[Iowanian]

If the lineman know the back, and know the hole is flowing to, unless there are additional calls on for a defense change, they'll know who to block. Center and Guard will know their primary responsibilities depending on the defense setup, and they'll know if they should both take the DT of have individual task.

I'm sure it's much more complicated at the college and pro level because of the movement, but it was pretty cut and dried for us.

I played guard a little to, and I knew based on the call where I was going....if I were pulling for a sweep or trap and to smash the first
guy I got to on arrival. The only real difference was if someone didn't beat their guy, or if the D-line stunted or something. Otherwise, if
they OC and OG handled their guy, mine was the first LB on the 2nd level.

There wasn't much as far as fancy calls for the line, unless we saw a blitz coming. Then it's a matter of taking the inside or outside guy.

I'm sure it's much more complicated even at bigger Schools.


In the offenses I played in, the "1" was the quarterback, "2" "3" were running backs and 4 was a wing back. 2nd number was the hole and anything else
just told you draw, dive, trap, power trap, power dive, sweep, reverse.

And then the opposite of what you said applied to the line. If it was Zebra Left Y 102 stick, I knew it told the WRs and TEs where to go and what routes to run, but I only had to worry about my blocking responsibility...or if that play involved a route for a back.