While the Green Bay Packers’ most efficient run game concept in 2024 was Duo, we’re going to focus on their 2nd most efficient run game concept in the next two articles: the counter run scheme. In 2024, counter runs accounted for 5.1 yards per attempt, 225 total yards, and a 34.1% first down rate (far more than any other run scheme they deployed), and a 43.2% positive play rate. In this article, we’ll look at what the counter run scheme is and what it hopes to accomplish.
But what is the counter run scheme?
Counter runs are the easiest way to kill the run pursuit of an overly aggressive defense that is often able to get penetration into the backfield.