2LD Defense - Gregory Double Wing

the ball moves across the core away from the 2L defender, he must play cutbackresponsibility, shuffling cautiously across the formation and keeping the ball infront of him laterally so he can play the cutback if it comes. When the ball clearsthe core, the 2L defender immediately institutes pursuit, accelerating to catch upwith the ball (but not overrun it). From the backside of the play, pursuit takes adeep course called rotation. When the ball crosses the LOS, the rotatingdefender should be exactly in between the two hashmarks, and takes the bestavailable angle to intercept the ball carrier.In an Area C Jam technique, the 2L defender may have to concentrate almostentirely on his primary responsibilities -- pass coverage or containment -- andignore pursuit and rotation on plays away.Outside the core, the 2L defender aligned at hard depth will Steer his mirroroutside or Funnel him inside; at soft depth he will employ positional technique todeny specific pass routes (i.e., aligning to the inside to take away the quick Slantand Post); and at medium depth he will employ both methods.Specific techniques are covered in the Installation/Drills section (page 43).FUNDAMENTALS: Deep SafetyThe Deep Safety (DS) position is unlike any other position in defensive football.He is not a defensive back. Defensive backs are trained to react instantly tooffensive cues. The DS, however, must be trained NOT to react immediately towhat he sees before or at the snap. Defensive backs must move rapidly andwith great agility to prosecute their responsibilities. The DS is more like amilitary force being held in reserve until the crucial moment of battle. He tracksthe offensive threats from long distance while pre-positioning himself during thefirst 1.5 to 2 seconds of any play -- then he strikes like a guillotine falling.Defensive backs read keys and react to them immediately. The DS eliminatespossibilities based on keys -- he looks for what doesn't happen and eliminates it,leaving him always with only one course of action. His train of thought is like aflow chart:26