1. OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY THE PATRIOT WAY

2. CLINIC SPEAK CHALK IT TALK IT WALK IT EXECUTE IT
REP IT, REP IT, REP IT
WIN

3. THE DOWN RULE FIRST DOWN LINEMAN INSIDE THE “ME” CALL
APPLIES TO 1-TECHNIQUE ALIGNMENT
OL INSIDE OF ME MAKES CALL
FREES ME TO GO DOWN TO BACKSIDE LB
POSSIBLY TO BACKSIDE LB

4. THE DOWN BLOCK 1ST STEP: GET POSITION 2ND STEP: ATTACK
USUALLY TOE - TO – CROTCH
REQUIRED TO BE FLATTER vs. PENETRATOR
COCK THE HANDS
2ND STEP: ATTACK
HEAD BACK and EYES UP
TOP OF SHOULDER PADS DOWN
BLOW DELIVERY

5. THE DOWN BLOCK BLOW DELIVERY
BACKFIELD HAND PUNCHES NAVEL of DEFENDER (SUCK THE AIR OUT of the BLOCK)
UPFIELD SHOULDER DRIVES INTO HIP of DEFENDER
HEAD STAYS in FRONT of DEFENDER

6. THE DOWN BLOCK FOOTWORK THE LIFT FIGHT PRESSURE with PRESSURE
WIDE BASE
DRIVE with INSIDE WEDGES of FEET
THE LIFT
TAKE UPFIELD FOREARM and DRIVE UPWARD through DEFENDER’S ARMPIT
FIGHT PRESSURE with PRESSURE
DEFENDER UPFIELD? PUSH and ADJUST BUTT
DEFENDER OVER the TOP? PRESS with CHICKEN WING and ADJUST BUTT

7. THE DOWN BLOCK DRILLS 1ST STEP PUNCH with DUMMY
DRIVE SHOULDER with DUMMY
FIT and LIFT
FIT, LIFT, and DRIVE
vs. SPINS and ROLL OUTS
COMBINATIONS vs. STUNTS / MOVEMENTS
TACKLES and TIGHT ENDS
CENTERS and GUARDS

8. THE KICK PULL TECHNIQUE SIX-INCH STEP AIMING POINT: NEAR HIP
DRIVE BACKFIELD SHOULDER into DEFENDER’S HIP
HEAD WILL BE on DEFENDER’S BACKSIDE - “EARHOLE on BUTTHOLE”
SHOOT HIPS / FOREARM LIFT

9. THE KICK PULL KICK the TACKLE KICK the END
SIX-INCH STEP TOWARD CENTER’S FAR TOE
TRAP RULE: 1ST MAN HEAD-UP to OUTSIDE THE PLAYSIDE GUARD
KICK the END
SIX-INCH STEP TOWARD CENTER’S FAR HEEL
KICK END MAN on LINE of SCRIMMAGE

10. THE KICK PULL ADJUSTMENTS DEFENDER CLOSES HARD and CAN’T BE KICKED?
PULLER WILL LOG DEFENDER (OVERTAKE HIS OUTSIDE HIP)
DEFENDER CHARGES STRAIGHT UPFIELD?
ADJUST PATH, BOW IT OUT

11. THE SQUARE PULL OBJECTIVE SEAL the PLAYSIDE LINEBACKER
BACKSIDE GUARDS on 426P/427P
BACKSIDE TACKLES on 426/427
LOSE SIGHT of PLAYSIDE LINEBACKER?
LOOK INSIDE FIRST
BLOCK FIRST OPPOSITE COLORED JERSEY in HOLE

12. THE SQUARE PULL TECHNIQUE KICK OUTSIDE FOOT to 12 O’CLOCK
PULLER CAN GET HIS PADS HIGH
GATHER STEP with INSIDE FOOT
LATERAL MOVEMENT UNTIL ARRIVING at HOLE
FULL SPEED THROUGH HOLE
“LAND the PLANE” and DESCEND on DEFENDER
CONCENTRATE EYES and HANDS on TOP of DEFENDER’S NUMBERS
EXPLODE THROUGH DEFENDER

13. THE PULLS DRILLS PULL PERIOD B E T T G C 530-531 426G-427G 426P-427P
CENTERS CAN WORK:
DOWN BLOCKS
GUN SNAPS B E T T G C
GUARDS CAN WORK:
KICK PULL
SQUARE PULL
BOOT PULL

14. THE REACH BLOCK 1ST STEP: WEDGE 2ND STEP: KNEE to CROTCH
TAKE OUTSIDE FOOT and DRIVE INSIDE WEDGE of the FOOT into the GROUND
TOE SHOULD COME CLOSE to POINTING to SIDELINE
2ND STEP: KNEE to CROTCH
DEFENDER is a MOVING TARGET so the 2ND STEP’S WIDTH CAN VARY

15. THE REACH BLOCK AIMING POINT: OUTSIDE ARMPIT OF DEFENDER THE LIFT
DROP BACKSIDE SHOULDER on 2ND STEP
LIFT FOREARM THROUGH OUTSIDE ARMPIT of DEFENDER
FOOTWORK
RUN HIPS to OUTSIDE of DEFENDER
WIDE BASE; WEDGES in GROUND

16. THE REACH BLOCK SLAM THE DOOR THINGS to REMEMBER
USE OUTSIDE ARM to PUNCH and “SLAM THE DOOR” on DEFENDER
THINGS to REMEMBER
GET MOVEMENT FIRST; NOT POSITION
TECHNIQUE CUTS DOWN on O-LINEMAN’S INITIAL SURFACE AREA

17. THE REACH BLOCK DRILLS 1ST STEP (CHUTES and CAGE)
2ND STEP and SHOULDER LIFT (SLED and CAGE)
DRIVE WEDGES (SLED)
ONE-ON-ONE

18. COMBINATION BLOCKS WEDGE 90
USED by CENTER WHEN RULE IS ON-OVER-BACKSIDE
PLAYSIDE A-GAP is OPEN
1ST STEP: WEDGE
2ND STEP: UPFIELD 90 DEGREES – USE FOREARM LIFT TO ASSIST BACKSIDE GUARD with 1-TECHNIQUE or SHADE
SCOOP and OVERTAKE
USED by CENTER and BACKSIDE GUARD vs. 50 FRONT
BOTH CENTER and GUARD MUST READ MOVEMENT OF NOSEGUARD