defending the spread offense with the 3-5-3/3-3-5
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Thomas Cousins. Defending the spread offense with the 3-5-3/3-3-5. What teams running the spread try to do. Get us to remove linebackers from the box and lose gap integrity. Rub or mesh our DBS when we are in man. Find holes in our zone coverage. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What teams running the spread try to do.
• Get us to remove linebackers from the box and lose gap integrity.
• Rub or mesh our DBS when we are in man.
• Find holes in our zone coverage.
• Get us thinking pass and bust us with the run.
• Pick up our blitzes and give their QB time to throw.
• Reduce outside pressure by making our OLBS cover receivers.
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What we try to do to teams running the spread.
• Force the QB to throw under distress.
• Maintain gap integrity.
• Confuse the QB by disguising and changing coverages.
• Force the QB to try and find the holes in our zone coverage.
• Shut down the run by maintaining gap integrity, and in turn making the offense one dimensional.
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Our beliefs:• We feel that we can dictate to the offense what they
can and cannot run.
• We do not want to be counter punchers, we want the offense to stay off balance.
• We want the offense waiting to see what we are going to do next.
• We want to send as much pressure as possible.
• We will void zones in zone coverage.
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Vocabulary• Sky- tells us that we are showing cover 3, but rolling to cover 4 with the whip and free
safety. Will ILB has hook/curl/flats weak
• Banjo- when an OLB is called on to blitz but is responsible for a player in man coverage. The OLB will call “banjo” to either tell the free safety to take his man or banjo the blitz to the inside linebacker to perform.
• Cover 1- man free coverage. We are man underneath and our free safety is playing centerfield.
• Cover 4- true quarters coverage.
• Cover 3- three deep zone coverage
• Man- true man to man coverage.
• Cat- tells the will linebacker to slide out to 4x4
• Sam and Will- our two inside linebackers
• Stud and Whip- our two outside linebackers
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Coverages
1. Cover 3
2. Cover Man
3. Cover 1
4. Cover 3 sky
5. Cover 4
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Cover Man
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
Corners have #1Whip has # 2 Free has #2 strong, #3 weakStud has #3 strong
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Cover 1 (man free)
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
Corners have #1Whip has # 2 Free has #3 either wayStud has #2 strong
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Cover 3 (sky)
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
“Sky” tell us that we are going to show cover three and on the snap roll to cover 4 (quarters)Free safety will slide to the strong hashWhip will sprint to the weak hash.
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Cover 4 (Quarters)
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
In cover 4 Mike will not rush, he will settle in the middle of the field. Whip will move back as a true safety. Will will play weak hook/ curl to flats.
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“Cat” Cover 4
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W M S ST
C WP FS C
Cat will tell the will to line up 4x4. It will be the only time we remove a ILB from the box. Mike will not go.
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Formation adjustments against the spread.
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 2.- check to 1(man free)
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
Free safety cover 1 rules: # 3 either side- #2 if banjo
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 3.- check to man
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
Free safety man rules: #2 strong, #3 weak.
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 4.- roll to 4 (sky)
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
“Sky” tells us that we are showing cover 3, but rolling to cover 4 with the whip and free safety. Will ILB has hook/curl/flats weak.
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 5.- check to “cat” cover
4
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W M S ST
C WP FS C
“Cat” tells the will linebacker to slide out to 4x4
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Shotgun spread trips W/TE option 1.- stay in 3
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips W/TE option 2.- check man
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trio W/TE option 2.- roll to sky(4)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trio W/TE option 3.- 1 (man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips open option 1.- stay in 3
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips open option 2.- roll to sky (4)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips open option 3.- 1 (man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread double twinsoption 1.- stay in 3
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread double twinsoption 2.- check 1 (man free)
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread double twins option 3.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
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Defending empty sets
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Shotgun spread empty pro trips option 1.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
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Shotgun spread empty trips twins option 1.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
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Shotgun spread empty quads option 1.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
We will bump our coverage to the quads to even out our numbers
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Shotgun spread moose option 2.- check cover 1(man free)
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
In cover 1- the OLBS will tighten up to 1x4 off the TE
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Shotgun spread moose-trio option 1.- stay in 3
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread moose-triooption 2.- check cover 1(man free)
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
In cover 1- the OLBS will tighten up to 1x4 off the TE
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Motion adjustments
• When in doubt, check to cover 3 and play football.
• Cover 4(quarters) is our “oh crap” coverage.
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Defending the zone
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WP W M S ST
C FS CWill- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside a gapSam- Read- base/ double team- flow inside- Fit- step to outside of double team- refit under because of flow. Stud- Read- down- flow to- Fit- run feet of TE d gap. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the sweep
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
Will- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- reach- flow strong- Fit- under pulling guard playside b gap - Sam- Reach- flow outside- Fit- playside c gap- under pulling guard- down by TE.Stud- Read- fan- flow to- Fit- beat te up the field . Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the trap
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
Will- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside b gapSam- Read- down- flow inside- Fit- rip under down block by TE- Stud- Read- down- flow to- Fit- run feet of TE d gap. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the lead
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WP W M S ST
C FS CWill- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside b gapSam- Read- fan- flow inside- Fit- fill open window now. Take on fullback with outside arm and make ball bounce Stud- Read- fan- flow to- Fit- beat TE upfield. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the power
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C FS CWill- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside b gapSam- Read- base/ double team- flow outside- Fit- rip under chip by tackle-playside c gap Stud- Read- down- flow to- Fit- run feet of TE d gap. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Slant strong dog weak
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Slant weak dog weak
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Slant strong will A whip fire
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
• out dog weak
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the strong side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Pinch dog strong
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the strong side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
• slant weak mike go stud fire
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Blitzes we like to use4 to the strong side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Pinch dog strong stud fire
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Blitzes we like to use4 to the strong side
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C FS C
• slant strong sam go stud fire
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Closing
• We work very hard on not getting outflanked by formations.
• We work formation adjustments, motion adjustment, and checks everyday.
• As you can see, our adjustments are very simple usually only one or two people move.