Redskins old counter power series/oneback

Newguy,

Coach Mountjoy indeed has a lot to say in those forums. You can find them quickly by using the search features of the board. Go to the forum, hit search and you can search by author for everything OneBack has posted. It'll take a while to read it all.

Don't forget to check the archives, there's lots of good stuff in there also.

Newguy - if you have any trouble finding that, or figuring it out - email me at butzadams@hotmail.com
Bill

In THIS offense - the TB can line up with his HEELS anywhere from 5 1/2 to 7 yards deep. Here is a quote from Bill Walsh at the 2003 AFCA Convention:

TAKEN FROM BILL WALSH LECTURE AT 2003 AFCA CONVENTION

"FIRST - I've notice a lot of coaches place the tailback at nine yards depth, even at eight and sometimes seven. We know that the tailback from that position can cut back or bend outside. The tailback has some options as he's viewing the blocking in front of him. But we also know that the tailback has at least three or four more steps to take before he gets to the line of scrimmage. So the offensive lineman or lead back have to hold their blocks that much longer.

With that in mind, PROBABLY THE BEST RUNNING GAME I HAVE SEEN IN ALL OF FOOTBALL WAS THE REDSKINS WITH JOHN RIGGINS. His heels were at five-and-a-half yards depth. He would counter step if he needed to allow time for the pulling people to get in front of him. But what we do is give up three or four steps to linebackers' pursuit if we line up especially deep.

I suggest that you run the same exact plays with your tailback five-and-a-half yards deep. If he needs to, he can counter step to allow blocking to form. But we don't allow linebackers to get full pursuit on us. We don't allow people to have three or four steps movement as we take three or four steps farther to get to the line of scrimmage".

As to your SECOND question - you DO zone the Countert/Power playside if you "Duece" or "Trey" block - except the combo id DOWN, NOT OUT!!!!! Look at my posts on this thread under "GAP DOWN SCHEMES". Below are the BLOCKIONG rules for the COUNTER/POWER, as well as the ZONES. Contrast them!

I ZONE BLOCKING RULES:

A) (EVERYONE) IF YOU ARE UNCOVERED — ZONE WITH YOUR TEAMMATE TO PLAYSIDE.
B) (EVERYONE) IF YOU ARE COVERED LOOK BACKSIDE - #1 IF YOUR TEAMATE BACKSIDE IS UNCOVERED - ZONE WITH HIM. #2 IF YOUR TEAMATE BACKSIDE IS COVERED — MAN BLOCK.

II COUNTER/POWER BLOCKING RULES:

PLAYSIDE (ALL) = A) IF YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE IS UNCOVERED — COMBO WITH YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE FROM THE MAN ON YOU TO THE BACKSIDE LB. B) IF YOUR INSIDE TEAMATE IS COVERED — COMBO WITH YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE FROM THE MAN ON HIM TO THE BACKSIDE LB. NOTE: GAP BLOCK VS. "SOLID LOOK". NOTE: TE blocks down on DLM on ON T - if he is uncovered, TE goes thru to the MLB area.

CENTER = 1ST MAN ON LOS OFFSIDE

OFFSIDE GUARD = A) COUNTER = TRAP EMLOS; B) POWER = LEAD THRU ON PLAYSIDE LB

OFFSIDE TACKLE = SQUEEZE B GAP & HINGE ON EDGE RUSHER

H = A) COUNTER = LEAD THRU ON PLAYSIDE LB; B) POWER = TRAP (KICK) EMLOS