I have a question that is related to your piece on the Titans counter play last week. Kyle: As a former offensive lineman, I love your column. I’ve never been involved with a high school squad that ran six-linemen sets (often called elephant personnel), so I don’t know what they would teach. ![]() You see, while most pro teams run versions of the same stuff, high school teams run all kinds of crazy formations and plays. But if the tight end happens to be an offensive lineman, that offensive tackle would help inside more, and only slide out if he’s in trouble.Īs far as if this is taught in high school: I don’t know. On passing plays when the tight end stays in, you are usually taught to help him as soon as possible if you don’t have a blitzer to account for yourself. The only person it would really affect is the offensive tackle that is lined up next to the extra man (assuming that the extra lineman is lined up as a tight end, and not in the backfield). ![]() Are there different blocking philosophies and techniques when it comes to these formations? Are these taught at the college or high school level?įor the most part, individual blocking techniques are the same in situations where you bring on an extra offensive lineman. Let's get right to it, starting with my homophonic buddy Bin's question:īin: As a Raider fan I see quite a few six-linemen formations. Welcome to the second-ever Question and Answer edition of Word of Muth.
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