StuntBest for: Run down
Slant Strong
Slants all three down linemen one gap toward the tight-end side at the snap.
Concept: Each lineman crosses the face of his blocker into the next strong-side gap to disrupt down blocks.
Base alignment — schematic, not to scale
Every position's job
Nose/Tackle
Slant to strong A-gap
Defensive Ends
Both slant one gap strong
Mike
Scrape over the top to fill strong
Will
Fill the weak A-gap the slant vacates
Sam
Strong edge force
Corners
Man coverage
Safeties
Two-high with run support
How to teach it
- 1Slanting together beats down-blocks to the strong side.
- 2First step is flat and hard in the slant direction.
- 3Weak-side backer must fill the backside A-gap.
Common mistakes to fix
- !Linemen slant different directions; fix by making the strong call clear.
- !Backside A-gap goes unfilled; fix by pairing the slant with the Will fill.
Build this into your call sheet.
Adopt this system in your coach portal, tag plays by situation, and print call sheets and player wristbands.