Don't Stress on 3rd and Long, Use This Concept and Move the Sticks!
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What's your go to play on 3rd and long? I've got a play for you right out of Chip Kelly's UCLA playbook. Welcome to www.eliteathletestv.com . I'm Mike Pawlawski, former pro quarterback and quarterbacks coach here at Elite Athletes TV. Today I want to talk to you about the 3rd & long situation. When coaches get to 3rd & long they get a little bit tight. Everybody starts thinking, what am I going to do? Well, I've got a play for you today, that's gonna solve a lot of those problems. If you have smart players, you can add some options into it some reads to make this play even more effective. Even if you don't have smart players, you can run it as a static play and it's gonna be pretty effective. If you're seeing cover 4 like a lot of teams are seeing around the country on third and long or second and long situation this play will get it done.
Video Courtesy of Cal Football
Now let's take a look at a Chip Kelly's playbook. He used this play this past Saturday versus Cal. It's a great cover 4 beater. It's a great second or third long play. And I think you need to add it to your playbook if you want to have some variety and a different answer for what teams are doing.
I always like plays that are simple and elegant for a quarterback to read, an easy progression for his eyes to read that high safety if he's getting out check that corner. If he's getting out I know I'm going to have that hook or the sit down by tight end and I can make that an option for him if he's got the space. Sit down one yard past the sticks and so as a quarterback and a receiver or tight end in this case, you have to be on the same page but it should be a pretty easy read for him if it's not there. Coming back across I've got my dig coming into my vision and my wheel-sit and then my check down to the back in the flat. So I've always got an answer for everything they do and because of my I progression I'm spreading the field and moving guys around. It's a great play right out Chip Kelly's playbook and it worked extremely well for UCLA. They actually got two big first downs with this play this past weekend. Hopefully you can install this play that will help you convert more third downs. Get rid of the four vertical look and give them something to think about.