10-07-2015, 02:32 AM
(10-07-2015, 02:23 AM)Go Cards Wrote: Do not really need anything to fancy while clicking on this many cylinders.
Not completely true. "Trick" plays serve two purposes. The first, of course, is to catch the defense off guard and get abig gain. but even when they don't work they serve another purpose. When you run draws and screens it slows down the pass rush which helps you every time you drop back to throw. When you run a few reverses that keeps the players on the back side of the defense fro over pursuing which helps you every time you run outside. And when you run a "double pass" it keeps the DBs from leaving coverage so quickly to run up and tackle the ball carrier which helps every time that you throw a WR screen, a flare pass to the RB.
So, sometimes when a trick play fails it still helps you because it keeps the defense thinking and makes them less aggressive.
