Pin Pull Sweep

Watch linebacker depth pre-snap, if they are stacked tight to the line in run support this play struggles because the pullers have less space to build a wall before contact. Look for safety rotation to the play side, a safety cheating down into the box signals run blitz recognition and you should consider bailing to a different concept. Post-snap, key on whether the edge defender is being blocked down or is flowing hard outside, this tells you if the bounce lane or the cutback lane is open. Watch for a user-controlled defender flowing hard toward the sweep with speed, a fast user closing the edge is the biggest threat to blow this play up before the pullers get set. Cover 1 and Cover 3 with aggressive linebacker fill tend to shut this down quickly, while light boxes and Cover 4 shells with only four in the box give the pin and pull scheme the space it needs to hit.