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  2. Smashmouth offense - Wikipedia

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    In the off-tackle run, the quarterback would hand off (often to the fullback) who started running to the position between the tight end and tackle, but would aim for the best hole that developed. In the sweep, the two guards would pull to form the outside wall of the running lane, while the center and run side tackle would form the inside wall ...

  3. American football plays - Wikipedia

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    Off Tackle play. The 'bread-and-butter' of a run-oriented offense, this is typically the most common run play. Rather than aiming for a hole in the line, the running back aims for the spot just outside the tackle. This type of play allows for more improvisation by the running back once he is past the line, since there is often more open field ...

  4. Sweep (American football) - Wikipedia

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    Toss sweep Buck sweep Flanker sweep Quarterback sweep. A sweep is an outside running play in American football where a running back takes a pitch or handoff from the quarterback and starts running parallel to the line of scrimmage, allowing for the offensive linemen and fullback to get in front of him to block defenders before he turns upfield.

  5. Off-tackle run - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of an off-tackle play. An off-tackle run in American football is a play in which the running back carries the ball through a running lane off of the tackle's block. The lead block kicks out the end man on the line of scrimmage, and another offensive player usually blocks the linebacker.

  6. Pulling (American football) - Wikipedia

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    Jason Spitz (72) is pulling.. Pulling is when a blocking player in American football leaves his usual spot in order to pick up another assignment on the opposite side of the field, [1] running behind the other offensive linemen, to sprint out in front of a running back and engage a defensive player beyond the initial width of the offensive line.

  7. NFL video of now illegal tackle included a special ... - AOL

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    The NFL outlawed the hip-drop tackle and showed a video that featured Chiefs safety Justin Reid. ... Jeff Miller then narrated video examples, which include two Cowboys-involved plays. pic.twitter ...

  8. Why is NFL banning hip-drop tackle, and what does that even ...

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    ORLANDO, Fla. — The writing was on the wall when the NFL began publicizing its data. The hip-drop tackle, league executives began saying last year, inflicted injury at 25 times the rate of the ...

  9. Play calling system - Wikipedia

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    A play calling system in American football is the specific language and methods used to call offensive plays.. It is distinct from the play calling philosophy, which is concerned with overall strategy: whether a team favors passing or running, whether a team seeks to speed up or slow down play, what part of the field passes should target, and so on.