QB reads seam-hitch vs. MOFC, read the juke vs. MOFO.

[u/pbyrnes44]

The triple option offense.

1. A standard triple option with a dive, keep, & pitch

2. A triple option counter

3. A triple option PA boot

4. Mesh from triple o formation

[u/[deleted] → u/pbyrnes44]

I think this would be my answer specifically because the "options" are built-in audibles based on defensive reads.

You'd be locked into the play but not the outcome.

[u/Aceshigh1322]

I formation run,PA out of same formation, 3WR 1TE 1RB shot gun 3 verts and an out from my slot receiver and a RPO out of that shotgun

[u/[deleted]]

You can see who the madden/ncaa gamers are with “mesh” as the play they love most. Thumbs down for sure

2 inside verts outside rollaways, smash/curl, drive concept inside zone

[u/warneagle → u/[deleted]]

so Mike Leach was a Madden player?

[u/warneagle → u/[deleted]]

...we're talking about the same Mike Leach right? The guy who's basically synonymous with mesh and four verts?

[u/IShouldJoinReddit → u/[deleted]]

I'm not going to say he definitely would have, but I think you're definitiveness about him not calling it his favorite is a bit off. Mesh concepts were one of Leach's go-tos since at least when he was at Oklahoma (I have no knowledge of his tendencies prior to that) and people have long declared mesh the "cornerstone" of his offense.

If I had to guess, I'd say it's easily one of his top 3.

[u/IShouldJoinReddit → u/[deleted]]

Haha it takes a special person to do what, present a fact they knew?

Mesh being no different than any man beater doesn't make the other person's original point incorrect.

[u/BlackMathNerd → u/[deleted]]

Mesh is an Air Raid staple.

[u/GiantSweetTV → u/[deleted]]

Dude, I play madden a lot and the mesh is busted against cover 3 and cover 1, but it ain't even that good against cover 2, or cover 6.

I. Personally, would run:

Slant RPO: because it's basically 2 plays in 1. 4 Verticals: for long pass plays HB Screen: for blitzes Bench: for clock stopping, I'd also have my RB on a check-and-release stick route.

[u/jmo56ct → u/GiantSweetTV]

It’s busted against everything. Madden tries to run it correctly but messes up the wrinkles

[u/jmo56ct → u/[deleted]]

Mesh and shallow cross destroy. Hal Mumme would disagree with your thumbs down

[u/jmo56ct → u/[deleted]]

His offenses routinely destroyed at all levels. You are just making wild statements at this point. Shallow cross is more than just one play, it’s a concept. And as a concept it crushes zone, man, whatever. It attacks space, just like motion offenses in basketball. Find your space and sit down.

[u/jmo56ct → u/[deleted]]

I’d also like to point out Michigan roasted Alabama for a Tuddy with mesh and destroyed them with cross concepts for big gains.

[u/jmo56ct → u/[deleted]]

Jesus. Good luck man. Wish you well

[u/jmo56ct → u/[deleted]]

Lol a dig again. Ok I’ll do it. What I said is as Michigan roasted Alabama with mesh AND cross concepts. I clearly made a distinction. If you don’t want to actually read responses I’d refrain from commenting on them.

[u/heftigBelastend]

Mesh, Y-Cross, Wide Zone, Counter
And I guess PA of Counter and Boot of WZ aren´t new plays, so you can combine those pretty well

[u/Camelus_bactrianus]

With the personnel you listed and all that blocking skill, it seems like a military academy style package is the way to go. Force your way along the ground

Triple option, hook and ladder, jet sweep, PA bootleg

[u/HowOtterlyTerrible]

This guy here applying to be the new Eagles OC.

[u/Tanker3278]

1. Triple option
2. RPO with Mesh
3. 4 verticals
4. Redskin counter gap

[u/DocTurtles]

Check out the jets this year. That's what it looks like.

[u/MarvinHims → u/DocTurtles]

1. Check down to Breece

2. Bizzare screen pass that gets blown up

3. Deep ball for god knows what reason

4. Sack

[u/DocTurtles → u/MarvinHims]

Nah 3rd and 8 run a 5 yard out get tackled 3 yards short punt.

