Offensive Line Play - Football Clinics - Glazier Football ... Mega This...Offensive Line Play Jerry Campbell Clovis High School Web Site: E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 361-571-0463

Offensive Line Play

Jerry CampbellClovis High SchoolWeb Site: www.jerrycampbellfootball.com

E-mail: [email protected]: 361-571-0463

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

So Goes The Offensive Line

Offensive Line Play 2

Run and Passing Game Procedures

So Goes The Offense; So Goes The Offensive Line

“The Wall”

Running Game Basics 3

Stimulus ResponseFeet Parallel or Slight StaggerPaint The GrassDown Hand Through The Inside KneeToes in / Heels OutEyes Focus To The Top Of The NumbersPunch To The Top Of The NumbersShow Your Jersey NumbersSit Down In The ChairStomp The ArchesSee Your BackersTrack Your BackersGet HippoMidline, Traps 0 - 1Take It Back – 2 and 3Part The Sea – 4 and 5Take It Out On Tracks – 6 and 7Circle The Wagons – 8 and 9What's For Dinner – Kill, Pizza, Tuna, Steak, FreezeShort Trap – WhiteLong Trap – BlackGain Depth To Gain VisionSlap The Dog, Punch The Donkey

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 4

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 underneathhim. 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.


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.


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

55 Gallon Plastic IndustrialDrum Bottom of barrel must be curved so it will slide

across the grass or turf.

Barrels As Instructional Aides

Proper Technique Using Barrels 5Barrels help with defensive recognition, zone concepts, and partner combos

Over emphasis keeping the Hips down and eyes up.

Must keep the hips down and show your numbers to the barrel

To over extended andthe barrel will tip Easy to use and great for many

different purposes.Show your jersey numbers and thebarrel will slide

X

X

HandPlacement

Must Keep Your Eyes Up(See Your Backer)

Equipment To Develop Your Offensive Line 5

Linemen SplitThe Bar WhenWorking Zone StepThrough Chute

OO Inside Foot

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.

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

Teaching A Proper Stance 11

Paint The GrassWith The DownHand

Hand DownOn the InsideOf the Knee

Heels OutToes In

Feet ShoulderWidth Apart

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 puttingto much weight forward. Paint The grass.

Teaching A Proper Stance 12

A two point stance equals: Vision, Depth & Balance

A two point stance allowsYour offensive linemen to crowd the line of scrimmagebesides giving them vision onthe down defender to outsidewide rusher.

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

Keep Eyes On Your Linebackers

Flat Back

Z in The Knee

Punch Up Through The Numbers

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

Developing The Stance 6

Maintain a great base

Equipment To Develop Your Punch 7

Punch Up ThroughThe Window

Punch From a ¾ Position

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

Weight Plates

Medicine Balls

How To Set The Huddle 15

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

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

4 Yards

Line of Scrimmage

Teaching The Snap Count 16

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 17

Asking For Snap Count“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 ColorPizza: On first HutTuna: On Two Hut, HutSteak: On Three Hut, Hut, HutFreeze: Hold Your Water

Coaching The Center’s Snap 18

(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.

Coaching The Gun Snap 19

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

Coaching The Gun Snap 20

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 hisleg 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 that’s why the center must visualize snapping the ball at the quarterback’s belt buckle. If the center doesn’t drop his butt below parallel with his shoulders square, the ball tends to rise with the possibility of the ball being snapped over the quarterback’s head.

Philosophy of a Combination Block 21

(Ace, Deuce, and Trey)

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 11

Line Calls: Base and Combination AlertsWhenever 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 canwork 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 hismovement.

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

Combo Alerts 12

DeuceTackle & Guard

Ace LionCenter & Guard

Ace Ram Deuce TreyTackle & TE

Center RG RT TELGLT

Base Ace Lion Deuce

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

Possible Deuce Base

13

Combination Blocks 14

G C C G G T YT

Center - Left Guard

Ace Lion

Center - Right Guard Guard Tackle Tackle -Tight End

TreyDeuceAce RamLion left guard Ram right guard 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, Duece, and Trey are combo schemes that track one down defender to a second level Linebacker.

