Bullets Four Front Defense

Aaron Kunz kunz@wcusd15.org

Bullet Defensive Techniques

Outside Shades (Odd Numbers)
9 5 3 1 1 3 5

Head Up Techniques (Even Numbers)

6 4 2 0 2 4

Inside Shades ( here it !ets a little "eird)

7 4i 2i 2i 4i

Bullet Defensive Hist#r$

% &''' ( )**)
( Split + Defense (,ssistant -#ach) ( &. ( )/ Overall rec#rd ( ). 0#ints per !ame all#"ed

% )**/ ( )**1
( .2) 3#nster Base Defense (4er$ 3ultiple) ( /)2 )5 Overall rec#rd (&26 pla$#ff rec#rd) ( )*7& 0#ints per !ame

Bullet Defensive Hist#r$

% )**'
( 626 Defense(Under)8.2) 3#nster (Over) ( &*()9 -#2-#nference -hamps ( &&7/ 0#ints per !ame all#"ed

% )*&* ( )*&&
( 626 Defense8Bear :r#nt862)2. vs Spread ( )&2/9 -#nference -hamps and Bac; t# Bac; -lass ), <uarterfinals ( &67 &/ 0#ints per !ame all#"ed

)**' ( =##;in! f#r Identit$

Startin! p#int ( >i!ht Stren!th -all

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(-#nt)

% Over call ( Sent all d2lineman t#"ard stren!th

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)**' ( =##;in! :#r Identit$ (-#nt)

% Under -all ( =ineman !# a"a$ fr#m stren!th

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E $ C

ea;nesses
% Tac;les had t# be multiple
( 0la$ / tech and . tech

% >#vers had t# be multiple

( 0la$ OB and DE

% Over fr#nt (.) "as m#re c#mplicated if teams "ere multiple % 0la$ed under 1*? #f time

Bullet Defensive 0rincipals

% :r#nt f#ur multiple (Stem and Stunt) % 4er$ simple8 @ap c#ntr#l
( N# c#nfused pla$ers A faster pla$ers ( Eas$ t# adBust t# multiple #ffenses

% Str#n! side and "ea; side pla$ers

( 0la$ers !et a !reat deal #f reps in familiar technique

% Bend d#nCt brea; ( n#t a hu!e blitDin! team % E#ne c#vera!e

Bullet Defense 0#siti#ns

% Str#n! Side
( ( ( ( Tac;le9 Inside lineman End9 Outside lineman 3i;e9 Inside linebac;er Sam9 Outside linebac;er

ea; Side
( N#se9 Inside =ineman ( ,nch#r9 Outside lineman ( ill9 Inside linebac;er ( >#ver9 Outside linebac;er

% Defensive bac;s d# n#t have stren!th

( >i!ht c#rnerF =eft c#rnerF :ree safet$

Base Defense (Over)

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Over -all
Right Strength

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Under -all
Right Strength

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Stac; -all
% Out #f a stac; call "e "ill either stac; str#n! (#ver) #r stac; "ea; (under)

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Ti!ht -all
% 0#ssible t# run a ti!ht under #r ti!ht stac;7 % Usuall$ ran t# a TE side "ith n# #utside rec7

N W

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:r#nt Stems
% B#unce -all
( Over b#unce9 Tac;les stem fr#m #ver t# under ( Under b#unce9 Tac;les stem fr#m under t# #ver
Start in This

Stem to This

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A N W

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Over B#unce

:r#nt Stunts 2 Ta!

% Tac;les cr#ss face #f lineman #n snap #f ball
( Over Ta! (under) ( Sh#"n Bel#" ( Under Ta! (#ver)

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:r#nt Stunts 2 Slam

% End (and ,nch#r if ) TE) slam fr#m 5 tech t# .
( Bec#mes a Ti!ht :r#nt

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:r#nt Stunts 2 G
% End (and8#r ,nch#r) cr#ss the face #f the TE
( N#rmall$ d#ne "ith a O=B BlitD (Sh#"n Bel#")

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-#mbinati#ns Stem and Stunt

% Over B#unce Ta! (Over) ( Sh#"n Bel#" % Under B#unce Ta! (Under) % Under B#unce (Over) Slam
% 3an$ 0#ssibilities
Start in This

Bounce to Under - Then Tag

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Other :r#nts and Stunts

% 0inch ( Tac;le and N#se b#th pla$ shades % Stac; 0inch ( Tac;le and N#se start in ) techs and pinch t# H,I @ap % Over Head ( End pla$s 1 technique % Str#n! Ta! ( Onl$ Tac;le Ta!s % ea; Ta! ( Onl$ N#se Ta!s

BlitDin!
% BlitD linebac;ers b$ names #f linebac;er
( If "e "ant t# send 3i;e "e call 3i;e ( =inebac;er(s) called t# !# blitD their !ap7 ( Stunts are created b$ stunts previ#usl$ tal;ed ab#ut ( B#unceF Ta!F JF etc7 ( 0#ssibilities are endless7 ( =imit t# a small number each "ee; dependin! #n !ame plan7

EGamples #f BlitDes
% Over Ta! 3i;e % Under Ta! J ill Sam

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0ass -#vera!e ( -#ver /

% -#ver receivers in area % D#nCt c#ver !reen !rass % -#mmunicati#n is ;e$
% % % % % % Out (<uic; Out ( "ithin . $ards) Under (<uic; In ( >#utes under I=B) Di! (Deep in ( 5K $ards) D#! (Deep Out ( 5 K $ards) -r#ss (>eceiver cr#sses & deep D#ne int# an#ther) 4ert ( 4ertical >#ute

,dBustments t# Spread
% D# "e need t# adBustL
( Is a team in spread t# run #r thr#"L ( D# "e need an#ther safet$ in the !ameL
% Is 6 verticals a real threatL % here are the$ thr#"in! the ballL

% >#ver "ill m#ve bac; and pla$ safet$7

( 62/ =##;
% 4s D#ubles (-#ver ) >ead) % 4s Trips (M 2 M 2 NF "ith ill pla$in! pass stren!th)

Defendin! Spread "ith Base

% 4s D#ubles

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Defendin! Spread "ith Base (c#nt)

% 4s Trips

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Defendin! Spread "ith Spread

% 4s D#ubles
( -#ver )F -#ver ) BumpF -#ver ) 3anF >#bber

A W C R

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Defendin! Spread "ith Spread (c#nt)

% 4s Trips ( ill !#es t# stren!th
( 0la$ M 2 M 2 N

% T# sin!le receiver side ( 3an$ 4ariati#ns

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<uesti#ns
% ,ar#n OunD ( Head -#achF D2-##rdinat#rF D2bac;s
( ;unDP"cusd&.7#r!

% ,dam Oersha" ( Defensive =ine -#ach

( ;ersha"P"cusd&.7#r!

% ,dam Ibb#ts#n ( Inside =inebac;er -#ach

( ibb#ts#naP"cusd&.7#r!

ill 0eters ( Outside =inebac;er -#ach

( petersP"cusd&.7#r!