Hey Coach,
The Florida State Seminoles have a deep bag of tricks to pull from when it comes to the different ways that they can utilize their dominant counter run scheme.
Today we’re going to be talking about a GT counter wrinkle that worked perfectly for the Noles last season!
More clever run game designs like this one are discussed more in Throw Deep Publishing’s latest release: 101 Plays from the FSU Offense
Trips GT Counter Toss Bash
The best thing about how successful Florida State is with their guard/tackle counter play is the amount of different ways that they can get to it.
In this example, they will use a bash tag (back away) to read the backside DE. The full meaning of bash is back away speed handoff. The changeup to this is that the Noles are just using a toss to get the ball to the RB.
Getting into another FIB look, the defense will appear to be showing a man look with a post safety 15 yards deep. The best part about this play is that it attacks both sides of the field so regardless of how the defense is aligned the ball can hit on either side of the field.
Up front, the defense is in a field under g front so the read will remain the same as the QB will read the boundary 5 technique.
At the snap, the end crashes slightly before trying to peel out to the back. This is all the QB needs as he now knows his back can out-flank the DE and he decides to pitch it.
Receivers’ blocks on the perimeter will always be the difference between a short or a long run and they do their job on this play allowing for a fantastic gain!
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