This BlogLinked From HereFootball LinksThis BlogTop of FormBottom of FormLinked From HereFootball LinksLoading...Showing newest posts with label Cover 2 Fire Zone. Show older posts Showing newest posts with label Cover 2 Fire Zone. Show older postsThursday, December 23, 2010Blitz of the Week #13 Continuing on the themes of overload blitzing and looping edge pressure here are two blitzes from the Baltimore Ravens. Both pressures are from the Raven's Dime personnel package and both utilize a Cover 2 fire zone concept vs. 2x2 formations and a Cover 3 fire zone concept vs. 3x1 formations.

The pressure overloads the B gap with 2 blitzers. The blitz side DT works to the opposite side of the center (A gap to A gap) to balance the pass rush. The coverage behind the blitz is a soft Cover 2 concept. The Dime will have to run out to get to the #2 receiver strong.

Against trips to the blitz side the coverage adjusts to a 3 under 3 deep concept with the safety to the trips inverting.

Vs. trips opposite the blitz the coverage is again a Cover 3 fire zone and again the trips side safety is inverting. The only difference is a change in responsiblilties by the Dime and dropping DE. This pressure is very similar to the overload blitz used by the Rams in a previous post.

The second pressure has the DE loop for interior pressure. The coverage concept is identical to the first blitz.

Posted by Blitzology at 2:09 PM 1 comments Labels: Baltimore Ravens, Blitz of the Week, Cover 2 Fire Zone, Cover 3 Fire Zone, Overload Blitz

Tuesday, December 14, 2010More Steelers Cover 2 Fire Zone Another video clip of the Steelers in a Cover 2 Fire Zone is available here. The pressure concept is similar to the the pressure from the Blitz of the Week 12. Notice again the Nose (#96) spying on the RB. Posted by Blitzology at 3:26 PM 0 comments Labels: Cover 2 Fire Zone, Dick Lebeau

Monday, December 13, 2010Blitz of the Week #12 The welcome back Blitz of the Week is actually 2 blitzes. Both are 5 man "Dogs" from the Pittsburgh Steelers arsenal. Both also utilize Cover 2 as the coverage concept behind them. The first was used by the Steelers two weeks ago in the big showdown with the Ravens.

The concept is a modified version of the tradional NCAA blitz. Non-Blitzing Linebackers - Vertical Hook (VH), matching vertical and inside releases Corners - Soft Squat Safeties- Deep 1/2 Video of this pressure can be seen here. Based on the eyes of the Nose (#96), I think he has a spy technique on the back releasing on screen.

The 2nd Cover 2 in this post was used by the Steelers against the Bengals this week.

The pressure concept is very similar to #1 but without the long stick.Left DE (or OLB depending on how you classify him) - Stand up 3 tech, drop Vertical Hook Tackle - 3 technique, working weak to balance the pass rush Non-Blitzing Backer - Sugared alignment near LOS over the Nose, drop Vertical Hook Down Safety - Curl-Flat (acts like a soft squat corner) Deep Safety and Weak Corner - Deep 1/2 Strong Corner - Soft Squat Video of this pressure is available here.

The coverage behind both pressures is almost man under 2 deep in nature. In both pressures it appears the DL (#96) that is looping away from the pressure to balance the pass rush also has his eyes on the RB as a weak side spy. Posted by Blitzology at 6:42 PM 3 comments Labels: Blitz of the Week, Cover 2 Fire Zone, Dick Lebeau

Sunday, June 27, 2010Attacking BOB with the 3-4 part 1 This post will focus on attacking BOB protection when the offense has assigned both inside linebackers to the offensive line.

The first and simplest pressure plan vs. this protection is to rush both OLBs. Blitzing both should get the offense to throw hot.The next strategy to attack this protection is to move 1 or both of the DEs to a 4i (inside shade) alignment on the OT.

