A quick look at some of Tampa's run calls, cracking the alley and bouncing the ball out to the CB.
Key Points
- OL generally blocking head-up to inside gap
- OL working to second level slowly, letting LB come to them. Think DUO.
- HB is getting downhill for the handoff and ~2 steps after handoff before bouncing outside.
- Think DUO. LB in the hole - HB bounce. LB scrape - HB hit an inside gap. (this is not a hard rule for Tampa)
- Cutup of TB WR cracks, as well as inserts from the Super Bowl: https://youtu.be/E4FxXXz5kYQ
Working to Deep Safety
- From a 4-3, 2-high look Tampa may have a WR slide motion towards the core and work inside towards the near safety.
- The ball carrier drives downhill on snap, banging to the outside late.
- OL are all zone-stepping to the field (away from the bounce), getting defense to flow with blocks.
Cracking Down Safety
- Against a 4-4, 1-high look, Tampa brings WR in motion to the core again and has him work to get square on the down-safety, who is flowing with the rest of the defense towards the counter footwork.
- HB bounces outside hard and is put in a 1-on-1 in space with the CB who had bailed pre-snap on motion.
Inserting to Bring Safety Down
- On motion CB sinks to defend pass while SS comes down to replace in run fit. This makes is much easier to for TB get a blocker on SS, while making it convenient to leave CB unblocked.
- The runner again departs downhill, bouncing to the outside quickly to exploit the mismatch on the perimeter vs a lone cornerback.
