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Power G

First and foremost, our offensive philosophy at New Mexico State is to be a physical football team. We believe in running the ball with a mix of power and option, along with a play-action oriented passing game. Our intent is to make a defense defend the entire field, keeping them off balance, while we control the clock, and, most importantly, score points. An important component of our power package is the Power-G. We feel this is a play for all downs, equally effective as a hammer play in short-yardage or goal line situations as it is versus nickel defenses. The basic rules for the Power-G are as follows: 1. Double or combo the first defender inside the TE. The combo is responsible for the first defender, the gap inside the defender, to the backside LB; 2. The FB will kick out the man over the TE; 3. The backside G will pull for the play side LB. The backfield action has: 1. The FB

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