JT Curtis Cutback Play

VeerOption, I have had the DVD's for about a year now. They are pretty good. Coach Campbell runs a cutback off the midline (10/11 opposite). I don't run a veer cutback, but a few years ago, my QB pulled the ball and cutback opposite of the playside for an 89 yard touchdown run. That was against a 3-3 stack defense. 3-3 stack coaches will admit that stopping cutback is tough for them to do.

Could you guys go through how you block it and such? I'm a little confused. Thanks.

COACH JOHN,

If it is a cutback play, then to me, it is obviously a COMPLIMENTARY PLAY to the veer and not an actual veer. In that rule, sounds like like a great play. I run a similar play, I believe, as a complimentary to the ISV. I just call it 40 BEND where the dive back hits the strong side B gap using the outside leg of the guard as his aiminmg point as on any ISV, takes the ball and reads MIKE all the way as he bends it back to the weak side after a step or two ACROSS THE LOS.

Coach Easton

Tiger One-

Do you have your Bendback play diagrammed?

Is curtis' cutback play with the fb or qb keeping the ball?

if it is the fullback, have you guys done it with the QB keeping on the veer?

would you fold block the backside to create a crease or would you just try to wash it down?

This "cutback" play sounds very interesting. Im going to have to look thru Coach Campbell's manual that I have and probably get ahold of the Curtis dvd's.

veer option,

I know they mostly run out of split backs. Is this play the counter dive where the back that the QB opens up to comes across the face of the QB or does the back get it like regular dive and then cuts back?

does he cut back after receiving the handoff or before?

Tiger One- How do you block your Bendback vs a 4-4 ? My HC is afraid that the 2 technique will make the play and it is a tough block for the backside guard, I tend to agree.

Thoughts?

ISV...Cutback from Fullback's path from FLEXBONE FORMATION.


FB takes normal ISV path. He reads the first down lineman inside the QB's read. Ex. 50 def. QB is reading a 5 tech the FB will read the first DL inside....0 tech. The FB may bend back behind the center's block (never crossing the Center's original alignment).

Same principle as FB belly out of the I except QB does not reverse pivot.

QB must keep front foot from being overextended. Do not want to cutoff the FB's bendback path. He may begin to bend while the ball is still engaged in the FB's belly.

It's not a called play..it's built in..FB must keep eyes open and read...that is why I've always contended that you still read a 4i and 4..it's not an automatic PULL because of the FB's read and his ability to bend back.

Blocking remains the same. Teams will begin to over pursue on tail motion.

Just to add a little credence...This is how we ran it at Ga. Southern in the late 80's and 90's. Nothing revolutionary.

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Originally posted by: CUI
Thanks for the info. I am a little worried about how the FB bending back might change the mesh slightly and possible cause fumbles.

I always did too...but the runner ran under control and made the read..QB has to make a decision by the time FB got to QB's front foot.


What was the FB aiming point on ISV, inside hip of guard? ....Crack of the G to outside cheek..

I assume you looped the play side (guard to playside LB blocking for the dive and outside release OT to LB for QB) and scooped the back side? It's really no different than running a true zone blocking scheme true stretch..don't have Ol blocking back

What about vs a shaded nose (1 and 5 playside), would you double team here, or just plan on a cutback? Center would have to reach him with BSG stretching also..then natural cutback takes place. Too hard ... check the other way.

If you have the cut back installed, do you run FB trap? We did have it in but only ran a few times..You're right became moot. It seems unnecessary.

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If you don't want to use the bend back principle then I would use the trap...as Lou states above...it's great against an odd defense...

vs even def. the natural bend back takes place against the frontside 2 tech so the bend may never end up backside of center.

The curtis veer cutback is like this:

Running back takes first three steps same, recieves handoff and cuts back off of c's block. If there is a 1 or 2 tech, center and guard will fold block.
QB takes first step like inside veer, then slides back giving back area behind center.
Linemen take inside power step then get upfield on backers, don't block anthing beyond 3 tech.

I don't think this would work very well with the QB as the ballcarrier. The biggest advantage to cutback is the veer look and then breaking against it--using the QB to pull flow of the LB's. QB trap is good, but it is not cutback.