Here the LT has the 4i DE 1 on 1. The DE is aligned inside and is on an inside pass rush. This creates a difficult block for the LT. This same pressure can be run as a 4 man rush with the LILB buffing pressure at or near the LOS in the A gap to hold the LG from helping with the 4i DE then bailing to coverage. Another variation:

The Mike and Bob bluffing pressure holds the guards long enough for the inside pass rush by the DEs. The Nose jabs and loops for contain. After running this pressure once or twice the guards may decide to help with the Ends quickly as they see the inside backers drop. You can compliment this pressure with a bail and go concept which was previously discussed with video here.

The Mike walks up pre-snap to attract the guard's attention. Post-snap the Mike will start to bail then blitz the A gap. The coverage needs to be adjusted to a 3 under 3 deep because it is now a 5 man pass rush.

Another strategy involves using inside linebackers as outside pass rushers.

This pressure is just like the traditional NCAA blitz but with the two inside linebackers blitzing instead. The end is long sticking to the A gap. To pick it up the center must pass the Nose to the Guard and pick up the long stick. The guard must pass off the long stick to the center. The Tackle must pass off the long stick and pick up the edge blitzer. That is a high degree of difficulty for a single blitz. If the offense is able to pick up this pressure you can increase the degree of difficulty by adding a twist by the Nose and away side DE.

The jab and loop by the Nose helps keep the center from getting involved blitz side and creates a 2 on 1 vs. the guard (long stick and inside blitzer). Meanwhile the away side guard and tackle must handle a twist in man protection which always requires good technique and communication. Either of these pressures can be run with a 3 under 3 deep or a 4 under 2 deep coverage behind it.More strategies for attacking BOB protection are on the way in the forthcoming posts.

Posted by Blitzology at 4:14 PM 0 comments Labels: 3-4 Defense, Attacking BOB, Cover 2 Fire Zone, Cover 3 Fire Zone

Saturday, June 26, 2010Blitz of the Week #11 Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I have been busy working camps. This week's Blitz of the Week is an X blitz by both inside linebackers in a 3-4 with fire zone coverage.

The timing and spacing of the Inside Linebackers and the Nose are the critical coaching points to this pressure.Ends - Contain Rush Nose - Weak Wide A Gap (Get to the inside Leg of the Guard) Mike - Walk up on LOS pre-snap (outside leg of the Guard, depth at the heels of the DL). Post snap dance (chop feet at LOS) with the guard then come tight of the Bob's butt once he clears. Blitz the midline Bob - Time is up and blitz the Opposite Wide A (Get to inside leg of the Guard). Hit the blitz at speed when the ball is snapped Sam & Will - Seam FS - 3RH SS - Middle 1/3 Corners - Outside 1/3

This blitz is most effective vs. offenses with wider splits. vs. 1/2 slide

If the slide is going to the blitz the Center is in a bind as the Nose goes away the blitzing Bob shows up in the A gap area the Center is responsible for in the slide. This is where the Bob must work to the widest part of the A gap to pull the Center out wider. The Mike should attract the attention of the Guard with his alignment and the dance. If the Bob is timed up on his blitz, the Mike should have a clean run on the midline. If the slide is going opposite the blitz the Center is stretched with the Nose and the Mike should have the same open rush on the midline.vs. BOB this blitz can be effective vs. all three types of BOB mentioned in the previous post. If the 2 inside linebackers are the responsibility of the OL the Center and Guard must handle a difficult twist by the blitzers. If the OL is responsible for 1 inside and 1 outside the protection is just like the 1/2 slide example. Lastly, if the OL has both the outside linebackers the blitz will force a hot throw.This blitz can be used successfully vs. zone read as well. If the blitz is opposite the alignment of the back the center must block the blitzing Bob linebacker in the inside zone scheme. The blitz of the Bob linebacker and the block of the Center should push the Bob into the initial path of the back which should cause the RB to cutback. If the Mike has done his job he should be coming over the top at the same time the RB is cutting back and be unblocked to make the tackle.This blitz can also easily be converted to a 4 under 2 deep pressure.

