Offensive Line Play

Jerry Campbell Clovis High School

Web Site:
www.jerrycampbellfootball.com

So So Goes The Offense Goes The Offense, So Goes The Offensive Line

So Goes The Offensive Line,

E-mail: midlineopt@aol.com Cell: 361-571-0463

Offensive Line Play Run and Passing Game Procedures

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So Goes The Offense; So Goes The Offensive Line

The Wall

Running Game Basics Stimulus Response

Feet Parallel or Slight Stagger Paint The Grass Down Hand Through The Inside Knee Toes in / Heels Out Eyes Focus To The Top Of The Numbers Punch To The Top Of The Numbers Show Your Jersey Numbers Sit Down In The Chair Stomp The Arches See Your Backers Track Your Backers Get Hippo Midline, Traps 0 - 1 Take It Back 2 and 3 Part The Sea 4 and 5 Take It Out On Tracks 6 and 7 Circle The Wagons 8 and 9 What's For Dinner Kill, Pizza, Tuna, Steak, Freeze Short Trap White Long Trap Black Gain Depth To Gain Vision Slap The Dog, Punch The Donkey

Offensive Line Run Block Phrases and Terms 4

Feet Parallel or Slight Stagger: Since we are a zone blocking offense our blocking schemes work out at angles so depending upon the type of play called they could either step right or left. So, we ask our linemen to balance their stances with only a slight outside stagger of the foot. Paint The Grass: Term used when offensive linemen go down into their stances. If our linemen will take their down hand and use their hand as a paint brush going back and forth against the grass it will set their weight distribution for their stance. Hand Down On the Inside Of The Knee: To balance your stance and assist with a flat back by your offensive lineman you want to drop the down hand right inside the knee to the down hand. Toes In / Heels Out (Creates a Flat Back): To assist with a proper stance that does not resemble a frog make sure your offensive linemen turn their toes in and heels out. The toes in and toes out will also help with a flat back. Eyes Focus To The Top Of The Numbers (Big Eyes): When your offensive linemen get down into their stance have them focus their eyes on the top of the numbers of the down defender.

Offensive Line Run Block Phrases and Terms 5

Punch To The Top Of The Numbers (Show Me Its OK): When your offensive linemen fire out have them punch to the top of the jersey number of the down defender, this will help your linemen to set down in their chair. The term show me that its OK happens once your lineman punches to the top of the jersey number of the down defender, the lineman wants to turn his thumbs up in a fashion that shows its OK. Once the thumbs are turned up then the fingers rotate underneath the peck plates (shoulder pads) which gives the offensive lineman more control of the defender. Show Your Jersey Numbers: When drive blocking or pass protecting we ask our linemen to show their jersey numbers to the down defender whenever they feel the defender on his back heels, this creates the finish. Sit Down In The Chair: Term and technique used to help keep a lineman's hips underneath him. To assist with a lineman sitting down in the chair would be to show your jersey numbers. Stomp the Arches - (Inside Of Foot): A drill that teaches our offensive line to drive and push off their inside arches. By pushing on the inside arch you get more of your foot in the ground thus, producing more push on your defender.

Offensive Line Run Block Phrases and Terms 6

See Your Backers: Any time two linemen work together in a combination scheme they will always want to track their linebacker according to type of play called. By looking for your backer you prevent run throughs. Track Your Backers: Whenever working with a combo we always ask our linemen to track their backer to help prevent Linebacker run throughs. Get Hippo (Hip to Hip): When working combination blocking schemes the two linemen working together should keep their hips together in order to keep defenders from penetrating on the playcalled. Circle The Wagons: Term used with any play that uses a 8 or 9, Circle the Wagons pertains to outside plays and sprintout game. With any scheme with a 8 or 9 in it which also includes the sprint out game requires the offensive line to bring their body position around as the ball heads outside. Part The Sea (ISO's): Part the Sea concept deals with ISO schemes that end with a digit 4 or 5. Our offensive linemen will find the nearest ear of their down defender and counter rotate the blocking scheme that creates a parting at the point of attack thus, the "Parting of The Sea" What's For Dinner: Goose, Kill (1st sound), Pizza (on one), Tuna (on two), Steak (on three): Whats for dinner is a term that can be used by any offensive player for the snap count to be repeated.

