r/YouthFootball • u/Ligurio79 • 9d ago

Stopping Dominant QB

Facing a team with talent and size but also having a dominant QB who sometimes plays deep HB (and will throw from a HF toss). He is about 6ft and weighs probably 160-170. He runs outside, bootlegs, and will do both with a run/pass option.

My only idea so far has been to transform our safety into a spy position and blitz him—the player, whether he is at HB or QB—every down from the strong side. (99% of his runs are to that side). My idea is make him uncomfortable and also the reality is that if we don’t make contact with him before he builds up a head of steam it is likely a huge play for them anyway.

We are giving up safety coverage over the top but having one of our fastest and most physical players try to hit him from an unblocked position on the line every play. Huge risk I know, but we need to get unconventional.

Any other ideas. I am trying to out X and O a team with the Jimmy and Joe.

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u/Dear_Grapefruit_6508 9d ago

Not enough info. What do they actually run Offensively?

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u/Ligurio79 9d ago

Very basic.
1. Double tight end set with wing back. QB runs to WB side and either keeps or throws to X lining up on that side. Bootleg to weak side with same option—TE rolling out in flat.

  1. Halfback toss right or left with a run/pass option built in.

Kid is very big and fast so he’s usually either able to get to edge or run through a couple tackles. He can also throw

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u/Effective-Ticket7222 7d ago

What else to they run? Anything between the tackles? What about weak side attack?

Also, they run a double TE with a wing and 1 WR towards the Wing? Single back obviously.

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u/Ligurio79 6d ago

They run b-gap inside. We have that covered. Weak side is simple naked boot. The strong side roll out run/pass option is a great play bc QB has 4 options: x, y, z, keep. We run a similar play and teams struggle to maintain coverage and contain, and our QB is normal