DEFENSIVE FRONTS

Defensive Huddle Procedure

M S E T N E LC FS R RC W

Huddle Discipline:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Set Huddle Quickly. Everyone in the Huddle. Keep Head Up, Eyes on the Signal Caller. Listen To MLB and Free Safety. ROVER Give Down and Distance. MLBer Give the Front, Stunt, Blitz. Mike makes Right or Left Call (TE Side=Call Side). FS Give Secondary Coverage and Adjustments. Never Leave the Huddle Without Knowing the Call. Break Huddle Crisply with a Hit Call. When Center is on the Ball, Be Ready To Play.

Gap Lettering
Alley D C B A A B C D Alley

A Gap - Head up on the Center to Head up on the Guard. B Gap - Head up on the Guard to Head up on the Tackle.

C Gap - Head up on the Tackle to Head up on the TE.

D Gap Head up on the TE to the Force Player (Alley). Alley Area outside the D Gap.

DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUE NUMBERING

8
9 7

8
9

6 4 3 1 S S 1 3 4 6 7

1. Each number represents an alignment on an Offensive Lineman. 2. The numbered technique correlates to your Gap Responsibility. 3. A 0) added to any technique number will be used to describe Linebackers Alignment.

40(BASE)

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
FS R

HAWK
*Vs. 2 TE

T S M

T W R

LC

RC FS

BEAR
*Vs. 2 TE

T S FS

M W

T R

LC

RC

40(Base) COVER 4
*Flow To: Inside to TE

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
FS R

40(Base) COVER 4
*Flow To: Outside to TE No Cutback Threat

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
FS R

40(Base) COVER 4
*Flow Away Inside Weak

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
FS R

40(Base) COVER 4
*Flow Away Outside Weak No Cutback Threat

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
FS R

40(Base) COVER 4
*Split Flow: Step to Gap Find Ball. Be Alert for Guard Pull.

E S

T M

N W

E RC R

LC
FS

Option Responsibilities
PITCH QB DIVE DIVE DIVE DIVE QB PITCH

FORCE D

D FORCE

1. 2. 3.

We will ALWAYS be a Gap Control Defense, and have option responsibilities on any defense we play. Inside Shade Technique : Responsible for the Gap you are aligned in. Outside Shade Technique: a. Base/Reach Block Responsible for the Gap you are aligned in. b. Down Block Squeeze Down and take the next Gap inside. For Example: SAM and DE would exchange roles on the Down Block of the TE(the DE would Close on the DIVE and the SAM would Scrape to the QB).

40(Base) COVER 4
*Option Flow To TE

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
SS R

40(Base) COVER 4
*Option Flow Away Weak

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
SS R

41
*Backside Side Tackle Shade Technique

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
SS R

OKIE
*Frontside Side Tackle 4 Technique

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
SS R

11
*Both Tackles 1 Technique

E S M SS

N W

E RC R

LC

33
*Both Tackles 3 Technique

E S

T M

N W

E RC

LC
SS R

TROJAN
*Short Yardage/Goal Line/2 TEs

E LC FS S

N M

T W

E R

TROJAN
*Defensive Line Attack Responsibilities
Position Alignment
9 Tech. TE

Key
TE/Ball

Run
Flow To: D gap to Alley Flow Away: Squeeze/Pursue Flow To: C Gap Flow Away: Squeeze/Pursue CONTAIN

Pass

End

5 Tech. Off. Tackle

Off. Tackle/Ball

CONTAIN

Tackle

1 Tech. Center

Center/Ball

Flow To: A Gap Flow Away: Squeeze/Pursue

Flow To: B Gap Flow Away: Squeeze/Pursue Flow To: B Gap Flow Away: Squeeze/Pursue
FLOW TO: MIRROR KEY TO BALL FLOW AWAY: A GAP FLOW TO: A GAP STRONG FLOW AWAY: B GAP WEAK FLOW TO: MIRROR KEY TO BALL FLOW AWAY: B GAP

INSIDE RUSH

3 Tech. Off. Guard

Off. Guard/Ball

INSIDE RUSH

4 Tech. Off. Tackle

Off. Tackle/Ball Back Thru Off. Tackle

INSIDE RUSH
CURL TO FLAT HOLD OUTSIDE ON VERTICAL STRONG HOOK CURL TO FLAT *BE ALERT #3 MAY COME FROM FRONTSIDE TE

Sam Mike Will

50 TECH. - 4 YDS. DEEP

STRONG 10 TECH. 4 YDS. DEEP

Key Back

Back Thru Off. Tackle

50 TECH. - 4 YDS. DEEP