If your playbook is in need of a play with a little bit of everything, the Fake 26 Power, 47 Reverse just about has it all. Players run in every direction to try to distract the defense. The center even gets to show his speed by pulling all the way around to the 7 hole to the left of the left tight end. The blocks on the left side of the line will be especially important if the defensive players "stay at home." Here's how the play breaks down out of the T formation.
Left tight end: Blocks the right defensive end to the right side.
Left tackle: Blocks the right defensive tackle to the right side, then slides off him to block a linebacker.
Left guard: Blocks the right defensive guard to the right, then slides off him to block a linebacker.
Center: Pulls after the snap, running to the 7 hole to the left side of the left tight end. He will provide the lead block for the right halfback (the ball carrier).
Right guard: Blocks the left defensive guard to the right side.
Right tackle: Blocks the left defensive tackle to the right side.
Right tight end: Runs about 5 yards out and looks to make a block on any pursuing safety or linebacker. He is not concerned with the right defensive end, who will be blocked by two running backs.
Quarterback: Turns to his right after the snap and makes a fake handoff to left halfback. He will then continue to run a few yards into the backfield, where he will hand the ball off (about 5 yards behind the point from which the ball was snapped) to the right halfback.
Left halfback: Runs to his right after the snap. He fake a handoff from the quarterback, then provides a block at the 6 hole between the right tackle and right tight end. He will provide a block on the pursuing defensive end in the backfield if needed.
Fullback: Runs to 8 hole after the snap, looking to provide a block on the pursuing defensive end.
Right halfback: The ball carrier on this play, he runs about 5 yards to his right (just beyond the right tight end) after the snap. He then circles back for the reverse, and takes the handoff from the quarterback at a spot behind where the ball was snapped. He continues to roll out to the 7 hole, looking for the lead block of the pulling center. With the flow of the play going to the right side and all blocks going to the right side, the play has the potential to be a big gainer, especially against a defense that has been lulled into thinking the play will be between the tackles.
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