Betz and Andrew Coverdale reminded me on twitter recently about an old video I had made on Defending Stretch Read. I lost all the tags for these clips on my old computer, so this film has been burnt twice and is not high quality production.
Mistakes
A big mistake in defending Stretch (and one clip of Pin and Pull Sweep) is the DL to the frontside not getting Vertical. The DL must get upfield and help to "Build a Wall" to the frontside of the play. The backside DL must pursue in their gaps. The godfather of the Wide Zone or Stretch Play is Alex Gibbs, who was adamant about cutting on the backside to eliminate pursuit so the Running Back could safely cut the ball back. The backside DL must stay on their feet and stay in their moving gap.