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Trap - White (Short Trap): White is an alert made by the offensive line to alert the location of the defender to be trapped. A White alert traps the first defender on or past the offensive guard. Trap - Black (Long Trap): Black is an alert made by the offensive line to alert the location of the defender to be trapped. A Black alert traps any defender on or past the offensive tackle. Gain Depth To Gain Vision: When running counter the pullers will gain depth in order to locate their defender. The second trailing blocker on the counter we ask them to gain depth to gain vision on the linebacker they are tracking. Slap The Dog, Punch The Donkey: Technique and term used when trapping or running counters. On the initial move by an offensive lineman we ask him to slap the dog on his first step, take the hand to the side you pull towards and act if you are back handing your dog and then on the second step take the back hand and bring it through as if you are punching a donkey. Slap the Dog and Punch the Donkey gets your lineman into a position to run and react when pulling. Easy, Easy: Term used by the quarterback when changing plays on the line of scrimmage. Whenever the quarterback goes Easy, Easy it means also the ball will be snapped on one.

Equipment To Develop Your Offensive Line 4

Barrels As Instructional Aides

55 Gallon Plastic Industrial Drum

Bottom of barrel must be curved so it will slide across the grass or turf.

Proper Technique Using Barrels 5

Barrels help with defensive recognition, zone concepts, and partner combos

To over extended and the barrel will tip Show your jersey numbers and the barrel will slide

Easy to use and great for many different purposes.

X
Hand Placement

X
Must keep the hips down and show your numbers to the barrel Over emphasis keeping the Hips down and eyes up.

Equipment To Develop Your Offensive Line 5

Coaching points for working the chutes is to makes sure linemen keep their eyes up, focus eyes on coach standing out front, wide base, short choppy steps. Linemen Split The Bar When Working Zone Step Through Chute

Must Keep Your Eyes Up (See Your Backer)

Look for arms pumping, after players reach the end pf the chute they should finish with at least a hard 5 yard sprint.

Inside Foot

Teaching A Proper Stance

A three point stance equals: Power & Balance
Play off finger tips not the knuckles. By playing off finger tips will help with a flat back and keeps you from putting to much weight forward. Paint The grass.

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Paint The Grass With The Down Hand

Heels Out Toes In

Feet Shoulder Width Apart

Hand Down On the Inside Of the Knee

Teaching A Proper Stance

A two point stance equals: Vision, Depth & Balance

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A two point stance allows Your offensive linemen to crowd the line of scrimmage besides giving them vision on the down defender to outside wide rusher.

Rest the inside elbow on your thigh and the place the outside hand on the thigh and push down with the outside arm, this will assist in closing the door to the inside rush.

Developing The Stance 6

Toes in and Heels Out keeps the back flat and tail up.

Punch Up Through The Numbers

Maintain a great base

Flat Back

Keep Eyes On Your Linebackers

Z in The Knee

Equipment To Develop Your Punch 7

Medicine Balls

Punch From a Position Weight Plates

Punch Up Through The Window

Different coaching aides can be used To develop a proper punch. Weight plates, medicine balls, etc.

How To Set The Huddle

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Line of Scrimmage

Once breaking from the huddle the offense must sprint to the L.O.S. 4 Yards

The center will set the huddle 4 yards off the line of scrimmage with his back to the L.O.S.

Teaching The Snap Count

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The quarterback will always start the snap count on "GO" as to keep the defensive front on their back heels. As well as starting the snap count on "GO" he will use a slight head BOB as to draw the defense off-sides. The head bob is what keeps the defense on their back heels. Quarterback will be a play actor with his head bob. If the snap goes on anything but "GO" he then will add twice a "Color Number" wait for line calls and then repeat "Color Number". The Quarterback will use the alert word "Hut' if on one, "Hut, Hut" if on two and "Hut, Hut, Hut" if on three. So, the snap counts go as follows:

First Sound: GO On Color: Orange On One: Go, Blue #, Blue #, Hut On Two: Go, Blue #, Blue #, Hut, Hut On Three: Go, Blue #, Blue #, Hut, Hut, Hut (Non Rhythmic) Freeze: Quarterback Tries to draw defense off-side if not, play will go on one.

What's For Dinner Asking For Snap Count

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What's For Dinner an alert for those who may have forgotten the snap count. Any one can respond by alerting the snap count by using the following:

Kill; First Sound (Go) Orange: On First Color Pizza: On first Hut Tuna: On Two Hut, Hut Steak: On Three Hut, Hut, Hut Freeze: Hold Your Water

Coaching The Centers Snap (Quarterback Is Under Center)

The Grip: The football is placed so that the laces are face up. Grip the ball by placing your right thumb between the second and third lace nearest the front end of the ball. The fingers and palm of the hand will grip the ball on the side so as to have complete control of the ball. The arm should be extended with your wrist straight. The Snap: Snap the ball by turning the wrist one-quarter turn without bending your elbows. This should be one quick movement and is a lifting action. Slap the ball against the quarterbacks hand. The quarterback will take the ball from you Never throw the ball to the quarterback. Snapping and stepping with the proper foot should be one continuous movement. The Center must be the quarterback for the offensive line. The center is responsible for making calls recognizing defensive fronts and alerting the rest of the offensive line to all changes. The center must make calls loud and clear.

