Off Tackle running game

PJLOWERY,

I have run a 4-2-5 for 20 years. Here is a adjustment we make out of it to stop off tackle bleeding. From our normal alignment, we bring our TIGER BACK (your OSLB) who normaly aligns at 3 yds off the LOS and 5 yds wide, and put him inside of our 7 tech and kick the 7 to a 9. See diagrams


........................................................FS.......................................................................................


.....................TB-----------------------LB..LB............................TB......................................................
...C........................................5....3............3.....7............................................................................
0.............................................O...O...C...O...O...O.....................................C......................................
.........................................................QB.....................................................Z...................................
.........................................................FB..........................................................................................
........................................................RB..........................................................................................

THIS IS OUR NORMAL ALIGNMENT (INVITING THEM TO RUN AT THE BUBBLE)

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..................................TB...............LB.......LB.TB..............................................................................
....C......................................5....2..........3........9.............................................................................
O...........................................0...0...C...0...0...0........................................C.......................................
......................................................QB...........................................................Z........................................................................................FB................................................................................................
......................................................RB...............................................................................................


THIS IS THE ADJUSTMENT: CHEAT THE FS OVER A LITTLE BIT TO COVER ANY ESCAPE FROM BACKSIDE
OR UNEXPECTED MISDIRECTION. MOVE THE SAM BACKER LATERALLY TO A 40 TECH. LEAVE THE MIKE IN THE MIDDLE. BRING THE TB INSIDE THE KICKED OUT 9 TO A 60 TECH. WE JUST CALL IT "42 EASTON SPECIAL"

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE