![]() ![]() The H-back will run a flat route toward the outside sideline, serving as the quarterback’s safety valve in case no one else is open. The X Wide Receiver will run a fly route that is designed to clear both the cornerback and strong safety out of the middle of the field. The Z wide receiver will run a short curl route toward the middle of the field, ending his route not far from where the tight end lined up horizontally. The tight end will run a corner route, running about seven yards or so straight downfield before slanting diagonally toward the corner of the end-zone to his left. They will immediately snap back out of their three-point stance and block whatever player tries to break through the line of scrimmage in their zone. ![]() The entire offensive line minus the tight end will slide to their left at the snap of the ball. Here’s the breakdown of the personnel and the responsibility of each player: This passing play will flood the left side of the field with passing routes, all toward what is the strong side of the offense. Running back (RB) - Starts lined up directly behind the quarterback, about five yards deep in the backfield.įor this pass play, the quarterback will start lined up under center, with two wide receivers, an H-back and a running back on the field, along with the five traditional offensive linemen. ![]() H-back (H) - Starts lined up in the backfield, about two yards behind the quarterback depth-wise, and between the tight end and the offensive tackle. Quarterback (QB) - Starts lined up under center to take the snap. Z Wide Receiver (Z) - Starts lined up wide near the sideline off the line of scrimmage, on the same side of the center as the tight end. X Wide Receiver (X) - Starts lined up wide near the sideline at the line of scrimmage, on the opposite side of the center from the tight end. Tight End (TE) - Starts outside the offensive tackle on either side of the field, depending on the particular play call. ![]() Offensive Tackles (T) - Both start in their normal position, on the outside of the guards. Guards (G) - Both start in their normal position, on either side of the center. The standard formation for all Pro Style plays are:Ĭenter (C) - Starts over the ball in his normal position. This can include having the quarterback under center on one play and then having him in shotgun on the nextĪ coach may also substitute the H-back for another tight end or even a wide receiver. There can obviously be some tinkering done with the formation to give the defense a different look on different plays. Most Pro Style offenses will use a balanced attack in the personnel as well, using a tight end and sometimes even a fullback – although fewer professional teams will use that position as often today as they may have in the past.Īs stated before, the formation for Pro Style offenses will look generally the same on every play. This means that on one play, an offense might employ what looks more like a spread formation out of a shotgun, and the next, they might employ a play with the quarterback under center and a more traditional formation. The formations and scheme of a Pro Style offense can often be very complex and change from play to play. This keeps the defense off balance and always guessing as to how they should properly defend a specific play. The great thing about a Pro Style offense is that it seeks to deploy a balanced strategy to attack the defense with a fairly equal number of running and passing plays. With that being the case, Pro Style offenses aren’t traditionally run across the board at the high school or youth levels, or even across all of college football.Įven still, though, there are variations of a Pro Style offense – or at least some plays and offensive theory – that can be used at any level of football. The reason for this is that Pro Style offenses are generally more complex and take more skill to run effectively. Pro Style offenses are named after the level of play where they are most often run…Īt the NFL level or with collegiate teams who have a similar personnel and skillsets with that of a typical professional team. ![]()
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