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44 / 46 Defense
There are so many views on Defense. I am a firm
believer Defense sets the tone of the game.It
says a lot about your team. To get right to the
point of it, if your Defense is soft so is your
team.
Thanks too, Carl Dennis and Todd Bross ( slide
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Lavar Arrington Washington
Redskins 56
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Teaching progression for all Defensive positions

• Stance
• Alignment
• Assignment

• Keys
• Pursuit
• Tackling

Plan your drills with this progression in
mind.Your teaching will be more organized and
time effective.If a drill is not associated with
one of the key areas, then it does not apply to
your defensive practice plan.
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One of the Great Things About Football Is That,
Although It Is a Simple Game, It Is Full of a
Multitude of Minute Complexities That, Through
Correct Education, Repetition, Correction
Execution, Become Habit.
The less you need to talk/yell/coach/correct/encou
rage as a coach, the more fundamentally sound the
player/team is.
COME ON OVER
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Base Defense
Vs. Tight formation
46 Tight
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Gap Responsibility / Man Numbers
D C B A A B C
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Left Defense end 1 Left Tackle 2 Right tackle
3 Right defense end 4
Left outside backer 5 Left Inside backer
6 Right inside backer 7 Right outside backer 8
Left cornerback 9 Safety 10 Right cornerback
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Alignment / Ends
Alignment outside shade of Tight end strong
side.If no tightend reduce to tackle
weakside Stance 3 point stance Key Tightend
to near back Assignment d gap to sideline, take
on block with inside arm, if back crosses your
face go with him Pursuit deep as ball, watching
for bootleg, counter, and reverse.
Must execute first assignment.Do not bow inside
or outside.If tight end sets outside normal set,
reduce to tackle play 5 tech.Be aware of
crack-back block.
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Alignment / Tackles
Alignment outside eye of guard Stance low 4
point stance, Key - guard, if guard pulls go
with him,Look for ball,If double by tackle fight
through inside hip of double team.Do Not let
guard hook you!! Assignment b gap, maintain
outside leverage, attack through the guards neck
to near foot of quaterback. Weakside tackle
reduce down to shaded 2 tech protect a- gap 7
backer now protect b-gap, gap switch base for
weakside
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Inside linebackers / 6-7 Man
Alignment approximately 3 ½ yards off the
ball, your inside foot splitting the guards
legs. Stance 2 point stance, outside foot
slightly back Key through guard to near back,
declare and attack Assignment a gap, first
movement is forward ½ yard, run first, pass
second, on gap switch must protect b-gap, base
for weakside Coaching points read your back
and attack.Dont be afraid to make a mistake and
things will happen
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Outside Linebackers / 5-8 Man
Alignment vs. tightend, head up shading inside
eye.If no tightend 1 x 3 on defensive end Stance
2 point stance, outside foot slightly back Key
tightend to back, declare and
attack Assignment vs tightend, c gap, first
movement step into tightend inside foot and
defeat him, 3rd man No Tightend, Force and
outside contain, stay home must be discipline,
attack inside out, near back Coaching points
read your tightend or near back.Attack tightend
or be discipline, 3rd man from sideline
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Cornerbacks / 9-11 Man
Alignment align on 1st man from sideline.If no
receiver, align 4 x 4 off the tightend Stance 2
point stance Key - through tightend to wing or
near back Assignment first movement is back 1
yard, pass first run second, outside
contain Coaching points always think pass first
run second
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Safety / 10 Man
Alignment align 8 to 9 yards favoring the
strong side of the formation, Stance 2 point
stance Key quaterback to play flow Assignment
first movement is back 1 yard, pass first run
second, rotate to play side filling the area left
vacant by cornerback.2nd receiver from
sideline Coaching points safety must be a team
player, should be the fastest and never get beat
deep. Always think pass first run second
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Gap Switch / Weakside
Weakside defense tackle reduce to 2 tech attack
a- gap to quaterbacks throat. Weakside defense
end, reduce to 5 tech play base
assignment Weakside linebacker 7 align a-gap,
protect b-gap, also can align in stack
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Pass Coverage
Coverage will be cover-1 man to man. Cover 3 ,
4 under 3 deep. Calls- double out, double in
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Responsibility Cover 1
B5 near back , spy tightend to your side B6
fullback to your side, spy screen and drawl B7 -
fullback to your side, spy screen and drawl B8
near back, spy tightend to your side C9 - 1st
receiver your side S10 check high hat, spy
screen, drawl check deep man into your zone C11
1st receiver your side

