Getting an Extra Blocker at the Point of Attack in the Spread 2-Back Running Game Part II

In a previous article I discussed gaining an extra blocker from a one-back set and, as the title implies, I would like to discuss what we do with motion out of a two-back shotgun set. We name our two-back sets Roger/Luey (See diagram 1) and Ricky/Llloyd (See diagram 2). In these sets it tells the A-slot WR to line up in the backfield instead of his normal position in the weak-side slot. This allows us to now only use one slot as a potential extra blocker and would appear to make us a strong-side-of-the-formation running team. Although we do run to the strong-side a little more, we can use motion from the “Z” to run weak-side as well. Diagram 1. Diagram 2. Out of a “Roger” formation, we like to run two plays using motion. Both plays will look similar but we change the responsibilities of the blocking back and the “Z” receiver. The first play we will run is an “iso” play