Installing the ISO

Near Ear Rule - The near ear rule pertains to where an offensive lineman places his helmet on an inside running play. In other words, an offensive lineman will locate the nearest ear of a down linemen and use this as a landmark for his helmet placement. The near ear rule is how the blocking schemes are set. According to type of play called will determine where your offensive lineman will place their helmet on the down defender in the running game. With all numbers 0-1, 2-3, 4-5 our offensive linemen will landmark the near ear of the defender's helmet for who he will block and where he will place his helmet on the snap of the ball. 6 & 7's puts the offensive line tracking through the outside number for play side combo and next number over for the backside combo linemen. The footwork and technique used here is a drop step with the lineman ripping his backside arm through the playside jersey number of the down defender.