Things You'll Need:
- Quick feet
- Low positioning
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Step 1
Lean forward in your stance. This serves two purposes. First, unlike shotgun plays and 3-, 5- or 7-step drops, offensive lineman will be firing off the line of scrimmage. Second, defensive lineman--good ones--tend to read, among other things, knuckles. If there's weight on your hands, revealed by white knuckles, defenders will read rush. Leaning forward in your stance can throw them off, if only for a split second.
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Step 2
Fire off the ball quickly. You should do this as you would a rush play, with a square target at the defender's breastplate or stomach.
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Step 3
Keep your head up. If your head is down, it will carry your momentum down, as well. A defender can capitalize on that by pushing your down or swimming past you.
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Step 4
Stay low. Low positioning means control. To control the line of scrimmage, you must be lower than the defensive lineman. Otherwise, they can get under your pads and drive you back into the quarterback, spoiling the play.
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Step 5
Punch with the palms of your hands, your fingers pointing out. The defensive lineman will very quickly realize it's a pass play, not a running play. Because they won't have time for an effective rush, they'll likely throw their hands in the air to deflect the pass. "Punching" their sternum or stomach can be an uncomfortable jolt, which will force their hands down reactively. Imagine your reaction when you get hit in the stomach. That's what they'll do.
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Step 6
Stay within a yard of the line of scrimmage. If you get good movement when the ball is snapped, driving the defender back, hold up about a yard off the line of scrimmage. Remember, though this is a quick-strike play, offensive lineman are (typically) ineligible receivers.