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Coaching The Gun Snap

Get back out of parallel. In vision snapping the ball to The belt buckle of the quarterback.

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Coaching The Gun Snap

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Effecting the Snap The center on all gun snaps must first visualize snapping the ball to the belt buckle of the center for best results. Before the ball is snapped the center will look back through his legs for an alert from the quarterback that he is ready to receive the snap. The quarterback will alert the center that he is ready to start his cadence by raising one of his legs. Once the quarterback raises his leg to let the center know he is ready to start his cadence the center should then drop his tail by bringing his head up which will slightly drop his tail. The snap is a blind snap thats why the center must visualize snapping the ball at the quarterbacks belt buckle. If the center doesnt drop his butt below parallel with his shoulders square, the ball tends to rise with the possibility of the ball being snapped over the quarterbacks head.

Philosophy of a Combination Block (Ace, Deuce, and Trey)

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A. Combination blocks (Ace, Deuce, and Trey)can be between any two offensive lineman responsible for blocking a defender to a linebacker in a specific area. All combo blocks start as a double team on level one - as movement begins either the POST MAN or the DRIVE MAN (outside blocker) will control the defender,allowing the other blocker to come off the block to handle the linebacker. It is important to create movement on level one or at the point of attack before one man leaves to handle the linebacker (have patience while looking for level two, track the linebacker). 1.POSTMAN (Inside Blocker) - You are responsible for stopping penetration and for preventing the defender from "splitting" the initial combo. Step with the near foot using a flat lateral step to insure all the good elements of a base block. Aiming point for both hand and foot placement is the near number and ear hole of the defender. 2.DRIVE MAN (Outside Blocker) - Power step with the inside foot by taking a flat lateral step to the inside with your aiming point being the playside number. The aiming point for hand placement is the near or playside number. If the defenders playside number starts to disappear inside, punch and push the defender inside and look for the second level with patience, so to allow the second level to come to you (don't open any doors).

Line Calls

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Ace, Deuce and Trey means see your Linebacker while working a level one defender to a 2nd level defender. Ace, Deuce, and Trey means two.

Line Calls: Base and Combination Alerts

Whenever working in combination with another lineman, we will use line calls to alert who we are working with. Never pull a covered lineman with you, only uncovered linemen can work with a covered lineman. Ace, Deuce, and Trey are combination alerts which will take the combination against one down defender tracking a second level linebacker. Always keep your eyes on your linebackers, this allows you to track his movement.

Combo Alerts
LT LG Center RG

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RT

TE

Deuce
Tackle & Guard

Ace Lion
Center & Guard

Ace Ram

Deuce

Trey Tackle & TE

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Possible Deuce Base

Base

Ace Lion

Deuce

Ace, Duece, and Trey mean combo between a down defender and linebacker

Combination Blocks
Ace, Duece, and Trey are combo schemes that track one down defender to a second level Linebacker. Center - Left Guard Center - Right Guard
G C C G

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Guard Tackle
G T

Tackle -Tight End

T Y

Ace Lion Lion left guard

Ace Ram Ram right guard

Deuce

Trey

Ace, Duece, and Trey calls are used to alert which linemen will be working together based upon the type of play called in the huddle.

Ace Combo (See You LBer)

Ace Calls - used for center and guard combos
M T
Ace Vertical

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M T
Ace Slow

M T
Ace Fast

M T
Ace Full

Ace Ram and Ace Lion will be used to alert which guard the center will be working with. Ram (right guard) Lion (left guard).

Deuce Combo (See You LBer)

Deuce Calls - used for Guard and Tackle combos

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M T

M T

M T

M T

Deuce Vertical

Deuce Slow

Deuce Fast

Deuce Full

A Base alert can be made whenever the combo feels they can pick-up the linebacker with a one on one block instead of tracking the linebacker with a combo.

Trey Combo (See Your LBer)

Trey Calls - used for Tackle and Tight End combos

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M T

M T

S T E

Trey Vertical

Trey Slow

Trey Fast

Trey Full

Footwork for combos or base blocks will be dictated by the way the quarterback delivers the ball to the running back.

Ace Ram / Ace Lion

Ace Lion Center and Left Guard
vs ODD DEFENSE Either the center or guard can alert the call. Rember a combo can be called off if you think you can get the LBer with a base block.

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W N
LT LG

M
RG RT

Offensive Linemen's footwork determined by type of play called; i.e. vertical, slow, fast.
Y

Ace Lion

Ace Ram Center and Left Guard

vs ODD DEFENSE

M N
Y LT LG

W
RG RT

Offensive Linemen's footwork determined by type of play called; i.e. vertical, slow, fast.

