8 man pick to the weakside of the feild weakside wing supports the 8 9 should drift the opposide direction to trick the defense
the 8 man's goal should be to commit the flanker and draw him in, then pass the ball to the weakside wing the 8 man shouldnt be holding on to the ball for too long. If 8 holds on to the ball for too long, the defense will bable to side and cover the weakside 11 needs to be running on fast with pace goal is to create a 1 on 1 with the weakside wing with support from the 8
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