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Washington Post: Breaking down offensive schemes of all 32 teams


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https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/sports/every-nfl-teams-best-offensive-play/

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To get ready for the 2018 NFL season, we studied the offensive playbooks of every team in the league. We found a lot of West Coast passing concepts, a mix of different running game schemes and plenty of the league’s new favorite play: the run-pass option. Scroll down or use the navigation bar to see an animated diagram of each team’s signature play, along with a description of the type of offense it is set to deploy this year. Note: The highlighted player in each play, labeled No. 1, signifies the likely top option for each play-call, and other, secondary options are numbered in likely order of priority.

 

AFC EAST

Buffalo Bills

With a new coordinator and potentially a rookie quarterback under center (Josh Allen), look for the Bills to lean heavily on a gap-scheme-based running game in 2018. Brian Daboll has a background in the Patriots’ system, so expect an offense that will overload with formations and motions to create mismatches. But the power running game will be the starting point, including plays like the counter trey shown here. It involves a fullback or tight end sliding across the line of scrimmage to block the edge defender, while a pulling guard wraps around to seal off the hole inside and create a lane for the running back (1). To complement the counter trey, the Bills will use duo, wham and isolation runs.

 

 
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AFC NORTH

Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens' offense has some questions to answer, as the play of starting quarterback Joe Flacco has declined in recent years but rookie Lamar Jackson may not be ready to take over the job. So expect the Ravens to lean heavily on their ground game, which was one of the most diverse running schemes in the NFL last year with Alex Collins at running back. They changed from zone concepts to gap concepts from week to week depending upon the opponent. They particularly liked wham and trap plays, with a fullback or tight end working across the line to block a defensive tackle by surprise and open a clean lane for the back (1).

 

 

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