Bart Starr describes his favorite play:
“We have a pass in Green Bay we throw against everyone and all defenses and make it go. Against the Lions in Detroit, we used it several times very effectively in ’65, once for a real long gain that got us started after we were down by some 20 points.”
“It’s a crossing action type of pass not easily covered by a defense and is known in our play book as ‘Right Formation, Flare Wide L & R, Wing Trail.’ L & R merely denotes L (left end) and R (tight end) are crossing. Wing trail is just that. The wing, or flanker, trails across.”
“I like the pass specifically for three reasons: 1) it can be thrown against any defense very effectively; 2) there are four good choices of receivers, depending on how the defense covers; 3) there are easy take-off or companion routes the wing can run off this basic move to keep his defender completely off balance.”
“The blocking is very sound and simple. Big linemen on big defensive linemen. The center is responsible for the middle linebacker. The remaining back, the left halfback, is responsible for the linebacker to his side. If the linebacker on the fullback’s side comes, the ball is released quickly to the fullback flaring.”
“Optional blocking is to delay flaring the fullback, in which case he takes the linebacker on his side if the red dog (blitz) is on.”
“This play was part of our (1965) championship game plan against the Browns and we completed it a couple of times for crucial gains.”
Source: “The Pro Quarterback” by Murray Olderman (1966)
