We run man coverage and if it is an obvious pass formation and play, the blitz will be called off if the CB or Safety are involved in the blitz call. One of the 3-techniques is going to be a B-gap rusher, and the other is an A-gap rusher. The 3-technique ricochets straight to the quarterback. We are getting as close to the ball as humanly possible. As an assistant coach there is no greater gift to the head coach, then to know your stuff. Spartan (strong side) Cover Zebra, Diag. When they hop, they end up with their feet together and have no power. This blitz / twist is a high risk, high reward type play. I start off my meeting with NFL rushers. The Los Angeles Rams had the first and the best. If the ball or the man moves, we move. A common stunt is to slant. The next thing we do is the get off with a stunt involved. To the Twins side, the CB must not allow an outside release by the #1 receiver (X). With that said, Wreak Havoc with These Slants and Stunts: This is a great stunt that will take away interior and off-tackle plays. Typically, a 4-2-5 defense involves four different kinds of players: defensive linemen; Inside linebackers; outside linebackers (otherwise known as cornerbacks); and. You guys know what I am talking about. 2 (below, top) Nose - Sooner Stud - Long stick End - Sooner Bandit - stunt Will - curl/flat New England Patriots: 242 stunts 4. The first teamer better stay awake, not make any mistakes, and be active in the meeting. We can tell the difference in a base block and a pass set. We want them to concentrate on getting the proper alignment. The center is blocking to the right. That is a shame, and we must do a better job of coaching to prevent that from happening. With chase technique look for bootleg, reverse, zonecutback. screws up the feet. Browse. Contain any trap your side. The feet are parallel, the hips back, and the knees bent. The defender does the same thing in the 3-point layout that he did in the 6-point. There is no stopping. You guys bring your kids to camp, and when I am at your school, you are gracious to me. The first involves two defenders simply changing their rush path to the backfield. Category. You must film individual drills. This play does leave you vulnerable to big plays if your kids dont do their job. They can bring a phone into the meeting room, but it must be turned off. He must get to the spot. Sometimes even that isnt enough if its a poor protection call. This is a simple Twist that can be executed at all age levels of football. If we call Rip Storm, this would be executed to the right side with our R and W backer. If he comes to you and asks you to do a job, it means two things. Will pressure off the outside edge with no contain responsibilty when cover 5 isattached to the call. Some guys are not like that, but it does not matter to me. Stunts and defensive line slants are not used as much on the youth football level as they should be. As a result, the Cardinals are in a two-minute/hurry-up offense. Zone Blitz Line Play. Our hands are behind the ball, and our heads are in the hands. The defender must play his gap. The peel technique means if it is pass, he will come off of his blitz path and cover the back coming on a swing pass to his side. This is where you can sometimes see defensive holding on the line. A 4-3 defense has four down defensive linemen: A nose tackle A defensive tackle And two defensive ends. Contain any trap your side. The hands come from the ground to the man as quick as we can. The last part is to put a runner behind the sled. Then have them put their wrists together. There is react and attack, and there is attack and react. Edge rushers are usually defensive ends and outside linebackers, better known as the types of guys that get paid almost solely to put pressure the quarterback. This is also a very deceptive blitz as the M shows that he is going to blitz A-gap (pre-snap), but when the ball is snapped, he is blitzing B-gap (gap exchanging with the T). Three offensive linemen face off against a single defender who must recognize and react to the different blocks they attempt to use against himpass blocks, double-team blocks, down blocks, zone . Lets pick a winner in every mens college basketball conference tournament. Whatever happens during the day is going to happen, but those things are going to be done. The defender explodes into the sled, locks out, peeks, then comes off the sled and attacks the back. Never go on sound. If both those defenders come John Skelton should throw hot. Russell Westbrook is being left wide open on offense, and hes still hurting the Clippers. Coaches rarely have the back cross the quarterbacks face in protection, so if it is a half slide protection, theres an 80 percent chance the man side is to the offenses left. When the QB begins his cadence, that is when the linebackers start creeping up. On the other technique, it is just the opposite. First well breakdown why they work so well [Note: how to stunt has already been covered here], then well examine the top stunting teams throughout the league. LSU Drill List: This list goes up in our locker room for all the players to see. The Steelers won 31-28. We want to avoid the double team by the center and guard. Roles and responsibilities of football referees. Key guard to near back yourside, check counter with runaway. Another four-man pressure is a "gut" call. Backside 5 technique engage the offensive tackle slipping to outside contain oncethe razor has cleared by rushing off the backside edge. You guys use the same stuff. The S will play a peel technique. I must show you this drill. Jam: Both Ends and Inverts execute stunt We film the drills and see