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Alabama Cover 2 Zone Pressure vs. Empty
Here is an effective pressure concept Alabama used vs. LSU. Alabama is in a 6 DB Dime personnel with 2 stand up DE's (OLB types).The Rush:End - Up the field to ContainTackle - Slant insideNose - Loop...
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Virginia Tech Green Dog
Here is a 5 man pressure green dog dialed up by Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster.The Rush:Will - Contain RushLeft DE - Slant InsideLeft DT - Slant InsideRight DE & DT - Twist (DT 1st,...
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Eagles Cover 2 Zone Dog
Here is a cover 2 zone dog run by the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this season.The Rush:Tackle - Work B gap to Contain Nose - Slant Opposite AEnd - Long Stick to A gapSS - ContainWill - ScrapeThe...
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Tennessee Titans Man Free Blitz
Here is an interesting concept from legendary Titans' Defensive Coordinator Dick LeBeau. The Titan's are a base 3-4 structure. However, they very rarely look like the 3-4 diagrammed below.The Titan's...
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Don Brown Pass Rush Twist
Here is a 4 man pass rush twist Michigan Defensive Coordinator Don Brown utilized last season when he was coaching Boston College. The DE's are slanting inside. The DT's are looping to contain opposite...
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Dallas Cowboy Zone Dog
Here is an interesting 5 man dog from the Dallas Cowboys' Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli. The play starts in a standard 4-3 2 high safety shell look.During the cadence the DL stems the Nose and DE...
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Atlanta Falcons' Nickel Zone Dog
Here is a zone dog rushing the nickel the Atlanta Falcons have busted out several times this season.The Rush:Nickel - Contain RushDT - Penetrate B gapDE - Loop to A gapDT - Inside Rush LaneDE - Contain...
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Quarters Coverage Zone Pressure
Here is an interesting zone pressure run by the NY Giants this season. Giants' Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo dialed up a non-traditional 4 man rush from a Dime personnel group and backed up the...
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Bear Front Middle Overload Blitz
Cleveland Browns' Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton brought this middle overload blitz in week 17.The Rush:Will - ContainTackles - B gap PressureNose - MidlineMike & Safety - A GapThe Coverage:The...
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4 Man Full Line Twist
Here is another example of a twist that was a focus of a previous post about Don Brown's defensive scheme. This example is from the Falcon divisional playoff game vs. the Seahawks.For the specifics of...
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Man Under 2 Deep Pressure
Here is an interesting pressure concept from the Cincinnati Bengals last season. The Bengals are in a 3-2-6 Dime personnel.The Rush:The DE backs off the LOS pre-snap to a LB depth & alignment.Mike...
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Man Under 2 Deep Corner Pressure
Here is a a creative pressure dialed up by Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Keith Butler.The Steelers are in a Nickel personnel with two stand up Rush OLB's playing the roll of DE's. The initial...
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Lakeshore Dime Blitz Package
Here is an effective Dime personnel pressure package from Chris Womack Defensive Coordinator at Lakeshore High School in Mandeville, LA. I had a chance to sit down and talk ball with Coach Womack this...
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Vikings Pressure Package
Here is an interesting concept from the Minnesota Vikings defense and head coach Mike Zimmer. Minnesota manipulates the pass protection by bluffing double A gap pressure from a Nickel personnel. The...
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Vikings Green Dog
Here is a good example of a green dog concept for Head Coach Mike Zimmer and the Vikings. Minnesota is in a nickel personnel group.Rush:The concept is a 5 man pressure concept with the 4 defensive...
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Michigan Pressure
Really interesting and effective pressure concept from Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown. The Wolverines are in a 3-3 nickel personnel package.The Rush:The front slides the 3 down linemen to the...
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Georgia Zone Dog
Nice 5 man pass rush zone dog from Georgia and Kirby Smart.The Rush:The interior twist by the DT's forces the guards and center to squeeze together to pick up the twist. When the OG to the Nose...
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Alabama Cover 1 Dog
Here is a effective 5 man cover 1 pressure from Alabama defensive coordinator and new Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Tide are in Dime personnel group with 2 rush linebackers at DE. The...
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TCU Cover 1 Dog
Here is an inovative 5 man pressure from Gary Patterson and the Horned Frogs. TCU is in a 4-2-5 personnelThe Rush:This is an interesting variation on America's Blitz. The DE twists to the side of the...
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Defending Read Power/Inverted Zone Read
We are seeing more and more of both the read power and inverted zone read plays. As there is no universal terminology in football, lets come together on some terms first.Read PowerThe offense is...
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