Ace Combo (See You LBer) 26

TM

TM

TM

TM

Ace Slow Ace Fast

Ace Calls - used for center and guard combos

Ace Vertical 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) 27

T

M

T

M

T

M

TM

Deuce Slow Deuce Fast

Deuce Calls - used for Guard and Tackle combos

Deuce Vertical 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) 28

T

S

T

M

T

M

E

S

Trey Slow Trey Fast

Trey Calls - used for Tackle and Tight End combos

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

LT

NLG RG

M

RT

W

Y

RT

NRGLG

M

LT

W

Y

Ace Lion

vs ODD DEFENSE

vs ODD DEFENSE

Ace Ram

Offensive Linemen's footworkdetermined by type of playcalled; i.e. vertical, slow, fast.

Offensive Linemen's footworkdetermined by type of playcalled; i.e. vertical, slow, fast.

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.

Ace LionCenter and Left Guard

Ace RamCenter and Left Guard

Ace Ram / Ace Lion 29

Ace Jack (Outside Blocker 1st) 30

LT

NLG RG

M

RT

W

Y

RT

NRGLG

M

LT

W

Y

vs ODD DEFENSE

vs ODD DEFENSE

Ace Lion Jack

Ace Ram Jack

Guard first, Center around

Guard first, Center around

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

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

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

Ace Ram JackCenter and Right Guard

Ace Lion JackCenter and Left Guard

Ace Jill (Inside Blocker 1st) 31

LT

TLG RG

M

RT

TY

RT

TRGLG

M

LT

TY

vs 4 -3

vs 4 -3

Center first, Guard around

Ace Lion Jill

Ace Ram Jill

Center first, Guard around

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

Ace Lion JillCenter and Left Guard

Ace Ram JillCenter and Right Guard

Deuce Tackle / Guard Combo 32

TLT

TLG RG

M

RT

S

Y

TRT

TRGLG

M

LT

S

Y

DeuceAce Lion Offensive Linemen's footworkdetermined by type of playcalled; i.e. wedge, slow, fast.

Offensive Linemen's footworkdetermined by type of playcalled; i.e. wedge, slow, fast.

Ace RamDeuce

Deuce Guard and Tackle

DeuceGuard and Tackle

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

Deuce Jill / Jack (Fold Block) 33

TLT

TLG

NRG

M

RT

W

Y

TLT

TLG

E

W

RG

M

RT

S

Y

Guard first, Tackle around

Deuce - Jill

Tackle down, Guard around

Deuce Jack

Deuce JillGuard and Tackle

Deuce JackGuard and Tackle

Trey Combo / Tackle Tight End 34

TRT

TRG

E

W

LG

M

LT

S

Y

TLT

TLG

E

W

RG

M

RT

S

Y

Ace RamBase Trey

TreyBase BaseBase

Offensive Linemen's footworkdetermined by type of play called.

Offensive Linemen's footworkdetermined by type of play called.

TreyTackle and Tight End

TreyTackle and Tight End

Trey Jill / Jack (Fold Block) 35

TLT

TLG

EW

RG

SRT

EY

M

TLT

TLG

EW

RG

S

RT

EY

M

Tackle out and Tight End around

Trey Jill

Trey Jack

Tight End down and Tackle around

Trey JillTackle and Tight End

Trey JackTackle and Tight End

X LT LG C RG RT Y

1

MT

Near Ear Rule 36

Guard Near

Helmet

Ace Ram

Center NearEar Of DefendersHelmet

The Near Ear Rule 37

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

Near Ear

The Near Ear Rule 38

Base Ace Ram Trey

Near Ear

Get Hippo and Close The Door 39

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

•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 40

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

Covered and Uncovered Linemen 41

UncoveredCovered

Depending upon the playcalled pull uncoveredDepending upon play called

don’t pull covered linemanwhen zone blocking.

26 0 2 44 6 85311357 79 94i 4i2i 2i 6i6i8i 8i

Understanding Defensive Alignment Recognition 42

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

TEOTOGOGOTTE

8

What Dictates The Blocking Schemes 43

The second digit dictates the blocking scheme, direction1 and read:

0 and 1 - Traps and Midline Plays2 and 3 - Take the scheme back, QB reads the 5 Technique4 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 44

TN ER W M S

E

Midline and Traps

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

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

T STEW M

E

TS

TEW M

E

T N TEW M

E

3 over 3

4 over 3

"Black, Black"

"White, White"

Short Pull

Long Pull

Short Pull

"White, White"

4 over 4

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 orPast 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.

