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Midline Triple Lt

I Form·Pro·21

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Quick Reference

FormationI Form

SetPro

Personnel

212 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR

In 2 playbooks

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Breakdown

Midline Triple Lt is a triple option style run play out of the I Form Pro 21 personnel set that reads the interior defensive line to decide between the dive, the QB keep, and the pitch to the trailing back. The blocking scheme rides down the midline of the formation with the FB and OL creating a wedge, while the QB reads the first down lineman past the center to determine whether to hand off, pull and attack the edge, or pitch outside. This is a run heavy option concept, not a man or zone beater in the passing sense, and the primary read progression is dive key first, then pitch key second based on how the unblocked defenders flow.

Defensive Reads

Key the defensive tackle or first down lineman past the center, since that player is the actual dive read the offense is optioning off of. Watch for a Sam or Will linebacker crashing hard on the snap, which signals a run blitz that can blow up the dive but often opens the pitch lane if the defense does not have proper flow to the perimeter. Check safety depth before the snap, since a single high safety cheating toward the box suggests the defense expects inside run and is vulnerable to the outside pitch phase. If the defense shows a cornerback rolled up in press with no flow support from the secondary, that is a green light for the pitch read to hit big. User controlled defenders flying downhill immediately after the snap are the biggest threat to this play, so if you see a user Mike or Sam sprinting to the mesh point, expect the pitch or keep phase to be the better outcome.

Usage Tips

Use this play against defenses that show base 4-3 or 3-4 fronts with linebackers stacked tight, since the option reads get muddled against heavy blitz packages that crash multiple gaps at once.

Watch the Mike linebacker pre-snap to see if he is sitting in the box ready to fill the dive gap, because that tells you to prioritize the keep or pitch phase of the option.

Hot route the FB into a quick chip block if you see an overload blitz coming off the edge, since that buys the QB enough time to make a clean pitch read.

Pair this call with HB Blast, HB Iso, or Power O earlier in a series to get the defense biting on downhill run fits, then come back to Midline Triple Lt to attack the perimeter once linebackers start crashing inside.

Best run on early downs or in short yardage situations like 2nd and 3 or 3rd and 2, where defenses are more likely to sell out against inside runs and leave the edge light for the pitch phase.