The Nuts and Bolts of Power Football

by Joe Hensel – Carthage College

Let’s get right into the topic of power football. I’m going to discuss the 2 back power play and what techniques I teach the offensive line. I will talk about how the fullback and tight end fit into the scheme. Everything I teach is based off a rule and a technique that correlates with the rule. I will also talk about identification of the Mike
linebacker. This is an easy but needed process to start every play we run.

To ID the Mike, all you have to do is pick one linebacker that you want the offensive line to be responsible to block. The LB can be in or out of the box. This will come from the game plan process which is usually the middle linebacker in the defensive scheme. Here are my rules to block power:

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