

On this play, four defenders commit to McFarland’s jet motion. We appreciate line play on this website.) Ty Johnson’s 81-yard scamper (Check out the pancake block at the second level from right guard Terrance Davis, too. Huff stays put, his angle to McFarland is poor and Swenson is all the way across the field. 2) like he expects him to run with Fleet-Davis as he rolls to the safety position. Swenson looks back to safety Jacob Huff (No. There’s a split second of confusion as Swenson follows Fleet-Davis across the formation. 27) out of the exact spot McFarland runs through en route to the end zone. Tayon Fleet-Davis is the motion man on this play, dragging Calvin Swenson (No. In fact, we’ll provide the GIF of each play before the analysis so you can break it down for yourself. Now that the basics of the misdirection of the jet sweep are laid out and the confusion it creates is understood, we won’t have to break down every facet of each of the touchdown runs. His eyes are on Johnson and before he realizes Jones actually has the ball, it’s nearly too late. 11) is the final piece to the confusion puzzle. 36) has the right idea initially, but has to honor Ty Johnson running up the middle. Two players attempt to set the edge at the top of the screen instead of the requisite one. The Terps ran their first play out of the shotgun, so this is the first time Minnesota saw the jet motion in live action, and it shows. Maryland got that out of the way almost immediately, with Jeshaun Jones running for 27 yards on the second play of the game. But for the defense to feel obligated to honor the jet motion, an actual jet sweep has to be successful early in the game. On Saturday, the Terps’ first three rushing touchdowns involved a jet motion. Why Matt Canada’s offense can be a game-changer for Maryland football
