Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

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TIGURE 3
When aligned on a TE to the weak side, we
have the option of exchanging gaps with thc end
helping deny the QB the field (see Figure ai
safety will genemlly cheat his alignme:1l 11: ::E
strong B gap whcn the bal) is on the ha'h or F
split the difference between the widest eligibles
when the ball is in the middle (see Fisurc 5)'
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Our alignment ruleB are the same, rcgardlesB
of the coverage call€d, and often our blitzes will
adjuet dght along with changing forrnatiom As
a ;esult, it's very difficult to get a pre-snap read
on our intentions.
A key feature of our svstem is that because
our linebacke$ aren't expected to step up and
olus inside running laneB versus offensive linemen,
we can sacrifice physical stature for speed
when rccnriting. The net r€sult is that we have
more people on the field who r-un exceptionallv
well, ire effective blitzeN, can man cover people,
anal can make plays in the open fi€ld. This minimizes
the opportunities an ollenB€ nonnallv has
qhen thpy get a linebacker opposire a running
Secondary
Our secondary aligns along the same guidelines
as tlle linebackers. The shong safetv makes the
direction call that determines what we'llheat as
shensth and then aligns relative to the second
receiver, much as the Mike does on the weakside'
CornerB align with number one, and we can plav
them teft-right or fi€ld and boundarv The ftee
A major part of otll secordary package is our
man-to-man coverage. In our man-to-man cov€raEe.
we sbow the same look as we do on every
snap.The stmng safely. being responsible for coverins
No. 2 strong. aligns 4 vards outside and 4
vad; back ftom the tight end, or ifthe No 2rcceiver
is a slot, he aligns in a levemge position
between the €nd man on the lin€ of scdmmage
and No. 2.
On the snap, the strong safetv maintains hie
inside rclationship, knowing that he has help over
the top. The free safety is aligned t0 to 12 vards
off the ball in the strcng B gap, and is responsible
for deep middle help. The field corner and
boundarl, corner line up on No l strong and No
I weak, rpspectively The field corner aligns 8
yards off the ball with an inside attitude on his
On the Bnap, the field comer maintainB his
inside attitude on the receiver by using a weave
technique to stay squarc on the inside Bhoulder'
The boundary corner aliglle 8 vards ofT the ball
with an outside attitude on his teceiver' On the
snap, the boundary comer weaves with the outside
shoulder, knowing that he has deep middle
help.
$hen we feel that we re capablp of pressing
the rcceivers, we use our basic press bump-and-
1 Cro$d the line ofscrimmage with e)es inside
to check alignment.
2. Key receiver's chest with hands up and
readv ho Puncb (quick hands)
3. Pou;d receiveron top halfofnumbers and
tuln and run with him Punch his frame 3o
he can't get his shoulders upfield.
-figa Prn""dir(" Co*|"Tbrnzr is h^on coagh at the Universftv of A'itu&' Coachas E erEon atd lann drc hig
dii-u*o"f is en assistant coo'h for th2 Neu vo'k Giobts
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