If you liked this article, here are three others just like it: 1. Play Action of the Big Play, Sept. 2001 2. Packaging Your Passing Game, May 2001 3. Attacking the Red Zone, Aug. 2000 With all the heat modern defenses are bringing and the games they play along the line of scrimmage to bottle up the running game, the screen game to the running back has become an outstanding mode of counter-attack. We use this package frequently at the University of North Carolina and have had excellent success. This package is used with a one-back set and was developed by offensive coordinator Gary Tranquil with input from all our offensive staff members. Each of us on the staff has had some experience with this package. When I was at Marshall University, for example, and we had a go-to guy at receiver like Randy Moss, these plays were an excellent way to take advantage of all the attention defenses paid
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