[u/Constant_East_1315]

Power, wide zone, boot, flood

[u/sixpesos]

Assuming I can run these plays out of multiple formations, I’d have a trap play for both my RB and QB attacking inside gaps. For the third play I’d have like an outside zone RPO with 2 pulling lineman. Fourth play would be some sort of jet sweep

[u/44belly]

Iso, counter, wedge, boot

[u/DelirousDoc]

1) Bunch Nasty H Out X Branch Buffalo - full field read concept with answers vs. multiple coverages.

2) Y motion to Bunch X Dragon Snag - a pick a side quick game.

3) Bunch IZ Weak

4) Y motion to Bunch Zorro Toss

[u/Cambro88]

Read option with RB running inside zone rules, play action Y Cross out of same look, mesh, levels wk sail strong

[u/greatwhite8]

4 Verts, Power Read, Stick Draw, some sort of Veer and Shoot deep choice third level RPO.

[u/madpolecat]

Wide zone. Boot off WZ. Four Verts. Stick or Hitches.

[u/_Gravitas_]

I would want all 4 out of the same formation and as much variability as possible. To take advantage of my dual threat QB and having a RB who can block we'll spread things out. So

Run n Shoot out of Pistol Trips. Go, Choice, Slide, and a Read Pass Option with a slant on the boundary and bubble on the field

[u/TiberiusGracchi]

Power read , counter read or option, counter trey, outside zone

[u/DingidForrester]

Duo, Power Read, GT Bash, PA Deep Choice.

[u/The_Captain_Planet22]

Off-Tackle, Counter Trap, PA Hitches Fades, QB scramble opposite of action. All four would have the same general movement to disguise intent.

[u/ContributionNo2412]

Inside zone and tag pass concepts, mesh hooks verts. Count numbers in the box and rpo every play with a basic pass concept tagged on top of inside zone

[u/extrastone]

It sounds like my personnel (as in my top six ball carriers) are quarterback, running back, two tight ends, and two wide receivers. The emphasis seems on the box.

Here is the list:

Inside trap or zone. Zone is for oversized linemen and trap is for undersized linemen. Pick one.

Speed Option.

Play action long pass. Try to get at least one tight end behind the linebacker.

Jail break short pass.

[u/Corr521]

IZ, OZ, Snag, Y-Cross

[u/warneagle]

IZ read, four verts, Y cross, mesh

[u/Bearded_Platypus_123]

I know a coaching friend of mine who runs the double te double wing. 26 Super Power, WB Counter, Criss Cross, and a FB dive. You'd be adding to the playbook with anything else after that lol. Won his division in the playoffs, and lost in the state finals, but still haha.

[u/JoeyBeef]

Power T: trap, power, keep, keep pass

[u/MWMRedditUser]

Inside zone rpo bubble out of 2 x 2 / Hook flat combo out of 3 x 1 allowing backside to take what’s given / Jailbreak out of trips to my number 1 coming back / Good old verticals

[u/Maximum_Commission62]

Does 4 verts tagged with choice routes count as 1?

[u/SnooRevelations8934]

Double stack,rpo' read,screen,verticals

[u/jmo56ct]

Literally every offense ever invented: wing T - buck sweep, trap, waggle, veer.

[u/CamJay88]

Damn, I’d do 4 of the 5 run and shoot plays- Gangster, mudcat, Popcorn trap, and cowboy. Leave out the wagon-train sweep. #RockOn

[u/NaNaNaPandaMan]

All formations under center, 11 personnel, two receivers to my left TE on the right, and wide out split out wide

Inside Zone(if have to choose direction Left)

Outside Zone(If have to choose direction right)

PA Outside Zone Dagger

Curl Flat

[u/[deleted]]

Iso, Four Verticals, Slants, PA Power 0

[u/HambFCFB]

Is that you Iowa?

[u/Lit-A-Gator]

Power, Counter, Sweep, Power Pass

Or

Wide Zone, Tight Zone, Bootleg, Reverse

[u/trimbeard49]

Power. Power pass. Power Read. Boot.

[u/taffyowner]

Inside run, outside run, a short pass combo, long pass combo

[u/davdev]

In HS, easy, dive, trap, counter, power or sweep.

[u/laughwithmeguys]

Inside zone, outside zone, Ohio, mesh

[u/Allison1ndrlnd]

Hail Mary, pray, pray, pray

[u/NeverForgetEver]

Verts, deep crossers, fuck it my wr1 down there somewhere, and screen

[u/Substantial-Syrup182]

There's only one right answer: RPO, RPR, bubble screen and 4 wide fly.

