Because of the great success the pro football teams like the Dallas Cowboys have had using te "man-in-motion" principie, it would behoove coaches to seriously consider including it in their offensive strategies. One reason the "motion offense" has been so successful is that it forces the defense to cover the entire width of the field. Thus, by allow the man in motion to gain greater lateral movement, the defensive secondary is forced to cover the width of the field. Also by allowing the motion man to move beyond the wide receiver to side he is moving, the motion man can be used to take the double coberage off a wide receiver. Thai allows greater strength to a team with a volatile quarterback with a good passing arm and a wide receiever with a good apir of hands. More and more coaches are beginning to look at the man-in- motion principle and how they can work it into their offense.
1. "Man in motion" is a football offensive strategy.
2. The Dallas Cowboys have had much success with this play
3, The New York Jets and the Miami hoins use a similar offense
4. The man in motion restricts lateral movement,
5. The defensive secondary is forced to cover the entire width of the field against the man in motion.