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Defense
“You go to war with the
army you have”
The Mentalist
TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y’
S E N E W
B B
M
F
Gap Assignment Defense
Contain C B A A B Contain
TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y’
S E N E W
B B
M
Run Defense
TE C
S E N E W
B B
Cutback M Cutback
Inside / Out
Option Defense
TE C
S E N E W
B B
QB M QB
Dive
“Jet”
Contain C B A A B Contain
TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y’
E N E W
S
B B
M
“Bullets”
Shade or Slant To “B” Gaps
Contain C B A A B Contain
TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y’
S E N E W
B B
M
“Lion”
Shade or Slant to Left
Opposite call is “Ram”
Contain C B A A B Contain
TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y’
S E N E W
B B
M
Nose “Tap”
A A
TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y’
S E N E W
B B
M
“Crowd”
Can use Three Man to Six Man Pressure
A B
Z Q
Y C X
S E B N M B E W
C
C
F
No Tight End Adjustment
Coaching Point: alignment of Strong Dog determines strong side.
Contain B A A B Contain
ST SG C WG WT
S E N E W
B B
M
Two Tight End Adjustment
Coaching Point: alignment of Strong Dog determines strong side.
Contain C B A A B C Contain
TE TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y” “X’
S E N E W
B B
M
Heavy Adjustment
Strong Wing
TE
Contain “Y’
ST SG C WG WT Contain
S B E N E W
M
B
“Slide”
To Four Blockers
Heavy Adjustment
Tackle Over
TE TE
Contain “Y’
T T SG C WG
“X’ Contain
S E N E W
B
M
B
“Slide”
To Four Blockers
Heavy Adjustment
Bunch
Z B
TE
Contain “Y’
ST SG C WG WT Contain
B E N E W
S
M
B
“Slide”
To Four Blockers
Closed Set Adjustment
B Z
Contain D C B A A B C D Contain
TE TE
ST SG C WG WT
X’ “Y’
S E N E W
B B
M F
C
C
“Duce”
Two Deep / 5-4 Front
Trips Adjustment
Q
Z B
Y C X
S E N E W
C
B B
M C
F
Empty Adjustment
Q
Z B A
Y C X
S E N E W
C
B B
M C
F
Quad Adjustment
A
Q
Z B
Y C X
S E N E W
C
B M B
C
F “Slide”
To Four Receivers
Pass Defense
TE C
1 E N E 5
2 4
3
Coaching Points:
•Pass Defense is packaged by pressures.
•Blitzers are numbered.
•Strong Dog identifies his alignment before each snap.
•Strong Dog raises hand and calls out, “1” is here.
•One to three numbers can be used.
Tight End Trade
Changes # System
TE TE
ST SG C WG WT
“Y’ “Y’
S E N E W
B
“One is on B
other side”
M
Blitzing Concepts
•Teach Linebackers how to blitz.
•Constant movement (“Show Movement”) and pressure.
•To “Dance” is to move back and forth, side to side, gap to
gap, be at different levels. Defender must remember with
movement, do not get out of position on snap of football.
•The Dogs can “Walk Out” into pass coverage before snap.
•The Front can “Show & Go” or show one blitz and on snap
execute another.
•Middle Backer or Backers can be “Decoys”, show blitz, but
do not go.
•The Dogs, Backers and Middle Backer can “Hide” a blitz or
show no movement.
•Middle Backer and Backers “Walk Up” to a particular stunt,
start off in a base alignment, as the cadence starts, move into
the blitz.
Pass Defense
Three Man Pressure
TE C
1 E N E 5
OUT OUT
2 4
IN 3
IN
HOLE
Coaching Point
•No numbers with a front. call.
Pass Defense
Four Man Pressure
TE C
1 E N E 5
OUT 2 4 OUT
3
IN IN
Coaching Point
•One Linebacker will blitz, remaining Linebackers will rotate to four short zones.
•One number with front call.
Pass Defense
Five Man Pressure
TE C
1 E N E 5
OUT 2 4 OUT
3
Hole
Coaching Point
•Two Linebackers will blitz, remaining Linebackers will rotate to three short zones
•Two Numbers with front call.
Pass Defense
Six Man Pressure
TE C
1 E N E 5
2 4
3
SPY SPY
Coaching Point
•Three Linebackers will blitz, remaining Linebackers will rotate to two short zones
•Three numbers with a front call.
Three Deep Zone behind Short Zones
•Cornerbacks play Deep pass first, if run, they become “TD
Savers”.
•Free Safety keeps the football and deepest receivers in front of
him. On run, cover “Break Away”.
DEEP
DEEP DEEP
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