Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

EMP}IASIS ON DEFENSE I13
Delemive €€condary run
Th€ desired results of primary and secondary
.rn support are to (a) forc€ the ball inside with
eosition on both sides of the stovepipe to make
:he ball go perpendicular to LOS; and (b) force
ihe ball to bounce outside deep, allowing the secrndary
run support to make th€ play on or near
:he LOS.
Run Support Example
\ow let's look athow the objectives and position-
.ng for run suppod apply to an acrual play. in
rhis case, against the veer run to th€ shongside
see Figure 3).
The defensive run support responsibilities and
poBition are as follows:
Strcng end For veer call-TE release, you
have pitch; sky according to block you're facing:
if the TE blocks down, play frrst threat in
your area (dive or QB).
Strcng sal6ty-For veer call-TE release, play
dump pass firsr, then supporl inside defcnqive
end for first theat. Ifthe TE block down, you
have pitch. Play according to block you're facing.
Play sweep aggr$sively, forcing it iNide
or bouncing outside deep.
Stiong coiner-Secondary run support.
Don't let ball inside the primary run support
(SS or SE) and back to the outside. If ball
bounc€s, support outside on or near LOS.
Freo safety-Secondary run support. Always
keep inside position onba[. Make approach to
ball as you pass the center. You should be able
ro rake a QB kecping and be in stovepipe on
all wide playB.
Weak comer-You're the last man. You must
make play deep in stovepipe or on the boundarv
Inside PIay Run Support
Obiectives
The run support strategy veruus irEide runs ls
much the 6ame, but the positions obviously
change. Again, you want to keep the bal rn the
lTS area andnever allow it in theNO areas (see
Figure 4).
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Defenden must maintain their initial outBide
position to the ball. The stov€pipe must be
squeezed down as much as possible and defenders
must still maintain the proper position on the
ball. Positions move as the stovepipe moves (the