2LD Defense - Gregory Double Wing

More documents

Recommendations

Info

This is the DS "glide path". He should never head directly for the LOS, butshould focus his attention on the offense after the snap and begin to move undercontrol toward the likely point of intersection with the ball. If the DS first movesforward, and then is forced to sprint laterally, he will have lost all the advantagethat his built-up momentum and kinetic energy would otherwise give him (i.e.,intercept speed and force of impact). The DS "bounce and glide" is explained ingreater detail in the Installation/Drills section (see page 57).By the time a ball is thrown, the DS should be well on his way toward theintended receiver. If the ball will land near or past the end-line at +18 yards,the DS has a decision to make -- should he collision the receiver, or attempt theinterception? In almost every case, the preferred option is to HIT THERECEIVER. Therefore, before the ball starts downward from the high point of itstrajectory, the DS will have made his hit vs. intercept decision. If he decides toimpact the receiver, he must factor in two things -- the timing of the hit vs. theball's arrival; and the position of any 2L defenders who may be covering thereceiver. Taking the latter point first, the DS should TRY to hit through theshoulder of the receiver opposite the 2L defender. Of course, if this proves toodifficult, the DS must still deliver a maximum blow to the receiver. We give theDS the full benefit of the doubt on his timing. If he impacts the receiver afraction of a second before the ball arrives, well and good. We will take thepenalty under those circumstances, and work with the DS after the fact toprevent recurrences. Meanwhile, the receiver will clearly understand why we"play that kid so deep."Or, to quote Dr. Thomson:"...(T)he safety's transition from read to enforcement, from mental integration tophysical action, involves a gradual commitment, a building of momentum:-- at the snap, mentally eliminating the offensive possibilities, starting with thevarious (short) patterns, while gliding slowly;-- as the moment of his action-decision approaches, accelerating his glide;-- as the pass rush closes in on the QB, never fully committing until cued."(By cued, Thomson means the ball crossing the LOS on the ground or in the air.)28
VARIATIONS: 1L StuntsWe distinguish between Stunts by the 1L and Blitzes by the 2L, even thoughthere is some overlap.Slant:Involves the Nose and one Tackle slanting in the same direction todisguise the final alignment of the 1L, even after the ball issnapped.From odd-numbered fronts (11, 3's or 5's), the Nose and the Tackle away fromstrength will Slant toward strength, aiming for the spot where the back foot oftheir target offensive lineman (the one toward whom they are slanting) is linedup before the snap. Even-numbered fronts (2's, 22, 4's or 44) mean that theNose and the Tackle who is aligned Closed (in 22 and 44, the one the Nose isNOT stacked behind) Slant away from strength -- the Nose always toward thecenter, and the slanting Tackle away from him.11 SLANT 2 or 4 RIGHT SLANTTwist:Two maneuvers involve changing gap responsibilities between 1Ldefenders: the Tackle-Nose Twist (TNT) and Tackle-End Twist(TET). These are not primarily pass-rush maneuvers, but we willuse them to disrupt man-blocking schemes.TNT is executed by the Nose and an adjacent Tackle (either in Odd/Closed orEven/Open alignments). The Nose slants outside, away from the Center, thenthe Tackle crosses behind him.3 LEFT TNT 2 or 4 RIGHT TNT29
Page 1: BACK TO THE FUTURE:INSTALLING THE 2
Page 4 and 5: THE CONCEPT: BUYING (AND SELLING) T
Page 6 and 7: THE BASICSWORKING WITHIN THE SYSTEM
Page 8 and 9: Formations with Area A receivers ca
Page 10 and 11: THE 2LD BY POSITIONHere are some th
Page 12 and 13: ALIGNMENTS (Note: The Deep Safety a
Page 14 and 15: In Odd fronts, the Nose has two-gap
Page 16 and 17: 2 Stacks: The defender stacks behin
Page 18 and 19: FUNDAMENTALS: First LevelStance:Nos
Page 20 and 21: locker: if the lineman he is slanti
Page 22 and 23: ENDS: COVER, SHORTSIDE SQUARE, AND
Page 24 and 25: ENDS: SHORTSIDE SQUARE ASSIGNMENTS2
Page 26 and 27: the ball moves across the core away
Page 30 and 31: TET similarly involves a Tackle and
Page 32 and 33: COVERAGESMax (man) coverage is the
Page 34 and 35: Max/Tight Cushion is an excellent m
Page 36 and 37: From between the hashmarks, however
Page 38 and 39: Finally, if we call Cover against a
Page 40 and 41: In the above diagram, the left Tack
Page 42 and 43: To review (see diagram on page 41):
Page 44 and 45: [Two Key Concepts of 2LD: 1) Ten de
Page 46 and 47: PRACTICE #1:FIRST LEVEL: Whether No
Page 48 and 49: ALLEY DRILL (Odd Front vs. Drop-bac
Page 50 and 51: SECOND LEVELSTACK DRILLSWe teach 2L
Page 52 and 53: personnel in C-stacks take a deep p
Page 54 and 55: BEATEN-OUTFIELDER/DOWN-OUT-DOWN DRI
Page 56 and 57: DEEP SAFETY:ENFORCEMENT DRILLSENFOR
Page 58 and 59: READ DRILLSREAD DRILLS58
Page 60 and 61: The above diagram illustrates that
Page 62 and 63: PRACTICE #2:3-ON-1 SLANT KEYN/T SLA
Page 64 and 65: I-BACK MIRROR DRILLSNote: This dril
Page 66 and 67: PRACTICE #4 SCHEDULE:2-Level Defens
Page 68 and 69: PRACTICE #5CROSS-KEY DRILLS -- RUN
Page 74 and 75: PRACTICE #956 GOAL -- MAX56 GOAL -
Page 76 and 77: PRACTICE #10 SCHEDULE:2-Level Defen
Page 78 and 79:
Play% of all plays run2 Wedge 3588
Page 80 and 81:
D&D 8 Hole% 7 Hole%1&7+ 90 102&5+ 9
Page 82 and 83:
to stem on motion, we can shift out
Page 84 and 85:
The Tackles should play a tough Eag
Page 86 and 87:
hard. If your 1L succeeds in stoppi
Page 88 and 89:
SHUTTING DOWN THE THREATS:Buck Swee
Page 90 and 91:
55 VS. BUCK SWEEPBuck Trap:The offe
Page 92 and 93:
Without going into all the detail I
Page 94 and 95:
Facing the pick patterns that quick
Page 96 and 97:
near the normal Hook zone locations
show all

2LD Defense - Gregory Double Wing

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?