Looking for a way to improve your playside power or counter run game? These gap scheme combos and drills from Colorado State Offensive Line Coach Bill Best can be applied at any level of football.
His complete presentation on O-Line Gap Scheme Combinations is available on Glazier Drive.
Coach Best will take you through both practice and game footage so that you see the application of the drills.
Ace = Center and play side guard work a combination and work back laterally to minus 1. Used more frequently vs. 3-4
Deuce = Play side guard and play side tackle work a combination and work back laterally to minus 1.
Ace+ Feed = We're going to employ a root technique, a snap by the (0:16) center with a zero technique.
Ace + Throw = The center is going to root and the nose tackle is moving away from the play. We want to take that play side hand and work a torque or a throw.
Deuce = Used against a 4 down front.
Deuce + Throw = Same as the center on the route. We're trying to throw with our outside hand and our hip, trying to displace that three technique crossing face. The tackle should be square with a wide base, able to transition to a climber sled position here on the backer where he's assigned to.
Alert Deuce + Throw = We use this when we are going to use a down block here with the right guard. If the 2i crosses facing the b-gap, we have the high leg coming for a cleanup. That's why we call it an alert deuce as opposed to a deuce.
