My last post about Auburn focused on their buck sweep play and I discussed how it complimented their power and counter run game. This post is going to focus on their jet sweep play. The great thing about their Jet Sweep play is that not only does it compliment all of their runs and add misdirection but the way they run their jet sweep there is no new teaching for their offensive line. Games are won up front and the more those guys in the trenches can just get better at their core schemes, the better their overall offense will be. When I say they have no new teaching, I say that because they are blocking either inside zone or away from the Jet or they run their Jet with the power play or power read.
Take a look at this first video to see what I mean. The offensive line is blocking inside zone to the right and the Jet sweep is going the other way to the left. The great thing about this besides the offensive line not having to learn a new play, is that the defense has to respect the inside zone play because Auburn will fake that Jet and run the zone even more times than they give the Jet. So when the offensive line zones to the right, the defense has to fill their gaps to the left away from the Jet Action. This allows the jet to outflank the box defenders and now it's just the perimeter players blocking the perimeter defenders similar to a bubble screen. The fullback will look to block the first thing outside the box, the WR will crack the alley player and the tailback will block the corner. This is different then a lot of times when they will full reach outside zone to the same side the jet sweep is going. This is a good scheme too but it takes everybody in the direction of the sweep because the LB's and DL are keying the offensive line. That's why this approach is nice because they have to honor the zone play away.
The other thing you notice in that clip is the shift before the Jet motion. Auburn does a great job disguising this play with shifts and formations.
Here is another look at that play in a different game:
This next clip is an unbalanced formation. Auburn aligns in a trips formation but 2 wide receivers to the trips our on the line which allows the single WR to align off the ball and be able to motion. This is a subtle tweak that is hard for a defense to pick up especially with a team like Auburn who plays with tempo. By doing this they get all their skill players out in front of this play to block. You will also notice that the offensive line is zoning opposite the jet again which holds the box defenders because they have to respect that inside zone play.
Here is another look at the Jet play opposite of the inside zone, but this time out of more of a pro formation. Again the Z WR steps on the line of scrimmage, so the single WR who is usually unable to motion can now run the Jet to the strength which overloads the defense. The fullback even gives the defensive end a fake kick out block before he avoids him to go to the LB. This allows the Jet player to outflank the unblocked defensive end.
Auburn will also run the Jet play off of their power blocking scheme. Again the great thing about this is the offensive line doesn't have to learn a new play. They just run power and can work on getting great at that. The other good thing is the defense plays the power play and plays downhill which allows Auburn to outflank them on the perimeter. Here is a clip from an empty set:
As you can see this play was unsuccessful because the defensive end didn't honor the power play and he played the jet sweep. Once Auburn sees this, they will come back with the fake jet and run power. See below:
As you can see from this clip, the defense is flowing more laterally with the jet which allows Auburn to come at them in a down hill fashion and get good yards. Having both of these plays and making it look the same, makes it very difficult for the defense to stop both. Especially with the speed Auburn has.
Here is another one with Auburn faking the jet and running the power. This time they give it to the tailback instead of the running QB power. See below:
The last one I'm going to show you is Auburn faking the jet and running counter. Again you will see Arkansas cheat to the Jet sweep player which allows the guard to kick out the defensive end easily because he is influenced by the Jet player. The linebacker is also flowing laterally and by the time they realize it's the fake Jet it's too late and the offense already is on their side of the ball coming at them downhill. Here is what that looks like:
Again from a cost reward standpoint, it makes sense to install the Jet like this because you don't have to teach the offensive line anything new and the Jet and Fake Jet compliment all their runs. It also makes it easy for the coaches to make adjustments in the game. If they are cheating to the Jet run then go to your downhill inside zone, power, and counter run plays with the fake Jet. If they are playing more downhill and the end is crashing then give the Jet sweep off those runs. Many teams have followed this thinking in the run game as you see teams like Ohio State and Alabama now running power and counter off the fake jet sweep action. Again, it ties into the old Wing-T philosophy about having a run and having a counter off of that run. The formations and tempo may be new but the old underlying schemes are still there.
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