Defending Commonly Seen Pass Plays in the 4-2-5 Defense

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Defending Commonly Seen Pass Plays in the 4-2-5
Defense

• By Coach Jimmy Sims
• Head Football Coach at Los Angeles Valley College
  Football
• simsja_at_lavc.edu

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The Frank Glazer Clinic

• Special Thanks Frank Glazer Clinic
• Biography and Coaching Experience
• Education
• 18 years High School College Coaching
• leaned about myself as a coach in high school
• slow down, teach, communicate, be humble
• You must be humiliated, before you can be
  humble

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Introduction

• I am not here to convince you play our defensive
  coverages, but more importantly to share
  information that we believe works for our
  athletes.
• Hopefully, our information can assist you as a
  coach and / or your players.
• I believe that coaches must understand the
  players the personnel you have, then use your
  philosophy to fit the mold of our players.
• "It's not always the X's and the O's,it's the
  Billy's and the Joe's... It's a true statement!

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Introduction

• Ive been associated with some great coaches.
• I have had the chance to coach with them on the
  sidelines
• I've had the opportunity to pick their brains at
  clinics or during the recruiting process.

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Defensive Staff at Los Angeles Valley College

• Preparing for each opponent each week.
• Our secondary philosophy is to teach our base
  defense that our athletes can master in a two
  year period.
• Do the little things, first
• establish a solid foundation in our base
  coverages and our blitz schemes
• builds confidence in the players
• by keeping it simple the secondary can grab a
  large number of repetitions with each practice
• repetitions create confidence for the athletes
• allows them to perform at a high level in games
  without hesitations.
• discipline plays a key role in the secondary
• without it, the season will be very long.

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L.A. Valley College Secondary Philosophy

• Our Philosophy
• Teach secondary fundamentals alignment and
  assignment
• Must be able to make a tackle
• Stop the run
• Control the passing game
• The use of deception in disguising the coverage
• Personnel and evaluation of players
• Recruit speed, quickness, football intelligence,
  mental and physical toughness
• Prevent the big play and easy touchdown

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Our Secondary Philosophy

• Read and React
• Forget about the last play (deep touchdowns)
• Protect Your Territory - each player is asked to
  be responsible for their territory
• The tendency to help your teammate protect his
  areas
• Do your primary job first then help pursuit
  once the your initial territory has been secured.

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The Keys To Teaching Quarters Coverage

• The coach must be able to teach the principles of
  alignment and assignment to his players
• Find players that will execute properly
• Players must believe in the defense
• Basic overall understanding of offensive
  formations 21P, 20P, 12P, 11P 10P, GL

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The Keys To Teaching Quarters Coverage

• Know the Weaknesses - coaches must know the
  weaknesses of of the defense
• Repetitions of Fundamentals fundamental
  techniques will differ from one coverage to
  another
• do you have a secondary coach that understands
  technique can teach technique to the players?

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Advantages of Quarters Coverage

• Nine man front
• Compliments the play action pass
• Assist the defense with four vertical receivers
• The transition from the base defense to zone
  blitzing is simple
• Good Run Support Primary Force and Alley Fill

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Advantages of Quarters Coverage

• Juco s often have players reporting late
• We need a defense that is easy to learn in a
  short period of time.
• The DEFENSE CONTINUES
• Coaches can use many different schemes that all
  look the same to the opposing quarterback
• Disguises C4 to C2, C4 to C3 (traditional S/S
  or Cloud), C4 to Man

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Alignment

• FC Field Corner
• The alignment of the Field Corner is 7 yards back
  by 1 yard inside the 1 receiver.
• He is the CB to the wide side of the field.
• When in the middle of the field the coach can
  designated the left or right side based on the
  opponent.
• He is usually a better zone player and run
  support that the boundary corner back.
• BC Boundary Corner
• 7 yards back by 1 yard inside the 1 receiver.
• He is the CB that is aligned to the boundary side
  of the field.
• He is the defender on your team that can play man
  to man coverage to the single receiver side 10
  personnel trips (1 RB / 0 TE) 11 personnel
  strong trips (1 RB / 1TE).
• This allows the defense to zone the wide side of
  the field and man the back side when needed.

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BASE ALIGNMENT vs (21P)
Diagram 1

D C B A A
B C D
A T N
E
M
W 2x1
FC B C
7X1
7X1




F R
10X2 10X2
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Alignment

• F/S Free Safety
• 10 yards deep by 2 yards outside the end man on
  the line of scrimmage.
• If a a slot receiver is present and ball on the
  hash, safeties will align no more than 4 yards
  outside the end man on the line of scrimmage.
• He can adjust to his quarter of the field, but
  never outside his responsible quarter (fast
  receiver in 10P trips)
• If ball is in the middle of the field, alignment
  is a 10x2
• R Rover
• 10 yards deep by 2 yards outside the end man on
  the line of scrimmage.
• If a a slot receiver is present and ball on the
  hash, safeties will align no more than 4 yards
  outside the end man on the line of scrimmage.
• He can adjust to his quarter of the field, but
  never outside his responsible quarter (fast
  receiver in 10P trips)
• If ball is in the middle of the field, alignment
  is a 10x2

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BASE ALIGNMENT vs (21P)
Diagram 1

D C B A A
B C D
A T N
E
M
W 2x1
FC B C
7X1
7X1




F R
10X2 10X2
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Alignment vs (10P) Trips
Diagram 2
Field
Boundary
A T N E
M
w

