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Category Archives: Concepts
Gridiron Glossary: The Pistol
An offensive formation where the quarterback is directly behind the center, but neither under center nor as deep as a shotgun position with a running back directly behind him. The key to the pistol is not the position of the … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Slot
The slot is the position of a backfield receiver about halfway between the offensive line and a split end. It can denote both the player and the position on the field. A player can be the slot or can be … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornerback, Linebacker, Safety, Slot
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Gridiron Glossary: the Box
The box is the area on the defensive side of the ball close to the line of scrimmage directly across from the offensive line. The box is usually about as wide as a tight end would be and about as … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: the Flat
The flat or the flats (there is one on either side of the field) is the shallow area of the field beyond the line of scrimmage. Sometimes it is defined as being outside of the hashmarks, but it is more … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Cover One Man
Cover One Man is a pass coverage where one defender has zone responsibility for the deep part of the field and each eligible receiver is covered man to man. In the screen shot there is one safety deep; he is … Continue reading
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Can Virginia Blitz UCLA to an upset?
Lost among the other high profile opening weekend games is a match up which could create the first major upset of the season. After scaring UCLA last season in Charlottesville, the Virginia Cavaliers will travel to the Rose Bowl where … Continue reading
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Tagged blitz, Jon Tenuta, man to man, UCLA, Virginia, zone blitz
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Gridiron Glossary: Zone Blocking
Zone Blocking is a blocking scheme for offensive lineman in which the covered offensive linemen block the man in front of them and the uncovered offensive lineman step placed to execute a combo block, if a defender is available, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Combo Block, Zone Blocking, Zoning
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Gridiron Glossary: 4-3 Under
The 4-3 under is a defensive formation with four defensive lineman, three linebackers and four secondary players where the defensive lineman are shifted away from the strong side. The name under comes from an under shift. The opposite is an … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Oklahoma Drill
Oklahoma is a practice drill where one defensive player lines up against an offensive blocker with a running back behind him. The defender must engage the offensive player, beat him and then tackle the running back. The drill can … Continue reading
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Gridiron Glossary: Combo Blocking
A combination or combo block is one in which two offensive players initially engage a defender to block before one of the offensive players disengages and engages a second, designated defender. Usually you have two offensive linemen engaging a … Continue reading
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