Auto-Bounce to the outside

[SKEETCHEEKS]

How do I stop people from auto-bouncing runs to the outside?

I'm talking about when someone picks a HB dive, or HB counter and instead of running the play, they just turbo straight to the outside turning the play into a sweep. Usually my linebackers get sucked inside on these plays, and if the guy has a speedy hb, he can do this all day long for big gains. Personally I think it's cheap to call an inside run play, and just sprint straight to the outside but I see it constantly. People have been doing it since madden 2000. :rolleyes:

The only success I have is blitzing corners with zone blitzes, so my lbs don't go inside, and I have someone to guard against the outside run. However this seems to be hit or miss, as the guy will usually have a blocker, and be in a one on one situation with a corner back. Is there way to force my opponent inside on inside runs, while not giving up much? I find I can stop runs that are designed to go to the outside, adn I can stop runs that are designed to go to the inside and actually go inside, but this 'auto-bounce' is killing me.

I'm not a big manual defense guy either, so I'm looking for playcall strategies, not pre-snap player move ment strategies. :)

[djwill13]

actually, that's what you want to do. you want them to run as far horizontally as possible. stretch the play as wide as you can before making a commitment to stop it. zone blitzes seem to be effective where you get pressure from the outsides.

also pay attention to where they are running to (which side) relative to where their field posistion is. if you start noticing a trend, start using line stunts. with an effective and well timed line stunt, you can stop these plays in the backfield for negative yardage.