How Flea Flicker works

Trick play that sells run, then attacks deep.
QB hands to a back / WR going forward to the LOS; that player runs hard as if rushing, then PITCHES the ball BACK to the QB still behind the LOS.
The defense has already triggered on the run fake; deep receivers clear out and find the void behind the now-collapsing safeties.
Two backwards passes / handoffs, one deep throw.
Best after the run game has been established — the defense has to believe the fake.

Coach the details

Every player's job

: carry out the drawn backfield action, keep your eyes downfield, and run only after the progression closes.
: take the handoff, press the LOS, and read the playside LB — if he scrapes, cut back; if he fills, bounce.
: 18-yard post inside — plant hard at the break, separate from the safety.
: 4-yard drag inside — shallow cross, find the void in zone.
: 4-yard drag inside — shallow cross, find the void in zone.
: 4-yard flat to the sideline — release flat — outlet for the QB.
: run-block — drive your man off the ball to the playside, combo to the second level.
: run-block — drive your man off the ball to the playside, combo to the second level.
: run-block — drive your man off the ball to the playside, combo to the second level.
: run-block — drive your man off the ball to the playside, combo to the second level.
: run-block — drive your man off the ball to the playside, combo to the second level.

Notes for Flea Flicker (Z) Right*
What it is:* A trick play — hands off to to pull the defense short and attack the run.
then tosses the ball back to , who catches it in the backfield and throws deep.
When to call it:* 4th-and-long or 2-minute drill (end-of-game, big-yards situation).
Pre-snap disguise as inside run action — the defense keys the handoff and vacates coverage downfield.
's reads (in order):*
Primary: deep on the post — if the defense bit on the run and left him single, this is free yards.
Throw it immediately on the back shoulder for a jump ball.
Secondary: on the post — if the deep safety rotated to , sits in the vacated window at 11 yards.
Outlet if nothing breaks: or on the crossers if the QB has to escape pressure on the second pitch-back.
The mesh points:*
hands to on the inside-zone mesh at the LOS (~QB reads the read-key for the run).
sells the run laterally 2–3 yards downfield, then pitches the ball BACK to in the backfield (~-3 yds, where the QB is retreating to throw).
Keep this tight and crisp — sloppy handoffs kill the play.
:* Base block on the center — fire-block your man to sell the run.

Call sheet

Game planTrick play — best after establishing the run game so safeties are biting on run-action.
Early downsUsually 1st-and-10 or 2nd-and-short, ideally between the 30s.
Game planOne-time call: defenses adjust the second time they see it.
Game planUse the offense's most believable run action and keep both exchanges clearly behind the line.
Game planThe quarterback drifts to a protected landmark for the return pitch, then checks the deep route before taking the intermediate outlet.