2026 Shanahan/McVay Style Play Call Sheet (Base)

Description

This version of my play call sheet gives you almost everything I personally use as an offensive coordinator—the entire game-planning and game-calling framework, minus the automatic QB wristband builder.

It’s built for coaches who want the full Shanahan/McVay play sheet experience without adding wristbands to their workflow.

📌 What’s Included
1. “Plays by Formation” – Your Game-Planning Engine

This is the same formation-based grid you see on older Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan play sheets:

Each box is a formation + motion presentation

Every cluster includes run / counter / pass

Color-coded formation families for clarity

Build your weekly “series” structure quickly

A perfect mind map for Saturday/Sunday film study

This is where you design your play families and determine how you’ll stress the defense pre-snap.

2. Normal Down & Distance Play Menus (Front Side of Sheet)

This is the sheet I carry on Friday night for calling the game. It’s organized by scheme first, not formation first, so you can call faster and think cleaner:

Top Personnel Menu – the best 11 on the field

Auxiliary Personnel Menu – short-yardage, heavy sets, funky looks, etc.

Plays are grouped by scheme (Wide Zone, Counter, Quick Game, Screens, etc.)

Easy to sort strong/weak plays using left/right of the dash

Built for “one play, many ways” surface and presentation tagging

This mirrors how NFL play callers process a game during live drives.

3. Full Situational Call Sheet (Back Side)

Everything you need to call a complete game:

Opening Script (First 10) – the first 10 normal-down plays

Openers (P&10) – drive starters designed to increase scoring rate

Priority Calls – plays you must call this week

GBOT (Get Back On Track) – answer bank for 2nd & long vs pressure or drop-8

Backed Up – your own 1–5 yard line

4-Minute Offense – finish the game with the lead

Turbo / 2-Minute Offense – fast, hash-based auto formations

3rd & 4th Down Buckets – broken into 1–2, 3–4, 5–7, 8–10, 11+

Strike Zone – fringe red zone (the last place to attack a base defense)

High Red / Low Red / Goal Line / 2-Point Plays

This is the exact situational skeleton I use when installing for each week.

📌 Who This Version Is For

Coaches who don’t use wristbands

Coaches who want an NFL-style call sheet without automation

Coordinators building a week-to-week offensive identity

High school OCs looking for structure, clarity, and faster decisions

Coaches who want to try the system before upgrading to full automation

You get every major part of my offensive framework—just without the automatic wristband grid.

📌 What’s NOT Included (By Design)

This edition does not include:

QB wristband builder

Automatic color/number assignments

Linked cells for wristband formatting

If you want the time-saving automation and the full Shanahan-style workflow, the premium version is available as an upgrade.

📌 Start Building Your Game Plan the Way the Pros Do

Duplicate this sheet each week, fill out your formation families, build your scheme-first menu, and organize your situational calls before Friday night.

This template gives you the most important NFL-inspired structure you need to call a complete, confident game on both sides of the sheet—without forcing you into wristbands if you don’t want them.