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0 1 Trap out of Singleback Wing Flex is a power run play built on a trap blocking scheme, designed to bait interior defenders upfield before pulling a blocker across the formation to kick them out. The play side guard traps the first free penetrator while the fullback or blocking TE leads through the hole, creating a natural crease inside the tackle box. This is a run play with no pass option, and the primary read is the trap block: let the frontside defender crash inside, follow the pulling blocker's kick out, and press the hole created between the guard and center before bending to daylight.
Identify the defensive tackle alignment pre-snap. A shaded 3-technique that crashes hard into the backfield is exactly what the trap block is designed to exploit. Key the Mike linebacker's first step. If he reads trap and stays home instead of flowing with the fake, the cutback lane disappears and the runner has to bounce outside. Watch for a user-controlled defender spying the fullback's pull path, since a good user can jump the trap block and blow up the hole before the runner commits. Check safety depth before the snap. A single high safety cheating down into the box signals extra run support and should push you toward a cutback or an outside bounce read. Man coverage on the perimeter with no extra flat defender leaves this trap run vulnerable only to fast linebacker flow, so trust the blocking scheme and stay patient behind the pulling blocker.
Run this early in a series to establish tendencies before mixing in Counter Weak, since both rely on defenders overplaying gap shots and misreading pulling linemen.
Use 0 1 Trap on early downs against defenses stacked light in the box or showing 4-3 under fronts, since the trap scheme thrives when the defensive tackle is aggressive and shootable.
Watch the Mike linebacker's depth at the snap. If he is sitting flat instead of flowing, cut back off the trap block instead of forcing it downhill.
Pair this play with PA Fl Dive and PA Boot Screen to keep linebackers honest, since both look similar in initial line movement but attack the edges or through the air.
Avoid calling this into heavy blitz looks with extra defenders crashing the A and B gaps pre-snap, since the trap block loses its element of surprise and gets blown up before the fullback can seal the kick out.