The Air Raid Offense: Overview and Basic Strategy

Faulkner University's football program is only five years old; however, with Corey Fipps's Air Raid, up-tempo offense, Faulkner has turned into an offensive juggernaut.

In just his third year as the Offensive Coordinator at Faulkner University, Coach Fipps directed his high flying Eagle offense to a record-shattering season. The Eagles led the nation in total offense, averaging 520 yards a game and Faulkner was third in the nation in scoring at 43.5 points per game in 2011.

As a former player Coach Fipps understands the need to keep concepts simple yet effective. Watch as he presents his version of the spread offense in a no non-sense approach. Experience an offense that will:

• "Spread-em and shred-em"
• Snap the ball in 12 to 14 seconds putting incredible pressure on the defense
• Provide easy installation with limited line calls
• Combine the inside zone and quick screen into one offensive package that counts the defenders in the box to determine which play will be executed

Coach Fipps diagrams his inside zone and quick screen combination plays using a power point presentation. After covering the simple run blocking rules and play mechanics, Fipps shows you several cut-ups from game footage coaching you through how the plays are executed versus multiple fronts and coverages. The unique combination of the inside zone tagged with the quick screen on the backside of the play becomes a number count for the quarterback. If the receivers on the backside have the numbers the play turns into a quick screen, if the box contains less than 6 defenders the quarterback runs the inside zone. Fipps also shows you the lethal combination out of a 3 x 1 formation in which a bubble screen is run to the strong side and a fast screen is executed to the one receiver side.

Included in this video is pop pass out of a trips formation that is tagged to the inside zone for another deadly combination. With the pop pass the quarterback reads the inside backer to determine if he throws the pop pass or executes the inside zone. Fipps tells his quarterback, "when in doubt run the zone."

Coach Fipps offers a solution to running the spread with fewer scholarship players and has the statistics to support his success. If you are looking for a way to include spread concepts in your existing offense or make a switch to the spread, Coach Fipps offers an easy to follow plan.

69 minutes. 2012.