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How to Do a Flea-Flicker. Catch a good pass defense off-guard with the classic flea-flicker.
You will need 1 A football game and 1 possession of the ball. Step 1. Have your offense line
up with a wide receiver on each side, a left fullback and a halfback. Step 2. Snap the
ball to the quarterback, and send the left wide receiver on an end-zone route. Step 3.
Have the quarterback hand off to the halfback and then continue to drop back as the back
runs up the right side. Once the defense sees the running back with the ball, they’ll
think it’s a running play and lose track of the receivers. Step 4. Block for the running
back just as you would if he were sincerely running. Step 5. Have the running back streak
up the right side and, just before passing the line of scrimmage, have him turn and lateral
the ball back to the quarterback. Step 6. Pass to an open receiver, typically the left
wide receiver. Did you know University of Illinois coach Bob Zuppke is credited for
inventing the flea-flicker in the 1910s.