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Coach,

What is your rational for not having separate names for the two Mike backers, studs, and $$? Thanks.

Coach Hutter

I like it. Thanks

Right or wrong,y play book is much larger but I run a spread with a double single and zero back formations. We also have a few formations we run with a true fullback such as wishbone. I have a ton of plays that we can run depending on who we are facing. Just my philosophy I know quite a few people who run very few plays and are successful.

Anyone use the basic shoulder block for high school offensive lineman? If so, any specific drills that you use?

Can you point me to where I can find defending Goal Line in the system please Coach?

What’s up Coach! Glad you are enjoying the system. We do not always call the slide side of the protection away from the pass side. We have the ability to turn the slide protection side anywhere we want to. We have made quick adjustments during the game with this. Typically like to slide to the field, however teams will pick up on that and when they do, the ability to slide in the boundary is critical. Thank you for your question and let me know if you need anything else!

Coach Troxler

Coach, we try to double whenever we can but sometimes the front doesn’t allow that. To make this as simple as I can since you’re just getting going into zone. We teach our guys from the base level what it means to be covered and uncovered. So for example – let’s say our left guard has a 5 technique and a 1 shade on his side. He would consider himself uncovered with no man in either of his two gaps or on his frame work. As a result he will work to his left in combination with the left tackle going 5 technique to frontside LB. Now, in the same situation if he has a 5 technique and a 2i on his side he would consider himself covered and would now work his combo block with the center on that 2i to the frontside linebacker. The OL makes double team calls when they get to the line because we do see random stuff from time to time. I want them to communicate and be clear where they are working. It’s about not making mistakes. Those are the basic rules that can help you get going.

The second part of that is when you see a solo block sometimes it happens by design, or front or whatever it may be. But, again, we want double teams when we can get them. The biggest percent of “solo” looking blocks comes from when a DL has slanted. Here is why. We teach our lineman to read the near knee of the defender. So, let’s say I am a Center working right to a head up 2 technique DL and his knee comes right at me. I know immediately I am going to be in a 60/40 double team essentially with my RG. Because he is going to be the climber in that double. Now, if that same 2 tech were to slant t the BGap, I do not good chasing him out there as a center. So, when the near knee disappears my guard is going to have 100% of that block, I can’t help him, so it may look solo but it isn’t designed to be that way. That center just knows when that knee disappears I am climbing and I am going right now. It helps our kids diagnose stuff very quickly.

I hope this helps on a base level to get you going. If you need anything let me know.

Coach, what does an install schedule look like for Spring ball/Fall Camp? Also, how are you splitting your coaching staff? For example, do you have a coach that works specifically with the TEs, or do they do most of their work with the O-Line coach?

Thanks!

Yes!

Coach,

Will you run midline to a 1 technique or check out of it?

Thanks coach, makes sense, I can see using this against a team that likes to throw the screen to #1 in trips or an empty set. Do you run anything different on the back side or is your typical Cover 3? When you say Plus the ILB – does that mean to move him out to a wider technique say 26 or so to be able to Jam # 3 if he releases down seam, put him in a better spot to cover the hook to curl out there as well?? Thanks for all your help.

4 verticals and Smash concept give the Odd Stack problems. Unbalanced formations and then run power at the unbalanced side is difficult to defend.

Good morning,

Do you have any offensive line drills for your system? Example: Stance and Starts/ Thanks, in advance.

Do you have the RB reading any particular defender to make his cut for inside zone?