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Superbowl Preview Part II: New York Giants Blitz Package
Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is not known as a blitzing coach. New York tends to utilize a four man pass rush but the Giant playbook does contain some nice blitzes.Here the Giants are in a...
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What clinics have you attended/do you plan to attend this off-season? Have you seen any speakers that you really liked? Leave a comment.
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A Simple Adjustable 4-2-5 Zone Blitz vs. Spread Offenses
The 4-2-5 has evolved from two places the 4-4 and the 4-3 nickel sub package. The 4-4 background of the 4-2-5 provides great solutions for loading the box to stop the run as well as dealing with two...
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Equipment Review
This past season we used our new pass rush equipment. We purchased a set of 4 Rogers Titan pop-up dummies.The pop-ups have been great and held up very well. They are by far the best pop-ups I have ever...
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Torch: Lighting Up the Offense with a Read Twist
Twists can be used to great effect in disrupting an offense. Unfortunately, twists can also create gap control/pass rush lane issues for the defense. When a twist is called to the right place at the...
View ArticleI can't believe I have to write this....
To the person who posted the racial slur in the comment section of the Green Bay Packer's Nickel package post. Football player is a label that transcends all other labels: race, ethnicity, religion,...
View ArticleImprove Defensive Game Plans with a Challenge Meeting
Challenge meetings helped improve our defensive preparation this season. We continued our weekly schedule of self-scout, opponent scout, and game plan brainstorm. Following the development of our...
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4-2-5 Cover 3 Zone Blitz vs. Empty
Here is a simple effective zone blitz that can be checked to from a 4-2-5 personnel versus empty formations.The Coverage:Corners - Fire Zone 1/3FS - FZ Middle 1/3SS & WS - SeamsLB to pass strength...
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4-2-5 Quarters Fire Zone Coverage Pressure
Here is a non-traditional four man pressure call. The coverage concept uses quarters versus 2x2 formations and cover 3 concept versus trips. The Coverage:To the call side the FS, SS, & Corner play...
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Press Man Coverage Technique
Here are some coaching points for corners playing press man coverage from the 1999 Texas A&M playbook.
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Simple Adjustable 3-4 Blitz vs. Spread Formations
This blitz was submitted by Blitzology reader Jeff Koutsantanou. Coach Koutsantanou is currently the Linebackers coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Coach Koutsantanou’s Rambo blitz is...
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4-2-5 Cover 1 (Man Free) Coverage
This is the first article in a series about Cover 1 or man free coverage from the 4-2-5 defensive alignment. Against two Back formations the defense will use a funnel technique of two linebackers and...
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7 Man Overload Blitz from the Bear Front
There are multiple ways to get to the Bear front alignment. If you align in the bear from a 4-3, 4-2-5, 3-4, or 3-3-5 personnel this blitz is a possibility. The coverage is cover zero with the...
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Cover 1(Man Free) Technique
This is the second post is a series about Cover 1 (Man Free) from a 4-2-5 defensive personnel. The focus of this post is the man technique of the safeties covering an inside (#2 or #3) receiver. Some...
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7 Man Overload Blitz from the Bear Front Part 2
I have received some questions about the 7 man overload blitz from the bear front. One of those questions is how to handle empty formations. When answering this question it is helpful to look at how we...
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Cover 1 (Man Free) versus Action Passes
This is part three of a series about Cover 1 (Man Free) coverage in the 4-2-5 defense. The topic this time is defending action passes. Our goal is to keep the action pass rules as simple as...
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Cover 1 (Man Free) versus Mesh Route
This post is in response to questions about Cover 1 asked in the comments of the Cover 1 (Man Free) Technique post. #1. How do the SS and WS react when both #2’s go underneath immediately?Both safeties...
View ArticleBuddy Ryan 4-3 and 46 Defensive Resources
Here are some links to Buddy Ryan playbooks from:1985 Chicago Bears1990 Philadelphia Eagles1993 Houston Oilers1994 Arizona Cardinals
View ArticleGame Planning Coverages
I received an e-mail from a reader asking about coverage philosophy and game planning. So here goes.Our base coverage concept is a match-up zone quarters. In every game, we plan to run multiple...
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4-2-5 Overload Zone Blitz
This post is a follow up to the Simple Adjustable 4-2-5 Zone Blitz post. This blitz is designed to overload the pass protection to the field. The coverage is the same fire zone concept used in the Boss...
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