[Hook'em Horns]

Mantaray,

this is a great question. In today's era of EFL it has become more difficult to do because the boards are played at higher speeds. Why is this an impact? Well defensive lineman are just as fast as the backs and receivers are with the development of pro-line bases. Years ago, defensive lineman were on ttc bases and because they had more strength than speed it allowed you more time to develop a play.

Also, pro-lines are so strong that devoloping a trap play (which usually requires you to block a defensive lineman from the side and slide him out of the way or use his momentum against him to move him out of the way) is merely impossible.

The creativity of run plays have almost become extinct because of the strength of the bases that are now being tweaked.

In the DFW or shootout style rules the "West Coast" offense has taken the forefront and has become the new wave of run creativity under this style of play. The "West Coast" offense uses lateral lineman to create running lanes for the backs. Instead of the lineman sliding to block a defender (which rarely works if you have a proline defensive front) he slides to get out of the way of the back. In essence he makes a running lane where initially there was none. The lateral lineman allow you to trick the defense because they have no idea of the direction your lineman are moving. So instead of calling this a trap play you could call it a draw or a dive and in passing situations it could also be used as a screen play because the lineman move out of the way, the defensive line comes thru and the backs slide out in the open behind them. A very beautiful thing when it is done the right way.

I hope this helps Dre!!!