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94 Will

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Quick Reference

Breakdown

94 Will is a power run play out of the I Form Tight set with 22 personnel, designed to hit off the weak side edge behind lead blocking from the fullback and pulling guard. The blocking scheme brings the FB through the hole first to seal off the will linebacker while the offensive line down blocks to create a natural crease, and the TE and WR handle edge or perimeter blocks depending on the front. Your primary read progression starts with the FB lead block, then the HB reads the first wave of double teams up front before deciding to bend it outside or stick it up inside the tackle box.

Defensive Reads

Watch the will linebacker depth and alignment pre-snap, if he is crashing hard downhill this play can get stuffed unless you bounce it outside Check for a stacked front or 4-3 under look, this play struggles against gap-sound fronts with extra defenders in the box Identify if the defense is in man coverage with the corners pressed, since that often signals fewer defenders available to fill run gaps Look for the strong safety creeping down into the box on the snap, that is a sign of run blitz and you should key your cutback lane User linebackers who spy the FB lead block and shed quickly will blow this play up, so have a plan to bounce outside if you see that user behavior post-snap

Usage Tips

Run this play on early downs in run-heavy sets to keep defenses honest against your I Form Tight passing plays like PA Boot and PA TE Corner

Check the box count pre-snap, if the defense has 7 or 8 in the box, consider audibling to Flea Flicker or PA Sprint HB Flat to punish overcommitment

Use manual control on the FB to adjust his lead block angle in real time if the will linebacker is stacked outside or blitzing off the edge

Pair this play with HB Power O and HB Counter in the same personnel to keep linebackers guessing on the mesh point and hole location

This play performs best on 2nd and short or 3rd and short since the lead blocking scheme is designed to win physical, downhill matchups rather than break big chunk plays