![]() The QBs footwork will be different when running from the PISTOL formation causing him to end. One (or more) of the vertical routes (a receiver in the slot or a TE, or both) is going to change slightly based on the number of deep safeties in an effort to further stress the decision making of the safety on that side of the field. The bottom line was we played better offensive football. The play is slightly different based on the number of high safeties, obviously a single high safety is advantageous for the offense. Depending on the defensive look, the QB is going to have either a single high safety or a two safety look. The idea is to put stress on the DB’s, wait for them to make a decision and exploit whatever decision they make. Also, just a note, this concept could have one of a million names based on all sorts of things, there isn’t a single NFL offense where a QB would call “4 verts” in the huddle and everyone would just know what to do, but for those of us without a specific offensive system or formation we’re going to focus on 4 verts as an idea (or concept) that can be run from almost any formation. The receivers (or mix of backs, tight ends and receivers) do exactly what you would expect them to do with a concept called 4 verts, there are 4 guys who run vertically. There’s nothing new about it and the concept is designed to provide the QB with a numerical advantage deep down field. ![]() There has been a lot written about “4 Verts” especially since it’s the concept that won Alabama their most recent national championship. It was conceived by former high school coach Glenn 'Tiger' Ellison and refined and popularized by former Portland State offensive coordinator Mouse Davis. What follows is a teaser of what’s to come with the entirety of my breakdown of what I expect the 2018 Colts offense to be. The run and shoot offense is an offensive system for American football which emphasizes receiver motion and on-the-fly adjustments of receivers' routes in response to different defenses. It is a hybrid of the traditional shotgun and single back offenses. As a part of learning about the K-Gun offense that was made famous during Reich’s time as a player for the Buffalo Bills I learned more about the K-Gun’s roots in June Jones’ Run-N-Shoot offense and one play specifically, 4 Verts, encapsulated most of the ideas that drove the entire system. The pistol offense is an American football formation and strategy developed by Michael Taylor and popularized by Chris Ault in 2005, while the latter was head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. I wanted to give you guys a quick look at a very small portion of that work. This off season I’ve spent a lot of time researching Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich in an effort to learn all that I can about the offenses that have influenced him throughout his football career.
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