FC
BC
Lion Call
F 10x4 R 10x4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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Alignment vs (11P)
Diagram 3
A T N E
M

w
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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UNDER C. 4 vs (12P)
Diagram 4
R.H.
A E


T
N

M
W
BC
FC
R
F
widen on strong trips motion for
base combo or CHECK 3 by roll coverage
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ADJUSTMENT TO (11P) TRIPS
Diagram 5
¼, ¼, ½ we prefer to not to flip CB. How good
are your CBs on run support?
CORNER OVER?
E N T A



FC
W M R
F
BC
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Man / Zone Adjustment vs (10P) Trips
Diagram 6

• Must have a BC that can play man

Field
Boundary
3
M Lion Call
BC Man
w

FC

F 10x4 R 10x4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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C. AssignmentRun Support Keys and Reads

• Safeties - Dont Go Until You Know
• Safeties - Flat-Footed Read Wait technique
• Safeties Read and Key end man on the LOS
• Safeties - If its run primary force on back
  field speed flow to the perimeter
• Safeties If its run stack flow
• Safeties if its run tight flow
• Safeties - cutback on all back field flow away

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Run Support Keys and Reads

• Cornerbacks key and reads QB triangle
• Cornerbacks have secondary run support on back
  field speed flow
• Cornerbacks have angle of pursuit on backfield
  flow away once ball is pass the LOS
• On WR crack on safety, CB must be primary force
  CB must see contact on safety (very hard to
  teach)

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Run Support in QuartersCornerbacks

• Diagram 7a

Back field run flows speed, stack, tight

A T
N E
M W

2x1
FC

BC
F R
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Run Support in QuartersSafeties

• Diagram 7b

Back field run flows speed, stack tight

A T N
E M W
2x1
FC

BC
F - 10x2 R 10x2
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PASS DEFENSE

• Practice Techniques and they will become second
  nature
• Fundamentals we always concentrate on EDDs (
  every day drills)
• I. Stance
• II. Backpedal
• III. Break on the ball
• IV. Zone Turns with hips, leg drive, and
  acceleration
• V. Man to Man hip movements and hand placement
  (opponents hands or hips and high thighs
• VI. Intercepting Balls
• VII. Tackling
• VIII. Alignment
• IX. Assignment

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AssignmentPass Keys and Reads

• Technique for CBs - shuffle, shuffle , bail
• CBs Routes 10 yards or more is your man
• off man from seven yards
• Three step read key from quarterback
• If three steps is no longer a threat work hard
  into a speed backpedal with eyes on 1 receiver
• 18 yards or more the CB will take his man on an
  intermediate route or to a deep route

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AssignmentPass Keys and Reads

• Technique for Safeties
• Dont go until you know
• Flat footed read wait technique
• If no vertical threat by the 2 receiver, get
  inside and underneath the 1 receiver
• 4 important keys by the 2 receiver
• a.) block primary run support to cutback
• b.) vertical release 10 yards or more man to man
• c.) inside release look to double 1 receiver
  inside out
• d.) outside release look to double 1 receiver
  inside out

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C.4 PASS RESPONSIBILITY
Diagram 8

• LBS HAVE UNDERNEATH ZONES.
• DBS HAVE THEIR QUARTERS

Vulnerable Areas Low outside
Vulnerable Areas Low outside
M W

FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
THIS GIVES US FOUR DEEP VS. FOUR VERTICALS

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C. 4 PASS RESPONSIBILITY
Diagram 9

• DBs Routes at 10 yds or more man to man
• / and WLB must jam to re-route 2.

M
W
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4

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C. 4 PASS RESPONSIBILITY
Diagram 10

• Safeties and LBS Pattern Read 2.

M W
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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C. 4 PASS RESPONSIBILITY
Diagram 11
M W

FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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C. 4 PASS RESPONSIBILITY
Diagram 12
M
W
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4

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C. 4 PASS RESPONSIBILITY
Diagram 13
M
W
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4

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C. 4 PASS COVERAGE VS. 90 SERIES (1,2,3, STEP
DROP)

• DBs read QB three step drop technique is very
  important
• Diagram 14

M
W
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4

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PASSING SCHEMES THAT CREATE PROBLEMS FOR QUARTERS
COVERAGE
Diagram 15a

• Counter Pass

M W

late
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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Counter Pass Adjustment Double RobberNot good
against multiple formations offenses unless you
are able to check coverages
Diagram 15b

• Counter Pass vs Double Robber

M RB W RB
FC BC
F R
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PASSING SCHEMES THAT CREATE PROBLEMS FOR QUARTERS
COVERAGE
Diagram 16

• Iso Pass late on re-route of 2 rec tough
  for F/S

M W

late
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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PASSING SCHEMES THAT CREATE PROBLEMS FOR QUARTERS
COVERAGE
Diagram 17

• Naked Pass very effective play

M
w
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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Naked Pass Adjustment ¼, ¼ (slot), Man
Diagram 18
Field

• Naked Pass very effective play

M
w
FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
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PASSING SCHEMES THAT CREATE PROBLEMS FOR QUARTERS
COVERAGE
Diagram 19

• Half Back Pass FC must see WR contact on
  safety have patience

M
w

FC BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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PASSING SCHEMES THAT CREATE PROBLEMS FOR QUARTERS
COVERAGE
Diagram 20

• Play Action Pass very effective M no re-route
  vertical pressure on R

M
w

FC
BC
F R
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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Success is when preparation meet opportunity

• Prepare your players so that they understand the
  coaches thinking process vs the opponent
• Organize practice plans that create game like
  situations throughout the week. This will assist
  your players to be successful with any coverage
  you decide is best.