Q&A with Justin Thomas

[Longestday]

Post snap leverage.... this is just from watching slow motion and trying to figure out why he takes different holes. Heck, they could have a play call that determines the hole on the triple option and I would never know. I know this for sure, sometimes the BBack goes left and sometimes he goes right of the guard.

 

[Longestday]

@wingsrlevel may have inside information... perhaps someone on the team told him it was a called dive and that Laskey and Perkin's tried to tell JT to change the play.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

@wingsrlevel may have inside information... perhaps someone on the team told him it was a called dive and that Laskey and Perkin's tried to tell JT to change the play.

I smell a good call-in show question. (hint, hint)

 

[Longestday]

I was thinking the same thing during my run. Does the BB have a read to know what lane to run after the mesh....

And I am sincere about wingslevel may have inside information.

 

[wingsrlevel]

I shouldn't use the word upset.... It's all part of the learning process. I think JT has a pretty good grasp on the offense.

 

[kg01]

He is all business! Love this kid.

Me and Terrell Owens agree ...

... that's my quarterback.

 

[UgaBlows]

And I am sincere about wingslevel may have inside information.

Duh, He's Laskey's Dad, of course he has inside information....

 

[wingsrlevel]

Duh, He's Laskey's Dad, of course he has inside information....

haha... no but I may know several palyers.

 

[wingsrlevel]

nt

 

[Longestday]

I have a perfect two play combo that shows the "optional path" of the BB.

Miami game 2014 3rd Q 12:50 mark.

• Triple option left
• DE has his back to QB for a give read to BBack
• You can see Laskey make a change in direction based on which way the guard is pushing. Very Clear in this play.
• Laskey turns and goes outside of guard (opposite way the guard is pushing)
• You can see the guard trying to push his guy inside, but not getting a lot of push.
• The DT is able to squeezes the hole and push Laskey into the DE

Next Play

• Triple option right
• DE gives a give read by going outside of the OT
• Guard blocks out
• Laskey goes inside of guard pushing/diving out

I do believe the guard blocking left or right is a read by the BBack. This is the only way to account for different lineup positions of the DL. The only other option is to have triple options called with an addition of which hole the BB is suppose to take (inside guard or outside guard).

 

[zhavenor]

I was thinking the same thing during my run. Does the BB have a read to know what lane to run after the mesh....

And I am sincere about wingslevel may have inside information.

Yes generally the B Back reads the block of the 1 man inside the dive read on triple. The player's called the action key. It helps the guards block out especially when he has to base block a 2 or 3 tech. Here is a link to an article about it. http://flexboneassociationacademy.c...-more-yards-on-the-dive-phase-of-inside-veer/