Posted by Blitzology at 2:24 PM 2 comments Labels: 3-4 Defense, Attacking 1/2 Slide, Attacking BOB, Blitz of the Week, Cover 2 Fire Zone, Cover 3 Fire Zone

Monday, May 24, 2010Blitz of the Week #9 This week's Blitz of the Week is a 4 under 2 deep blitz designed to both get pressure and help defend the quick and screen games that are very popular amongst spread teams.

This blitz is from the field vs. a 2x2 formation. Field End - Long Stick to A gap Nose - Bench A gap Bench End - C gap & Contain Rush Field OLB - Edge Blitz Field ILB - Blitz gap between Long stick and edge blitz

Bench ILB - Hook-Curl drop off of #2 receiver. Widen alignment to be able to execute drop. Bench OLB - C-F drop. Align outside #2 receiver. Drop is underneath & inside the #1 receiver. Field Corner - Hard corner. Flat defender Field Safety - Invert to the field Hook-Curl. Collision and Carry #2 in the seam. Bench Safety - Cheat pre-snap to middle of the field. At the snap open a cross over run to the field Deep 1/2. Get to your divider. Bench Corner - Align 1x7 outside leverage on #1. Pre-snap move to 2x 8-10 inside leverage of #1 and be pedaling at the snap. Play the deep 1/2 and be ready to midpoint #1 and #2. You have underneath help on both from the ILB & OLB.

This blitz looks like 3 under 3 deep fire zone with the field safety inverting and the bench safety rolling to the MOF. The field hard corner makes it more difficult to throw screens to the field. All of the quick throws have a defender near them making them more difficult to complete.

VS. trips there are 4 different options.The first option is to keep the blitz intact and adjust with the bench ILB.

The bench ILB must cheat to get to the field 3 drop. The bench ILB should be arriving in time to separate the #3 receiver from the ball on a hot throw.

The 2nd option is to check the blitz bench and invert the bench safety to the Curl-Flat.

This option allows for more easily executed coverage responsibilities to the field.

The 3rd option is a back side adjustment.

Playing hard corner to both sides is another adjustment to trips. While you lose the illusion from the inverting safety there is an advantage against teams that want to throw single receiver isolation routes opposite 3x1 formations.

The 4th and final option is to check the coverage back to a traditional 3 under 3 deep.

I believe every defense should explore adding at least one 4 under 2 deep blitz to their arsenal to compliment their 3 under 3 deep and man pressure. I believe being able to have hard corners and cover 2 concept with pressure keeps offenses even more off balance. A QB who doesn't know what coverage he is seeing while being pressured is more likely to be sacked or intercepted (the best kind of QB). I also believe this creates a more difficult

pre-snap read for offensive coordinators who want to use freeze tempo and check the side line. If that OC sees an invert safety and blitz he now has to wonder is this a cover 3 or cover 2 blitz and is more likely to be frustrated (the best kind of OC).Posted by Blitzology at 2:10 PM 0 comments Labels: Blitz of the Week, Cover 2 Fire Zone

Sunday, April 4, 2010Blitz of the Week #5 This week's Blitz of the Week is from our playbook and is a simple 5 man choiced pressure concept from a 4-3 with 3 under 3 deep, 4 under 2 deep, or man free coverage behind it. This concept comes from a 2 high safety shell. The front is set to the field. The first blitz in the concept is Closed Backer which is a blitz to the TE.

The blitz is either the Sam or the Will based on the alignment of the TE. In this example the TE is aligned to the field so the field LB (Sam) is the blitzer.

Ends - Align head up vs. TE, outside shade vs. OT, Ends are outside contain unless a backer gives you a "Fire" call telling you to go insideTackle and Nose - align head up, inside move to A gapSam - Make "Fire" call to End, Edge blitzMike - 3RH dropWill - SeamSafeties - Closed = TE side Safety inverts to seam, Safety opposite TE Middle 1/3Corners - FZ 1/3The same call will be a different blitz if the TE is aligned into the boundary.

