Point Method

Hey History 10,

Good questions and very easily corrected. First off the QB will not be any deeper into the hole than the lip of the hole on a pull read, for the very reason you mention. As he takes his escape step and gathers his left foot to his back foot, he then drives downhill following the 0 line surge to his read. AS HE REACHES THE LIP OF THE HOLE HE WILL MAKE HIS GIVE OR KEEP DECISION. IF IT IS A GIVE HE SIMPLY CONTINUES ANOTHER STEP INTO THE HOLE AS THE BACK CLOSES DOWN ON THE FOOTBALL IN A PERFECT TRANSFER OF THE BALL. IF IT IS A PULL, HE SIMPLY PULLS THE EXTENDED BALL AS THE BACK CRASHES THE HOLE AND QB IS OFF TO HIS NEXT READ. THE TECHNIQUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME FOR BOTH ISV AND OSV WITH THE ADDED STEP NECESSARY TO REACH THE C GAP ON THE OSV BY THE QB. The over running of the hole by the QB is quickly addressed by getting a fire hose, use of cones or whatever, to establish correct aiming points for dive back (brown spot of the playside guard on the ISV and outside leg of T on the OSV) and repping it over and over again until it just becomes automatic. Bettter yet, use live personnel as much as is possible when repping, making certian the line splits are CORRECT. Hope these points will help.

Coach Easton

PS: I teach GATHERING front foot to back after initial escape step because I never want my QB to come down the LOS PARALLEL. I WANT THAT FIRST STEP AFTER THE GATHER TO BE DOWNHILL FOLLOWING SURGE OF THE LINE, ALWAYS!!! COMING PARALLEL TO LOS ALLOWS FOR PENETRATION TO BUBBLE THE QB'S PATH AND PRESENTS A FUZZY READ MOST OFTEN OF THE READ MAN, SOMETHING THAT WE TRY OUR BEST TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING.