Taking the outside shoulder and making sure a play cannot turn the corner is one way to get a runner to go back inside. If you’re looking for linebacker drills for football, try this one–very effective.
What you need – A skeleton offense, and a linebacker (maybe more later).
How this drill works – This is a running play to the outside, and the lead back is going to take on the first linebacker to make the block so the RB can get to the outside and make a big run.
The object for the outside linebacker is to get to the outside shoulder of the blocker (shoulder nearest the sideline) in order to turn the play back inside where there is defensive help. The outside shoulder is key! If a player goes for the inside shoulder, they can be caved inside and the play can easily get outside.
Repeat this football play until the defense can force the ball inside and make the play. Switch up linebackers and RBs each time the drill is successfully run by the LBs.
Result – You will save a lot yards on the outside if you can teach your LBs to attack the outside shoulder of blockers on their way to making a tackle.
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