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<blockquote data-quote="vamosjackets" data-source="post: 60106" data-attributes="member: 216"><p>My highschool ran a version of the CPJ GSU option and/or the Nebraska option back in the late 90's. We went to GSU camps in the summers. We ran out of an I formation with a TE normally. I played fullback in this formation (which is the equivalent of the BB) and we worked on the "mesh" a lot. It's kind of an art with a little bit of science. For us, the QB was the decision maker. He would put the ball in the FB's gut as soon as possible (ie while the FB was still in the backfield early in his track), and "ride" the handoff for about 3 steps. The QB had to make the decision within those 3 steps while he was riding the FB. If he was still hesitant, the FB was taught to go ahead and clamp down on the ball after that to avoid a fumble even if the QB was trying to pull it. During the early part of the ride, the FB was supposed to have a lose clamp on the ball so that the QB could still make the decision to pull it. The FB wasn't the decision maker, but he was also seeing the same thing as the QB but couldn't be as focused on the read because he's focusing on exploding out of a sprinter's stance through that hole as fast as possible. It certainly wasn't without its errors for us as a highschool team. But, we had a lot of success with it too. We didn't have nearly the sophistication as CPJ's actual offense, but we had a good offense for our level and could change blocking schemes and all that to make it very tough on the defense. QB's had to be very smart, savvy, and cool under pressure. Fullback had to be a bat out of hades with great balance and toughness.</p><p></p><p>I do wonder if CPJ has kept the same methods as he had back then or whether he's continued to tweak them. Sometimes it looks like the BB is doing some reading as well as the QB, but I don't know. It's definitely an artform, and I'm always impressed by how well they do it. Millions of reps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vamosjackets, post: 60106, member: 216"] My highschool ran a version of the CPJ GSU option and/or the Nebraska option back in the late 90's. We went to GSU camps in the summers. We ran out of an I formation with a TE normally. I played fullback in this formation (which is the equivalent of the BB) and we worked on the "mesh" a lot. It's kind of an art with a little bit of science. For us, the QB was the decision maker. He would put the ball in the FB's gut as soon as possible (ie while the FB was still in the backfield early in his track), and "ride" the handoff for about 3 steps. The QB had to make the decision within those 3 steps while he was riding the FB. If he was still hesitant, the FB was taught to go ahead and clamp down on the ball after that to avoid a fumble even if the QB was trying to pull it. During the early part of the ride, the FB was supposed to have a lose clamp on the ball so that the QB could still make the decision to pull it. The FB wasn't the decision maker, but he was also seeing the same thing as the QB but couldn't be as focused on the read because he's focusing on exploding out of a sprinter's stance through that hole as fast as possible. It certainly wasn't without its errors for us as a highschool team. But, we had a lot of success with it too. We didn't have nearly the sophistication as CPJ's actual offense, but we had a good offense for our level and could change blocking schemes and all that to make it very tough on the defense. QB's had to be very smart, savvy, and cool under pressure. Fullback had to be a bat out of hades with great balance and toughness. I do wonder if CPJ has kept the same methods as he had back then or whether he's continued to tweak them. Sometimes it looks like the BB is doing some reading as well as the QB, but I don't know. It's definitely an artform, and I'm always impressed by how well they do it. Millions of reps. [/QUOTE]
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