who reacts first. the penetrator. We need to work on his technique, but he plays with effort and is productive. Backside 3 technique has B gap responsibility. This is a great stunt to mix in because it will throw something different at the offense and keep them guessing. We call that a corkscrew move. This is a deadly combination of technically illegal, rarely called, and incredibly effective. The defensive end rushes up the field with his pads low and sells the outside move to the quarterback. The two most common types of stunts are: End/Tackle (E/T) stunts and Tackle/End (T/E) stunts. The back commits to the B-gap and the 3-technique releases from the block. And one of the best and oldest methods for doing that is to combine an overload blitz with angle stunts that go the opposite direction. This episode looks at defensive line slants, which can be a base part of your call package, and defensive line twists which . Split the crotch with inside foot. I want to tell you how much I appreciate that. The two defensive linemen, usually a defensive tackle and a defensive end, exchange roles in their gap responsibilities. He showcased a few . On the right, Suh goes first, taking out the center and the guard. If you decide to play cover 2 behind this, make sure your CB keys the TE, if the TE releases he knows its a pass and then he can drop into his flat zone. All rights reserved. In theory, it lightens the load of the responsibilities of your defensive tackles, and gives them more freedom to create havoc. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Callside 3 technique has B gap responsibility. Despite their effectiveness, there are a handful of reasons not to run a stunt depending up the situation: The run fits reasonis quite obvious and is the reason why stunt usage increases league-wide with each successive down. That shows accountability on the part of the assistant coach. Striking with the thumbs up uses the proper muscles. It takes timing, explosiveness and technique to execute correctly. This will generate blocking confusion and it will almost always leave your M backer free off of the edge. You must remember and know why we drill footwork. You have contain with runto and collapse with run away. Once this information is communicated, the defenders line up and await the offense. If you understand and know what you are doing, you are talking on the field. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. The purpose of the defense is to stop the run. This is sometimes called a cross rush and usually involves two defensive linemen. Anything we can do as a football staff at LSU, I want to hear from you. We want to make sure the same guy does not answer all the questions. I still challenge myself. On movement, the defender gets off the ball with a straight-ahead charge. I have a seating chart for my meetings. It is a 6-point layout drill. This just shows how good the Smiths, and Justin Smith in particular, are at running these types of games. The title of the picture is "Focus." Play coverage called. The end's responsibility is to force vs. outside zone. A stunt, also called a twist, is a move on the defensive line that involves two players. Also, make sure your CB is tight on the line, on the outside shoulder of the W. He cannot allow himself to get hooked or sealed, as he is the primary force player. Wrong arm any trap your side. (Diagram #1) Whatever stunt you need to practice you use it in this drill. Coach positive, not negative. Key guard to near back, check counter with run away. Football Glossary. We start practice with this drill every day. The 3-technique is responsible for the B-gap. When the coordinator puts up the defense he wants to run, it is the position coach's job to decide what skills his unit is going to have and possess it takes to play that defense. If the blocker goes inside, the defender reacts to that move by moving and squeezing to the inside and then attacking the blocker. When we do our shuffle drills, we make them do a belly flop on the ground. Does he have a good teaching progression? If I am a 3-technique defender, my primary gap is the B-gap. This is called a Sooner technique. Listen for right or left call and then align as a wide 7 technique, engage the tightend slip outside once the Strike has cleared. In this stunt, two defenders will cross each other's typical path to the quarterback, instead of rushing straight forward. While there are some diminishing returns to running stunts often, its clear that theyre a more generally effective form of pass-rushing than straight gap rushing. When teaching defensive techniques, you must emphasize the hips and hands of the defenders. How do I know when the ball is inside the tackle box? However, the only time the defender wants to use a rip-release is when the ball is outside the tackle box or goes to his inside gap. The linebacker slants inside the guard and has a two way go in his pass rush. In all twists you need a penetrator and a looper. When he gets into the gap, his knees are bent in a good football position, and he has a good base. This is a game I think you will like we call it a "Tex game." We get off on the movement of the ball. The Cardinals are in a half-slide to their right, meaning that the left side of their o-line is man to man with the Smiths, Justin and Aldon, with zero help from anyone from the center over. Wrongarm any trap your side. The defensive tackle wants to occupy the offensive guard and pull him outside. Quiz Points. Its hard to get unblocked guys with four man rushes, but you can create favorable matchups. If he is a 3-technique defender, he is aligned on the outside eye of the blocker.