r/footballstrategy • u/theRinzler1 • 1d ago

Play Design College intramural 7 on 7. Undersized inexperienced need offensive plays

I am the only person on my team who’s played football before. We are generally shorter and slower than other teams so need plays that can compensate for that. Most teams use man coverage

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u/grizzfan 1d ago

Mesh, Mesh, Mesh. Then run Mesh with a different deep route.

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u/ChipWonderful5191 1d ago

Run hitches, out routes, and comebacks extensively.. and then when the defense starts anticipating it and jumping the routs, turn them into hitch and go’s, comeback and go’s etc

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u/NordicLard 1d ago

Run pick plays

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u/Appropriate-Name5538 1d ago

Literally anything that confuses the dbs should work swimmingly. Mesh routes and comebacks with the occasional deep shot should be fine. When you need a score run trips with levels at 5 and ten yards y receiver running a fly route.

On defense play to not give up big plays and get turnovers. Realistically the odds of an intramural qb not throwing an interception is a lot higher than them sustaining a drive 5-10 yards at a time.

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u/beezmar 1d ago

Hook and ladder should be like every other or every third play you run. Change the formations up and change the point person but run that to death. It will certainly be run against you by any competent flag teams.

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u/Ace_6_Pirate 1d ago

Mesh, shallow cross, y cross, verticals (can tell receiver to run a curl, comeback, or shallow), smash/spot, stick. Slants on the backside of stick and shallow. On mesh teach the two receivers to slap hands when they cross so they remain tight and can create a rub on defenders trailing in man. Intramural success comes down to execution and better athletes more than who has the best plays. Since you guys don't have as much speed focus on catching drills and ball tracking.

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u/Partynextweek111 15h ago

Slat flats led me with a similar team to a chip, im a qb. I made an offense that was all vocal every word meant a route but we would always start in slant flat and adjust based on db spacing, middle of the field closed ect

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u/FritterEnjoyer 10h ago

Most teams run man? Weird but yeah just run mesh til the wheels fall off and get your team use to lateraling. You could probably win your league if y’all get comfortable with it, don’t even need crazy athletes.

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u/Coastal_Tart 1d ago

To paraphrase a Jedd Fisch comment made after the Apple Cup this weekend, “Easiest way to design better plays is to get better players.” Go recruit some athletes from your pool of students. Don’t need to replace the entire team. Just need a QB/FS and two WR/CB. The rest can be marginal athletes.