Football 101...Training Camp for the Fan.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Relevant to the impending season.....methods of protecting a young QB with a reconstructed Oline.

Running the ball, 3 and 5 step drops, changes in WR routes, double TE sets.

Does anyone care to expand on this topic?

Teams that has a weak offensive line and/or a inexperienced QB, more often will run Max protection on passing downs (Meaning, everybody, except the 2 WR's (or in some cases, 3 WR's.) will be pass blocking.

So, running the ball is the first (of course, we all know this from experience) and a 3 step drop is more often used for quick hooks, curls, slants, in's or outs (usually 5-7 yards from the LOS.)

5 step drop is usually used on play action plays, as well as a normal passing down.

Changes in WR routes occur on audibles before the snap, or in some cases, the WR and QB needs to know what type of a defense scheme the defense is displaying (Man-to-man? Zone? Cover 4 zone? Cover 2 Man? etc etc.) where a WR would have the option of changing the origional route to a alternative route, to beat the zones.

Double TE set is this formation:



Starting on your left, WR, TE, LT, LG, C, RG, RT, TE, WR.

Then of course, the QB, and the HB behind the C.