HB Draw

Watch for defensive ends and outside linebackers crashing hard upfield off the snap, that aggressive first step is the draw's biggest green light. Identify if the Mike linebacker bites on the pass read and flows toward the sideline, since a vacated middle of the field is the primary running lane. Check safety depth pre-snap, if both safeties are deep in a two high shell showing Cover 2 or Cover 4, the box is lighter and the draw hits faster. User controlled defenders spying the middle or sitting at the line without rushing will blow this play up immediately, so avoid calling it into Cover 0 or heavy blitz looks with a defender manually spying the draw lane. Defenses that stay disciplined with contain and keep linebackers square instead of flowing hard to the pass shut this play down.