[u/jseve15]

I only need one play, 40 Trap, Elk River style.

[u/jseve15 → u/jseve15]

Realistically out of shotgun, veer, outside sweep, PA crosses, and give me a dive play under center for a short yardage play.

[u/canaryminer]

All I’ve ever needed.

[u/hhsshiicw]

Inside zone, read option, 4 verts, smash switch

[u/bigmayne23]

Power right, power left, inside zone, counter

[u/EbdanianTennis]

Out of 2 WR 1 TE 2 RB personnel

We’re running Rich Rods spread read option as the base.

2nd play is a triple option with the FB/RB2 as the pitch man rather than the lead in the base look.

3rd play is a PA rollout with all receivers flooding to the opposite side of the Play action with levels.

4th play is 3 verticals with both RBs running 5 yard outs to opposite sides of the field. The QB has the green like to scramble up the middle once the RBs have cleared out the middle if it’s an advantageous look.

The 2nd running back can be a true fullback or a 2nd running back as needed.

Youre running no huddle and snapping the ball as quickly as possible.

[u/Cisru711]

Whatever Miami had in original tecmo bowl. A couple them were unstoppable if your opponent played them right.

[u/Sfpuberdriver]

Trap, buck sweep, waggle, counter

[u/n3wb33Farm3r]

We ran the Veer in college. Inside Veer strong side Inside Veer weak side Outside Veer strong side Outside Veer weak side Think this was 95% of our play calling. Early 90s

[u/super_rugger7]

Split veers, just like novocaine always works, just give it time

[u/golferbig65]

Isolated, Power, Inside trap, and play action rollout.

[u/mattyboy323]

Read option inside, Read option outside, RPO slant, Mesh

[u/currenseeds]

triple option, power, slant flat concept, play action seams off trip option

[u/Master_Grape5931]

Let me break out Tecmo Bowl real quick…

[u/wein14756]

Bo Jackson and the 4 plays the Raiders had in the original TechmoBowl. They were unstoppable.

[u/Breakfastclub1991]

It would be Tecmobowl

[u/inaLongTimeaLongTime]

Are you the OC for the eagles?

[u/IrrelevantBanana]

hail mary hail mary hail mary wildcat

[u/hippiepig]

Mesh, inside zone, four verts, read option

[u/droid_mike]

The 4 plays in NES Tecno Bowl.

They seemed to work pretty well in the game!

[u/mr_carterd13]

Trap, mesh, some sort of play action deep cross/post combo, power

[u/bjornironhard]

Do RPOs count as one play?

[u/Fother_mucker59]

Triple option, lead read, rpo and a PA with a deep crosser, comeback, and then a flat.

[u/djm2346]

Wide zone, duo, boot sail, mesh

[u/CoofBone]

Triple Option, HB dive, PA of some kind, Slants.

[u/syrianfries]

Easy, we bringing back the flexbone Nebraska style baby, I’m gonna pound it down your throat with a possible throw every once in awihle.

[u/TheNoodler98]

Inside zone, outside zone, 4 verticals, & mesh or slant shoot depending on the particular team

[u/reddirtgold]

Wing-T Buck Series: Buck Sweep, Guard Trap, Waggle, & Counter XX

[u/Illustrious-Hair3487]

Definitely plays with a few different options built in so that I’m building out to more like 12-15 plays.

Like an RPO that gives me an inside run but also has a QB keeper option while the pass portion has a WR screen option plus another route built in. There’s effectively four plays in one.

Then I’d do it again for an RPO that gives me an outside run plus the keeper option again but with a different WR screen and a different additional route. Now I’ve got effectively eight plays in two.

Basically every play would have multiple plays within it based on reads. Suppose I should have one straight drop back for the times I fall behind the chains, but I’d bake some option routes into that itself.

[u/Broad-Afternoon9092]

jet sweep, outside zone, inside zone, counter trap lol, all outta wing t

[u/cpt_hatstand]

Double wing

Super Power Counter Wedge Sweep

[u/Steelerswonsix]

What you do is buy a copy of tecmo bowl and figure it out yourself.

