The Top Gun Offense: Building a Pass Game in a Tempo Offense
by Joe Matheson
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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:
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Building progression-based teaching for quarterbacks
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Pairing pass concepts with your run and RPO structure
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Maintaining tempo without sacrificing protection rules
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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.
Lessons
The Coach
Joe Matheson
Offensive Coordinator – University of Wisconsin–River Falls
Joe Matheson serves as the Offensive Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls (UW-River Falls), where he helped lead the Falcons to a NCAA Division III National Championship and one of the most explosive offenses in the country.
Under Coach Matheson’s direction, UW–River Falls produced the #1 ranked offense in Division III football, putting up elite national numbers:
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15 Games Played
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8,333 Total Yards
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555.5 Yards Per Game
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87 Total Touchdowns
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6.61 Yards Per Play
His offense combined tempo, spacing, and perimeter stress concepts to consistently overwhelm opposing defenses. Known for his innovative approach and ability to maximize personnel strengths, Matheson has built units that are both explosive and efficient.
Beyond the numbers, Coach Matheson has developed high-performing quarterbacks, elevated skill-position production, and implemented systems that translate to championships.
His reputation as a forward-thinking offensive mind and proven championship coordinator makes him one of the most respected play-callers at the Division III level.
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| Caterory: | Football/Passing Game |
