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<blockquote data-quote="T_Braun78" data-source="post: 365886" data-attributes="member: 2664"><p>Against my better judgement, I offer an explanation: </p><p></p><p>The reason we “Cut” backside has to do with the momentum of the defenders in concert with the flow of the play. When the offense’s action indicates to a defender they are backside (a pulling guard for example), said defender will flow across the LOS to the ball carrier (to either make a tackle or maintain gap assignment). Now, the OL’s angle of engagement on that flowing DL is much more acute due to the spread option’s wide splits. In order to change the DL momentum vector, the OL wold have to overtake them, engage them perpendicular to the LOS, then change their velocity and apply enough force to cancel out the defenders initial momentum across the center and move the defender backwards away from the B back’s running lane. </p><p></p><p>A more successful way to stop a persuing defender is remove their source of acceleration (their legs), keeping them on the backside, removing them from the B Backs running lane. Often, defenders will counter this tactic by doing what 25 did above, reversing direction away from the play and taking themselves out of an impact position.</p><p></p><p>The path of the cut and the level (how high off the ground) of engagement determines whether a cut block was “good” or not. The cut above was not bad in terms of execution, and may have resulted in a defender down in 25 had tried to make the play. The “chop” is much more a function of the center getting amazing drive off the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T_Braun78, post: 365886, member: 2664"] Against my better judgement, I offer an explanation: The reason we “Cut” backside has to do with the momentum of the defenders in concert with the flow of the play. When the offense’s action indicates to a defender they are backside (a pulling guard for example), said defender will flow across the LOS to the ball carrier (to either make a tackle or maintain gap assignment). Now, the OL’s angle of engagement on that flowing DL is much more acute due to the spread option’s wide splits. In order to change the DL momentum vector, the OL wold have to overtake them, engage them perpendicular to the LOS, then change their velocity and apply enough force to cancel out the defenders initial momentum across the center and move the defender backwards away from the B back’s running lane. A more successful way to stop a persuing defender is remove their source of acceleration (their legs), keeping them on the backside, removing them from the B Backs running lane. Often, defenders will counter this tactic by doing what 25 did above, reversing direction away from the play and taking themselves out of an impact position. The path of the cut and the level (how high off the ground) of engagement determines whether a cut block was “good” or not. The cut above was not bad in terms of execution, and may have resulted in a defender down in 25 had tried to make the play. The “chop” is much more a function of the center getting amazing drive off the line. [/QUOTE]
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