Ace Ram

Ace Jack (Outside Blocker

Ace Lion Jack Center and Left Guard
vs ODD DEFENSE

st) 1

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Guard first, Center around

W N
LT LG

M
RG RT Y

Jack is an alert for the outside of the combo to block down. The outside lineman in the combo goes first.

Ace Lion Jack

Ace Ram Jack Center and Right Guard

vs ODD DEFENSE

Guard first, Center around

M
Lineman responsible for the fold should always stay as tight as possible with his dropstep when working off the backside of the fold.

W N
Lineman responsible for the dropstep should always drop the foot nearest the combo partner.

LT

LG

RG

RT

Ace Ram Jack

Ace Jill (Inside Blocker 1st)

Ace Lion Jill Center and Left Guard
vs 4 -3 Center first, Guard around

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M T
LT LG

T
RG RT Y

Ace Lion Jill

Jill will always put the inside lineman blocking out with plays run inside.

Ace Ram Jill Center and Right Guard

vs 4 -3

M
Center first, Guard around

T
Y LT LG

T
RG RT

Ace Ram Jill

Deuce Tackle / Guard Combo

Deuce Guard and Tackle

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M T
LT LG

S T
RG RT Y

The footwork used by the offensive line will be related to how the ball is being delivered by the quarterback.

Ace Lion

Deuce

Offensive Linemen's footwork determined by type of play called; i.e. wedge, slow, fast.

Deuce Guard and Tackle

S T
Y LT LG

M T
RG RT

Offensive Linemen's footwork determined by type of play called; i.e. wedge, slow, fast.

Deuce

Ace Ram

Deuce Jill / Jack (Fold Block)

Deuce Jill Guard and Tackle
Guard first, Tackle around

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W T
LT LG

M N
RG

T
RT Y

Deuce - Jill

Deuce Jack Guard and Tackle

Tackle down, Guard around

W T
LT LG

M T
RG RT

S E
Y

Deuce Jack

Trey Combo / Tackle Tight End

Trey Tackle and Tight End

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W T
LT LG

M T
RG RT

S E
Y

Base

Ace Ram

Trey

Offensive Linemen's footwork determined by type of play called. Trey Tackle and Tight End Offensive Linemen's footwork determined by type of play called.

W T
RT RG

M T
LG LT

S E
Y

Base

Base

Base

Trey

Trey Jill / Jack (Fold Block)

Trey Jill Tackle and Tight End
Tackle out and Tight End around

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W E
LT

M T
LG

T
RG RT

S
Y

Trey Jill

Tight End down and Tackle around

Trey Jack Tackle and Tight End

W E
LT LG

M T T
RG

S E
RT Y

Trey Jack

Near Ear Rule

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Center Near Ear Of Defenders Helmet

Guard Near

M T
LG C RG RT

Helmet

LT

1
Ace Ram

The Near Ear Rule

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Near Ear Near Ear is also known as a landmark Block nearest ear of the down defender according to play call Where you place your helmet Base block to near ear on helmet of down defender When making a verbal alert call Never pull a covered lineman with you

The Near Ear Rule

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Near Ear

Base

Ace Ram

Trey

Get Hippo and Close The Door

Two adjacent blockers connect up on a combo with the 1st level defender

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This track produces maximum push Shoulders and hips along side each other NO air between them Keep shoulders square Close the door Hippo closes the door on the down defender Defender cannot split the combo or open the door Hip to Hip = Hippo With Your Partner

Get Hippo and Close The Door

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Work to get Hip to Hip and Close the door to the down Defender. Get Hippo and track your Linebacker.

Covered and Uncovered Linemen

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Covered

Uncovered

Depending upon play called dont pull covered lineman when zone blocking.

Depending upon the play called pull uncovered

Understanding Defensive Alignment Recognition

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8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 9 8i 7 6i 5 4i 3 2i 1 1 2i 3 4i 5 6i 7 8i 9 TE OT OG OG OT TE

Even Numbers = Head Up Defender / Odd Numbers Outside Shades (I) = Inside Shades

What Dictates The Blocking Schemes

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The second digit dictates the blocking scheme, direction1 and read: 0 and 1 - Traps and Midline Plays 2 and 3 - Take the scheme back, QB reads the 5 Technique 4 and 5 - ISO Plays Part The Sea 6 and 7 Drop Step Out on Tracks 8 and 9 - Bring the scheme around, QB reads the 9 technique Circle The Wagons Example: 12 Veer ( 1 option series, 2 direction, take it back, read the 5 technique)

0 1 / Traps & Midline Plays

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Phase One / Traps, Midline: backside of the point of attack. Take it back push takes place by using the near ear rule of helme placement along with an initial "L" step by our offensive linemen and pushing our blocks away f point of attack. Numbers to alert Take It Back:

R Any play called that ends with a E 0 or 1 tells the offense that the play called will be some type of trap or midline scheme.

