Deep Impact: Redhawk Punt Team: Protection and Coverage

by Rusty Wright

American Football Monthly April 2006 Issue OnlineWe always hear in football that no other play has a bigger impact on the game than the punt. We all know that it is true, so to be effective in this phase you must make your scheme simple and sound. Here at Miami University we feel that we have achieved this with our scheme of punt protection.

There are three basic principles we follow as a punt team. 1st, we must have a constant split by our personnel. We cannot get forced wide or down inside. 2nd, our sets are vertical, not diagonal.
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