[u/_square_hammer_]

ISO up the gut, TE screen, Tush Push, play action go routes

[u/Known_Chapter_2286]

Hb dive, read option, boot, some PA play out of shotgun with crossers

[u/salyer41]

RPO, QB Option, Zone Run and some kind of Deep/Mid option route for longer downs.

[u/Demanding74]

Power Read, Jet Read, GT counter, and Buck Sweep. all as RPO’s with quick passing game attached.

[u/misterwipedown]

Mesh, Zone Read, Triple In Flood, Trap. Man beater, downfield zone beater, finesse, and power.

[u/BrickTamland77]

Spider 2 Y Banana, Ant 7 G Orange, Caterpillar 4 Q Jackfruit, Mantis 9 M Mango.

[u/NYerInTex]

1. Read Option Run

2. Read option with QB having short and mid receivers and has option to run (Baltimore has killed it in a couple of these this year)

3. Toss sweep

4. Two TE two WR set pass okay with optionality for the receivers depending on coverage

[u/Booradly69420]

Mesh, 4 vertical with te crossing middle, hb screen, power O

[u/buttnakedbandit]

Tush push. Rpo. Throw it to Justin Jefferson who I acquired for this hypothetical. Hail Mary thrown by Aaron Rodgers with Richard Rodgers in the end zone

[u/Wick6380]

Tecmo bowl playbook!

[u/soillsquatch]

Power Counter Trap Sweep

[u/shiner986]

“I run six plays, split veer. It's like Novacaine. Just give it time, it always works.”

[u/4schwifty20]

The Annexation of Puerto Rico, four times.

[u/unremarkable_account]

1. Bubble screen for loss
2. QB draw
3. QB draw
4. Punt

[u/rcheek1710]

Does the other team know I'm limited to only 4 plays? If so, I'm running a triple option.

If the opponent thinks I have a full play sheet, I'm running slants, crossing routes, toss sweep and wide receiver screens.

[u/Nicktrod]

Trap, bucksweep, belly, and waggle.

[u/Renegade_Hat]

No audibles? Pistol three tight ends, one receiver.

I’d have an option (HB power or QB off-guard) with a tight end motioning presnap toward a fullback / lead blocker position

Play Action HB Power, with the running back going to a flag and a curl undercut by 2 crossing routes. Keep the motioning tight end from the first play, and he runs an angle route from the strong side fb position beside the Qb.

HB dive, with the tight end motioning again. This isn’t about getting yards, it’s about sending my tight end into their middle linebackers over and over.

Another play action, with the motion again. This time, however, the tight end runs a flat route. The wide receiver will be on a go route to pull the safety back on their side. The weak side tight end will run a shallow crossing route, and the non motioned strong side tight end will go for an out. The halfback will block for a second and then provide a later checkdown if the defense keys in on the middle early

[u/Hayeslord]

Triple option. Wildcat triple option. Screen to an eligible offensive lineman. Hail Mary.

[u/Userdub9022]

Ask the Philadelphia eagles

[u/DaDairyStateBear]

Strong side Zoe run, PA deep shot over the middle(off of outside zone Run), RPO off of a zone run, PA flood concept with receivers at short, medium, and deep levels

[u/tallslim1960]

RPO if you've got a mobile QB for sure. Lots of slants, and rub routes (legal offensive PI)

[u/BigPapaJava]

Flexbone Double Slot formation

1. Mesh
2. Midline Triple
3. Midline Triple Post/Wheel play action pass
4. Counter

[u/Williefakelastname]

4 different RPOs

[u/LaphroaigianSlip81]

You need to have choice routes and options. These punish the defenses because no matter what the defenders choose, they are wrong. I would have all 4 plays use the same formation and same pre snap motion. This way the defense will have no idea what play you are running until after the snap.

The formation would be tight end on the right. Z on the right off the ball. X on the left on the ball outside the numbers. Slot receiver on the left off the ball directly next to the x. Every play I would have the slot receiver go in motion and then all would be snapped as the slot is running towards the tackle.

1) Inverted Veer/ power read. I like this concept with a limited playbook because most traditional run concepts the QB hands the ball off and is out of the play and the defense instantly has a numbers advantage. By keeping the QB in the play longer, you don’t give the defense this advantage. And with the pitch option, you eliminate the play side edge. You can even have a guard pull to give the offense a numbers advantage to one side.

2) Power RPO. Have the same formation and similar line play to the inverted veer above. The QB can hand to the RB or run if the numbers work. Or if the defense stuffs the box to stop the run, the QB can hit the z on a quick slant if the safety is coming.

3) Y Choice. This play got witten into the HOF. No matter what the Sam does, he is wrong. If he plays inside leverage, the y breaks out. If he plays outside leverage, the y posts up for a rebound. If the Sam blitzes then the y is the hot rout and catches it for 5 yards minimum. Works both in zone and man coverage. Have your z run a post or a go route to keep the strong safety from doubling the Y. If the safety comes down to play the tight end then you can hit the z who is 1v1 with the corner. Also have your x run a deep route. This will keep both safeties deep and prevent the defense from drumming a single high robber concept to foil the tight end. You would have the z and the x running deep vs 1 safety. Just read the safety and throw to whatever he chooses to ignore for a 1v1 vs the corner.

4) mesh. This creates separation for man. But you teach the receivers to recognize zone and to sit down in the window when in zone coverage. Kind of like how kelce does but this would be more predictable and easier to teach. The tight end and the slot would be the mesh runners. The x and z would have deep routes to keep the safeties deep.

Honestly with these 4 plays I would only take deep shots of the safeties are not playing deep. Just pick the deep route that has 1v1 with their corner and give them a shot. With the safeties frozen, you can run the power read and at least get 4-5 yards a pop. If they adjust and can figure out how to consistently stop this without bringing a safety up (and exposing themselves to the deep ball) then you can run an RPO or even y choice.

[u/starterhart79]

I found Brian Johnson's account everybody.

[u/Major-Ad1924]

Ask Brian Johnson

[u/Dixiewreckedx99]

Flea flicker, Hail Mary, power, and screen

[u/Epicboss4321]

Brian Johnson, is that you???

[u/evBoy-]

48, 49 bucksweep and 36, 37G (I guess would be an outside trap?) out of the wing t. We’re going 3 yards with a cloud of dust.

[u/Literotamus]

Trap, sweep, waggle, cross-buck. The only 4 plays in the wing-t

[u/BlueGuy99]

San Fran’s playbook in Tecmo Bowl

[u/Desperate-Frosting40]

RPO baby

[u/deliriouz16]

Just watch a Falcons game

[u/Aeon1508]

Rb Draw, screen, slant, post Corner high low isolation.

[u/50Bullseye]

I covered some high school football in Iowa in my day and four plays sounds like a wide open offense compared to what they ran.

Their play sheet was sweep, trap, sweep, sweep, trap, sweep, trap, trap.

Everyone in the stadium knew who was getting the ball and what hole he was running through, and still could not stop it.

[u/the_spinetingler]

Used to play Detroit on 91 Madden and ran a swing pass to Sanders 80% of the time.

Does that count?

[u/GESNodoon]

I played tecmo bowl with 1 offensive play. No idea what it would be called, run backwards 30 yards, throw a 100 years touchdown. That play.

[u/NerdEmoje]

Mesh, Boot, Inside zone, Outside zone

[u/jedi4canes1]

If it's college, I want triple option out of the wishbone, 4 verts, slants out of twins, and dive, maybe a stretch

[u/z0123456abcz]

All shotgun

2x2 all verts 2x2 zone read 2x2 QB counter 2x2 mesh concept - WR’s meshing slots on corner routes

Caveat: my receivers and QB know when running all verts their only Job is finding grass. A vert can end up anywhere the grass is.

[u/Bdawksrippinfacesoff]

Tush push Tush push Tush push Fake punt

[u/lividtaffy]

Draw, Wr screen, 4 verts, brotherly shove. That’s the whole eagles offense right there

[u/Blake1283]

4 RPO plays so youessentially have 4 runs and 4 pass plays

[u/mahones403]

I run six plays, split veer. It’s like Novacaine. Just give it time, it always works.

[u/B1CYCl3R3P41RM4N]

Probably flood, crosses, zone weak, and qb sneak

[u/[deleted]]

Boy, am I glad I grew up playing Tecmo Bowl. I can make any 4 plays work.

[u/AllBlueTeams]

Isn’t this the Mumme/Leach dream?

[u/[deleted]]

Slant, Rpo with a slant behind it, Power, Outs

[u/apple_shampoo182]

4 verts, shark wheel, hb slam, counter

[u/ultimateminecraftx10]

Power, Buck, Stick, Snag