2/7/2017 AirRaid:Shake/Out/ScissorConcept

AirRaid:Shake/Out/ScissorConcept
Category:Offense
Published:Monday,06February201709:28

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ByDavidRobinson,OffensiveCoordinator,Skyview HighSchool(ID)

SeehowtheShake/Out/Scissorconcepthasbecomemorereliablethank4verticalsforCoachRobinsonandhis
squad.Skyviews2016offensesetnewrecordsineverypassingcategorywith3846yards,65.5%completionrate
(291/444),50passingTDandonly10INTin12games.

ByDavidRobinson
OffensiveCoordinator
SkyviewHighSchool(ID)
Twitter:@coachrobi

Introduction:

Shake/Out/Scissorhasbeenabreakthroughconceptforusthisyear.Afteryearsofstrugglingtofinda
reliableverticalconcept(weverundifferentvariationsof3and4verticalswithmarginalsuccess),we
feellikewehavefoundaverticalconceptwithstayingpower.Itwasourmostcalledconceptin2016
includingrunplays(66calls,61%completionpercentage(38/62),652yards,5TD,0INT).The
conceptisrootedintheairraid3verticalsconcept,atraditionaltwohighbeater,buthasbecomevery
multipleandreliableforus.

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Protection

Weareahalfslide/manprotectiononthisplaywiththerunningbacktakingthemostdangerousman
onthemanside.

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ReceiverAssignments

Weareaconceptbasedpassingteam.Wemoveourreceiversaroundtogetoptimalmatchupsfor
ourbestplayers.Receiversmustknowtheconceptfromcallsidetobacksideforexample,thecall
sidereceiversrunshake/out,whilethebacksideknowstorunscissors.

2x2callside(Shake/Out):

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Shake:Thenumber1receiverfromthesidelinewillalignapproximatelysixyardsfromthetackleand
runaninsidereleaseshakeroute,bypushingverticaltoadepthofeightyardsattackingtheleverage
ofthedeepdefender(cornerorsafety).Weteachourplayersearlyoninthespringtoattackthe
defendersleverage,whichisparticularlyimportantontheshakeroute.Byattackingthedefenders
leverageweleavethequarterbackroomforthethrow.Theshaketurnsintoapost/cornervsanysort
oflockedcorner.Wewantthedepthofthesecondbreaktobeat12yards.Onthebreakthereceiver
willpushhisangleverticalifhehasclosedcushionorflattenouttherouteifthedefendermaintains
cushion.

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Out:Thenumber2receiverfromthesidelinewillalignsplittingthedifferencebetweentheoutside
receiverandtackle.Wehavetheoutrunnerwalkoffthelineonhisreleasetoallowtheshaketoget
outfirst.Theoutrunnerandshakeshouldbestacked(runningthesamestem)aftertheinitialrelease,
withtheshakerunneraheadoftheout.Theoutrunnerwillbreakflatatabout6yards.

2x2backside(scissor)

Scissorrunnersshouldbealignedinanapproximately3yardrelationshiptoeachother.Thesplitof
thenumber1receiverwillbewidertothefieldthantheboundary.Number1receiverwillalignabout9
yardsfromthetackletothefieldand6yardsfromthetackleintheboundary.Number2receiverwill
alignabout3yardsfromthenumber1receiver.

Scissor:Thenumber2receiverwillpushhardofftheline,attacktheleverageofthe2highsafety,and
breakoutonacornerrouteatadepthof10to12yards.Wewanttotrytosteponthesafetystoes
andpullhimtothecorner.Thenumber1receiverwillwalkofftheline,stackintothestemofthe
number2receiver,andbreakinonapostrouteatadepthofabout10to12yards.

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Thenumberonereceiverwillreadthedepthofthedeepdefenderonhisbreak,taketheroutevertical
ifhehasclosedcushionorflattenouttherouteifthedefendermaintainscushion.

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QBProgression

TheQBtakesa3stepdropfrompistol.WeteachtheQBtoreadtheout,shake,scissor.Wewantto
keepeyesawayfromthescissortoallowthattodevelop.Soweinitiallyworkthehigh/lowonthe
cornerback.Thisconceptisdesignedtopushtheballdownthefield,butweapproachitwithatake
thegiftmentality.Inotherwords,wereadtheoutfirstandapproachthisplaywiththephilosophythat
wewillalwaystakethe6yardoutifthedefensewillgiveit.Thishasatwofoldbenefit,completion
ratesgoupthusallowingtheoffensetostayonthefieldandwearestillinagoodplayifthedefense
decidestoplaysoft.

QBAccelerators

WeallowtheQBtoacceleratehisprogressionandmovetothescissorifsafetiesgetlowerthan10
yards.Weliketheexplosivepotentialofthescissoragainsttightercoverageandwilllooktopushthe
ballimmediately.