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Cover 1 Mirror

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Responsibility Cover 2
2 deep / 5 under
B5 drop to hookcurl zone, spy tightend slot
man B6 drop to middle, spy for draw, screen,
cross B7 - drop to hookcurl, spy tightend slot
man B8 - cheat out to receiver, play inside
slant route, tight bump jack man on line play
flat zone. C9 - roll up protect flat, spy near
back to your side S10 deep half strong side, NO
ONE gets behind you C11 deep half weak side,
NO ONE gets behind you

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Cover 2 Rotation
2 Deep 5 under / medium to short

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Responsibility Cover 3
3 deep / 4 under
B5 drop to flat spy near back slot man B6
drop to hook curl, spy tightend, slot man B7 -
drop to hookcurl, spy tightend slot man B8 -
drop to flat, play inside slant route, near
back C9 - deep 1/3 , watch qb for roll side NO
ONE gets behind you S10 deep half strong side,
NO ONE gets behind you C11 deep 1/3, watch
for qb roll NO ONE gets behind you

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Cover 3 Rotation

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Responsibility Double Outs
B5 man on man w/ tightend, jack at line make
him pay. Cover B6 man on man w/ near back,
shadow and cover B7 - man on man w/ near back,
shadow and cover B8 walk out prior to snap,
take away inside route C9 jack at line, cover
under to 8 inside help S10 walk in prior to
snap, take away inside, double out on first
man.NO ONE gets behind you C11 cover deep,
inside help NO ONE gets behind you
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Double Out / Rotation

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Responsibility Double In / Stack Blitz
B5 man to man on deep near back B6 stalk,
jack, shoot a gap, drop Qb B7 - stalk, jack,
shoot a gap, drop Qb B8 - man to man on deep near
back C9 man to man w/ 1st receiver. NO ONE
behind you S10 man to man on strong side
tightend. NO ONE behind you C11 - man to man w/
1st receiver. NO ONE behind you
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Double In / Stack Blitz Rotation

If 2 receivers to one side, s-10 covers 2nd man
from sideline. B 5 8 blitz to near back, if
tightend to your side rip through his inside
shoulder to c-gap, if no tightend 1x3 blitz to
near back
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Defense Stunts Loop

Loop left right
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Defense Plug

Plug left or right
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Defense Gaps In
Corner- 9 1st man from sideline pass first, run
support S-10 tight end if 2nd man to that side ,
key fb for play action , cheat to strong
side corner-11, 1st man from sideline pass first,
run support
Tackles in a 2 tech 67 backer b-gap 58
backer c-gap Des, d-gap, first back to cross
face

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Scrape to Strong Left

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Scrape to Strong Right

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Bear 58 Switch
Goal line 7 diamondmirror spy coverage
Defense ends will exchange alignments with the
outside backers 5 8 Defense ends attack
c-gap 5 8 man attack d-gap, spy near back for
pass and contain outside Call 58 switch

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Review of the 46 by John Carbon
The bear 46 has three linemen from tackle to
tackle so it is odd front (the original bear was
a change up from based out of a 4-3 platform
package. These days it is based out of a 3-4
platform in the pro's). It is should be hard to
run inside on the 46. It has two shaded linemen
so they do not need to be dominant. It does have
a heads up player in the NG so he must be a
talented player. Now if he is a shaded NG then he
does not have to be dominant but then you need a
linebacker that makes up for the other "a" gap.
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The outside run is defended by two defensive ends
and the "c" gaps are defended by the outside
backers. The outside backers must be dual
responsibility of covering the TE and closing
down "c" gap if threatened. It should be hard to
run off-tackle and sweep the 46. The 46 talent
wise needs at least two very good outside
backers. The sweep would be defended by two
disciplined defensive ends.
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The pass is defended by the secondary made up of
the free safety and the corner backs. They are
assisted by the three linebackers. It should be
hard to pass on the 46 but it still is dependant
on good play by it's CB's in man to man coverage.
The CB's must be talented because they are on an
island in coverage. In the case of an option team
I would like my FS to be fast, a good reader and
a sure open field tackler.
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Now, for me to run the 46 I would have to see if
I had the minimum talent to run it. In this case
a pair of decent CB's and a FS, two talented
OLB's and a dominant NG. Remember I said that if
my NG is shaded he does not need to be dominant
but then my MLB would have to make up the
difference in the other "a" gap. Add to that the
two disciplined DE's. The only place I could hide
less talent would have to be the DT positions.
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