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Before the snap, Josh Whyle [81] goes in Dash motion, looping 4 yards behind Jordan Love [10]. At the snap, Wyle releases toward the line, looking like he's kicking out the EMOL. This forces a reaction from Divine Deablo [0], the linebacker to that side of the field. He drives down hard at the point of attack to take away the run. But it's all a ruse. Whyle releases through the line, angling toward the sideline (he doesn't get to the sideline because Deablo kicks out a foot and takes Whyle down).
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Whyle's Dash motion decoy role opens space for Watson's vertical route; 22-yard play.

Whyle is the Dash motion man in the Packers' expanding vertical variation of their power run concept. In the Week 3 play against Atlanta, Whyle looped 4 yards behind Jordan Love before the snap, initially releasing toward the line to simulate kicking out the EMOL and trigger the linebacker (Divine Deablo) to attack the run. However, Whyle then released through the line angling toward the sideline, serving as a decoy to free up Christian Watson's vertical route. Whyle was tackled by Deablo before reaching the sideline, but the play design successfully created the space for Watson's 22-yard gain.

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