OneBack - Tiger One: To Trap or Not to Trap?

Trailblazer,

I AM NOT A BIG TRAPPER, BUT DO RUN AN INSIDE TRAP. I CALL IT "20 LEAD TRAP" AND IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THAT THE RB GETS THE BALL OUT OF THE PRO WITH "I" BACKS INSTEAD OF THE FB. VERSES A 4-3 THE CENTER STEPS TO THE BACKSIDE 2I,2 OR 3 ON THE SNAP. THE BSG IS OFF HIS BUTT TO TRAP THE FRONTSIDE 3. THE PSG GOES TO WILL. THE FB TAKES THE DIVE FAKE AND GOES DIRECTLY TO MIKE. HERE COMES THE RB RIGHT UP THE GUT! DETRACTORS SAY THE PLAY IS TOO LONG DEVELOPING AND THE FB SHOULD GET THE BALL. WELL, IF HE DID, IT WOULDN'T BE THE PLAY I DESIGNED 14 YEARS AGO, IT WOULD BE SOMEONE ELSES! WE RAN THIS IN OUR 1994 AFL SUPER BOWL WIN, AGAINST A TEAM THAT WAS 15-0 GOING INTO THE GAME. WE HAD A 13 PLAY DRIVE STARTING ON OUR OWN 19 AND RAN THIS PLAY 6 TIMES IN THAT DRIVE! THE DASH SERIES (VARIATION) WE RUN OUT OF MY 3 X 2 5 WIDE RECEIVER SET IS VERY GOOD TO US AS WELL. WE ALSO RUN IT OUT OF ONE BACK SET.

COACH EASTON

Lead nose is a wham play right?

BILL,

WHAM ACTION IS CONSTITUTED BY A DOUBLE TEAM AT THE POA AND PULLING HELP FROM THE BACKSIDE, USUALLY THE GUARD (AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS TAUGHT) THIS IN RESPONSE TO JOE'S QUESTION ABOVE. CAN YOU RUN DOWN THE "LEAD NOSE" PLAY FOR ME? THANKS!

JC

TRAIL BLAZER,

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

COACH EASTON

Bill and JC,

Thanks for the responses that you provided. Sorry I haven't got back to you sooner but i was away this past weekend for our Semi-Pro League meeting. Thanks again for the responses.

Mike

Trailblazer - email me at butzadams@hotmail.com re: "TRAP".

PS: We like it best as a QUICK TRAP right lover the Center - whe he is uncovered, & there a 3 technique to the playside (which we see a lot).