W N

M T E

Midline and Traps

Trap Alerts (White, Black)

"Black, Black" 4 over 4

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W E T N

M T E

Long Pull "White, White" 3 over 3

Trap Alerts (White, Black). Whenever we trap we will use alerts to signal the location of the down defender to be trapped. We will always trap the first defender on or Past the guard. A White alert is a short trap and the Black alert is a long trap. With a White alert you will probably be facing an even front with at least 4 down defenders. Black alert is a long trap which puts the trap vs an odd front.

W E T

M T

S E

Short Pull

"White, White" 4 over 3

W E T

M T E S

Short Pull

Tackle & Guard Traps (1 0)

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White is a Short Trap and Black is a Long Trap

Tackle Traps & Midline (1 0)

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2s 3s / Take it Back Read The 5 Technique

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Phase Two / Take It Back: Concept that takes the blocking schemes pushing backside of the point of attack. Take it back push takes place by using the near Take it back push takes place by using the near ear rule of helmet placement along with an initial "L" step by our offensive linemen and pushing our blocks away from the point of attack. Numbers to alert Take It Back: Any play ending with the digit 2 or 3 means that the blocking scheme will be taken back and away from the 5 technique.

R E

W N

M T E

Take It Back

Counters (Secondary Scheme)

W E T
LG

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M N T
9 call

W
E

M T

S E
7 call

42 Counter

42 Counter

W E T
LT LG

M T

S E

9 call

42 Counter

Counters (Secondary Scheme). When running the counter we will always pull the backside guard. If we add the alert GT we will pull both backside guard and tackle. Whenever running the counter we will kick out the EMLOS with the second puller tracking play side LBer. We will use 2s and 3s for play side scheme.

12 13 Veer (read the 5)

2 & 3 Take It Back Blocking Scheme

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Pitch
Keep

5 Tech.

Read

Pull Give

4s 5s / Part The Sea ISOs

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Phase Three / Part The Sea: for our ISO plays. Our ISO plays are blocked by using the term "Part The Sea" at the point of attack through the near ear. All ISO plays will be rotated away from the hole and fast rotates our offensive linemen as they track their 2nd level linebackers. Numbers used to counter rotate or part the seas: Any play called that ends with a 4 or 5 means we are running some type of ISO. We have WHen running an ISO play the blocking scheme will push back and away from the point og attack this is the reason I use the term part the sea.

R E

W N

M T E

Part The Sea (ISO's)

4s 5s / Part The Sea ISOs

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Part The Sea

4s 5s / ISO vs Stack

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Trey Out

Ace Lion

6s 7s / Stretch Schemes Take It Out On Tracks

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Phase Four / Take It Out On Tracks word stretch is attached to the play called we will use a dropstep and get on tracks through the playside jersey number of the next defender over. There will be no hip or foot rotation with the stretch plays. Stretch takes the push by our offensive line out at an angle. Numbers used on Stretch Schemes:

Any play that ends with a 6 or 7 will be termed a stretch scheme that requires the offensive line to use a drop step.

R E

W N

M T E

Take it Out On Tracks

6 & 7 Take It Out On Tracks

Tailback look for possible cutback With any scheme that ends with a 6 or 7

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Offensive Line will take their blocking Scheme out on a track with no rotation

8s 9s / Bring Scheme around

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Towards Play Circle The Wagons Read The 9 Technique

Phase Five / Circle The Wagon any play called that uses an 8 or 9 digit. What we mean by fast zone is that our offensive linemen want to come around fast with their blocks to compensate for fast flowing linebackers. With any zone the type of play called will dictate how we push the zone, fast zones require a dropstep to accomplish getting our hips and feet around fast (always have a blocker between runner and defender). Numbers used to get play outside or Circle The Wagons: Plays ending with the digit 8 or 9 means we are running the ball outside and will be an outside zone R E blocking scheme. When using the digits 8 or 9 means that the offensive line will rotate their blocks by coming around on the schemes outside.

W N

M T E

Circle The Wagons "Fast Rotating Zone Scheme"

8s 9s / Bring Scheme around

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Circle The Wagons

Ace Ram

Trey

Pass Protection Techniques and Assignments 58

No Body Touches The Quarterback

Pass Set Terms For Our Offensive Line

Pass Set Terms
Stance / Same as Run Blocking (Possible Two Point Stance) Hand Down, Paint The Grass Helmet Hammer The Nail Show Your Jersey Numbers Sit Down In The Chair Chin Over The Inside Knee Shoulder In The Hole (Inside Lean) Set The Outside Anchor (Outside Foot) Shoulders Opposite The Punch Punch Up Through The Window Create The W (Show Me Its OK) Man Advantage (Inside Position On Defender, Drop back Pass) Centers and Guards Maintain Depth of Pocket Tackles Push Width Of Pocket Circle The Wagons (Sprint Out Protection) Man Advantage (Outside ) Never Compromise Your Base

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Pass Set Terms For Offensive Line

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Stance (Base) - Feet Parallel To Slight Stagger: Because of the base being close to parallel enables the offensive line to set their outside foot as an anchor, this stops any potential bull rush and forces the defender to pass rush outside.

