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The Ravens have one of the most dangerous offenses in the league, built around the strengths of Lamar Jackson. I watched every snap of the 2019 Ravens offense, and I put together some clips and diagrams on what I learned: 1. Quad Formations The Ravens love to use unusual formations and looks, and this is a look that defenses hate to see. The biggest reason why defenses have trouble defending these looks, is because it’s a lot harder to disguise what they’re doing. When you’ve gotta put 4-5 defenders over on one side of the ball, the list of potential...

This is an incredible disguise by Cleveland's defense, but an even better decision by Lamar Jackson to pull it down and use his legs. Let's go deeper into why this play is so interesting. Every NFL team loves to split TEs and RBs out wide, and use different formations to force the defense to declare coverage. If you move your TE or RB out wide and they bring a safety or a linebacker over, it's almost always a man call. If they keep a corner over there, it's zone. So when offenses line up in empty like this, they have...

I spend a lot of time watching offensive game film, and I've got a long list of things an offense could do to make it harder on a defense. Today I'm going to share five of my favorites. 1. Flip the back pre-snap from side-to-side a few times per game There are usually around 60-70 offensive snaps per game at the high school level. If you make a habit of moving the back 6-7 times per game, you've affected 10% of the snaps for the defense, and you've really screwed up their analytics. Trust me, defensive coordinators study your backfield...