Crack Toss Ft. The 2022 Jaguars
This article is taken directly from The 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars Complete Offensive Manual.
The Jaguars ran a lot of Crack Toss in 2022, and it was generally efficient for them.
They were incredibly multiple with how they ran it. More so than any other team I have studied. Fast motion, jet motion, fake jet motion, misdirection slices, different pullers, multiple ways to get the ball to the ball carrier, and even QB variations.
If you have read any of my previous books, you know Crack Toss is one of my favorite concepts. When I started to break down Jaguars tape and realized how often they ran it, I knew I would enjoy writing this section.
Crack Toss is usually an auxiliary run for NFL teams. Used situationally to get the ball on the edge of the defense quickly. With a running back like Travis Etienne, the Jaguars made it a point to feature Crack Toss to increase his touches in space.
Crack Toss is blocked like outside zone. The exception is the near receiver and PST (potentially mixed with another lead blocker and/or another receiver cracking) switch responsibilities. The near receiver or tight end will crack the EMOL. The PST will pull and lead on the force/secondary support defender. If there is a second lead blocker (TE/FB pulling), the PST will lead up the alley.
Against defenses that flow fast, the offense needs to help out the offensive line with fast motion, jet motion, or a misdirection slicer. This will give the offensive line better angles to get up to the linebackers. The image below shows an example of tight end fast motion used in week 3. In these versions, the PST can become the “trash man” and clean up anything pursuing from inside that the offensive line can’t work up to.
The full house variation, shown in the last diagram, was called in week 18.
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