re: For the 1st time in forever, an opposing Def did NOT stack the box

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I think we ran more counters Saturday than I saw in the last 5 years.

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Motions play perfectly into counter /pull plays.

I love counters when you have TE/FB/F-back in motion because you can adjust on the fly where that block will hit the point of attack, sometimes get better angles, and use that same blocker as runner/reciever later.

One thing it does is cause hesitation in the LBs. A FB coming from the backfield to block is easier to read, easier to jam up (if you try to slip him out to be a receiver), and if the D is willing to risk it just key off him.

Yes, Les/Cam used the FB as a decoy. But the ratio of decoy to point-of-attack blocker was very small. Teams like Bama and AU would just key on the FB and we never out numbered them at the hole. AU just got blowed up often.

With Canada the fear of doing that will prevent it many times. Plus it's harder to see where he's going if in motion parallel to the LoS as opposed to running at the LoS from a static position.