Misdirection: Using Pre-Snap Movement and Multiple Personnel Groupings to Gain an Offensive Advantage

by Steve Canter
Quarterbacks Coach Norfolk State University
American Football Monthly December 2010 Issue Online

Mike Martz is one of the more productive offensive coaches in the National Football League.  He has utilized pre-snap movements for years and during many of those seasons he has gained a competitive advantage.    

    As an offense, we want to create the illusion of being very complex while we are, in fact, being simple and basic. We accomplish this through using a variety of movements and personnel groupings. By minimizing the number of basi...Login to Read More

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