the 44 by terry reese

8/8/2019 The 44 by Terry Reese

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44 / 46 Defense

There are so many views on

Defense. I am a firm believer

Defense sets the tone of the game.It

says a lot about your team. To getright to the point of it, if your

Defense is soft so is your team.

Thanks too, Carl Dennis and

Todd Bross ( slide # 3 )

Lavar Arrington Washington Redskins # 56



• Stance

• Alignment

• Assignment

Plan your drills with this progression in mind.Your teachingwill be more organized and time effective.If a drill is notassociated with one of the key areas, then it does not applyto your defensive practice plan.

Teaching progression for allDefensive positions

• Keys

• Pursuit

• Tackling



One of the Great Things About Football Is That,

Although It Is a Simple Game, It Is Full of a Multitudeof Minute Complexities That, Through Correct

Education, Repetition, Correction & Execution, Become

Habit.

The less you need totalk/yell/coach/correct/encourage as a coach, the

more fundamentally sound the player/team is.



Base Defense

46 Tight

Vs. Tight formation



Gap Responsibility / Man

NumbersD C B A A B C D

2 34

5

96 7

8

10

11

Left Defense end # 1

Left Tackle # 2

Right tackle # 3

Right defense end # 4

Left outside backer # 5

Left Inside backer # 6

Right inside backer # 7

Right outside backer # 8

Left cornerback # 9

Safety # 10

Right cornerback # 11

1



Alignment / EndsAlignment – outside shade of Tight end strong side.Ifno tightend reduce to tackle weakside

Stance – 3 point stance

Key – Tightend to near back

Assignment – d gap to sideline, take on block with insidearm, if back crosses your face go with him

Pursuit – deep as ball, watching for bootleg, counter, andreverse.

Must execute first assignment.Do not bow insideor outside.If tight end sets outside normal set,reduce to tackle play 5 tech.Be aware of crack-back block.



Alignment / TacklesAlignment – outside eye of guard

Stance – low 4 point stance,

Key - guard, if guard pulls go with him,Look for ball,Ifdouble by tackle fight through inside hip of doubleteam.Do Not let guard hook you!!

Assignment – b gap, maintain outside leverage, attack

through the guards neck to near foot of quaterback.Weakside tackle – reduce down to shaded 2 techprotect a- gap

# 7 backer now protect b-gap, ~gap switch~ base for

weakside



Inside linebackers / 6-7 Man

Alignment – approximately 3 ½ yards off theball, your inside foot splitting the guards legs.

Stance – 2 point stance, outside foot slightly

back

Key – through guard to near back, declare andattack

Assignment – a gap, first movement is forward ½ yard, run first, pass second, on ~gap switch~must protect b-gap, base for weakside

Coaching points – read your back and



Outside Linebackers / 5-8 Man

Alignment – vs. tightend, head up shading insideeye.If no tightend 1 x 3 on defensive end

Stance–

2 point stance, outside foot slightly backKey – tightend to back, declare and attack

Assignment – vs tightend, c gap, first movementstep into tightend inside foot and defeat him, 3rd

man

No Tightend, Force and outside contain, stayhome must be discipline, attack inside out, nearback

Coachin oints – read our ti htend or near



Cornerbacks / 9-11 Man

Alignment – align on 1st man from sideline.If noreceiver, align 4 x 4 off the tightend

Stance –2 point stanceKey - through tightend to wing or near back

Assignment – first movement is back 1 yard, passfirst run second, outside contain

Coaching points – always think pass first runsecond



Safety / 10 Man

Alignment – align 8 to 9 yards favoring thestrong side of the formation,

Stance –2 point stanceKey – quaterback to play flow

Assignment – first movement is back 1 yard,pass first run second, rotate to play sidefilling the area left vacant by cornerback.2nd

receiver from sideline

Coaching points – safety must be a teamplayer, should be the fastest and never getbeat deep.



Gap Switch / Weakside

Weakside defense tackle reduce to 2 tech attack a- gap to quaterbacksthroat.

Weakside defense end, reduce to 5 tech play base assignment

Weakside linebacker # 7 align a-gap, protect b-gap, also can align in

stack



Pass Coverage

Coverage will be cover-1 man to man.

Cover – 3 , 4 under 3 deep.

