Into the Void

In the early years of football an end was not overly involved in the game. An end lined up next to a tackle and usually blocked the man over you, blocked the man inside of you or, on occasions, ran a post route or a corner route. Well, times continue to change and most coaches under 40 probably don’t remember when there weren’t wide receivers on an offense. Those of us that do remember know that when the forward pass became a part of the game we needed to throw the ball to an end who was in a void. The ‘Void’ being an area between linebackers, or between linebackers and defensive backs, or between defensive backs and the goal line. Today, the end must line up in various positions on the field and be able to recognize different defensive coverages that try to disguise the ‘Voids’ in their coverage. In today’s changing playing field, the ‘Void’ has become a major topic