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When you are executing well, it becomes easier to run trick plays.  The defense is on its heels. They sell out to try to stop the offense, and thus they are more susceptible to trick plays, like the fake fumble above against Iowa.

Conversely, when the offense is not executing well, trick plays are generally not going to be effective. For one thing, they require a higher degree of execution (for example, they often take longer to develop, so the offensive line has to hold its blocks longer). Moreover, the defense isn’t selling our or overpursuing because they don’t have to. So they are going to be less susceptible to biting on the fake. Consider a play action pass against a team that is easily defending the run.  The safety doesn’t have to cheat into the box because the DL or linebackers are stopping the run well.  The DL is able to put pressure on the QB because the OL isn’t blocking well. The next result is that nobody bites on the play fake and the WR streaming down the field is well covered with safety help.

We need to show we can run our base offense effectively.  Then we can start getting cute.

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When you are executing well, it becomes easier to run trick plays.  The defense is on its heels. They sell out to try to stop the offense, and thus they are more susceptible to trick plays, like the fake fumble above against Iowa.

Conversely, when the offense is not executing well, trick plays are generally not going to be effective. For one thing, they require a higher degree of execution (for example, they often take longer to develop, so the offensive line has to hold its blocks longer). Moreover, the defense isn’t selling our or overpursuing because they don’t have to. So they are going to be less susceptible to biting on the fake. Consider a play action pass against a team that is easily defending the run.  The safety doesn’t have to cheat into the box because the DL or linebackers are stopping the run well.  The DL is able to put pressure on the QB because the OL isn’t blocking well. The next result is that nobody bites on the play fake and the WR streaming down the field is well covered with safety help.

We need to show we can run our base offense effectively.  Then we can start getting cute.

BC