The Situation You’re on offense and need to be successful with a two-point conversion. With the ball on the three for the extra point, you know you have to make this play work to force overtime, being down 21-19. Having a basic spread formation as an offense, how do you line up and what play do you call to get the game into OT! Your opponent is in a 4-4 defense. What do you call? Michael Glaze, Offensive Coordinator, Weatherford HS, (TX) AFM subscriber since 2004 Most defenses are going to try and send pressure when they are backed up to the goal line so I have always liked to run some speed option there or the fade route. I would have our offense line up in a Bunch Right formation. I would call one of three plays: the speed option, fade route, or stealth. We will call the play according to the defensive alignment. Speed Option: If the defense is shifted toward the bunch set
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