The Will is now the Closed Backer and needs to give a "Fire" call to the End and Edge blitz. The Sam knows IF he is not blitzing he is a seam dropper. The Mike is always the 3 RH and the Safeties know "Closed" is a TE side invert.

We have multiple tags to get the blitz where we want it.

Closed - To the TEOpen - Opposite the TE, open sideWide - Wide side (Field)Short - Short side (Boundary)Strong - To the Pass StrengthWeak - Opposite the Pass StrengthHeavy - To the Running BackLite - Opposite the Running BackHeavy and Lite have been good vs. shotgun spread teams.

The Sam is the Lite Backer (opposite the RB) and is the blitzer. He will still make the "Fire" call to tell the End to go inside.

We also tag the blitz to change where the blitz is hitting.

The Will is the Weak Backer because he is aligned opposite the pass strenghth. If the formation was into the boundary the Sam would be the Weak Backer for this blitz. The "X" tag tells the Will to go inside. The Will gives the End an "Echo" call telling him to stay outside instead of the normal "Fire" call.

The "Leech" tag tells the blitzing backer to show the blitz and come flat down the LOS off the edge. The blitzing backer will give a "Leech" call to the End instead of the "Fire" or "Echo" call. Leech tells the End to latch on to the OT and then contain. More information on the Leech technique is available in a previous post here.

We will also utilize a 4 under 2 deep concept to cover down behind this pressure package.

The blitz concept is exactly the same as before except now the coverage is Duo which is both corners in the flats, both safeties in Deep 1/2 and both non-blitzing LB's in the Hook-Curl drops. Vs. a 3x1 to the field we will either check to FZ or check the coverage to Trio.

Trio keeps the field side hard corner in place.

Field Corner - FlatSS - Invert to Hook-CurlMike - 3RHWill -Weak Curl-Flat, may give "Fire" call to End to secure weak side B gapFS - Cheat to Field, Deep 1/2 to fieldBoundary Corner - Tight 1/2

If the blitz is coming from opposite the trips the FS needs to invert.

The safety to the blitz always inverts and in this case the FS will take the weak Curl-Flat drop opposite the trips. To the field the Cover 2 concept is still intact.

Many teams are working under the assuption that a blitzer + an inverting safety = 3 under 3 deep. One way teams have tried to capitalize against our pressure package is to attack the flats when they see a blitzer + invert. Duo(w/ Trio check) is one way to make teams pay for that assumption.Posted by Blitzology at 2:45 PM 0 comments Labels: Blitz of the Week, Cover 2 Fire Zone, Cover 3 Fire Zone

Monday, March 8, 2010Blitz of the Week #2 This blitz is from the Dick Lebeau's 2002 Cincinnati Bengals Playbook.

The blitz is run from the strong side of the formation.Strong DE - inside move to A gap Nose - Opposite A gap DT - B gap vs. the run, contain vs. pass Weak DE - C gap vs. run, Curl-Flat drop vs. Pass Sam - Underneath the 1st blocker SS - walk down and blitz outside, spill vs. run, contain vs. pass M & B - Vertical Hook FS - Hold disguise, Strong side Deep 1/2 Strong Corner - Soft Squat Weak Corner - 1/2 Inside Man #1 This is a 4 underneath 2 deep zone pressure concept with the weak side Deep 1/2 player playing a more agressive technique to the single receiver side.

vs. Twins

The coverage 2 Z is a cover 2 concept vs. 2 back sets and is checked to cover "Z" vs. a split #2 weak. Cover "Z" is a 3 under 3 deep fire zone coverage.

vs. Split #2 weak

The playbook does not diagram the adjustment to a 3 x 1 formation strong but does say the Vertical Hook dropping inside linebackers have the trips adjustment.

Posted by Blitzology at 7:37 PM 0 comments

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