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Category Archives: Glossary
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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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
Gridiron Glossary: Zone Read
The zone read is an offensive play, usually run from the shotgun formation, in which the offensive line zone blocks and the quarterback give the ball to a running back or keeps it himself based on an unblocked defender he … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Trips
Trips, short for triple, is an aspect of an offensive formation that involves three receivers split out to one side of the formation. Trips doesn’t describe the formation; it is just an aspect of the formation. Gridiron Glossary is a … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: I Formation
The I formation is an offensive formation in which the quarterback is under center, a full back is lined up directly behind the quarterback, and a tailback is lined up directly behind the full back. The I formation is … Continue reading
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Gridiron Glossary: 3 technique
A defender is lined up in a three technique if he is one the line of scrimmage across from a guard’s outside shoulder. Any defender can theoretically be in a 3 technique, but it is almost exclusively a defensive … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Strong Side
The strong side of an offensive formation is the side of the field, left or right, where the offense has more blockers available for a running play. Many defenses or defensive calls rely on designating the strong side of the offense … Continue reading
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Gridiron Glossary: Splits
A split is the horizontal distance between two offensive lineman when they are in the formation. Splits vary by the offense, coach and situation. When the offense lines up with wide splits they create large gaps. Those gaps can be … Continue reading
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Third Down Draw 