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Originally Posted by FredFan7
A crackback block is a big call. It can spring a runner, and it can be dangerous to unsuspecting defensive players.
Is the blocker a WR? I think you've gotten it right. The block is out of the free blocking zone. If the defender didn't turn to "draw" the IBB, then you have a flag.
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I want to add the note that coaches refer to a block as a "crackback" now irrespective of whether contact occurs on the player's back. The blocker is "cracking back" towards where the ball was snapped from. Sometimes the block will be referred to simply as a "crack", and a play featuring it will have "crack" as part of its name.
Robert