QB Footwork On Outside Veer

Coach,

What we always taught for OSV (out of split backs) was for the QB to step away from center at about 4:00 (assuming veer to the right) and get downhill at the read key's downfield shoulder. The key is for the QB to get out away from center and get on his horse to the meshpoint, which was always over the Tackle's outside cheek. It is always the QB's fault if the back beats him there. He has to get there! If he can't, you can't run the play with him. His read is the first man outside the playside OT. Get to the spot, mesh and read (or if you do the point method read as you go), and get up field asap whether you have the ball or not! It was our most effective play.

Coach K,

No matter what method you use, point or otherwise, We NEVER step PARALLEL to the LOS. We ALWAYS step downhill with second step directly at read man! In order to facilitate this, QB 's FIRST STEP is a deep escape step, not at 3-4 o clock as most advocate. That is why it is IMPERATIVE that you teach your O LINE to fire out and surge DOWNHILL SO THAT THE QB CAN GET TO HIS READ BE IT THE OSV OR THE ISV IN A MOST EXPEDITIOUS MANNER. If your QB runs parallel to the LOS he is just inviting penetration and when that happens, he plays right into the hands of the defense, because his first step to avoid the penetrator is always BACKWARDS and that forces you BACK AWAY FROM YOUR READ MAN. When this happens, the read now has the advantage because the further the QB is from him, the easier it becomes
to force the nemisis of all option QB's and that is the proverbial "fuzzy read" which forces him to guess.

Coach Easton

JR,

Right on brother, you got it!

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

Coach KC,

DEEP ESCAPE STEP= DEPTH OF STEP IS NEVER DEEPER THAN THE QB'S SHOULDER WIDTH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE ALL IMPORTANCE QB BALANCE, AND ALWAYS AT 6 O CLOCK AND NOTHING LESS. USUALLY AMOUNTS TO 24-30 INCHES.

DOWN HILL = ALWAYS STEPPING DIRECTLY AT THE READ IN A FORWARD MOTION, NEVER PARALLEL, BEHIND THE SURGE OF THE O LINE.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE