Slide protection vs 2 techniques

Coach what does BOB STAND FOR IN YOUR SCHEME.

Coach

We use a slide technique i picked up off a tape of a clinic with jim mcnally (we are a middle school team). We usually slide to the weak side (short side) since that tends to be where most of the "mickey mouse" type stunts will come from. The weak tackle takes the widest pass rusher. The weak guard drops steps and turns his body at almost a 45 degree angle to the LOS, where he is in perfect position to take either the DE or OLB, whoever twists inside on the stunt. The center stays square to the LOS, but slides down to close with the weak guard. THis puts him in perfet position if the defense tries to stunt the DE or OLB way down inside behind the DT...this positioning keeps the olinemen from having to get caught up in each other trying to switch assignments when the defense pulls a twist-type stunt. If there is a NG-DT shaded to the strong side of the center, the strong guard will stay square to the LOS and slide to close with the center. If he does this, the back steps in to fill for the strong guard. If there is a stud DT head up or in an outside shade of the strong guard, he does not slide and the back steps up to check for blitz, inside-out progression. Strong tackle takes outside rusher strong side if you are releasing the TE.

This has worked great for us at the middle school level, even when the defense brings more rushers than we have blockers...we still manage to slow them down enough to get off the quick pass.

Hope this gives you some ideas...