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Beast Wedge

Beast Wedge puts the direct-snap runner behind a tight wall formed by the line and all three blocking backs. The runner stays tight behind that wall until it opens a crease inside.

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Wedge: Beast Wedge from the Youth Football Online Tight alignment. The line closes shoulder to shoulder, the 2, 3 and 4 backs fit behind it, and the 1-back follows the wall rather than choosing a gap before the snap.
Beast Wedge from the Youth Football Online Tight alignment. The line closes shoulder to shoulder, the 2, 3 and 4 backs fit behind it, and the 1-back follows the wall rather than choosing a gap before the snap.

The call

PositionResponsibility
Left TEclose into the wedge and keep the outside half from folding in.
Left tacklestep into the wedge and drive the down lineman on your track.
Left guardfit tight to the center so no defender can split the wedge.
Centerstart the wedge and keep its point moving north.
Right guardfit tight to the center and drive the wall forward.
Right tacklefit tight to the guard and keep the right half together.
Right TEseal the outside end so he cannot fold into the back of the wedge.
2-backfit behind the left half of the wedge and add force without running past it.
4-backclose the space behind the right half and stay attached to the wall.
3-backfit behind the point of the wedge and keep the runner covered.
1-backtake the direct snap and stay behind the wedge. Do not bounce before the wall declares where the crease is.

Run it with

  • PowerSame direct snap, with the ball moved from the interior wedge to the off-tackle lane.
  • SweepThe outside answer when a defense packs the middle tightly enough to stop the wedge.

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