Hand Down - Paint The Grass: To help assist an offensive lineman to set his stance properly we ask them to paint the grass with their down hand. Paint the grass with the down hand is a back and forth movement of the fingers, this sets the weight on the feet.

Helmet - Hammer The Nail: To help with your linemen to get into their pass set quickly we ask them to hammer the nail with the back of their helmet. When you hammer the nail make sure you drop your chin so not to get bull rushed off the back off your heels.

Show Your Jersey Numbers: To set your hips underneath you we ask our linemen to show their jersey numbers to the defender this to will help keeping

Pass Set Terms For Offensive Line

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Sit Down In The Chair: Sit down in the chair is a descriptive term used to help keep your offensive linemen hips down and their weight underneath them.

Chin Over The Inside Knee: Whenever your offensive line pass sets you would want them to set with their chin over their inside knee, this gives them an inside body lean and will assist in stopping a defender from pass rushing inside.

Shoulder In The Hole - (Inside): With your chin over the inside of your knee we will take it one step further with an inside shoulder lean, this to will help in closing the door to the inside pass rush with a straight drop back scheme.

Set The Outside Anchor - (Outside Foot): When pass setting in a drop back scheme we ask our offensive linemen to drop and anchor their outside foot, this forces the defender to pass rush to the outside.

Pass Set Terms For Offensive Line

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Shoulders Opposite The Punch: When pass setting we incorporate the term shoulders opposite your punch. Shoulders opposite your punch occurs as you hammer the nail and show your numbers to the defender. By forcing the shoulders opposite the punch it helps from keeping the defender making moves off shoulders that follow the punch which creates a waste bender. Punch Up Through The Window: When your linemen set their punch you don't want them punching out this is where a defender will make is move. So, we ask our linemen to puch up instead of out. When they punch up it sets their hips underneath them. Ask your linemen to punch up to the top of the numbers of the down defender. Create The "W" (Show Me Its OK): In order to keep your offensive linemen elbows down instead of out we ask them to so me its OK, this is done by bringing the thumbs together and turning them up. This technique will also assist in the fingers of your offensive linemen rotating underneath the peck plates of the down defender. 1/2 Man Advantage - (Inside Position dropback passes): The 1/2 man advantage puts your offensive pass set on the inside ear of the down defender. The outside foot of your offensive lineman should split the crouch of the defender, this creates the 1/2 man advantage and assists in a pocket protection scheme.

Pass Set Terms For Offensive Line

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Center and Guards Maintain The Depth Of The Pocket: The depth of the straight dropback protection schemes put your center and guards more aggressive with their pass set in order to assist with the depth between the defender and the quarterback. Tackles Push The Width Of The Pocket: Your tackles in a dropback scheme are responsible for the width of the pocket by forcing their defender outside, this is where they can give some ground in order to force the defender up field and outside. Circle The Wagons - (Sprint Out Protection): Circle the wagons in the passing game pertains to the sprint out game. As the quarterback starts his sprint out action we ask our offensive line to hard reach the outside jersey number of the down defender. On the outset of this play it will look line a run play. 1/2 Man Advantage - (Outside): With the sprintout schemes you ask your offensive linemen to work the outside 1/2. This is accomplished by using a dropstep and rip through playside jersey number as you try and attempt to work your hips and shoulders around in order for the quarterback can get outside. Never Compromise Your Base: As a last mention in regards to the base by your offensive linemen. Never allow as you work through your drills for pass pro the feet to come together this will compromise the base. Your linemen

Stance: Paint The Grass, Sets Your Weight Distribution

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In order to set an offensive lineman's stance and weight distribution we ask them to paint the grass with their down hand, fingers will stay soft to the pressure on the ground.

Paint The Grass

Stance: Hammer The Nail

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Hammer the nail with the back of your helmet

Show your jersey numbers

Anchor the outside foot

Stance: Punch Up Through The Window

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Look up through the Window. With thumbs Together the creates the W

Keep arms and Punch at a extension

Stance: Never Compromise Your Base

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Your drills must emphasis a great base Dont let your feet come together.

