The Top Gun Offense Complete System

The Top Gun Offense: Gadgets

By Joe Matheson
Offensive Coordinator – University of Wisconsin–River Falls
NCAA Division III National Champion | #1 Ranked Offense

Explosive plays don’t happen by accident.

In The Top Gun Offense: Gadgets, Joe Matheson breaks down how to strategically build and deploy gadget plays that create momentum swings, steal possessions, and punish over-aggressive defenses — without sacrificing offensive identity.

This isn’t a random trick-play clinic. It’s a structured approach to installing gadgets that complement your core system and fit seamlessly within your weekly game plan.

Inside This Course You’ll Learn:

✔ Gadget Philosophy
When to call them, why to call them, and how to avoid becoming predictable.

✔ Building Off Core Concepts
How to design gadgets that look exactly like your base offense — forcing defenders into hesitation and conflict.

✔ Two-QB Concepts
Creative packages that stress defensive rules and create matchup problems.

✔ Wildcat Package
How to implement a direct-snap package with built-in answers and constraint plays.

✔ Exotic Formations
Formation variation that forces defensive communication breakdowns and alignment errors.

Coach Matheson shows how to:

• Create explosive plays without overloading installation

• Maintain offensive structure while adding creativity

• Use personnel creatively to generate leverage

• Force defensive coordinators to spend practice time on low-frequency, high-impact plays

When built correctly, gadgets are not “extras.” They are calculated tools that create hidden yardage and game-changing moments.

If you want to add creativity, unpredictability, and explosive play potential to your offense — while staying rooted in your core system — this course provides the blueprint.

The Top Gun Offense: Building a Pass Game in a Tempo Offense

By Joe Matheson
Offensive Coordinator – University of Wisconsin–River Falls
NCAA Division III National Champion | #1 Ranked Offense (555.5 YPG)

Tempo exposes defenses.
The pass game finishes them.

In The Top Gun Offense: Building a Pass Game in a Tempo Offense, Joe Matheson details how to construct a pass system that thrives within a fast-paced structure. This course shows you how to marry RPOs, quick game, screens, and pro-style concepts into a streamlined attack that quarterbacks can operate at full speed.

Rather than carrying a bloated call sheet, Coach Matheson teaches how to build a layered passing system rooted in core ideas — allowing you to play fast while still attacking every area of the field.

Inside This Course You’ll Learn:

✔ Core Pass Game Ideas
The foundational principles that guide decision-making in a tempo system.

✔ Bubble RPO Progression
How to teach simple, repeatable reads that create consistent perimeter production.

✔ Lock Screen Progression
Timing, structure, and answers versus aggressive edge defenders.

✔ Throwback Wheel
A calculated explosive concept built off defensive overreaction.

✔ Being a 6-Back Team
How personnel structure influences pass protection, formation stress, and matchups.

✔ Pro Concepts
How to incorporate traditional dropback principles without sacrificing tempo.

✔ Dash Concepts
Moving the launch point to protect the quarterback and create horizontal stress.

Coach Matheson walks through:

• Building progression-based teaching for quarterbacks

• Pairing pass concepts with your run and RPO structure

• Maintaining tempo without sacrificing protection rules

• Creating explosive plays within a disciplined framework

This course gives you the blueprint for developing a pass game that complements tempo — not fights against it.

If you want to play fast, stay simple, and still generate explosive downfield production, The Top Gun Offense: Building a Pass Game in a Tempo Offense delivers the structure behind a championship-level system.

Simple structure. Fast execution. Explosive results.

The Top Gun Offense: Essential Rules for a No Huddle Offense

By Joe Matheson
Offensive Coordinator – University of Wisconsin–River Falls
NCAA Division III National Champion | #1 Ranked Offense (555.5 YPG)

Speed without structure creates chaos.
Structure without speed creates predictability.

In The Top Gun Offense: Essential Rules for a No Huddle Offense, Joe Matheson lays out the foundational framework behind building a championship-level tempo offense — one that plays fast, thinks fast, and applies constant pressure to defenses.

This course is not about trick plays or gimmicks. It’s about the rules, standards, and operational systems that allow a no-huddle offense to function efficiently at full throttle.

Coach Matheson walks through exactly how the Top Gun Offense is built — from identity and installation to practice structure, game planning, and situational decision-making.

Inside This Course You’ll Learn:

✔ What “Top Gun” Really Means
The identity, mindset, and standards that define the offense.

✔ How We Play
Tempo philosophy, operational efficiency, and controlling the pace of the game.

✔ Installation Blueprint
How to teach and implement a no-huddle system without overwhelming players.

✔ Practice Philosophy
Structuring practices to reinforce speed, execution, and clarity.

✔ The Hit Sheet System
Organizing calls and communication for maximum efficiency on game day.

✔ Smaller Game Plan Strategy
Why less is more — and how to streamline your call sheet for tempo success.

✔ 3rd Down Play Calling
Situational structure that wins critical downs.

✔ The 11% Rule
A defining operational principle that separates disciplined tempo teams from chaotic ones.

✔ Program Beliefs
The cultural standards that sustain championship-level offensive production.

This course gives you the operational backbone behind a national championship offense that averaged over 555 yards per game.

