4 minute defense: What kind of defensive calls will you make late in the game, when you must get the ball back? This same change of pace ideology applies to those that are more conservative, too, and this could be a great time to dial up a blitz.ġ0. If you are blitz oriented, this could be a great time to drop 7 or 8 into coverage. Neither one is right or wrong, and is a personal preference. Rush 3 or 4, and drop 7 or 8 into coverage. There are two school of thought on this situation: 1. How you play this is will be dictated by down and distance, and field position. How will you approach long yardage situations? You will really need to have a plan in place for the following short yardage game situations: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down on a long field, red zone, and goal line.ĩ. Your approach will vary greatly defending on down, field position, score, time remaining, and your opponents tendencies. How are you going to defend short yardage situations? These, just as 3×1 sets, will also require individualized coverage and front adjustments.Ĩ. Just as 3×1 sets stress the defense by alignment, so do empty formations. There are also some Cover 2 pattern-match coverages(2-Buster, Clip coverage)that might give you some creative ideas to combat 3×1 sets.ħ. For some ideas on dealing with trips, check out how Nick Saban and Garry Patterson handle 3×1 sets. How will you defend trip(3×1) formations?ģ×1 sets put stress on your defense by structure alone, and will require special adjustments to defend. How will you deal with compressed/bunch sets?Īs you know, these sets can be a real pain to defend, so you will want to have multiple coverages and adjustments to handle them.Ħ. You must have at least a few blitzes ready to dial up when this occurs, because this is going to happen, regardless of how good your front four may be.ĥ. However, if you are unable to get pressure with a four man rush, you will be forced to blitz. Here is where your base coverage, along with your change of pace calls, should do the job. How will you defend the intermediate to vertical passing game? So you will have to find safe answers to the quick game, ones that won’t leave you vulnerable to deeper route combinations.Ĥ. Well, you could do that, but you will not be happy at the end of the game. You cannot allow your opponent to just dink-n-dunk the ball up and down the field on you. How will you handle the quick passing game? You must have a plan in place to stop them ahead of time, because waiting until you’ve been gashed for major chunks of yards in-game is obviously too late.ģ. Screens are constraint plays, their sole purpose is to keep the defense honest. Stopping the run is your number one priority, and you must have multiple answers to stopping the run set in stone before proceeding. This is going to, in all probability, force you into run blitzing, and making use of the bluff blitz feature, QB contain, etc. Keeping that in mind, your base coverage probably will not be a viable option versus run heavy opponents. Remember, your base coverage is only a frame from which you build around, and not the lone coverage you will call. You must figure out what adjustments you will have to make to stop the run(this includes options as well), and if you can make the needed adjustments from within your base coverage. Here is a list of questions you must be able to answer, and these answers will form your game plan. Once you have established these things, you can begin working on your actual game plan.Įxample of an actual defensive play call sheet This will help you pick what kind of front to run(30, 40), and what will be your base coverage, as well as your change of pace coverages. The first thing you need to do, find the strengths and weaknesses of your personnel. Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Personnel In this X’s O’s Football breakdown, we take a look at defensive game planning.
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