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The Triple Gun Hitch: An Offense in Itself

This is the #1 called pass in the Triple Gun Offense. We called 8 to 12 time a game. I likened it to a boxer’s…

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Coach Joe Salas Q and A on the Hitch Boot

Here’s Joe Salas in a discussion with Todd Jolly on the Hitch Boot concept. We came up with this concept in 1982 at Mercyhurst College…

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Half Reverse in the Red Zone

The Triple Gun Misdirection attack is really unique in todays world of “The Spread” - it really is only behind the Wing T & Single…

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The Genius of Ara

Ara Parseghian was one the greatest College Football Coaches in my lifetime. Ara took over a hapless Northwestern Football program & brought it to respectability…

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Motion Hitch

Here’s another simple misdirection play that creates a problem for the defense. It’s the Motion Hitch. The Slot goes in Jump Motion giving the illusion…

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Jump Motion Lt. QB ISO Rt

Here’s a simple misdirection play that literally takes zero additional teaching. It’s QB ISO with Triple Option (Jump) Motion going in the opposite direction. A…

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Practice is Sacred

The Play of the Day today is a Free Chapter to a course we did for CoachTube on Practice. Though I know Allen Iverson wouldn’t…

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The 49ers Four Vertical Game

The Play of the Day comes from the NFL San Francisco 49ers Pass Game.  This is an excellent explanation of the 4 Vertical Game. The…

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Gun Triple to a 3 Tech

A question that I’m often asked is - Do you run Gun Triple to a 3 Technique? The answer a resounding YES. The second question…

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JC Watts on Digging Deeper

Some Saturday Inspiration from legendary Oklahoma Quarterback & former US Congressman JC Watts. I’ve heard JC speak live a couple of times & he is…

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Gun Triple vs 44 Defense – Give with a Cutback

One the aspects of The Gun Triple that makes such a great play is the ability of the Dive back to read the LBs &…

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Trips Lt. Bubble Lt or QB Draw

The Triple Gun was never a big Bubble Screen Offense, but we always packaged the Bubble with either the TB Draw or in this case…

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Chalk Talk on The Play Action Pass off The Jet Sweep

This Chalk Talk is about our favorite Play Action Pass off The Jet Sweep - The Crossers Pass. We use a Wide Jack formation to…

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Bill Yeomen Using RPOs with The Split Back Veer

RPOs have been around a long time but they weren’t called RPOs. Bill Yeomen’s Split Back Veer Attack was light years ahead of his time…

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Slot Rt. Flip Zone Read Lt.

Though the Zone Read was not a major play in the Triple Gun Offense,  it still needed a Counter off it so we used Flip…

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Bill Walsh – Be a Teacher

A very Special Play of the Day, Some Saturday Inspiration from the great Bill Walsh on Being a Teacher.. if you ever heard Coach Walsh…

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Slot Lt Flip Triple Rt with a Give Read

Yesterday we looked at the Flip Triple with a pitch to the Tailback, but today we look at the Flip Triple with a give read…

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Slot Lt Flip Triple Rt vs 34 in Red Zone

The Flip Triple away from a Slot Formation is a very effective Counter Triple Option Play. In this clip we leverage pitch & get the…

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Chalk Talk on The Triple Gun play Action Post Wheel

The Post Wheel Pattern has been an effective Play Action Pass for The Triple Gun. It’s mainly a Boundary Pass & in this case it’s…

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New Mexico’s Option Out of a Full House Backfield

Here’s look at New Mexico’s Gun Triple from a Full House Backfield. Bob Davie did a great job with a perineal losing program using this…

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