Vertical Stack Pull Plays: Zippers by Brummie

Zippers are a simple yet effective method of coordinating multiple cutters simultaneously within a vertical stack

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When playing against a vertical stack, it is common for defenders to surround the stack, putting one player deep and others to each side. This gives the defenders an advantage against cuts in any direction. An offensive counter is the “Zipper”, so called because of the way that the stack peels off in both directions like a zip on clothes; in essence, it involves three players, two of which attack each side of the field, clearing their defenders out of […]

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