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Steeler's Corner Pressure Part 2
I have received several questions about the last post on a corner pressure the Pittsburgh Steelers ran last season. The full post on the pressure is here.The pressure is a 4 man rush with a corner in...
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Here is a an excellent excerpt from “The Delaware Wing-T: An Order of Football” – Tubby Raymond & Ted Kempski. If you have never read the book, I highly recommend it. This is from the chapter on...
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Defending Wing-T Offense Part 1
This is the first post in a series about defending Wing-T offense. There are no absolute definitions in football and the answers to what is a wing-t offense vary. This series will NOT cover every...
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New England Patriots Dime Pressure
Here is a simple 5 man dog from a dime personnel used by the New England Patriots last season. This is a dog the formation based on the alignment of the TE backed up by man free coverage. The Patriots...
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Outside to Inside Blitz Technique
Regardless of a defensive scheme the situation may occur where the defense wants rush a player aligned outside the box into an inside gap. Here is an example of when the technique might be used in a...
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Defending Wing-T Offense Part 2
This is the second post in a series about defending wing-t offense. This post isn't about defensive scheme. There are many schemes and concepts that can be used to defend any offense, a wing-t offense...
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Kansas City Chiefs Disguising Pressure
This is an example of the Chiefs running a variation of a traditional zone dog. The Chiefs are running a version of America's Blitz from a Dime personnel package.The Rush:Nickel - Contain blitzMike -...
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Rex Ryan Overload Pressure
This is a 3 under 3 deep zone dog from a 7 DB personnel package used by the NY Jets back in the 2011 season.The Rush:End - Up the field then long stickDime - Rush outside, up & underNickel -...
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Game Planning 1st Down Defense
1st down will have the largest number of plays of any down and distance data set in an opponent breakdown. When game planning for 1st down it can be helpful to look for opponent tendencies in a sub-set...
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3-4 Zone Pressure to Attack the Run
Here is a zone dog that is a variation of America's Blitz. The Rush:End - Long stick to A gapNose - Away A gapEnd - Away ContainThe three down linemen are exactly like America's Blitz. The difference...
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4-2-5 Run Blitz vs. Zone Run
When I am thinking about pressure vs. the run game, my #1 goal is negatives. Negative yardage runs kill drives. The offense wants to be on schedule: 1st &10, 2nd & Med, 3rd & Short, and...
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Carolina Panther Overload Zone Dog vs. Empty
Here is an overload zone dog used by the Carolina Panthers in 2013. The dog is backed up by 3 under 3 deep zone coverage.The RB motions to empty and the Panthers run an overload to the defensive left...
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3-4 Zone Pressure to Attack Pass Protection
Here is a zone dog that is a variation of America's Blitz . This article is a follow up to the post about 3-4 pressure to attacking the run game.The Rush:End - Long stick to A gapNose - Away A gapEnd -...
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Todd Bowles Middle Overload Zone Dog
This is a 5 man middle overload zone dog Coach Bowles dialed up when he was the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. The pressure is run from a nickel personnel.The Rush:Tackles -...
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Greg Schiano Green Dog Pressure Concepts
Here are a couple of Coach Schiano's pressure concepts from his time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I'm curious to see if these are similar to the pressure concepts that show up on film at Ohio State...
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Attacking Coverage with a Weak Side Triangle Read
The read progression:#1 Curl - 3 step stick outside foot to an inside stem, snap off and come back at 12 yds#2 Flat - get width before depth, gain depth to 4 yards. Settle outside numbers#3 Shallow...
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Tampa 2 Pressure
Here is a concept used by Coach Schiano during his time with the Buccaneers. The pressure is a non-traditional 4 man pass rush. The coverage is a variation of Tampa 2. Traditional Tampa 2 uses the...
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Attacking 7 Man Pass Protection
Seven man pass protection schemes are utilized by offenses for a number of reasons: To allow for deeper/longer developing routes To create a sense of security and confidence in the protection for the...
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Interesting Cover 2 Zone Pressure
Here is an interesting Cover 2 zone pressure concept from Green Bay Packers Defensive Coordinator Dom Capers.The pressure is from a 3-2-6 personnel package. In old playbook material Coach Capers called...
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