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TheotheracceleratorfortheQBistheboundary.Wetendtoseecoveragesshiftedoralignedtothe
fieldbothshake/outandscissorpercentagesgoupintheboundary.OurQBknowswewanttowork
theboundarywiththisconcept,soifthescissorisintheboundary,hewillstillkeepeyesawaybut
anticipatemovingbacktothescissor.Iftheshake/outisintheboundarywewillworkshake/out
diligentlybeforemovingtothescissor.

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CoachingPoints:

Thekeycoachingpointtothisconceptistostartyourreceiversatleast3yardsapartandworkthem
toastackinthestemofthenonwalkoffrelease.Weseealotofdefenseskeyingnumber2inthe
secondarywithsomesortofcomboorin/outcoverage,manytimeswithbothcornerandsafetyseyes
ontwo.Thescissorhaspresentedsomeproblemsforteamsthatkeeptheirsafetiestoolowandfor
teamsthathavebothcornerandsafetykeyingnumber2.

Sohowwillopponentstrytostopit?

Theobviousansweristoreroutenumber2.Althoughthisreroutecanserveasanunintendedpickfor
thenumber1receiver.Weworkhardatavoidingthererouteinpractice.Itisimportanttoteachthe
number1andnumber2receiverstoavoidthathardearlyreroute.Weteachourreceiverstoattack
theleverageofthepotentialreroute.Trytosteponhistoesandthenworkabestreleasestickmove
rightbeforewereachhisstrikezone.

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Thesecondansweristoplaysafetiesandorcornersinadeepertechnique.Thescissoriseasierto
identifyifthesafetyhassomecushion.However,thistechniquewillusuallyconcedeanoutthrowor
thepostrunnerflatteningoutfora12yardcompletion.Wewillworkthescissorthrowinpractice
againstbothsoftandhardcoveragelooks.

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Variations:

3x1Shake/Arrow/Climb/Scissor

Thishasbecomeourfavoritetakeon4verticals.Inthe3x1versionwekeeptheprogressionthesame
witha5manprotectionandtheoutcomingasanarrowfromthebackfield.Thesinglereceiveralways
hastheshakeandthearrowwillgototheshakeside,becausewearelimitedinprotectiontheQB
hastheabilitytokeepthebackinbycancellingthearrowroute.

Thenumber3receiverwillrunaclimbroutebyaligning4yardsfromthetackleandrunninginsidethe
OLBandclimbingovertheMLBpushingtoadepthbetween15and20yardsontheoppositehash.
Number1and2runthescissorasdetailedaboveinthe2x2version.Thisistheversionweuse
against1highdefensesalthoughitispracticalagainsteither1or2highstructures.Progressionand
acceleratorsfortheQBstaythesame.

Tostudygamecutupsofthisconcept,clickonthevideobelow:

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ScissorCOP(cornerpost)

WedevelopedthescissorCOP(cornerpost)thisyearbecauseoftheoutstandingsuccesswewere
havingagainstdefenseswiththescissor.Ifweseeasafetyaggressivelyplayingthepostportionof
thescissor,wecomebacktoscissorCOP.Thisisapureshotconceptforus,wearecommittedto
thescissorallthewayhere.

ScissorCOPisjustlikescissorwiththereceiversworkingtostackandthenumber1receiverrunning
thepost.Theonlydifferenceisthatthenumber2receiverrunsacornerpostinsteadofacorner.QB
progressionis3stepsfrompistol,eyesaway.Weareworkingtohigh/lowtheplaysidesafety.Ifwe
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haverunscissorenoughthecornerbackisusuallyplayingwithoutsideleveragewaitingforthecorner
routetocometohim.Webreakbackawayfromhimandovertheheadoftheoverplayingsafety.Ifthe
safetystaysdeep,wesimplyworkthepost.

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Tostudygamecutupsofthisconcept,clickonthevideobelow:

Conclusion:

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Shake/Out/Scissorwasacriticalpartofouroffensethisyear.Wehavefoundittobethemost
productiveandversatileverticalconceptinourarsenal.Using3x1and2x2formations,wehavehad
successusingthisconceptagainsteverydefensivestructurewefacedin2016andfeelithasthe
stayingpowertobeabaseplayinourpassinggameforyearstocome.

MeetCoachRobinson:CoachRobinsonisa4thgenerationeducatorand3rdgenerationfootball
coach2016washis9thseasonasoffensivecoordinatorforSkyview.TheHawkshavemadethe
playoffs7yearsinarowandfinished2016withan84recordanda4Astatesemifinalappearance.
CoachsdayjobincludesteachingAPBiologyandAnatomy/PhysiologyatSkyview.Heresidesin
Nampa,IDwithhiswifeCherisandtheir5children.CoachRobinsonsoffenseshavebrokenallmajor
passingrecordsandmanyrushingrecordsatSkyviewandhavebeenefficientyearafteryearina
suburbanpublicschoolsetting.

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