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title: Counter Punch the Spin Down with Play Action Off Stretch Sweep - Derek Pennington
description: If you run a lot of outside zone stretch and are looking for a way to keep the defense honest, here are some ways to run play action off the outside zone.
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# [Counter Punch the Spin Down with Play Action Off Stretch Sweep - Derek Pennington](https://www.glazierclinics.com/football-coach-resources/counter-punch-the-spin-down-with-play-action-off-stretch-sweep)

 Written by [Glazier Football](https://www.glazierclinics.com/football-coach-resources/author/glazier-football) | Jun 27, 2024 9:34:17 PM

If you run outside zone stretch and are looking for a way to keep the defense honest, Derek Pennington, Head Coach at Caledonia HS (MI) shows how they run play action off their outside zone.

The video is an excerpt of his Glazier Drive presentation on: [Cal Spread Gun Wide Zone Stretch](https://production.glazierdrive.com/library/cal-spread-gun-wide-zone-stretch).  

The entire presentation includes not play action, but also their base stretch out of several alignments, Quarterback stretch sweep, and pin & pull sweep.

Why run stretch?

- Great versus moving and stunting.  Just stay on tracks.
- Forces Inside Linebackers to flow east and west and exposes them to cut backs.
- Allows ball carrier to easily read blocks.
- Makes it hard for the defense to fit and be right.

 

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