What is a “juggernaut?”
Juggernaut:
Noun - a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution.
The word “juggernaut” gets thrown out there every now and then, but by definition it fits the Morningside College offense under offensive coordinator Lucas Luders’ guidance.
After leading Morningside College’s offense to back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2018-19, and a nod as the Football Scoop NAIA Coordinator of the Year, Lueders has moved on to Central Missouri bringing his high power offense with him.
Unfortunately, with a pandemic canceled 2020 season, there’s no stat line from Central Missouri, but you can bet they will be at the top of NCAA D2 when they return.
Lueders is one of those coaches currently flying under the radar of some of the big schools, but don’t expect that to stay that way long.
He identifies their mode of attack as a no-huddle, multiple formation offense. He organizes their attack as follows:
Vary formations
Be flexible
Vary run schemes
Power
Counter
Outside zone
Simplify for QB
Critical for adjustments
Mass reps
Simplify mesh/exchange
Attack conflict player
Keep the defense off balance
#’s, leverage and grass
When you ask a coach how they are successful, the best won’t point to the scheme, they will point to how they practice. Here’s what Lueders has his offense focus on in practice to make them so effective at RPO and Screens:
On Air
Mesh/exchange
Timing of routes
Live reads
Moving pieces/In-between read (cloudy)
Create a confident and precise decision maker
Running back (eyes, aiming point, waterfall)
Sonic Tempo
Max reps
Move every 5 yards (vs Defense/Scouts)
Substitution plan
Sonic Tempo period lets Lueders offense maximize reps. His OL rotates every 6 plays, and back-up and 3rd stringers get a ton of reps. Starting at the minus five, they move the ball every 5 yards regardless of what happened. They go down and back and get 30-35 plays in a 10 minute block.
Things like Sonic Tempo give his offense the ability to work towards perfect execution and bring it to the level they are at.
Watch Lueders talk about his Philosophy and Practice in this video:
Lueders gives insight into some of the most high powered parts of his offense in his course RPO’s and Screens:
Philosophy
Practice
3rd Level RPO
Leverage, Numbers, Grass
3x1 Film
Using the Whole Field
Pre-Snap RPO
Fastballs (1 word calls)
Designed Called Screens
Check it out and watch for the name Lucas Lueders. He won’t be flying under the radar for long. Get your hands on his course here and start developing your Juggernaut Offense.
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