Teaching and Coaching the Dart Play 24/25

Loren MontgomeryJenks High School

Offensive Line CoachMontgolo@hotmail.com

Reasons for running the Dart

• We feel the Dart play allows us diversity in our spread running game

• It allows us to gain numbers by pulling a lineman

• We can use a defense’s aggressive tendency against them

• We can run play from either side of QB

Rules 24/25

• We prefer to run our Dart play to the A gap side

• Although we prefer to run it to the A gap player, it is necessary for us to be able to run it at a 3 technique

• Offensive lineman must recognize the front to in order to determine pulling lineman

Tight End

• Frontside- If TE is covered stretch– If tackle is uncovered, double with tackle to

OLB

• Backside- Scoop

Tackles

• Tackles must first determine whether we have 3 man front

• If front is not 3 man, backside tackle pulls for frontside LB

• Frontside tackle will either stretch base, or pass set the DE

• If frontside tackle is uncovered, he will zone combo with TE

Tackles Continued

• If backside tackle does not pull, he will scoop

• The pulling tackle must be ready for a trap block with aggressive defenses

• The pulling tackle must be able to keep shoulders square to the LOS– i.e. skip pull etc.

Guards

• Determine where A gap player is

• Frontside guard will double A gap player to MLB to BSLB

• Backside guard will base man on

• In a three man front, backside guard pulls for frontside LB

Center

• Center will always double A gap player to MLB to BSLB

• Center should identify which LB to work too

• He should also make QB aware of check situations

Running 24/25 to 3 technique

• Frontside Guard will base the 3 technique

• Center and backside guard will still double A gap player to backside

• Tackle and TE will zone combo to OLB

24/25 Vs. 4-3 Defense

E N T

B B BE

C C

FS SS

24/25 Vs. Eagle Front

E NTB B

BE

C CFS SS

24/25 Vs. 3-3 Stack (Bluff)

E N NB B B

E

CC

FS

N

24/25 vs. 4-4

E N T

B B BE

C C

FS

B

24/25 to the 3 technique

E N T

B B BE

C C

FS

B