Calls- double out, double in



Responsibility Cover 1

B5 – near back , spy tightend to your side

B6 – fullback to your side, spy screen and drawl

B7 - fullback to your side, spy screen and drawl

B8 – near back, spy tightend to your side

C9 - 1st

receiver your side

S10 – check high hat, spy screen, drawl check

deep man into your zone

C11 – 1st receiver your side



Cover 1 Mirror




2 deep / 5 under

B5 – drop to hook~curl zone, spy tightend slot man

B6 – drop to middle, spy for draw, screen, cross

B7 - drop to hook~curl, spy tightend slot man

B8 - cheat out to receiver, play inside slant route,

tight bump jack man on line play flat zone.

C9 - roll up protect flat, spy near back to your side

S10 – deep half strong side, NO ONE gets behind

you

C11 – deep half weak side, NO ONE gets behind

you



Cover 2 Rotation2 Deep 5 under / medium to short




B5 – drop to flat spy near back slot man

B6 – drop to hook~ curl, spy tightend, slot man

B7 - drop to hook~curl, spy tightend slot man

B8 - drop to flat, play inside slant route, near back

C9 - deep 1/3 , watch qb for roll side NO ONE gets behind you

S10 – deep half strong side, NO ONE gets behind you

C11 – deep 1/3, watch for qb roll NO ONE gets behind you

3 deep / 4 under



Cover 3 Rotation



Responsibility Double Outs

B5 – man on man w/ tightend, jack at line make

him pay. Cover

B6 – man on man w/ near back, shadow and cover

B7 - man on man w/ near back, shadow and cover

B8 – walk out prior to snap, take away inside route

C9 – jack at line, cover under to 8 inside help

S10 – walk in prior to snap, take away inside,

double out on first man.NO ONE gets behind you

C11 – cover deep, inside help NO ONE gets

behind you



Double Out / Rotation



Responsibility Double In / Stack

BlitzB5 – man to man on deep near back

B6 – stalk, jack, shoot a gap, drop Qb

B7 - stalk, jack, shoot a gap, drop Qb

B8 - man to man on deep near back

C9 – man to man w/ 1st receiver. NO ONE behind you

S10 – man to man on strong side tightend. NO ONE

behind you

C11 - man to man w/ 1st receiver. NO ONE behind you



Double In / Stack Blitz Rotation

If 2 receivers to one side, s-10 covers 2nd man from

sideline. B 5 – 8 blitz to near back, if tightend to your

side rip through his inside shoulder to c-gap, if no

tightend 1x3 blitz to near back



Defense Stunts Loop

Loop left & right



Defense Plug

Plug left or right



Defense Gaps In

Tackles in a 2 tech

6&7 backer b-gap

5&8 backer c-gap

De’s, d-gap, first back to cross face

Corner- 9 1st man from sideline pass first, run

support

S-10 tight end if 2nd man to that side , key fb for

play action , cheat to strong side

corner-11, 1st man from sideline pass first, run

support



Scrape to Strong Left



Scrape to Strong Right



Bear 58 Switch

Goal line 7 diamond~mirror spy coverage

Defense ends will exchange alignments with the outside backers # 5 & 8

Defense ends attack c-gap

5 & 8 man attack d-gap, spy near back for pass and contain outside

Call ~ 58 switch



The bear 46 has three linemen from tackle to tackle so it is

odd front (the original bear was a change up from based

out of a 4-3 platform package. These days it is based out

of a 3-4 platform in the pro's). It is should be hard to run

inside on the 46. It has two shaded linemen so they do not

need to be dominant. It does have a heads up player in the

NG so he must be a talented player. Now if he is a shaded

NG then he does not have to be dominant but then you

need a linebacker that makes up for the other "a" gap.

Review of the 46 by John Carbon



The outside run is defended by two defensive ends and the "c"

gaps are defended by the outside backers. The outside backers

must be dual responsibility of covering the TE and closing

down "c" gap if threatened. It should be hard to run off-tackle

and sweep the 46. The 46 talent wise needs at least two very

good outside backers. The sweep would be defended by twodisciplined defensive ends.

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The pass is defended by the secondary made up of the free safety and the

corner backs. They are assisted by the three linebackers. It should be hard to

pass on the 46 but it still is dependant on good play by it's CB's in man to

man coverage. The CB's must be talented because they are on an island in

coverage. In the case of an option team I would like my FS to be fast, a good

reader and a sure open field tackler.

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4

Now, for me to run the 46 I would have to see if I had the

minimum talent to run it. In this case a pair of decent CB's

and a FS, two talented OLB's and a dominant NG.

Remember I said that if my NG is shaded he does not needto be dominant but then my MLB would have to make up

the difference in the other "a" gap. Add to that the two

disciplined DE's. The only place I could hide less talent

would have to be the DT positions.



Pursuit



Tackling



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