Gun Split Hawk

Playbook: Seattle Seahawks

Formation: Gun Split Hawk

Play: Z Spot

Setup:

1. (Optional) Block your tight end in the backfield
2. (Optional) Put your B/circle receiver on a drag route
3. Motion your running back out to the left

Reads:

1. Against man to man defense, look to your running back on the wheel route
2. Your X/square receiver on the deeper slant should be open as well
3. If it is a zone defense, look to your B/circle receiver underneath

Overview: This play absolutely destroys any man to man defense.

Playbook: Seattle Seahawks

Formation: Gun Split Hawk

Play: Z Spot (Version 2)

Setup:

1. Hot route your tight end to a wheel route
2. Hot route your B/circle receiver to a drag route

Reads:

1. Your first read is always to your running back on the left side of the screen. You should be able to tell whether the defense is in man or zone coverage pretty quickly after the snap
2. If he is in man to man coverage, throw to your running back
3. If he is in zone coverage, throw to your RB/R1 tight end coming out of the backfield
4. If both are covered, look to your outside receivers on the slant and the drag route

Overview: If you make the right reads, this play truly cannot be stopped.  Practice it up and get comfortable with it.

Playbook: Seattle Seahawks

Formation: Gun Split Hawk

Play: Z Spot (Against Cover 3)

Setup:

1. Same as all the other setups for this play

Reads:

1. Against a cover 3 with purple zones, you can still hit that running back on the wheel route
2. The tight end on the wheel should also be open as well as the other receivers

Overview: This is just a little extra information for cover 3 with purple zones.

Playbook: Seattle Seahawks

Formation: Gun Split Hawk

Play: HB Cross Buck

Setup:

1. Motion the tight end to the left

Overview: This is a very effective running play that is even better when your opponent is worried about the Z Spot play.

Playbook: Seattle Seahawks

Formation: Gun Split Hawk

Play: HB Slip Screen

Setup:

1. Motion your tight end to the left

Reads:

1. You are looking to your running back on the screen

Overview: This play will only work against zone defenses.  It is just another play to mix in to confuse your opponent.

Playbook: Seattle Seahawks

Formation: Gun Split Hawk

Play: Slot Post

Setup:

1. Put your X/square receiver on a streak route
2. Motion your running back to the left
3. Hot route your other players however you would like

Reads:

1. Your opponent should be worried about the sidelines at this point so we will hit them back over the middle.

Overview: This is another play to only run every now and then.  It is a nice specialty play but you should spend most of your time in the Z Spot play.