2LD Defense - Gregory Double Wing

To review (see diagram on page 41):The offense consists of the following elements:5 STATIC personnel (linemen)5 MOBILE personnel (backs/receivers)1 QBWe define the offensive line gaps as those which separate the 5 STATICpersonnel ONLY. We only define A, B and C gaps to each side -- no D gap. (Thegaps in the diagram are numbered in red for illustrative purposes only -- we doNOT number the gaps in our system.) The gaps are the primary responsibility ofthe 1L to defend.The Core is the area which contains the STATIC personnel and QB, as well as the1L defenders -- it MAY also contain MOBILE personnel and their 2L mirrors.The 2L will MIRROR the MOBILE personnel wherever they line up: if within theCore, they will normally stack behind a 1L defender; outside the Core, they willalign in an Inside or Outside shade, at a Hard (+1), Medium (+3-5) or Soft (+7)depth.Normally, the DS deploys at a depth of +28 and enforces an End Line at +18. Incertain coverages, he may instead double cover a receiver, or cover a deep 1/3or 2/3 of the field.There are 13 1L alignments possible in the 2LD, and five possible locations for 2Ldefenders to stack behind them. The combination yields a theoretical total of242 possible 2LD fronts -- all from a two-digit (at most) 1L alignment call.The 1L has three Stunts available to it -- the Slant and two Twists, TNT and TET.The 2L can use three Blitzes -- Dog, Switch and Cushion.Coverages fall in two types: Man (Max, Max/Double and Max/Tight Cushion) orZone (Cover). Cover changes depending on the lateral placement of the ball(hashmark vs. middle) and on the offensive formation before the snap ("Normal"-- Iso/Twin -- vs. Trips/Quad receivers).42