Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard IRISH FOOTBALL

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Ann Arbor Father Gabriel RichardIRISH FOOTBALL
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Adaptability of the 53 Defense

• Multiple Front Variations
• - 5-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-3, 7-1 etc.

• Attacking Capabilities
• - Strength, Field Position, Direction

• Ability to Disguise Coverage's
• Cover 3, 1, 0

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5-3 Defensive Front Variations
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Identifying Front Alignment

• O O O X O O O
• 8 9 6 7 5 4 4i 3 2 1 0 1 2
  3 4i 4 5 7 6 9 8

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ODD Front Alignment

• O O O X O O O
• 8 9 6 7 5 4 4i 3 2 1 0
  1 2 3 4i 4 5 7 6 9 8

ODD FRONT ALIGNMENT ODD FRONT ALIGNMENT ODD FRONT ALIGNMENT ODD FRONT ALIGNMENT ODD FRONT ALIGNMENT ODD FRONT ALIGNMENT ODD FRONT ALIGNMENT
BASE STRONG WEAK X-TECH Z-TECH WIDE SHORT
53 52 43 53 22 22 42
33 32 23 33 42 22
35 34 22 35
4i 22 42
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EVEN Front Alignment

• O O O X O O O
• 8 9 6 7 5 4 4i 3 2 1 0
  1 2 3 4i 4 5 7 6 9 8

EVEN FRONT ALIGNMENT EVEN FRONT ALIGNMENT EVEN FRONT ALIGNMENT EVEN FRONT ALIGNMENT EVEN FRONT ALIGNMENT EVEN FRONT ALIGNMENT EVEN FRONT ALIGNMENT
BASE STRONG WEAK X-TECH Z-TECH WIDE SHORT
31 31 13 22 20 22 22
13 22 22 40      
    40        
    20        
             
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Identifying D-Line attacks

• Strength
• Field Position
• Directional

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Strength Attack

• Base Gap control reduce half man.
• Strong Slant to offensive strong side.
• Weak Slant to offensive weak side.

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Field Position Attack

• Wide Slant to the wide side of the field.
• Short Slant to the short side of the field.

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Directional Attack

• X-Tech Slant across the offensive lineman
  to the inside gap.
• Z-Tech Slant to outside gap.

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Attack Capabilities

• 53 BASE
• O O O X O O O
• E T N T L

• 34 STRONG
• O O O X O O O
• E T N T L

• 53 X
• O O O X O O O
• E T N T L

• 22 Z
• O O O X O O O
• E T N T L

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The Multi-Front Defense5-3Defense by
FormationPhilosophy
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5-3 vs 2 Back Set

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
M
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Defense
Sam Backer
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5-3 Base Defensevs 2 Back Set
4-4 Check Down vs 2 Back Set

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
M
S
C
C
F
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4-4 Defense
Sam Backer
L-Backer
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5-3 Base Defensevs 1 Back Set (Tight)
5-2 Check Down vs 1 Back Set (Tight)

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
C
W
M
S
C
F
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5-2 Defense
SAM BACKER
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5-3 Base Defensevs 1 Back Set
4-3 Check Down vs 1 Back Set

O O X O O
O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
C
W
M
S
C
F
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4-3 Defense
SAM BACKER
L-BACKER
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5-3 Base Defensevs 3 Back Set
5-4 Check Down vs 3 Back Set

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
M
W
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Base Defensevs 3 Back Set
6-3 Check Down vs 3 Back Set

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
M
W
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Blitz StuntPackages
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Blitz Package

• Basic LB Blitzs
• Gap Blitzs
• Edge Blitzs
• Combo Stunts
• OSLB/DE
• TNT
• Secondary Blitzs

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5-3 Gap Blitzs

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
M
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Gap Blitzs

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
M
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Edge Blitzs

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
W
S
L
T
N
T
E
M
C
C
F
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5-3 Edge Blitzs

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
M
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Combo Stunts

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
S
M
C
C
F
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5-3 Combo Stunts

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
W
S
L
T
N
T
E
M
C
C
F
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5-3 TNT Stunts

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
M
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Secondary Blitzs

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
W
M
S
C
C
F
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5-3 Secondary Blitzs

O O X O O O
O
O
O
O
O
L
T
N
T
E
C
W
M
S
C
F
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5-3 DefenseSecondary Coverage
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5-3 Cover 3

• O
• O
• O
  O
• O O O X O O O
• E T N
  T L
• C W M
  S C
• 
  
• F

W
S
M
C
F
C
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5-3 Cover 1

• O
• O
• O
  O
• O O O X O O O
• E T N
  T L
• C W M
  S C
• 
  
• F

1
1
2
FREE
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5-3 Cov 1 vs. Twins
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5-3 Cover 0

• O
• O
• O
  O
• O O O X O O O
• E T N
  T L
• C W M
  S C
• 
  
• F

1
1
2
SPY
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5-3 Cov 0 vs Deep Motion
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CUTS