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QB Power G

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Breakdown

QB Power G is a designated quarterback run out of Shotgun U Off Trips with 12 personnel, pulling a guard across the formation to lead block for the QB on a power concept to the strong side. The offensive line blocks down while the backside guard wraps through the hole, and the fullback or extra TE seals the edge, giving the QB a gap-scheme run designed to overpower interior defenders. This is a pure run play, not a play-action look or RPO, so the primary read is simple: follow the pulling guard, identify the first color to show through the hole, and decide whether to press downhill behind the kickout block or bounce outside if the edge defender crashes too far inside.

Defensive Reads

Watch for a stacked box with eight or more defenders inside the tackles, since that signals the defense is selling out to stop the QB run and you should consider bouncing to a play-action call instead Key the play side defensive end and outside linebacker pre-snap, if they are crashing hard down the line the guard pull can get picked off before it reaches the hole Look for man free or single high safety shells, these tend to leave linebackers isolated in the run fit and vulnerable to the double team up front Post-snap, identify any user-controlled defender flowing hard downhill early, since a disciplined user linebacker who reads the pulling guard can blow up the play before the kickout block seals the edge This run struggles against a heavy blitz package or a called run blitz with extra second level defenders, since the numbers advantage in the box negates the pulling guard's lead block

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs or in short yardage situations like 3rd and 2 or goal line where the defense is likely to sit in a light box or run a two high shell that leaves the point of attack outnumbered

Check the defensive front pre-snap for a 3-4 vs 4-3 look, since a 4-3 with a shaded nose tackle gives the pulling guard a cleaner path to the second level linebacker

Use manual motion or a simple shift pre-snap to bait linebackers into flowing early, which opens up the running lane for the guard pull

Pair this with PA Jet Cross or PA Jet Sweep from the same set so the defense has to respect both the run action and the jet motion sweep threat, keeping linebackers frozen

If the defense loads the box with an extra defender after seeing QB Power G once, switch to RPO Alert Bubble or RPO Read Flat to punish overaggressive run fits with a quick throw

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