Trap Alerts (White, Black) 45

Tackle & Guard Traps (1 – 0) 46

White is a “Short” Trap and Black is a “Long” Trap

Tackle Traps & Midline (1 – 0) 47

2’s – 3’s / Take it Back 48

Read The 5 Technique

TN ER W M S

E

Take It Back

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 nearTake 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.

Counters (Secondary Scheme) 49

T NLG

TEW M

E

3

TLT

S

LG

TEW M

E

9 call

9 call

42 Counter

42 Counter

T

S

TEW M

E

3

7 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 2’s and 3’s for play side scheme.

GivePull

PitchRead

12 – 13 Veer (read the 5) 50

2 & 3 Take It Back Blocking Scheme

5 Tech.

Keep

4’s – 5’s / “Part The Sea” ISO’s 51

TN ER W M S

E

Part The Sea (ISO's)

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.

4’s – 5’s / “Part The Sea” ISO’s 52

“Part The Sea”

4’s – 5’s / ISO vs Stack 53

Trey OutAce Lion

6’s – 7’s / Stretch Schemes 54

“Take It Out On Tracks”

TN ER W M S

E

Take it Out On Tracks

Phase Four / Take It Out On Tracksword 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.

6 & 7 Take It Out On Tracks 55

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

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

8’s – 9’s / Bring Scheme around 56

Towards Play “Circle The Wagons”Read The 9 Technique

TN ER W M S

E

Circle The Wagons"Fast Rotating Zone Scheme"

Phase Five / Circle The Wagonany 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 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.

8’s – 9’s / Bring Scheme around 57

TreyAce Ram

Circle The Wagons

Pass Protection Techniques and Assignments 58

No Body Touches The Quarterback

Pass Set Terms For Our 59

Offensive LinePass Set TermsStance / Same as Run Blocking (Possible Two Point Stance)Hand Down, Paint The GrassHelmet – Hammer The NailShow Your Jersey NumbersSit Down In The ChairChin Over The Inside KneeShoulder In The Hole – (Inside Lean)Set The Outside Anchor (Outside Foot)Shoulders Opposite The PunchPunch Up Through The WindowCreate The “W” (Show Me It’s OK)½ Man Advantage (Inside Position On Defender, Drop back Pass)Centers and Guards Maintain Depth of PocketTackles Push Width Of PocketCircle The Wagons (Sprint Out Protection)½ Man Advantage (Outside ½)Never Compromise Your Base

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 60

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.


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.


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


Paint The Grass

Stance: Paint The Grass, Sets Your Weight Distribution 64

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

Hammer the nail with the back of your helmet

Anchor the outside footShow your jersey numbers

Stance: Hammer The Nail 65

Stance: Punch Up Through The Window 66

Look up through theWindow. With thumbsTogether the creates the“W”

Keep arms andPunch at a ¾extension

Stance: Never Compromise Your Base 67

Your drills must emphasis a great baseDon’t let your feet come together.

Pass Set and Punch Drill 68

Kick Slide

Maintain a great base, don’t letthe feet cometogether

Kick Slide: Keep Chin Over The Inside Knee 69

FS

You kick with the foot in the direction youare sliding towards and then you drag thebackside foot. Don’t pick the backside foot up.

Kick Slide

Tackles Read The “V” Of The Neck 70

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

Read “V” of the neck for Defenders 1st step

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.

Tackles Read The “V” Of The Neck 71

Read “V” of the neck for Defenders 1st step

Straight Drop Back 72

Big-On-Big Principles

TLT

ELG

TR

RG

W

RT

ME

1

FS

3

S

Width of the pocket

The Center and Guards are responsible for the depth of the pocket which means they will aggressive pass set trying to keep their defenders as close and near to the line of scrimmage as possible.

