Williams guard counter

Williams guard counter is a descriptive name for the Williams guard pass — framing the pass as the counter to the Williams guard’s arm-and-head control.

Etymology. “Williams guard” names the position; “counter” frames the passer’s response. The label names the pass by the guard it answers rather than by its own mechanics, common where the guard is the recognised problem.

Mechanics. The Williams guard traps an arm and threatens the back; countering it means winning an underhook on that side, since the underhook controls the hip the guard relies on, stripping the guard’s leverage and turning the exchange back toward the pass.

Cross-reference. “Meathook escape” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Williams Guard Pass.