Pass Set and Punch Drill

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Kick Slide: Keep Chin Over The Inside Knee 69

You kick with the foot in the direction you are sliding towards and then you drag the backside foot. Dont pick the backside foot up.
Kick

FS

Slide

Kick

Slide Maintain a great base, dont let the feet come together

Tackles Read The V Of The Neck

Tackles read the V of the neck of the defender they are blocking. The V of the neck will tell the tackle what pass rush angle the defender will take his pass rush.

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Read V of the neck for Defenders 1st step

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Tackles read the V of the neck of the defender they are blocking. The V of the neck will tell the tackle what pass rush angle the defender will take his pass rush.

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Read V of the neck for Defenders 1st step

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The depth of The Triangle Approach To Pocket Protection Center and Guards are responsible for the set tryingthe keep pocket which means they will aggressive pass to

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Tackles Push Width

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sure your linemen are working from an inside out position on You want to keep separation between the their defender. center and guards so that the quarterback Your center and guards should has more room for stepping up and into Depth of the pocket always work to keep as much the pocket. seperation between themselves a W M the quarterback. This is called never compromising the depth o E E T T Make sure to always work to the pocket. maintain the Half-Man-Advatage LG RG Your guards want to work as ne and close to the line of scrimma 1 as possible. If one of your guard is uncovered he should help his Must keep serparation 3 center with a hand check while between the quarterback working his double read. the center and guards.

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Center and Guards will work to keep their defender on the L.O.S., this keeps the depth of the pocket as the Quarterback takes his drop back.

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Tackles while using their Width of the pocket half-man-advantage will always work from an inside out position trying to W widen the pocket. Must be able to teach them how to kick slide since they will be trying to widen their defenders. Must push the outside rush past the quarterback. Tackles read the "V" of the neck of their defender to determine the angle of kick.

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Whenever your offensive tackle kick-slides, he wants to keep his shoulder lean inside, this is what we call shoulder in the hole. By keeping the inside shoulder in the hole, will keep the tackles defender from making the inside move that potentially could compromise the pocket. Tackles are working to push the outside rush past the quarterback.

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Tackles push from an inside out position always maintaining a man advantage.

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The aggressive play of the guards and center is known as a Aggressive Run To a Pass Set

Center and Guards will maintain the depth of the pocket and will stay aggressive with their protection. The depth of the pocket is the distance between the center and guards.

Tackles push width

Guards and center will maintain the depth of the pocket. The depth of the pocket is the distance between the quarterback and the line of scrimmage.

Tackles push width.

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Whenever covered by an outside shaded defender the general rule for your offensive linemen should be "Set The Anchor To The 1/2 Man". The 1/2 man advantage rule with straight dropback protection is worked from an inside out position. The correct terminology with a defender aligned as a 1/2 defender is to "Pick It Up and Put It Down" By picking up the outside foot and setting the anchor, this will help in bracing vs any potential bull rush. Since the 1/2 man exists then all that is required by your offensive lineman is a pick-up put down. Shaded 1/2 man - Set The Anchor

How To Set The Man Advantage Rule

Offensive Tackles will read the "V" of the neck of their defender in order to determine their proper footwork for any wide rusher. If the "V" of the neck of the defender is pointed upfield the tackle will kick to the 1/2 man, from an inside out position.

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No matter what offensive line position, each offensive lineman will use the 1/2 man advantage to determine his inside out position on his potential rush defender.

Tackles will kick slide according to the "V" of the neck.

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Whenever faced with a head-up defender your offensive line will step inside with their inside foot and then replace with the outside foot (Step Replace). Thus, the procedure for a head up defender is step inside, replace and set the anchor with the outside foot. Whenever steping inside your lineman should keep a good shoulder lean insi The inside shoulder should be kept over the inside knee, this is called "Shoulder In The Hole".
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Both the center and the guard have the 1/2 man advantage so this is called a pick up and put down, while setting the anchor. The anchor being their outside foot.

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The 1/2 man advantage for straight dropback protection as mentioned is built off the B.O.B. (Big on Big) principle.

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Openside Tackle reads the "V" of the neck of the defensive end and will kick to the 1/2 man advantage working from an inside out position

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Tackle kicks to the 1/2 man reading the "V" of the neck of the 7 technique.

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Openside Tackle reads the "V" of the neck of the defensive end and will kick to the 1/2 man advantage working from an inside out position

Versus this type of defensive front you have a backside guard, center, and callside tackle all aligned with shaded defenders and having the 1/2 man advantage so, pick the outside foot up and put it down to the 1/2 man or set the anchor.

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Callside Tackle reads the "V" of the neck of the defensive end and will kick to the 1/2 man advantage working from an inside out position

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Openside Tackle reads the "V" of the neck of the defensive end and will kick to the 1/2 man advantage working from an inside out position

In this situation both the callside guard and center are both covered and shaded to the outside 1/2 man thus, both linemen will be a pick-up put down to the 1/2 man.

