Maryland offensive coordinator Walt Bell has stockpiled ideas for trick plays for much of the past decade, stealing whatever intellectual property he could from the countless mentors who had taught him how to use deception on the football field.
“I’m a good thief. I’ll put it that way,” Bell said with a laugh on Wednesday, admitting that he keeps a tape of more than 200 gadget plays in his possession, some of which he has pulled out during Maryland’s first seven games this season.
“The game is won on two things: turnovers and explosive plays. If you call four or five of them a game, and hit on half of them, that’s two explosives.