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O n behalf of Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania and our head football
coach, Danny Hale, Brian and I appreciate
to sustain blocks for the duration of the
play. The offensive linemen do not need
to be superior in talent and ability to run
the opportunity to share with you some of this play successfully. The off e n s i v e
our thoughts and philosophy about offen- guards will execute a pull stack technique
sive football. (two yards) as shown in the following dia-
grams. The offensive guards need to be
Philosophy of Offense mobile enough to get to the second level.
In order for any offensive system to be The playside offensive tackle and center
Jim Monos successful, the coaches and players must must maintain their down/back blocks in
first believe in the system. They must feel order for the play to have success. The
Offensive confident in all aspects of theory, terminol- backside offensive tackle will execute a
Coordinator ogy, and execution. This confidence is first step pick technique to force the defensive
gained through a thorough understanding end upfield. Then he, along with the
Bloomsburg of the basic concepts upon which the offensive guards, must move to the sec-
University offense is based. ond level. The tight end will arc release
Take what the defense gives you. Play and block force when the sprint draw is
Bloomsburg, Pa. the percentages. We want to run our best run in a two-back set. The tight end will
plays vs. the defense the opponent is block man on when the play is run in a
playing and not run “bad plays” which the one back set.
defense is designed to stop. To accom-
plish this, we must be able to audible Offensive Backs
effectively. The fullback sets his heels at 4.5 yards
A balanced attack enables the offense in a three-point stance. His angle of depar-
to dictate to the defense what will be run. ture will place him in the proper position to
We attempt to maintain a ratio of 60 per- block the first player to show outside the
Brian McBryan cent run and 40 percent pass, and the tackle. The size of our fullback varies but
sprint draw is one of the basic concepts of he needs to be quick on the corner, but not
Offensive Line our offensive attack. necessarily fast.
Coach To illustrate this point, take a look at our The tailback sets his feet at 6.5 yards
offensive productivity the last two years. In in a two-point stance. The tailback must
11 games in 1999, we averaged 469 yards have “it” in order to run this play. What is
per game, 201 yards rushing and 268 “it?” “It” is the ability to make the proper
yards passing. We scored 54 touchdowns, read, “vision,” and have the quickness and
27 rushing and 27 passing. speed to aggressively press the line of
In 15 games in 2000, we averaged 458 scrimmage and get into the secondary of
yards per game, 227 yards rushing and the defense.
231 yards passing. We scored 75 touch- In 1997, we were fortunate enough to
downs, 35 touchdowns rushing and 40 have the Harlon Hill recipient, Irv Sigler,
touchdowns passing. who rushed for more than 2,000 yards in
10 games. Our tailback in 2000, Marques
The Husky Sprint Draw Glaze, rushed for 1,850 yards in 15 games
The sprint draw is a play that we run and averaged 6.8 yards per carry.
from a two-back set as well as a one-back
set. It is a “run to daylight” play and is the Quarterback
bread and butter of our running offense. The quarterback must have the ability to
Take this play and supplement it with the throw on the run and the quickness to get
sprint passing game and you can create on the corner when sprinting out. He must
difficulty for defending this series. have “football smarts” and the ability to
Our goal is to make the sprint draw audible and put us in the correct play.
and sprint pass look the same. With the Our quarterback, Eric Miller, has com-
use of multiple formations, this play will pleted more than 60 percent of his passes
“break anywhere” along the line of in 1999 and 2000. He has been rated one
scrimmage. of the top quarterbacks in the country in
pass efficiency the past two years.
Personnel In 1996, Bloomsburg University had the
Offensive Line top receiver in Division II, Ron Lelko and
For this play to be successful, the this past year his brother, Michael, broke
offensive line must have the consistency many of the school records.
Contact with players by agents almost always is done without the knowl-
edge of the coach. Some agents openly admit they will continue to make
contacts and agreements with players before their final season has been
completed.
This could lead to forfeiture of games. Some agents are advising players
not to risk injury by playing. Your players must be warned about this prob-
lem. Do it more than once.