Formation Shifts — Run-to-Pass and Pass-to-Run Out of One Personnel Group
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A formation shift lets you come out in one look and snap from another
without an audible. The input and the post-patch limits are in the
Complete Offense Guide;
this article is about which shift pairs to build into a custom playbook and
when to pull the trigger. The misalignment shift (same passing strength,
other side) is covered there; this is the other use — flipping the whole
character of the formation from heavy run to empty pass, or back.
The rest is for members
01The rule: shift when they overplay the look02Pair 1 — Maryland I Close ⇄ Gun Empty Ace Trio (12 personnel)03Pair 2 — Strong I Twins Over ⇄ Gun Split Y-Flex (21 personnel)04Pair 3 — Gun Wingback Over ⇄ Gun Empty Base Trio (11 personnel)05Shifting into an overload (Pistol Bunch ⇄ Bunch Quads)06Three plays worth shifting into07The clock trick08Building them into a custom book