Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

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. It's fun for the pLayerc. It allows plav€rs
to have Bome perconality andto us€ the
abilities rhal they have ro makp big
plays.
7. Maitutain poise, Bad things will happenl
You must prcpare your defensive team
that in the coume ofthe ballgame it is not
unusual for an offense to tum the ball over.
At this time, the defense has the best
opportunity to prove theit character. We
often say, "It's not the bad things that
happen to you that arc important, but how
you react to tbose things."
S. Doa't oaerload pldyeft mentally. Be
surc that all of your adjustments and
checks are simple enough that Your
players can execut€ them on the field
g. Treat pl.rters as indiniduala and with
10' Haae fun. Look folward to the big game.
The bigger the game, the bigger the
challenge, the more your playem should
look forward to it.
11. Utilize indiaidual t&lzr.ts""situ&tion
prate,"s. It s important to take the talent
you hav€ and to try to use it efTectiv€ly in
a gam€ situation. For example, a corner
may not know tbe entfue defense, but he
might be able to go in and play man-toman
coverage.
12. Be flerible in the g.t trz pl&tu.ln realrtv,
your game plan is a preliminary game
plan. Itis basedupon what your opponent
has done in the games prior to your game.
Be rcady during the coufte ofyour game
to evaluate their plan and adjust yotus if
Pressure Defensive
Packages
In talking about our pressure defens€, manv
people think of our blitz and shaight man cover'
age package. We feel comfortable using all-out
blitzes and blitz coverage, but probably don't use
it as much as peopte might think We're alwavs
looking for wa) s to prpssure offens.s and mir our
coverages, taking the pressure offour s€condary,
but keeping it on opposing ollenses
We attempt to pressure ofTenses using a tourman
rush and playing zone covemge b€hind it.
In our four-man pressurc package with zone coverage,
we apply pressurc through OLB stunts,
line stunts, and ILB stunts.
Our base defensive package is a 3-4-l ah:n'
ment for three reasons:
. We like our fourth rusher to be a speed rush€r
(OLB), pitting a smalle4 quicker rusher versus
a big offensive tackle.
. It's easier to find four quality LB t}e players
as opposed to four alown linemen.
. It's flexible. We're able to play all 4-3 ftonts,
and yet drop eight in coverage, ilneeded
Setting the Frcnt
We like to be multiple, but try to keep terminology
simpte and easy to undeBtand. We always
tell the front where to align fiIst. We think ifs
critical that the front gets aligned quickly and
properry.
The front will atign to the strength ofoffense's
|unning formation (TE side), based on a shong
calt by the inside LB. The first digit of the call
tells end to the stiong call where to align; th€
second digit te1ls end away from call where to
alien. Our noseguard will slide automatically and
shade to the 5 technique (see Figue 1).
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In 44, with both ends playing a 4 technique,
there are several things we can do with the nose.
The base is to playhim heads or in a 0 technique
(see Fig:ure 2).
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Ifwe wanted to play a rcduced defens€ to the
split end side, we'd simply change the second digit
putting the €nd in a 3 technique (see Figur€ 3).
The OLB would know automatically to squeeze
down to a 5 ifthe end is kicked down.