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A play action pass. A play-action pass (also known as a play fake or simply "play-action") is an American football play. The play action starts with what appears to be a running play, but turns out to be a pass play; in this way, it can be considered the opposite of a draw play. Play-action passes are often used against defenses that are ...
The goal is to deceive the defense into thinking it's a run play, allowing the receivers to get open for an easier completion. Successfully running the ball can also make play-action passes more effective, as the defense may be caught off guard, leading to bigger plays if the pass is completed. Curl routes Corner routes
That allowed Johnson the lanes to run, Grubb to call play-action passes that froze the middle of run-weary defenses, and Penix time to wait for Odunze and McMillan to run such deep pass patterns ...
The 2014 Capital One Bowl is an American college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2014, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.The 68th edition of the Capital One Bowl (previously called the Florida Citrus Bowl) featured the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference versus the Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference.
The pair discusses how KU must establish the run game and use play-action passes. They also talk about how, and why, the Jayhawks should be well-prepared for UNLV’s offensive skill players.
Seattle enters the 49ers game in this short week with just 30 of Geno Smith’s league-most 199 throws being play-action (fake-handoff) passes, per statistical analysis by fantasylife.com. Only 10 ...
In American football, a play is a close-to-the-ground plan of action or strategy used to move the ball down the field. A play begins at either the snap from the center or at kickoff. Most commonly, plays occur at the snap during a down. These plays range from basic to very intricate. Football players keep a record of these plays in a playbook. [1]
Once a defense does this, the offense can run play-action passes to keep the defenders near the line of scrimmage as the receivers (usually 1 or 2 since, often, heavy packages are in the game including tight ends in place of receivers) run by them and have an entire field to run away from a cornerback, putting the defensive backs at a disadvantage.