If you want to:

• Play fast without losing discipline

• Simplify your game plan while increasing production

• Build a system your players can execute with confidence

• Create weekly structure that leads to long-term consistency

The Top Gun Offense provides the blueprint.

Fast. Structured. Efficient. Championship Caliber.

The Top Gun Offense: Perimeter RPOs

By Joe Matheson

The modern game is won on the perimeter.

In The Top Gun Offense: Perimeter RPOs, Joe Matheson breaks down how to stretch defenses horizontally, force second-level defenders into conflict, and create explosive plays with simple, efficient reads.

This course dives deep into the philosophy behind perimeter RPOs and shows you how to package high-percentage throws with your run game to stress defenses every snap. Coach Matheson explains not just the “what,” but the “why” — giving you the framework to install these concepts within any offensive system.

Inside This Course You’ll Learn:

• RPO Philosophy & Structure – How perimeter RPOs fit within a complete offensive identity

• Core Perimeter RPO Concepts – How to attack leverage and numbers outside the box

• Perimeter Blocking Techniques – Teaching receivers and skill players to win on the edge

• Game Film Breakdowns – Real examples of perimeter RPOs executed in live competition

• Lock Screen & Perimeter Screen Variations – High-efficiency answers versus aggressive defenses

• TE & FB RPO Packages – Creative ways to involve bigger bodies and add formation stress

Each lesson builds progressively — from foundational philosophy to detailed game clips — so you can confidently install these concepts with your quarterbacks and skill players immediately.

If you want to:

• Put defenders in conflict

• Win numbers on the edge

• Create explosive plays without adding complexity

• Modernize your offense with efficient perimeter answers

This course gives you the blueprint.

Install it. Teach it. Stretch the field.

The Top Gun Offense: Downfield RPOs

By Joe Matheson
Offensive Coordinator – University of Wisconsin–River Falls
NCAA Division III National Champion | #1 Ranked Offense (555.5 YPG)

Most RPO systems live near the line of scrimmage.
The Top Gun Offense attacks beyond it.

In The Top Gun Offense: Downfield RPOs, Joe Matheson breaks down how to turn simple conflict reads into explosive vertical production. This course teaches you how to stretch second- and third-level defenders with built-in downfield throws that complement your core run game — without overcomplicating quarterback reads.

These concepts are designed to punish over-aggressive linebackers, safeties who fit too hard in the run game, and corners who trigger too quickly on perimeter screens.

Inside This Course You’ll Learn:

✔ Downfield RPO Structure
How to safely build vertical throws into your run game while protecting the quarterback and offensive line.

✔ Slot Pop Pass
A detailed breakdown of one of the most efficient ways to attack inside leverage and aggressive second-level defenders.

✔ Avoiding “Getting Stuck” on RPOs
How to coach decision-making so quarterbacks don’t hesitate or force throws.

✔ Glance Routes
Attacking space behind linebackers with simple, high-efficiency reads.

✔ Speed Out Variations
Timing, leverage, and route depth that maximize completion percentage.

✔ Tailback RPOs
Creative ways to involve the TB in downfield conflict schemes.

Coach Matheson shows how to:

• Turn 5-yard boxes into 25-yard explosives

• Simplify quarterback reads while increasing production

• Pair vertical shots with your core run concepts

• Stress safeties and linebackers on every snap

If you want to move beyond bubble screens and add true downfield explosiveness to your RPO package, this course provides the blueprint.

The Top Gun Offense: 6 Back Offense

By Joe Matheson
Offensive Coordinator – University of Wisconsin–River Falls
NCAA Division III National Champion | #1 Ranked Offense

Multiplicity without complexity.

In The Top Gun Offense: 6 Back Offense, Joe Matheson breaks down one of the most flexible and explosive personnel packages in his championship system. The 6 Back structure creates formation stress, run-game diversity, and built-in RPO answers — all while maintaining simplicity for players.

This course details how to build a complete run package from the 6 Back framework, giving you answers for even fronts, odd fronts, pressure teams, and aggressive second-level defenders.

Inside This Course You’ll Learn:

✔ The Structure of the 6 Back Offense
How the personnel grouping creates leverage advantages and defensive conflict.

✔ Pin and Pull (20+ Minute Deep Dive)
Detailed teaching progression, blocking rules, and perimeter stress principles that allow you to attack width with physicality.

✔ Counter Concepts
How to create misdirection and punish over-pursuit without adding install volume.

✔ Inside Zone Foundation
Building a dependable interior run that complements your perimeter threats.

✔ Power Scheme Integration
Gap-scheme answers that give your offense a downhill identity.

✔ QB Empty RPOs
How to detach the back, spread the defense, and create simple, high-efficiency conflict reads for your quarterback.

The 6 Back system allows you to:

• Stress defenses horizontally and vertically

• Create explosive plays from multiple formations

• Keep rules consistent across multiple run schemes

• Package RPOs naturally within your core run game

• Maintain tempo without sacrificing physicality

Coach Matheson shares teaching progressions, blocking details, and game application so you can install these concepts immediately into your offense.

If you want a system that gives you run-game answers, perimeter stress, and quarterback-friendly reads — all within a streamlined structure — this course provides the blueprint.

Simple rules. Multiple answers. Championship production.