The sprint out passing game is used by a majority of teams on every level of football. Some teams use this concept more often than others. It is a very simple concept to Coach. Let’s first look at some of the myths involved with why coaches don’t use this concept more often. Once explored in detail, these myths actually become offensive advantages.
1. Unless you’re an option team, you cannot call this play with any degree of frequency. This is false because a quarterback at any level of football can complete the simple reads. The protection is solid and the quarterback can gain the edge of the defense with a run/pass option.
2. Coaches don’t want to put the quarterback through the stress of having to throw the ball on the run consistently. This is a false argument because throwing the football on the run is the most natural way to throw the ball. Throwing the ball on the run is much more natural to an athlete than dropping deep in the pocket and waiting for a receiver to come open.
3. It is a poor pass protection scheme because the quarterback will have five or six defenders chasing him down from his blindside. This is also a false argument because the blocking scheme will include a waterfall technique on the backside to pick up any extra defenders chasing the quarterback. The front side blocking scheme will also have lineman drop back to help the backside if they can’t find work by reaching to the frontside. This pass protection in the sprint out package takes pressure off of the offensive lineman and forces the defensive lineman to move side to side.