Run Game!Using Jet Sweep Effectively in Your offense: Run Concepts to Run Off Jet
Jet motion is very effective in both the pass and run game. Many offensive coordinators use it as a major part of their package. Lafleur, Shanahan, Liam Coen and others use it in the NFL. College coaches from Kotelnecki at Kansas to Chip Kelly and Ryan Day at Ohio State all use Jet Motion.
This article looks at the jet sweep action and how it is utilized in the run game at the NFL and College Level.
Using Jet Sweep in your offense is important for the following reasons!
1. It gets the ball on the edge with jet sweep, both to and away from the strength. Jet can and should be run to the weak side as well as to the strength of formation.
2. The Jet sweep action displaces LB's and causes gaps to be vacated in the run game. It is very effective in this regard.
3. Great action to throw off of as it slows down pass rushes.
4. Awesome to incorporate split zone & gap schemes to and away from the Jet motion
Passing Game Examples:
Let’s start with the Rams. They have always been great with their jet sweep passing attack. The Rams run it out of many different formations. They run jet and in their progression the jet man is the first option.
Route Concept:
Here is the route from 2 different sets.
The LB doesn’t expand so the flat route is open. Easy completion.
The next example is from 12p. Same route just a different set.
Read:
Jet Man to crosser to delay route by the chipping TE.
11 personnel
New Jet sweep to the boundary vs press bail, press quarter concepts.
They go from 3x1 to 2x2 and catch Michigan on 2 occasions.
#1 Wr goes jet motion 11 personnel
#2 fake the wide zone to the left
Jet motion man runs a wheel. Also have the te to the flat freezing the outside linebacker.
Nice execution as the wheel route is wide open.
Packers 11P Jet Motion #3 Runs a sail route with 2 verticals
They do a nice job snapping the ball a little later which allows the #1 wr to get more vertical in the pass game.
Alabama Bill O Brien
11P
Bill runs a 2 man pattern with they hi low the CB. Nice design on the route concept. They run y cross off Jet.
Dallas Cowboys Kellen Moore
12P Fake Jet to the TE wing side and run boot the other direction in 12P. They get great movement from the LB’s and it opens the drag route across the middle.
Kentucky 2021 with Coen(Now Bucs OC)
11 personnel TE Slip Screen
TE Screen is a great play out of 11 vs man free coverage.
It gets 2 blockers out in front and the tight end is hard to cover because it is man free and he comes across the formation.
Nice design below.
Fake the jet left
fake the run behind it to the left with wide zone
They sneak and slip the tight end out off to the right with 2 lead blockers in front.
Nice job getting 2 lineman out in front.
Excellent design
Arizona Cardinals Kingsbury
11P
Twins, Slot with TE Hip Run the wheel route with the TE off jet sweep to his side. Seahawks defense is in cover 3.
Here the Cardinals run Jet Sweep wheel route vs. The Seahawks cover 3
Nice route and adjustment
Nie route and adjustment vs cover 3
Good play and execution.
Buffalo Bills 11P Jet Motion TE Pop/Dover Condensed Set
Vertical Dover Route (pop pass over the middle)
Bills run Jet with a fake power and hit the tight end over the middle for a nice gain. Bills stretch NE horizontally with the Jet motion and hit the TE vertically down the field.
Faking the Jet tight zone frees up the dover route vs cover 3
Nice play as the tight end is wide open on the route as the olb is forced to widen with the jet motion.
15 good yards on the play.
11 personnel with z off
The 49ers are great with their jet package and it helps their run game and young qb tremendously.
Bring the z in motion.
They fake the jet and tight zone to the right. They slide protect with the offensive line and look to run the fake off the jet.
They run the sail concept.
#2 runs a 12 yard out with the jet man freezing the OLB and getting him to react.The CB has to cover #1 vertical. Very little pass rush with the jet motion.
The sail route is wide open as they are in 3 carry. Nice 40 yard gain for a td.
Good design and execution.
College Game
21 personnel
Naked Boot with a 2 man pattern to the tight end side off the jet fake. Very hard route to defend in man coverage.
fake the jet and slip the fb to the flat with the TE corner route. Nice naked route the other way.
TE Runs the corner and the fullback is open in the flat. Nice route out of 21.
Good play and execution.
49ers 11P
Fake the Jet to Deebo and throw a screen to him off wide zone action
Nice design and effective way to get your playmaker the ball.
They fake the jet sail concept and set up the screen.
Nice fake and they get some blockers out in front.
Good play and design.
I hope you enjoyed this article with some jet sweep variations in both the pass and run game.