Eagles Use Of The Power Play

I meant to comment on this earlier but got distracted with the holiday.  I had wanted to talk about how the Eagles use the QB power play with Mike Vick when in the red zone out of the shotgun.  Here is a clip of the play during the Philadelphia/New York Giants game to bring the team within 7.  It was a brilliant call that caught the Giants un-prepared for the play.  And despite the call by the announcers, this was not a draw play.



This of course wasn't the first time that the Eagles used this play with Vick.  For his first td run as an Eagle they called the same play just to the right.



So how is the play blocked?  Well I have included a Power Point draw up of how the Eagles blocked the play against the Giants.


The Eagles run the play to the TE side pulling the backside guard and leading with the back.  The blocking is as follows:

1. TE blocks down on end
2. Play side Guard and Tackle double down on DT to Middle Backer
3. Center down blocks on DT over pulling Guard
4. Backside Tackle blocks end and 
5. Wing blocks backside to prevent chaser.
6. Back leads blocking most dangerous, usually outside defender
7. Pulling Guard looks inside out blocking most dangerous.

As you can see this has been an effective play for the Eagles with a running QB.  For other coaches you might want to look at including it with your offense as it can be a great play for your team to run.