What exactly is a Goal Line Carry? (1 Viewer)

[Modog814]

When you hear that so and so is going to be the goal line back instead of another player (Say T. Jones over Charles), at what point does that said Goaline back come into the game to take the carries?

 

[Ghost Rider]

Goal line carry is basically the same thing as a short yardage carry, except that carry is for a TD, not a first down. I would say the 2 yard line or closer, but I could see maybe the 3, too. Anything further than that, nope, although if a team is in a two TE formation from like the 4 or 5 with no WRs, I could see that being considered a goal line carry...maybe.

 

[Garts]

2 yard line and in...

 

[videoguy505]

Whenever the goal line package is on the field.

 

[Modog814]

Whenever the goal line package is on the field.

So then let me re-phrase the question to: When do you think the majority of coaches put their goal line package in?

 

[Instinctive]

I figured it was anything inside the 5. Where a decent carry gets a TD, and you don't typically need to do anything special to nose in there.