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Why The Run Game Is More Complex Than You Think

60K views · Jul 12, 2026 · People & Blogs

Comments · 109

  • @ArmchairCoachJustin · 2 months ago · pinned

    Learn to see the game like this in the Armchair Coach community👇<br><br><a href="https://www.skool.com/educated-armchair-coaches-1542/about">https://www.skool.com/educated-armchair-coaches-1542/about</a>

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  • @DoctorRaven32 · 2 months ago

    This channel and the book &quot;keep your eye off the ball&quot; by Pat Kirwan are like the holy grail of learning and understanding everything you need to know about the game.

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  • @gimpscalawag · 2 months ago

    I really find that the problem with most of these YouTube channels is the clicking and rewinding. However, this channel is awesome because your story follows the video. So, it&apos;s never annoying or disorienting

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  • @grondhero · 2 months ago

    I don&apos;t think anyone finds the run game boring <i>unless</i> it becomes up the middle, up the middle, up the middle, punt. &nbsp;Your breakdowns are great, especially with the color coding to help us know what we need to be looking at. 👍

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  • @johnnybakblast457 · 2 months ago

    I’ve said for almost forty years that a Sherpa from the top of Everest could see a pass play and recognize “that guy threw that thing to the other guy” but an unfortunate number of football”fans” couldn’t tell the difference between a trap or a zone play without instant replay.

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  • @Madden1849ersFranchise · 5 days ago

    Well executed run plays are like the greatest ballet. The hole opens up, the runner sees it, hits it and picks up a huge gain or takes it to the house. Beautiful.

  • @imadeosifo1901 · 3 weeks ago (edited)

    I don’t think anyone is breaking down the game the way you have are and the color coordinated players within scheme explanations is so obvious that I don’t know why I don’t see it more. Way easier to follow. Thank you sir

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  • @lesgoe8908 · 1 month ago

    And this is why a live end zone camera angle is so much more informative than sideline cameras. From the sideline, all of those sophisticted blocking patterns have no depth and are more difficult to see as a design, compared to seeing it from the endzone. Great job -- thanks for posting. I just subscribed to your channel.

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  • @kadelusk7227 · 2 months ago

    This video sin​gle-hand​ed​ly completely changed how I view the run game! Incredible work and video quality

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  • @Goatbrook10 · 2 months ago

    Love this Channel!! Keep uploading because I look forward to every video

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  • @michaellinehan710 · 2 months ago

    I&apos;ve been away a bit for work, Justin, so I&apos;ve been less active on the channel but I&apos;m still here!<br><br>This video might genuinely be my favourite of yours I&apos;ve watched. The run game is so fascinating and the breakdown of how the O-Line moves to create the gaps and zones for the run was done so clearly and smoothly.<br><br>From a narrative sense, for gap schemes, discussing power, then introducing counter and how it relates to counter, and then finally duo - extremely useful for an amateur fan to watch and digest! Keep up the good work!

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  • @JeramieW · 2 months ago

    Another masterpiece, Bravo 👏

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