Football is back! As we start the new season, I want to thank you all for reading my stuff over the years. I started my own blog around 2015, and after it was picked up by BLG, I’ve been writing for Bleeding Green Nation since 2016. I’m immensely grateful for this wonderful site, and the opportunity is never lost on me.
This year, in addition to writing the All22 offense and defense reviews after the game, I will also be adding another article known as ‘Concept of the Week’. I will break down a certain concept or play on offense and defense and explain the play in more detail. Hopefully, this will allow you to look out for that play in future weeks. This week, we will start with a play we saw in preseason, known as Dart.
Dart
Dart is a gap-scheme run rather than a zone run (such as outside zone or inside zone). If you are wondering what the difference is, in zone runs, the offensive linemen move into space and block whoever comes into their zones. On gap scheme runs, it is predetermined based on the alignment who the offensive lineman will be blocking. Some coaches will call Dart tackle power because it plays out like Power but with a pulling tackle rather than a pulling guard.
Here are some examples of Dart on the whiteboard, courtesy of the excellent Logan Radke. It’s an easy play to spot; just look for a pulling tackle.