FanPost

Ratt's big moment


" '...I never tried it before,' Ratliff said, deflecting credit to his teammates..."

Yup. Some credit is due to Igor and Spencer.
I've never seen this done before (successfully) but it has been talked about and strategized for even in the teams that I have been involved with.
It's the old "pin the blockers down" trick.
Ratliff lines up in the snapper/guard gap - in this case, the one gap - while two flanking players hold the blockers down in their 3 point stances so Ratliff can leap over without getting up-ended by the blockers who are taught to "square up" during the kick.

Stances are tight on the special teams line so there is no shooting gaps.

The best way to penetrate is to go "up top".

A sure fire way to do that is to pin the blockers' noses to the dirt. And O'le!!!


JoeD Camilis is earning his keep on this staff. We're lucky to have such a strategist for the specialists play.

Another user-created commentary provided by a BTB reader.