Pancake block
What is pancake block in American football?
How to make the correct pancake block?
The pancake is a term describing the block when the offensive player leaves the defender flat on its back. The running back runs through this hole.
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This term entered at 1983 as describing of All-America tackle Bill Fralic’s blocking abilities. Its manner to knock opponents on their backs became famous. The Pittsburgh Panthers counted the number of such actions. Their efforts started the unofficial statistics. This helps some players to get a minute of recognition as the regular offensive linemen have no official records.
This block is regular on the running plays. The offensive linemen pressure on their defensive opponents or linebackers with speed, agility, power and aggressive politics. It must attack the defender with a two-hand punch at the upper part of the body. The result gets better if the offensive player fires out of its stance. The hard punch disbalances the defensive lineman. The offensive lineman should drive its legs and glue its opponent to the ground.