Probably the most popular run play that gets used universally throughout football, is power. Power is exactly what it sounds like, we are going to use our power to block every game, kick out and blast through a gap to get down hill. To understand how to run it from a spread look in shot gun, we need to know the roots of how the play was ran under center, and how we can incorporate that into our simple spread offense.
Power is probably the most used gap scheme run play. When under center, there are too ways that power can be ran. But, each way sticks to the old way of getting a kick out, down blocks, and pulling into the gap to get up to the LB. With an attached TE, and a fullback, you can get an extra down block from the TE with a kick out block from your TE.
Your TE gets the same rules as our linemen. With power right, our TE will have gap down back. RT, gap, down backer. For me, RG will have head up, gap down backer. Center will have head up to first threat away from the black. LG will skip pull to find the first open gap to get up to the first threat LB. LT will step hard inside to protect the gap and then hinge back for the defensive end. The FB will now J block to kick out the end. If the end crashed in, the full back would log block him and the pulling guard would go around.
Without the FB, the rules change, but not much. If we are still running power right under center with an attached TE, the TE would kick out the end. The rest of the offensive line have the exact same blocking rules! Gap, down backer or head up gap down backer. Just moving 1 person, you still get the down blocks, kick out block and a pulling player to wrap up to get the unblocked LB.
Now, when you are in a shot gun, you can keep the same rules in order to continue to run power in your run game. And the great thing is, its almost exactly like under center. You can still get your kick out, down blocks, and wrap around with the same blocking rules. In 11 personnel, and we run power left, and it looks just like under center with no full back. Our attached TE will kick out, the rest of the line has head up or gap down backer. The RG will skip pull to find the first gap to get up to the linebacker. And we get out hinge from the RT. You can have the WR's out to block, or run a screen or routes for and RPO, which we will get to in later blogs.
In 20 personnel, you can still run power, with all the same concepts. With 2 RB's, now your H back will be the one who kicks out the end. He will use a J block in order to kick the end out. The rest of the line have the same rules with power left.
Staying in 20 personnel, or even 11 personnel, you can add a sniffer and run power. The sniffer now is responsible for the kick out, and in power right, the offensive line still have the same blocking rules. We stay simple so our players do not have to think and play fast!
With being in a shot gun formation, you can still run power out of 10 personnel. Yes, without a TE, FB or H back you can run power. To keep the defense honest and on its toes, you can run QB power. If you run power mostly with a TE, or H back, that could tip off the defense. With QB power, nothing changes for the lineman. Now, your running back is going to be using the J block to kick out the end.
Power can be ran in any offense. If you stay simple, and adapt the run play to your formations, you can be successful in running power!
Always be simple!
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