Football Library · Plays
Sweep· 6v6 Flag
basicaka Outside Sweepaka Toss Sweep
Wide perimeter run — blockers pull or reach playside, back attacks the edge.
The design
How Sweep works
- Wide perimeter run.
- QB hands to the back, who attacks the edge with the blockers pulling or reaching playside (tackle: classic two-guard pull on Packers Sweep; flag: receivers run vertical clears to pull defenders OFF the perimeter since blocking isn't legal).
- The back's footwork is patient-then-fast: read the kick-out (or in flag, the leverage of the contain defender), then turn vertical when the corner is sealed.
- Best vs over-aligned interior fronts where the perimeter is light.
Coach the details
Every player's job
- : sell the run fake full speed on the drawn track; finish every rep as if you have the ball.
- : sweep — wide path behind the pullers, set up the kick-out.
- : 18-yard go — full-speed release, ball goes over the top.
- : 18-yard go — full-speed release, ball goes over the top.
- : 5-yard sit inside — settle in the void, face the QB.
- : 5-yard sit inside — settle in the void, face the QB.
Call sheet
When and where to run it
- Game planGet to the edge fast vs a defense over-committing to the interior.
- Early downsBest on 1st-and-10 to establish the edge run, or as a change-of-pace after a series of inside hits.
- Game planCoach patience-then-burst: the back presses the edge to make the contain defender commit, THEN turns vertical.
- Game planIf the edge is sealed hard, take the cutback off the down block (tackle) or the inside route (flag).
- Game plan