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Gun Tight Flex

Playbook: Tennessee Titans

Formation: Gun Tight Flex

Play: Inside Hi Lo

Setup:

  1. Hot route your A/X tight end on a flat route
  2. Hot route your running back to a streak route

Reads:

  1. Against man to man defense, your B/circle receiver will usually be wide open
  2. Against zone defense either your running back or your B/circle receiver will be open.

Overview: This is one of my favorite plays in this playbook.  It beats both man and zone and it isn’t very complicated.

Playbook: Tennessee Titans

Formation: Gun Tight Flex

Play: Bench

Setup:

  1. Put one outside receiver on a slant route and the other on a drag route
  2. Block your running back

Reads:

  1. Against man to man defense, just about every receiver will be open. Look to the corner routes first
  2. Against zone defense, the drag or the slant should be open

Overview: We want to call this play against an opponent who likes to call cover 2 man or man to man blitzes.

Playbook: Tennessee Titans

Formation: Gun Tight Flex

Play: HB Draw

Setup: None required

Overview: Call this play 1 time for every 5 passing plays you call from this formation.  This is just to keep the defense honest.  It isn’t a particularly good play but if the defense is pass committing or dropping a lot of guys into coverage, it can work well.