The Triangle Approach To Pocket Protection

Depth of the pocketHalf-Man-Advantage

Set-The-Anchor

Shoulder-In-The-Hole

Look-Up-Through-The-Window

Width of the pocket

Kick-Slide

Sit-Down-In-The-ChairShow-Your-Jersey-Numbers

Never-Compromise-The-Pocket

Eyes-To-The-Top-Of-The Jersey-Numbers

Center & GuardsDepth of The Pocket Tackles Push WidthTackles Push Width

Center and GuardsMaintain Depth of The Pocket

Tackles Push The Width Of The Pocket 73

Depth of The Pocket 74

Center and Guards

TELG

TRG

W ME

1

3

Depth of the pocket

Make sure to always work to maintain the Half-Man-Advatage

With pocket protection make sure your linemen are working from an inside out position on their defender.

Your center and guards should always work to keep as much seperation between themselves athe quarterback. This is called never compromising the depth othe pocket.

Your guards want to work as neand close to the line of scrimmaas possible. If one of your guardis uncovered he should help his center with a hand check while working his double read.

Depth Of The Pocket - Center and Guards

You want to keep separation between the center and guards so that the quarterback has more room for stepping up and into the pocket.

Must keep serparation between the quarterback the center and guards.

Depth of The Pocket 75

Center and Guards

CenterGuardGuard

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

L.O.S.


TLT

E TW

RT

ME

1

FS

3

Width of the pocketWidth of the pocket

Width Of The Pocket - TacklesTackles while using their half-man-advantage will always work from an inside out position trying to 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.

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.


QB Steps Up In The Pocket

Tackles push from an inside out positionalways maintaining a ½ man advantage.

Center and Guards Maintain Depth of The Pocket 78

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

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

Tackles pushwidth.

Tackles pushwidth

Guards and center will maintainthe depth of the pocket. The depthof the pocket is the distancebetween the quarterback and the line of scrimmage.

½ Man Advantage Rules 80

T

T

E

T

T

E

Shaded 1/2 man - Set The Anchor

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.

How To Set The ½ Man Advantage Rule 81

TT

ETEM

T

WR SOffensive 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.

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.

½ Man Advantage Rule 82

Head Up Defender

T

E

THead-up Defender - Step Inside Replace

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 insiThe inside shoulder should be kept over the inside knee, this is called "Shoulder In The Hole".

Head Up Defender

½ Man Advantage Rule For a 83

Inside Shaded Defender

T

E

Inside Shaded Defender - Step Hard To The Inside To The 1/2 Man

With any defender aligned on the inside shade of an offensive lineman it require a "Hard" technique while working to their inside 1/2 man positionThe Hard technique is a pass set to the inside 1/2 man advantage which puts the offensive lineman working hard across the face of the defender.

Because your offensive line is working hard to their inside 1/2 man it usuwill put them washing their defender down and to the outside.

Step inside hard

Understanding The ½ Man 84

Advantage

T T EEW M SC C

FS

R

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

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

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

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.

Uncovered


Advantage

T T EEW M

SC C

FS

R


Uncovered

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.

vs 13 Tight or Under Front


Advantage

T T EEW M SC C

FSR

vs 31 Wide or 4-3 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

Uncovered


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.

Mollie / Collie To The Double Read 87

For Uncovered Lineman Backside

Mollie / Collie To The Double Read For Uncovered LinemanBackside. 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“Mollie” the uncovered guard

Using Double Read Principle 88

With Uncovered Lineman

X

TELG

TR W M

Z

E

Y

C

1

C

4

FS

3

S

Mollie

vs 31 or Over front with outside Inverts

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.

Pistol Green Rt. 300's Protection

1 2

Center has the Double ReadIn this picture 1 to 2


With Uncovered Lineman vs 4-3

12


Collie: Center Double Reads

X

TE T

R W M

Z

EY

C

1

C

4

FS

3

S

Collie

vs 13 Tight or an Under front

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.

Pistol Rt. 300


Collie: Center Double Reads

Collie# 1

# 2Outside Rusher

QB

# 1

# 2 Outside Rusher

Protection vs 3 LBer Look 92

Double Read Technique

TELG

T

R

W M

Z

EY

C

1

C

FS

3

S

vs 4 - 3 scheme with tackle in a 31 lookPistol Rt. 300

Quarterback will give a 3 call to alert 3 linebackers in the box. A 3 call puts the uncovered lineman and center on the middle LBer to down defender.

