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Breakdown
HB Counter out of Shotgun Doubles Flex Wk Swap is a gap-scheme run play that sends the HB in a counter step away from the play call before pulling backside blockers through the hole for the ball carrier. The diagram shows the offset back motioning across the formation and then attacking upfield through the designed counter lane, with the offensive line executing down blocks and a puller to create a natural running lane. This is a pure run play with no route concepts, and the primary read progression starts with the initial counter step to sell the misdirection before locating the pulling blocker and pressing the hole downhill.
Defensive Reads
Check the depth of the linebackers pre-snap since shallow, aggressive backers are the easiest to counter and get moving in the wrong direction on the initial step. Watch the play side defensive end and edge defender for their gap discipline, if they crash hard on the counter action the backside cutback lane opens up. Identify any pre-snap safety rotation into the box since an extra run defender can outnumber the blocking scheme and cap the play for a loss. Post-snap, key the middle linebacker's fill technique, a downhill blitzing backer can beat the counter timing if he does not respect the misdirection step. This play struggles against gap-sound fronts with disciplined edge defenders who stay home instead of flowing hard, so mix in play-action from this set to keep those defenders honest.
Usage Tips
Use this play on early downs like 1st and 10 or 2nd and short when you need to establish gap scheme runs and set up misdirection for the rest of your playbook.
Watch pre-snap for linebacker flow and edge defender leverage since the counter step is designed to freeze aggressive run fits and get them flowing the wrong way.
Pair this call with Mtn HB Sweep and RPO Alert Power from the same set so defenses cannot sit on one gap scheme direction and have to respect multiple run angles.
User your puller manually if the CPU AI blocker misses an assignment against stacked fronts, and be ready to cut back if the backside cornerback crashes down on run support.
Avoid calling this into heavy blitz looks with extra defenders in the box unless you have confidence in your lead blocker winning the leverage battle at the point of attack.