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Mollie / Collie To The Double Read For Uncovered Lineman Backside. Our protection to the 100, 300, & 500 straight drop back is built off the concept of Big On Big. Always remember if covered your man is your man is your man. Whoever is uncovered backside and has the shortest path to any outside pressure will kick slide out. The Mollie stands for the uncovered guard, and Collie for the uncovered center.

Collie the uncovered center

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B.O.B. protection is used vs straight dropback, what this means is that if any of your offensive lineman have a down defender aligned on them then that offensive line has that defender to block. Something I always tell my line if covered; your man-is your man-is your man!!! Any uncovered lineman will have a double read backside and the "3" Back call side will double read his callside linebacker to outside invert.

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With the center and guard working the combo together vs an under front with a backside 1 to a 3 technique would put the center on a Collie because he has the closest angle to any potential off the back edge.

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Tailback reads out on Outside Invert. Fullback doubles reads Callside Lber to outside Invert.

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Guard has double on backside LBer to outside Invert

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The 3 Back will always double read the callside inside linebacker to outside invert. If the linebacker blitzes then the 3 back will pick him up. If the callside linebacker drops he then checks outside for any pressure coming off the edge, this is called a double read.

With the B.O.B. pass protection scheme the 3 back will always follow the Right and or Left call being made in the huddle. The Right or Left call sets the protection.

Tuff /Soft Alert Made By Backside Tackle

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Fullback double reads Callside Lber to Outside Invert

Guard double reads LBer to outside Invert

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The Tailback in this situation is on a read out, he sees that the backside linebacker is coming so he now becomes responsible for the outside invert. C

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With this situation the Tailback on his read ou has seen that the backside linebacker has dropped into coverage, this allows him to release out, this is known as a " read out".

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Since the center has the best angle to the backside invert a "Collie" call becomes the ideal situation on the backside double read by the uncovered lineman.

Tuff /Soft Alert For Uncovered Lineman

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With both guards covered the center will "Coll backside while tracking the backside linebacke outside invert.

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Nasty Alert is a call used by any lineman who has a linebacker walked up into the L.O.S. towards the side the Fullback blocks towards. Whenever The Nasty call has been alerted it puts the Fullback blocking the EMLOS.

Picking Up Nasty Lbers Call Side (Direction Back Blocks)

The "Nasty" alert is only made towards the "3" Back side. Any offensive lineman callside that gets a linebacker walked up inside of him is responsible for making the nasty call. The "Nasty" alert tells the next adjacent lineman his side to block down. The "Nasty" alert tells the running back now that he has no double read and that he now will block End Man On The Line Of Scrimmage (EMLOS)

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Nasty linebacker, offensive guard makes the "Nasty" call.

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Nasty Alert Fullback has E.M.L.O.S.

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Backside Guard has double Read from inside Lber to Outside invert.

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Nasty LBer walked up into the L.O.S.

Fullback upon hearing the Nasty Alert will now kick out the E.M.L.O.S.

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Fullback Double Read Callside Fullback listen for Possible Nasty call

Fullback will listen and Look for potential Nasty alert.

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The quarterback will read the reach block by his tackle. The tackle can reach the defensive end his side then the quarterback will continue outside. If the defensive end stretches then the quarterback will pull up inside the outside push by his offensive tackle.

Our offensive line from the playside tackle backside will step reach playside and then hinge back. Any pressure coming off the back edge should be picked up by any lineman and or the "3" Back if they come uncovered.

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Quarterback reads the tackle for his pass set.

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Our Tackle will be instructed to reach his defender and if he can get to his outside jersey number, will then go ahead and reach him. If the defender stretches with the reach block then run the defender to the side line.

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With sprint out protection you are asking your offensive linemen to reach the first defender play side. If any linemen comes uncovered he then should hinge back looking for any defender off the back edge.

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Your Tackle callside will use "Circle The Wagon" technique or dropstep-crossover-rip-through trying to reach the 5 technique his side.

Our protection is built around sprinting out to an openside which makes for an easier read and reach for the playside offensive tackle.

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Linemen will take their backside arm And rip it through the playside number. The depth of the dropstep is dictated The the width of the defender.

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The technique used with the sprint out game for our Offensive line is to dropstep according to the defenders Alignment. The wider the defender the deeper the drop. In order to seal the reach the offensive lineman must take his backside arm and attempt to rip it through the playside Jersey number of the defender.

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Fullback is responsible for the playside linebacker. If the playside linebacker does not trigger then fullback will peel backside for any pressure off the backside.

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With our sprint out protection we use a full reach technique to a hinge as it is called. The full reach Sells a low hat read for the outside invert which looks like run on the start of the play. Any lineman thats comes uncovered on his reach will hinge backside for any pressure off the back edge.