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title: Create Havoc for the Defense with the 3-Step Spread Stick Concept - Blake Mouser
description: Learn how to implement the 3-Step Spread Stick Concept to create defensive havoc and boost your passing game. This comprehensive breakdown includes setup, reads, and key coaching points for immediate on-field success.
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# [Create Havoc for the Defense with the 3-Step Spread Stick Concept - Blake Mouser](https://www.glazierclinics.com/football-coach-resources/create-havoc-for-the-defense-with-the-3-step-spread-stick-concept)

 Written by [Glazier Football](https://www.glazierclinics.com/football-coach-resources/author/glazier-football) | Mar 8, 2025 7:51:05 PM

Blake Mouser, Head Coach at Tolar HS (TX), utilizes several ways to create havoc for their opponents.  Among those are:

- Tempos
- Formations and Motions
- Personnel Groupings
- Read (RPOs/Run Reads)

The video below was excerpted from his Glazier Drive presentation on six of his [3-Step & 5-Step Spread Passing Concepts](https://production.glazierdrive.com/library/3-step-5-step-spread-passing-concepts).

 

The quarterback's pre-snap read involves identifying defender numbers and leverage, while the post-snap read focuses on the cornerback to determine whether to throw to the stick route, speed out, or vertical route.

Key points covered in the video include:

1. **Stick Concept**: The stick route is a 5-yard hitch designed to sit in the zone between the Mike and Sam linebackers. The slot receiver runs a speed out, and the outside receiver runs an outside release vertical.
2. **Quarterback Footwork and Reads**: The QB uses a right-left footwork progression and reads the defense pre-snap to identify leverage. Post-snap, the QB reads the cornerback to decide where to throw.
3. **Formations and Motion**: The coach emphasizes using formations and motion to create favorable matchups, such as motioning a running back out to create an empty set or compressing receivers to force zone coverage.
4. **Spacing and Route Adjustments**: The spacing concept involves receivers finding specific windows between defenders (e.g., between the Mike and Sam linebackers). The QB works through an inside-out progression, aiming for quick, high-percentage throws.
5. **Personnel Groupings**: The coach highlights the importance of aligning playmakers in advantageous positions, such as motioning a top receiver from the backfield to create mismatches.
6. **Pass Protection**: The QB has the option to slide protection based on pre-snap blitz reads, ensuring proper blocking against defensive pressures.
7. **Game Planning**: The coach discusses how to adapt the stick concept based on defensive tendencies, such as how corners play the stick route or how safeties align.

Overall, the video provides a comprehensive guide to executing the stick concept, emphasizing pre-snap reads, route adjustments, and leveraging formations and motion to create explosive plays. It’s a valuable resource for coaches looking to incorporate this high-efficiency passing concept into their offense.

 

 

 

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