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Pass Plays for the Final Drive
JACKELWAY
The final offensive poss€ssion is an opportunity
:o win the game. We'v€ all been in such sitta-
:ions, and we've experienced great victories as
rell as gut-wrenching d€feats. These situations
always heighten the victory and s€em to inteniify
the emptiness of a ]oss.
The situation we've been presented withlooks
iike this: 30 seconds remaining, on€ tim€-out,
irst'and-goal from the g-yard line. we need a
rouchdown to win-no probleml
Gcrring inro thiq "iluarion is.ne rhing: preoadng
to capitalize on the situation is the task
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hand. Our preparation for this 6rtuation includes
the following plan: identifi€ation of our
'clutch" series, practice time devoted to such situations,
and execution of our clutch series.
The offensive staffwil s€lect three or four plays
ihat we can "hang our hat on." These are plays
:hat, regardless ofthe defense, we execute to the
highest d€gree ofproficiency. We also prepare for
$ hat we expect a defense to present. One chang€
ire have Been in defensive football in these situarions
basbeentheuse ofmorezone covemge than
rhe heretofore man or blitz coverage. we will not
discount the possibility of the combination defenses
that will be used to make us eam a touch-
The last 30 minutes ofThursday's practice is
always set aside for specific 2-minute situations.
The practice tim€ allows oul offetse to develop a
sense ofpoise, purpose, and execution ofthetask
hand. We {,ant to establish a tempo for 2-
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minute situations- OuI playeN are inehucted to
get to the line of scrimmage as quickly as pos-
- rhle. Our.kill plarers,WR. TE. RB. QB) are in-
:tructed onmethods to conseNe time and to stop
the clock without the use oftime-outs. Our QBs
$ill hear constantly from us that their best decijion
may be thrcwing to row 17. The QB's recosnition
ofa "no chance" play alows our offense to
remain in control by avoiding a sack, a turnover,
We will give oul QB two plays to call rn the
huddle with respective Enap counts for each. Since
rhere was no mention of where the ball has been
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marked, we will take the liberty ofplacing it in
the middle ofthe field. Let's get startedl
84 Y Delay
The fimt play attempted will be an 84 Y delay,
FB read, run from a doubl€s right formation. This
play is dmwn up veNus a 3-4 front with cover 3
behind it (see Figurc 1).
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The fullback is given a "ftee release" thmugh
the inside leg of the strong safety. He'll force the
defensive covemge and specifrcally expand the
stronsside linebacker (S) bywidening him to the
top ofhis zone drop. We'll place our tullback (FB)
at one yard deep into the end zone and as wide as
the strong safety's (SS) original alignmeni. His
tunction is to attmct two defendem, S and SS.
Our flanker will rrm his comeback route by driving
the corner 17 yards into the end zone and coming
back to 15 yards.
The tight end (Y) will "slow-block by inl.iting
the shongside defensive tackle (ST) upfield. Y will
key tbe dmp of S and occupy the area S has vacat€d.
Y must be aseressive while slow-blocking
and he canDot get held by the ST Our tailback
(TB) will check release offthe weakside linebacker
(W) and milTor the drop ofthe middle linebacker
(M). He has an opportunity to occupy orblockM,
and we will have a successful play.