Teams lose games every week because they cannot do the most basic and simple play in football effectively!!!!!
Last week the Giants had 4th and a foot. There were only 3 Eagles inside the tackle box. If Steve Young, Tom Brady, or Jalen Hurts were under center in this situation, the call would be a QB sneak 100% of the time. If you are an NFL team, it should be automatic to run the sneak in a light tackle box, but no, the Giants decide to hand the ball off. Have the QB going BACKWARDS at the start of the play! There outstanding RB had no chance! There was penetration and he was tackled for a 4 yard loss.
We should be running the QB sneak almost every time on 3rd or 4th and 1. Tom Brady and Steve Young, with 2 of the best offenses in football, almost always ran the QB sneak, when they had to have a 1st down on 3rd or 4th and 1.
It is the safest and most effective play when you MUST have a 1st down. There is much less chance of fumbling the ball. Only 2 players handle the ball. The player with the ball is never moving backwards. Moving backwards allows the defense to get penetration much easier. Often RB’s are stuffed behind the LOS when a defender gets penetration.
Last time we ran the sneak.( I think it was vs Miami, not positive though) Dak made it easily. Biadaz got really low too. That has been an issue. We have the quards in Martin and Smith to run it effectively. We have the QB to run it effectively.
The key to an effective QB sneak is for the O line to get off the ball first. Which should not be difficult. Like Philly does the Center and Quards need their heads very low and their bottoms up. The push from behind helps too. I would put a backup O lineman behind Dak to push.
We had a foot to go twice last week. We fumbled on the handoff and Dak was sacked for a 9-10 yard loss. That is inexcusable! That would have never happened if Brady, Young or Hurts were under center!
Run the simplest, easiest, and smartest play in football when you must have a 1st down on 4th and a foot, the QB sneak!