Protection vs 3-3 Stack 93


X

TETR W M

Z

E

Y

C

1

C

4

FS

3

SHand Check

Mollie / Collie

Vs any stack front the back with 600 protectihas first linebacker his side just like 500. In scenario puts the uncovered guard callside ancenter working the nose to the stack behind tcenter.

Gun Doubles Right 300

Straight Dropback Protection vs 3-3 Stack 94


Fullback doubles readsCallside Lber to outsideInvert.

Tailback reads out on Outside Invert.

Guard has double on backside LBer to outside Invert

Protection vs 3-3 Stack 95


Tuff /Soft Alert For 96

Uncovered Lineman

X

TELG

TR W M

Z

E

Y

C

1

C

4

FS

3

S

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.

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.

Tuff or Soft call by backside tackle.

Mollie

Pistol Green Rt. 400

Invert

Tackle makesTuff / Softcall

Guard double readsLBer to outside Invert

Fullback double readsCallside Lber to Outside Invert

Tuff /Soft Alert Made 97

By Backside Tackle


Uncovered Lineman

R E ET

W

TS

C

3

C

4

F

M

Defensive Front: 13 with Rover "Tuff"

Uncovered

Tuff

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.

You can put the Tailback on a backsideread out for the backside invert.

TB FB


Uncovered Lineman

R

E ET

W

T S

C

3

C

4

F

M

Collie

Defensive Front: 13 Tight with Mike and Rover Blitz

Uncovered

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

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.


Uncovered Lineman

R E ET

W

T S

C

3

CFM

Collie

Defensive Front: 22 Stack with outside inverts "Tuff"

Tuff

With both guards covered the center will "Collbackside while tracking the backside linebackeoutside invert.

Tackle alerts "Tuff" for any uncovered lineman which tells the center in this situation he must come out fast to compensate for the invert up tuff backside.

Nasty Alert 101

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 102

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)

TELG

TR W

M E

1

FS

3

S

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

Nasty Alert Follows 103

The Right And Left Call

E T T

R

M

W

E

C

3

C

F

SSoft

With any Soft call from the backside tackle the uncovered lineman can stay inside hard with a hand check to the 1 technique.

Defensive Front: 31 with Nasty Lber

Nasty

Nasty Alert Made By Offensive 104

Line. Back Has EMLOS

E T TR MW

E

C

3

C

4

F

S

Defensive Front: 31 Wide

Nasty

Nasty Alert

Guards makesNasty alert

Backside GuardDouble Reads

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

“Nasty” Alert Follows 105


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

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

Backside Guard has doubleRead from inside Lber toOutside invert.



FullbackDouble ReadCallside

UncoveredLinemanDouble ReadBackside

Uncovered Lineman listen forTuff or soft call from tackle

Fullback listen forPossible Nasty call

Fullback will listen andLook for potential “Nasty”alert.



Nasty Callside 108

Mollie / Collie Backside

E T TR MW E

C

3

C

F

S

Defensive Front: 31 Tight or "Solid Front"

Nasty

TT

TG

EC

R

G

W

T

M

Y

S

41

C

3

F

Z

E

Quarterback reads the tackle for his pass set.

Quarterback upon receiving the snap will sprint out to a depth of 7 to 8 yards and then stepping up at 5 yards to deliver the football.

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.

Sprint Out Protection 109

To A Full Reach

XT

TT

GE

C

R

G

W

T

M

Y

S

4

C

1

C

3

F

Z

E

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

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

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.

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.


To A Full Reach


To A Full Reach

Center

Drop step crossoverReach through


Linemen will take their backside armAnd rip it through the playside number.The depth of the dropstep is dictatedThe the width of the defender.

Guard TackleTackle Guard


To A Full Reach“Circle The Wagons”

The technique used with the sprint out game for ourOffensive 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 playsideJersey number of the defender.


To A Full Reach


Fullback is responsible for the playside linebacker.If the playside linebacker does not trigger thenfullback will peel backside for any pressure offthe backside.


To A Full Reach & Hinge


Uncovered Hinge BackUncovered Hinge Back

Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3


To A Full Reach


Tackle is on a full reach

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

Documents

Offensive Line Play - Football Clinics - Glazier Football ... Mega This...Offensive Line Play Jerry Campbell Clovis High School Web Site: E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 361-571-0463