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[ClubWhatever 12315]

16 minutes ago, Hornlover said:

Doesn't look like a counter play to me. Unless you consider every play with a guard pulling to be "the counter". 

It looks more like just a zone run with a pulling guard.

The technique is the same. 

[TreatyOak 17398]

Does anyone feel slightly embarrassed for a QB who scrambles for a big gain or a TD in a game where he can't be touched? 

Jaxson Dart's debut for Ole Miss is filled w wild scrambles where he's even calling blocks downfield, etc. Card's TD scramble was somewhat, awkward. 

 

[gmr548 16702]

Doesn't look like a counter play to me. Unless you consider every play with a guard pulling to be "the counter". 
It looks more like just a zone run with a pulling guard.

You’ve got the guard and the tight end pulling, the playside hitting down blocks, and the back taking a false step/misdirection. Textbook counter.

[Hornlover 8946]

20 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

You’ve got the guard and the tight end pulling, the playside hitting down blocks, and the back taking a false step/misdirection. Textbook counter.

Eh, maybe. The reason I didn't think it looks like a counter is because the RB doesn't take a hard step in the wrong direction. He shuffles his feet a bit, but I'm usually expecting to see a hard fake. 

[Burt Macklin 19230]

24 minutes ago, Hornlover said:

Eh, maybe. The reason I didn't think it looks like a counter is because the RB doesn't take a hard step in the wrong direction. He shuffles his feet a bit, but I'm usually expecting to see a hard fake. 

It is a counter. It’s the same look OU murdered us with over and over to seal the game. 

Edited April 28, 2022 by Burt Macklin

[JBJ 3828]

On 4/27/2022 at 10:48 PM, Hornlover said:

Eh, maybe. The reason I didn't think it looks like a counter is because the RB doesn't take a hard step in the wrong direction. He shuffles his feet a bit, but I'm usually expecting to see a hard fake. 

Counter is the blocking scheme, doesn't matter what the runner does.

Any play where there are two backside pullers lead blocking off-tackle is broadly considered a counter.

It's also not the counter as you'd see it drawn an old playbook either though.  We combo block both DTs instead of strictly blocking down the line.

Edited April 29, 2022 by JBJ