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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 472529" data-attributes="member: 4199">Yes and no. NO: In the modern game, sweeps don't work as well because defenders are too fast.  The NFL just doesn't use them anymore.  In a way, sweeps have gone the way of the Wing-T offense. YES: You could say the Outside-Zone that the Packers (and Colts under Payton Manning) run is directly descended from The Packer Sweep. The phrase "Run To Daylight" is a zone concept and works the same in the sweep as it does in an outside zone.  Simplified, the let say the call is "Sweep Right" or "Outside Zone Right."   After taking the hand off, toss, or pitch, the back moves to the right behind a wall of blockers.  When a crease (Daylight) is found or created by the offensive line, the back puts his foot in the ground and heads for that crease.</blockquote>

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