West Virginia gadget play?

JOHN,

That was a new one on me and I never heard an explanation from anyone the entire broadcast. I'd like to know also.

Coach Easton

A month or so ago I watched WVU run this several times out of a base formation. Oline does not move and skill positions carry out the play.

My take is that if a defense is relying on stimulus response and reading lineman movement they could be in a quandry. They been instructed that the oline does not move and the ball does. many of you ahve heard "Read your keys- read your keys" "Don't watch the backfield" LBS can be taught to read their guards or the triangle. What do lbs do if the oline does not move. How many d coordinators coach their kids up on a play that starts on the snap but the lineman do not move?

I could just see one of my LBs coming to the sideline and telling his coach "my key did not move" "What do I do?"

When I saw it it was effective. Glad nobody has done this to us.

Tiger,

We read the triangle guards to backs or tackle/te to back. However, many a system is predicated on reading lineman and the techniques they are attempting to execute especially for teams lucky enough to have two gap defensive line. From what I witnessed the defensive line did not get off the ball and played on a second delay. All i could think was that the stimulus they recieved did not match with a trained response and caused a delay as they searched for an answer.

Coach Kramer