Flag Football 2 Quarterback System
Sometimes you see some different types of offense when watching flag football and for good reason. One such flag football offense is the 2 quarterback system. There is one simple reason why you see this in flag football and only on trick plays for tackle football. In a word it is “Time”.
Flag football is a different game than tackle football in many ways. That is why coaches who think they are going to just walk onto a flag football field and use the same concepts as tackle are destined for failure.
Coaches in the NFL are always looking for four seconds of pass protection when throwing the ball down the field. Of course, sometimes great NFL pass rushers can throw a monkey wrench into those plans. That’s why NFL offensive coordinators also have quick game passes, scramble drills, etc.
Here The Original QB Has A Normal Pass Progression Read & Has Flag Football QB2 As An Outlet.
When it comes to flag football, virtually every pass is a quick pass or a scramble drill. Regardless of the rules in your flag football league there will be a rusher to the quarterback who will arrive in less than 4 seconds. More like 2.5 seconds.
This is where the 2 quarterback system has come to be pretty common place in this game. Here at FirstDown PlayBook we noticed this offense four or five years ago as the NAIA women began playing flag football. In the system we studied the second quarterback aligned off the line of scrimmage flanked out towards the sideline.
The Second QB Can Be Given A Progression As Well
This allowed the quarterback who took the snap to either throw the ball down the field or turn and throw the ball backwards to the second quarterback. This naturally bought the second quarterback more time unless the defense was willing to rush two defenders.
So fast forward to the World Games in Chengdu, China a few weeks ago. FirstDown PlayBook saw teams using the same 2 quarterback system. However; when they employed it, the second quarterback actually started on the line of scrimmage and drifted back on the snap.
It appeared to us that the second quarterback was not necessarily an outlet answer, only used if no one else was open. Instead, it looked like that there were two separate plays called one for each quarterback with specific reads for each quarterback.
Of course we were not and are not in their meetings but it is flag football food for thought. The 2 quarterback system can be about something more than buying time for your passing game. It could actually allow you to run two plays with a better chance to push the ball down the field.
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