Mackeyser
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The Hook and Ladder play is a prime example of what he's talking about.
Plays like this have been around for a long time and if executed properly can be used to devastating effect. And yes, incorporating rugby techniques CAN be very effective.
Imagine: Tavon Austin catches a 10 yard in. The corner is closing on him and the safety is also closing on him. Now, normally, a nearby WR, let's say Bailey, would try to block the safety, but instead, Bailey starts accelerating against the grain just behind Austin. If the safety breaks down on Austin, Austin laterals to Bailey who now turns the corner behind the corner who just tackled Austin without the ball and Bailey has nothing, but End Zone in front of him.
If the safety breaks on Bailey, then the fake lateral and acceleration upfield by Austin is enough to gain more yards.
The point is that it adds variables for the defense to think about.
And as we saw last year when our defense was thinking early in the season... a thinking defense is a defense that breaks down and gives up big plays.
Would it ever need to be on the scale as what that HS coach would run? Heck no. The point would be to CREATE DOUBT.
Plays like this have been around for a long time and if executed properly can be used to devastating effect. And yes, incorporating rugby techniques CAN be very effective.
Imagine: Tavon Austin catches a 10 yard in. The corner is closing on him and the safety is also closing on him. Now, normally, a nearby WR, let's say Bailey, would try to block the safety, but instead, Bailey starts accelerating against the grain just behind Austin. If the safety breaks down on Austin, Austin laterals to Bailey who now turns the corner behind the corner who just tackled Austin without the ball and Bailey has nothing, but End Zone in front of him.
If the safety breaks on Bailey, then the fake lateral and acceleration upfield by Austin is enough to gain more yards.
The point is that it adds variables for the defense to think about.
And as we saw last year when our defense was thinking early in the season... a thinking defense is a defense that breaks down and gives up big plays.
Would it ever need to be on the scale as what that HS coach would run? Heck no. The point would be to CREATE DOUBT.
