Mastering Offensive Line Play: The Patriot Way Clinic Technique Guide

1. OFFENSIVE LINE PLAYTHE 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 530-531 426G-427G 426P-427P 327-326 B CENTERS CAN WORK: DOWN BLOCKS GUN SNAPS E T T G C GUARDS CAN WORK: KICK PULL SQUARE PULL BOOT PULL

14. THE REACH BLOCK • 1ST STEP: WEDGE • 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 • 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