Backside Tags

In the next post I am going to give you the Backside Tag's I have used over the last several years.  Each tag attacks particular people or coverages and usually are used for our home run within that weeks game plan.

The First Tag is "Switch"  I am sure you have all heard of this play/tag:

We run this against any coverage because it has an answer for everything we may see.  The Slot and Flanker "Switch" responsibilities and at 12-14 yards make their decisions on keeping true to their vertical routes or hooking up/running a dig route by the now slot receiver.

The Second Tag is Double Post:

We like to run the Double post tag against a 1 hi safety or a team who likes to play cover 2.  We will read the weak side safety vs. 2 Hi. The read is always the same vs 2 or 1 Hi reading Slot to Flanker.  The slot post is at 7 yards while the flanker is 12 running a skinny post.  You can also tag your running back to run a Wheel route to the Double Post side as well.

The Third Tag is "Read"

The Read tag is my favorite tag we primarily run this against a 2 Hi safety look.  The slot receiver runs his basic corner route that he would with any smash route he runs.  The Outside receiver is the unique route.  At 5 yards he is going to break down or stutter like he is doing his basic hitch route for smash however he is reading the near safety to him.  If the safety is in a true cover 2 and widens with the Corner the Receiver will run a post where the safety just vacated.  If the safety is back pedaling like cover 4 the receiver will run a post curl route at 12-14 yards.

To go along with the Read tag we also use a Scissors tag:

Scissors tag is again for Cover 2 we are trying to Hide the Post from the Safety with the Corner of the Slot.  The Corner will be occupied by the RB running in the Flat.  We like to have to slot receiver on the line and run his corner at 12 yards.  While the #1 receiver runs his post at 10 yards.

Wave is an excellent concept vs. a team who likes to play cover 4:

Wave is a tag when we want to try and take a shot against a team who plays lots of cover 4.  We want the Safety to "trigger" on the Dig route running at 12 yards while trying to hid the post from him behind him at 7 steps.  The slot can be a curl as well but we feel the dig goes a little better with our offense and not tipping anything to the defense about what route is coming.

The Last Two tags we use the same we use Levels and Drive:

Levels and drive are excellent concepts vs. teams who like to run cover 2 but we have had tremendous success against all coverages with these concepts.  Drive our Outside Receiver runs a 3-4 yard drag as fast as possible across the field.  The dig will come behind at 10-12 yards.  We read  #1 Outside Receiver #2 Slot Receiver and #3 RB.  Levels Is the same type of concept we like running out of a 3 receiver formation but do run it a lot with 2 receivers.  The Dig is at 16 yards and the Outside Receiver is at 3-5 yards.  The read is the same as Drive.