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[QUOTE="money3189, post: 3827938, member: 436"]
We ran 2 back sets a lot about 10 years ago at the HS level.  Some HS teams still do it but we dont as much.

As far as college. Im not a fan of it at that level.   It adds another defender in the box that you have to block and It takes away the lead, power and counter plays.  Its fine to run it at times but you become even more predictable IMO because you are adding another LB in the box while being limited to zone read, outside zone concepts. How many are you fooling with mis direction on those plays?  Its cool to run it a lot if  you have a clear advantage against your opponent in that set but not many do and thats why college teams dont run it much.

There limits to what you can do but teams dont know exactly where the ball is going when Elmore is in there. There are various type of blocks he can make. lead, counter, wham, kick outs, reach blocks.  For ex.  you can have Elmore off set  strong and run zone weak. Its all about manipulating the defense. Its much more than just having a FB in the game. On top of all that they can still run their pass  plays. You still have 3 or 4 pass threats to throw to in that set.  You might even get invert safeties trying to stop the run. Which allows you to take shots down the field.  Thats a big part of their offense.
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