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Breakdown
Mtn Power Wk is a Gun Wing Tight Z power run that uses jet motion across the backfield before the snap to shift numbers to the play side. The offensive line pulls the backside guard through the hole while the fullback or wing leads through as the point man, creating a classic power blocking scheme with a lead blocker and a puller working in tandem. The running back takes the handoff and reads the down block from the play side tackle first, then keys the puller to decide whether to press the hole or bounce it outside.
Defensive Reads
Watch the play side defensive end and outside linebacker pre-snap, since they are the primary run fit defenders this power scheme is designed to displace Key the middle linebacker after the snap to see if he steps up quickly to fill the pulling guard's lane or if he gets washed out of position If the defense runs a nano blitz off the edge with a linebacker crashing down immediately, this play can get blown up before the puller arrives, so check blitz alerts pre-snap Look for cornerbacks and safeties rotating down into the box, which signals run support coverage and makes the cutback lane more vulnerable to a big play if the puller seals his man Against a two high safety shell with light box counts, this play should hit hard since the numbers advantage favors the run
Usage Tips
Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense is playing man or zone based on whether a defender follows the motion man across the formation
Run this out of early down situations like first and ten or second and short where defenses are more likely to sit in base personnel instead of nickel or dime packages
If the defense shows a stacked box with eight or more defenders, consider switching to a play action shot off this same formation to punish overaggressive run fits
Pair this with Mtn Inside Zone in your play calling sequence so defenders cannot sit on the same gap or blocking scheme every snap
User the fullback or lead blocker manually if you are struggling to identify the correct hole, since the AI blocker can sometimes miss second level linebackers
