The goal-line play that's nearly automatic for one top Alabama high school coach

By Stephen Spiewak | Posted 4/19/2018

Photo via AL.com

When he needs a two-point conversion in a big spot, there’s no doubt in Kevin Rose’s mind which play he’ll call.

The Bob Jones High School (Madison, Alabama) head coach joined the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast, where he broke down his Y Delay play that's extremely successful, both at the goal line and throughout the field.

For Jones, it starts with execution in different formations.

"We'll get in multiple formations and we'll attach the Y, or at least bring him in close, on the snap of the ball,“ he said.

Rose gave an example where the offense would run full flow to the right, with the Y receiver diving on the ground “like he’s sliding head-first into second base.”

Meanwhile, the X runs a Post Take 2, and the Y runs a delayed Shallow. The quarterback has to sell it by running full-speed five steps to his right before turning back and throwing it to the Y.

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It’s nearly automatic. 

“In our experience here, he’s typically been the only guy on that side of the field,” Rose said.

One of the keys is dressing up the play to disguise it. Rose will run the play to the right or left, and out of a jet sweep motion or under center in the I-formation.

The end result, however, is the same.

“We’ve had a huge success rate with that,” he said.

Y Delay 2-point conversion
Rose's Y Delay play
  • Z: Deep Crossing Route 
  • Y: Delay, one thousand 1, one thousand 2, and release on a shallow 
  • H: Fake Jet Sweep with motion 
  • F: Carry out Jet Sweep fake 
  • X: Run a Go Route 
  • QB: Fake Jet Sweep, slide two steps and drop; throw pass to the Y 
  • OL: Slide left

This is an updated version of a blog that originally published April 12, 2017.

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