Football-Defense Report

Game Planning to Stop Their Best Play

Joe — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:22 +0000

When you start breaking down an opponent’s offensive film, what are you looking for? Are you trying to find their best player, their favorite formation, whether the OC is right handed or left handed? You should be looking for all of that information. But ultimately, there is one piece of information you need to know [...]

Man Coverage vs. Zone Coverage: The Great Debate

Joe — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:42 +0000

Recently, I was reading a thread on Man Coverage vs Zone Coverage on CoachHuey.com. The discussion has been pretty involved on the topic (and it is certainly not a new topic), but for some reason this time it caught my attention. Most high school coaches run Zone Coverage, and they will tell you that it [...]

Get After the Quarterback with The Natural Line Stunt

Joe — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:20 +0000

I have no doubt there are tons of names for this line stunt. It is not at all uncommon, although it is not one that I have run in the past. But my favorite name for this stunt, is “The Natural.” It is my favorite because it combines my two passions: football, and Pro Wrestling. [...]

Keying the Quarterback against the Wing-T

Joe — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:38 +0000

The number of ways that teams have come up with to key the Wing-T is impressive. And at some point, I think I have tried most of them. To be fair, we do not see much of this great and…er, antiquated… Offense. Now I love the Wing-T, I’ve just never run it and haven’t coached [...]

3 Teaching Tips to Cause a Fumble

Joe — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:00:52 +0000

In a previous post I wrote about how we pick up a fumble. The other part to picking up a fumble, is how do we make one happen? The more balls that go on the ground the better chance we have of picking one up. When we teach how to strip a football, we start with [...]

Split Coverage Drill for Maximum Reps

Joe — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:53:42 +0000

While our Quarters coverage package is not complicated, it does take a lot of reps to get it right. Using pattern reading coverages requires excellent communication between your players, and they will need to work together to get used to each other. To maximize reps, we will work plenty of group periods together with the [...]

Mixing it Up in the Multiple Front 3-4 Defense

Joe — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:46:19 +0000

While our defense is trending towards a more multiple look, I am finding lots of ways to simplify such a complex system. The key to simplifying your Multiple Front Defense is to ask each position to do only a few things, while the combination of each of their assignments creates a wide variety of looks. [...]

Six Man Blitzes: Attack the Offense with Man Pressure

Joe — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:07:41 +0000

The height of aggressive (yet sensible) defense is the 6-Man Blitz, with Cover 0 behind it. If you want to bring more than 6, you will have to use either Blitz-Peel or Blitz-Engage techniques or keep a horse shoe in your pocket. The beauty of the 6-Man blitz is that despite your Cover 0 coverage, [...]

Defending Trips in the 4-2-5 Defense

Joe — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:48:01 +0000

It was recently pointed out to me (and not for the first time) that I did not include much information on defending Trips Formations in my eBook, Coaching Football’s 4-2-5 Defense. It is also apparent to me, that I have been neglecting the 4-2-5 Defense lately! So let’s take a look at defending Trips Formations [...]

Game Planning Using Field Zones

Joe — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:57:09 +0000

One of the reports that I find most beneficial in game planning is the Field Zone break down. This is a break down that shows you the favorite plays run by a team in the zones of the field and from left, middle and right hash spots. Once upon a time I poured over this [...]