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Category Archives: Concepts
Gridiron Glossary: Slant Route
A slant route is a pass pattern where the receiver runs at a 45 degree angle toward the middle of the field either from his starting position or after proceeding downfield a few yards. The point of the route is … Continue reading
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Tagged Quick Slant, Slant
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Gridiron Glossary: High Hat
High Hat is a term for the position of an offensive lineman’s helmet at the start of a passing play. Many defenses use keys for their players to be able to quickly determine if the play is a pass or … Continue reading
Key Plays: 4th and Goal: Texas Tech and TCU
Texas Tech and TCU staged an immensely entertaining game, complete with an outstanding finish. Here is TCU’s go ahead touchdown with 23 seconds left The Situation TCU had driven down the field, but they stalled on the goal to go series. … Continue reading
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Tagged Crossing Routes, man to man, Pick Play, TCU, Texas Tech
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Gridiron Glossary: Hard Corner
A hard corner is technique played by a cornerback where he has flat responsibility and will likely be jamming the receiver and funneling him toward the middle of the field. Note that a cornerback playing up across from the receiver … Continue reading
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Key Plays: 4th and 14, Florida – Tennessee
If you missed the Florida-Tennessee game on Saturday, go back and watch it; it will be worth your time. If you’ve seen it, or if you’ve seen the highlights, you no doubt remember Florida’s 4th down touchdown with time running … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Flag Route
The flag route, also known as a corner route, is a pass pattern in which the receiver begins by running vertically for 10-12 yards before breaking at a 45 degree angle toward the sideline. The mirror to the post route, … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Post Route
The post route is a wide receiver pattern where the receiver runs vertically for 10-12 yards before breaking at a 45 degree angle toward the middle of the field. The route is common and run against a variety of … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Unbalanced Line
An unbalanced line is a feature of an offensive formation in which more than three offensive linemen line up on one side of the center. An unbalanced line is not simply a formation where different numbers of players are only either … Continue reading
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Key Plays: Alabama vs. Ole Miss
Today, we look at two plays from the Ole Miss – Alabama game on Saturday night. Both plays showcase Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze’s offense, his innovation and understanding of the game. He must be a nightmare to coach … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: X receiver
The X receiver is the designation traditionally given to the split end. Naming of positions varies to some degree from coach to coach, but the split end is usually the X receiver. Note that split end is separate from wide … Continue reading
Third Down Draw 