General Film Clips and Play Breakdown

slugboy

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Here’s a couple of quick clips of a Kyle Shanahan Denver/West Coast trap play. There are two different looks, but you can see 82 or 44 (tight end lined up as an H-Back) pull across and make a key lead block. In both, they get numbers on the left, but run right and pull a fairly fast but big player to make a hole.

The blocking is great up front, so the the H-back lead block is way downfield. Pittsburgh is in a 3-4, and it looks like the Cards are too. Both defenses look like they’re expecting run, but get gashed up the middle. The entire line blocks to the left, and the defensive lines follow that movement, except for the guard (75) who pulls right and seals the LB who is on the end in a 2 pt stance. Four out of 5 linemen are set up with fairly easy blocks, while the pulling left guard is on a island—he’s got to be fast and absolutely has to nail his block or the play is a loss—at least long enough for the running back to get past the line of scrimmage.

This is one of those plays that’s fantastic if you can block it and you set it up right, and a hot mess if anything goes wrong.

 
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