Counter Trey

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

A true staple of any decent running offense nowadays. It is suceptible to athletic and fast LBS who can blow around the weak side and the center. Guys like Arrington eat a counter trey up if it isn't run perfectly. Luckily he's on our team.

Originally Posted by illdefined

yeah we have to be wary. LBs have certainly gotten a lot faster since those days, and I think linemen have only gotten bigger and slower. there will be some teams you just can't do this to depending on who's lined up at LB

It's common knowledge that the way to stop the counter-trey is to get penetration quickly and knock out the pulling linemen before they can get around the corner. There were still some fast linebackers in Gibbs' first stint -- and teams today still utilize some forms of running plays that involve pulling linemen, who have gotten faster too.

Bottom line is, if it's not working right, Gibbs will adjust and fix it.