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Lesson 8:
More scenarios for the pulling guard on Power Read
Differences between traditional Power and Power Read:
The pulling guard is faced with more scenarios and must be prepared for each. Where as the guard was thinking downhill kick out on Power, now he is faced with the downhill kick out, a possible trap block, and a stretching linebacker requiring him to widen and run longer to get to his defender assignment.
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The Power Read is not a new concept. It has become a staple in offenses that utilize and athletic quarterback to stress the defense in multiple ways. The Power Read gives a play that stretches a defense horizontally and puts a defender in conflict with a decision by the quarterback to pull or keep. It would seem that this play could be utilized by any team running power because the blocking sch...
