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At this point the defensive back has slid in far enough for us to get to the outside, so we snap the ball and look for an opening. |
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The blocking up front holds very nicely as our running back prepares to take the handoff. Meanwhile, our receiver is moving upfield looking to make a block on the far right side of the image. |
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| The running back takes the ball and salivates at all the open field to his right. |
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| We continue running into the open area as we look to try to turn this into something big. |
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| Ward gives us the downfield block that we needed to pick up a few extra yards before being taken down to the ground. |
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The end result is a gain of 9 yards and an ideal situation for a 2nd down conversion attempt. |
Conclusion
Using motion in your running game this year can really open up some doors that you may have not thought possible. However, if you're going to use motion in the running game, then it's going to be equally important for you to use similar types of motion in the passing game as well. The reason it's going to be to your benefit to use motion in the passing game as well is because that will prevent opponents from knowing whether you are running or passing. Otherwise, if you only use motion when you're running the ball they're going to use the run commit feature everytime, providing them with a much better shot at stopping your ground game.
