GAP SCHEME PRIMER

Coaching Points for the RUNNING BACK in our "Gap Scheme", AND the sequence of CALLING them = ATTACHED:

Coach Bill Mountjoy
804-716-7038 (Va.)

There is always discussion about blocking the POWER at the "point of attack" when there is a "bubble" over the ON T, and the DE (on the TE) crashes.  When this happens it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to kick out the DE with a Fullback located IN the backfield.

Attached is OUR (& the Joe Gibbs) thinking on this:

Joe Gibbs drawing the original "COUNTER-TREY".  Click ONCE to OPEN, & CLICK AGAIN TO enlarge:

Oneback,
So how would a 4-3 over front stop a power/counter scheme with a 6 or even 7 tech de on the strongside? My thought is that the whole reason they put that guy in that position in the first place is to make it a sweep instead of a trap. That way, the speed on defense can run it down.
So is there a better way to play the strongside end or keep him in a 9 tech and have him squeeze the c gap down?

Coach,

I coach defense at a 4A level high school but we do see quite a bit of what you have been talking about with counter/power and zone blocking.