Flexbone Formations: Use a Little Trips to Run Midline

Trips Midline Rules

PSWR – Stalk

PS A-Back (Middle Receiver) – Stalk

PS A-Back – Lead through B-gap, block 2nd level threat to safety

PST – High Pressure Control

PSG – Veer to PSLB to BSLB

C- Base-Reverse Ace

BSG- Short Scoop-Reverse Ace;

BST- Scoop

BSWR- Cutoff

QB –  Read #1

B-Back- Midline track

Trips Midline v. 4-4

Advanced Rules

1. If the defense does not bring a defender from the open side to the trips side–keep running midline to the trips side–you have an extra blocker to the playside.

2. If the defense brings a defender from the open side to the trips side–run Triple to the open side–you will be pitching off the secondary.

3. If the defense does not cover #2 (playside A-Back who is the middle receiver)–throw a bubble screen to him.

When This Works

Don’t under estimate how good of a play this could be on a 3rd and 6-8 scenario. The trips formation intimates to the defense that you are going to throw (either sprint out or drop back). Midline hits quickly and you can be sure the fold player, in this case the outside linebacker can be blocked. If they don’t widen him, bubble screen is an easy completion and easy yards. I’ll never advocate throwing bubble screen as much as some of these heavy passing guys, but in this case, it can be very effective.