Minnesota Vikings Windback Run Game
The Viking have used wind back run scheme for years but this year are doing it a little different. They used to run the play with Dalvin Cook off zone action with the backside torque trying to create running lanes. In today’s system they will utilize more vertical double teams and gap schemes on their windback run game.
Back in the day the Minnesota Vikings had a special young talent in Dalvin Cook, and the offensive coaching staff puts their players in positions where the entire Running Back position group can have success. These runs are very good compliments that protect their top run schemes and also take advantage of their defense's pursuit.
1. Wind back with Zone Principles
Wind back is based off of inside zone blocking schemes. You will often see the backside of the offensive line try to torque their defenders to give the RB a lane to cut back in. The formation and the plays are setup to be in the exact formation of the inside zone. The offensive line will block inside knowing that the ball will automatically cutback. There is also a slice player (FB, TE) who comes across the formation and attempts to get the C/D gap defender out of his gap. The result of the play is a 13 yard gain. Let's take a look:
Here you see the angles on the zone wind back.
He is looking at the cutback the whole way.
The next play is another Windback with a different formation and motion setup. Vs. this front the formation creates great blocking angles for the OL and TE. The result is a 21 yard TD run.
You see the under front and the angles they create. They also slice block it with the H back.
Nice jb of torquing boy the offensive line, essentially sealing them on the backside.
Great whole created and Cook makes the cut!
The last Windback is to an open ended side. There are more variables to this way, but because the defensive front is flowing so much, the result is a 6 yard gain.
They slice again with the H back.
Cook has to make the cut quicker because of the penetration of the DL.
Windback With Gap Schemes
In today’s version, they run it with downhill principles. It’s 2 vertical double teams with the designed cutback with Duo rules.
You see they are in the I formation. They give the ball to the RB deep in the hole
It’s 2 double teams with the fullback on the backside LB. The Tight End also blocks out on the backside. The FB leads for the offside LB.
Film Analysis
4 clips and different Examples of the wind back scheme
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