Slide protection

Just give gap responsibility away from side where RB blocks. If you are covered & teamate in the direction you are sliding is uncovered - stay square on 1/2 of man on you to the direction you are sliding to give BODY PRESENCE to man sliding towards you (& so that your block won't be wasted) as you KEEP YOUR EYES on the LB in direction you are sliding, so you can take him IF he comes. If teammate in the direction you are sliding was covered - slide to him right away.

Believe me - that is all there is to it!

That is the TECHNIQUE. The actual rules are ultra-simple: NOTE: "ONSIDE" = side RB blocks!

ON T: Onside B Gap
ON G: Onside A Gap
CTR: Offside A Gap
OFF G: Offside B Gap
OFF T: Offiside C Gap
RB: Block first man on or outside on ON T.

IF a 1 TE is involved - we normally slide TOWARD him making him resp. for OFFSIDE D GAP! If 2 TE's are involved - the ON TE blocks Onside C Gap & OFF TE blocks same as last sentence.

REMEMBER: This is a ZONE protection, & vs. all "Zone Dogs", "Twists", etc. - you zone it off!

Use 8 man "max pro"! 2 TE/2 WR/1 RB. Free release ONLY 2 WR's & check release 2 TE's & RB!

We also have a play from the same set up where QB can either pass or hand off on a simple draw up the middle (with same blocking). Depending on what QB sees he makes a code word call to RB to tell him if he pass protects or carries on draw. IF they are unsound enough to put 2 D gap rushers to both sides (something I have never see, nor probably will ever see) - then there are not enough people in the middle to stop a draw. I don't spend any time worrying about something like THAT (if they had 2 D gap rushers to each side & covered our 4 quick receivers, that would leave only THREE men to take BOTH C GAPS, BOTH B GAPS, & BOTH A GAPS!!!!!