Steve Canter - Utilizing an Empty Backfield Alignment to Simplify, Confuse, and Agitate Opposing Defenses

Utilizing an Empty Backfield Alignment to Simplify, Confuse, and Agitate Opposing Defenses, by Coach Steve Canter, looks at a number of ways that teams can effectively utilize an empty backfield alignment and how they can successfully get into such an alignment without just lining up in it.

Coach Canter explains how an empty backfield can enable an offense to achieve an advantage on the defense.

Coach Canter also details a number of different run, pass, and screen concepts that can be successfully executed from this alignment.

In addition, Coach Canterincludes examples of how quarterbacks in an empty formation can be effectively protected with a 5-man protection scheme.

Among the topics covered:

• Line up in empty formations
• Running game concepts
• Quarterback power
• Counter
• Zone speed sweep
• Passing game concepts
• Shallow concept
• Under concept
• Smash concept
• Double-screen concept