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Still a centerpiece of Bob Davie/Urban Creyer/Dan Mullet offense. Just a middle school/ 1950s veer and single wing without the TEs (in a spread formation).
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Robber Technique - utilizing the safety in a zone (Cover 2 
) or Man Free (1 High) coverage as a spy on a QB who is a threat to run. The safety in both cases reads the QB after the snap and when certain of a run will move upfield in run defense. Keys are based on scouting reports of alignments and tendencies.
We used this mostly in Cover 2 with our SS playing Robber against mobile QB's. There were more of them back then in HS; however, we seem to see more dual threat guys at all levels nowadays. The ones that are good in the passing game can put the Robber in a bind with a good play action game. Years ago, you'd get a lot of Robber being played against the option teams. A play designed that hurt this technique was a pass off of the triple option that had the QB pull at the FB mesh and then abruptly belly his track and throw to the WR, who usually ran a post. Hard to cover when the QB might have burned them on the keep earlier in the game.
) or Man Free (1 High) coverage as a spy on a QB who is a threat to run. The safety in both cases reads the QB after the snap and when certain of a run will move upfield in run defense. Keys are based on scouting reports of alignments and tendencies.We used this mostly in Cover 2 with our SS playing Robber against mobile QB's. There were more of them back then in HS; however, we seem to see more dual threat guys at all levels nowadays. The ones that are good in the passing game can put the Robber in a bind with a good play action game. Years ago, you'd get a lot of Robber being played against the option teams. A play designed that hurt this technique was a pass off of the triple option that had the QB pull at the FB mesh and then abruptly belly his track and throw to the WR, who usually ran a post. Hard to cover when the QB might have burned them on the keep earlier in the game.
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Counselor, you might be a lot of things to a lot people on this board, but you ain't no one-trick pony ;)
Appreciate your football acumen.
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