Was slanting to the A gap when lined up on the guard's outside shoulder. It was like "Let's Make a Deal: 'What's behind Door Number 3?'" when you arrive in that A gap. It's exciting, but first one has to hide the weight displacement on their feet to avoid giving it away. It's easy to do and OL can be easily fooled. But enough on that, "Monty" opens the door and if you're lucky and the offense calls the FB dive play, you win an instant, violent, light-bulb-flash collision with a back, just as he's getting the handoff. A real "HELLO!" moment.
AT NU, I was always lined up on the outside shoulder of the OT and slanting to the B gap. My freshman year, that resulted in the hardest hit I ever experienced - a helmet-to-helmet collision with Greg Boykin producing a "Hardee's star" phosphene in the B gap in a practice scrimmage. The rush from the violence was amazing and I shouted out something.
At Wheaton, I often lined up on the guard's outside shoulder and got to slant to the A gap on stunts. I remember two slants into FB dive plays resulting in helmet-to-helmet collisions and consequent forced fumbles and turnovers. The RB never had a chance. It happens so fast, and I wouldn't know what the result was for a slit second after the "BOOM!" until I recognized the wonderful scramble for the loose ball. If your guys grabbed it - you're both instant heroes, and everyone celebrates. The perfect call for the moment and it just blows up their plans. It's incredibly fun! We took all hope away from Hope College.
Just reminiscing.
AT NU, I was always lined up on the outside shoulder of the OT and slanting to the B gap. My freshman year, that resulted in the hardest hit I ever experienced - a helmet-to-helmet collision with Greg Boykin producing a "Hardee's star" phosphene in the B gap in a practice scrimmage. The rush from the violence was amazing and I shouted out something.
At Wheaton, I often lined up on the guard's outside shoulder and got to slant to the A gap on stunts. I remember two slants into FB dive plays resulting in helmet-to-helmet collisions and consequent forced fumbles and turnovers. The RB never had a chance. It happens so fast, and I wouldn't know what the result was for a slit second after the "BOOM!" until I recognized the wonderful scramble for the loose ball. If your guys grabbed it - you're both instant heroes, and everyone celebrates. The perfect call for the moment and it just blows up their plans. It's incredibly fun! We took all hope away from Hope College.
Just reminiscing.
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