Jets X-Factor · May 29, 2025
What will NY Jets’ run scheme look like under Tanner Engstrand?
When an NFL team integrates a new offensive scheme, most of the attention goes to the passing game.
But it’s just as important to understand what a team wants to do in the run game.
To casual fans, every run play might look the same: just one guy carrying a ball through a giant pile of guys pushing each other. In reality, there is so much nuance in the midst of what looks like a chaotic blob of humanity.
There is a wide variety of schematic philosophies that teams can use to run the football. Some teams love zone plays, looking to get the defense on the move and beat them laterally. Even within zone-heavy offenses, there is variety: some teams prefer inside zone, and others prefer outside zone.
