Film Study: LaFleur's Playbook - Smash/Mesh

This week, we're going to be talking about a concept I'm pretty excited about. To be honest with you, I have no idea what to call it. It's a kind of Smash/Mesh combo. Everyone cool if I call it a Smesh? Alright. Let's talk about Smesh.Before we get there, let's talk about each of those concepts.

Smash

This is a fun little combo. Its invention is often credited to former Packers Head Coach Lindy Infante, but Infante himself has said that he thinks he picked it up from the 49ers. Tracking down the history of concepts is notoriously tricky business.

Smash is a two man concept, designed to stretch the zone vertically. Put another way, it makes the defense pick their poison, and it's very hard for…