In today’s era of spread-em-out football, nothing can surprise a defense more than a good-old-fashioned Trap Option play to keep defenses honest. At the same time, great blocking and hard running can turn this nuts-and-bolts play into big gains when you need them most.
| Position | Assignments/Notes |
|---|---|
| QB | Open away from number call. Fake Hand off. Reverse out. Option off #2. |
| F | J step, working to backside hip of the center. Fake Hand off. Attack play side hip of PSG. Get tackled. |
| T | Motion for pitch relationship. Maintain pitch relationship 4x1 with the QB all the way down the field, always expecting the ball to be pitched. |
| H | Load PSLB. |
| X | Push Crack |
| Z | Choice |
| PST | Inside release to seal BS ILB; Vs. 3, double with PSG to BS ILB. Vs. odd, wash B-Gap defender. |
| PSG | Block defender head up to inside gap; Vs. 3, double with PST to BS ILB; Vs. 0, double with PSG to BS ILB |
| C | Block back on 1st defender backside; Vs. 0, double with PSG to BS ILB |
| BSG | Pull and log #1. If #1 washes, wrap for ILB |
| BST | Scoop B-Gap to BSLB |
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Check Out East Carolina’s Trap Option Offense Below (1988)
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