Canyon Springs 33 Spread Defense

Strategies for Defending the  Spread Offense with the  3­3 JOHN RICE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR CANYON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL MORENO VALLEY, CA (951) 537-9902 [email protected]

 

Coach John Rice  [email protected]

Strategies  • “Maximum” Zone Coverage

– Rush 3, drop 8   (2 deep or 3deep) – Rush 4, drop 7 (2 deep or 3 deep w/Tag)

• Pressure – – – – –

 

Man Pressure 4, 5, 6, or 7 man 1 Bracket with pressure Fire Zones rush 5 and drop 6 Zone Blitzes (linemen dropping for blitzing LBs) Combination Coverage with Pressure

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Common Spread Philosophy • Spread field through Formation and motion • Open up running lanes  • Create personnel mismatches • “Take What you Give us philosophy • Run the ball vs. appropriate numbers in the box (audible to 5 in the  box) • Pass the ball vs. appropriate numbers in the box (audible to 6 or 7 in  the box) • Throw vs. Uncovered receivers • Create the big play vs. the blitz • Use of compressed formations to create confusion or gain an   advantage in numbers

 

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Strategies for Defending the Spread how to take away certain strategies: ∀ • Take away bubble screen by alignment (draw on  board) ∀ • Take away funnel screen by sticking like glue to  #1  ∀ • Outflank compressed formations ∀ • Play zone or match up zone vs. compressed  formations ∀ • Playing bunches or stacks • o Jamming first man off the line in a zone • o Triangle concept man on LOS, bracket other    Coach John Rice  two [email protected]

Strategies for Defending the Spread • Analyze and understand protection scheme of your  opponent: Have a pressure packaged based on their  protection weaknesses (stunts, bluffs, overloads,  personnel mismatches) • Anticipate the offensive coordinator’s adjustments  to your strategy and have at least one countermove  for each strategy he employs. two

 

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Strategies for Defending the Spread • Take away  an opponents best receiver by  alignment, coverage, or both. Jam on line with  safety help to test him. Align deep if he’s a deep  threat. Bracket him if you can afford it. • Know the offensive coordinator’s philosophy and  take advantage of it • Take away what they do best. Make them beat you  with someone or something other than their best  play.  

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Strategies for Defending the Spread • Be prepared for the no huddle • Practice preparation

– i.Use two huddles/units in pass skeleton back to back to  back w/#1 QB to keep continuity – ii. Increase pace of drills and increase conditioning

• Game preparation­getting the call on the field

– i.Hand Signal call to entire defense (everyone must  know signals) – ii. Signal to one defender, he relays the call to defense – iii .Use wristbands and coded calls

 

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Strategies for Defending the Spread Have multiple adjustments for motion/formation checks • Teaching progression early in spring/summer • Jam receivers at different levels to disrupt timing • In man • i. On line • ii. Catch and trail

• In zone

• i. On the line in 2 jam or 3 jam • ii.  At 3 or 5 yards 

 

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Strategies for Defending the Spread • Disrupt the rhythm of the offense­force post­snap  reads. Disguise coverage (show examples) • Huddle call   • “bluff” (make sure they are not the same) • “universal” •  wait on OC • Mix up your looks. Blend pressure and coverage.  Utilize straight man, combination (man zone),  zone  blitzes, and fire zones. (Show game  ready sheet)  

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Strategies for Defending the Spread  Offense • Play fastest players on defense • If the team you are playing uses personnel packages to  gain advantages, use the same 11 players without  substituting • Stop the running game first with the least amount of  defenders in the box as possible. If you can stop the run  with 5 you have an advantage • Force the offense to be one­dimensional by doing one of the  following: • Take away the pass. If you can consistently rush 3 and drop  8 defenders into pass coverage you are at an advantage  • Take away the run by loading the line of scrimmage with  eight or nine defenders  

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Formulating a strategy: • Take away what they do best; make them beat you  with something else • Have multiple adjustments to formations if needed • Have formations & coverage checks to prevent the  offense from gaining an advantage • Be prepared for no huddle • Be prepared for personnel groupings • Know their pass protection and how to attack it • Have a strategy to defend bunches and stacks  

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Alignment vs. Doubles Vs. Doubles

Corner Spur

Free Safety

Bandit

Lion Mike Ram

Corner

 

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“Pull” ALIGNMENT VS. TRIPS

 

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“Stack” ALIGNMENT VS. (TE) TRIPS

 

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Cover 3 Drops Cover 3 Drops

Corner

5 under 3 Deep Zone

Bandit Ram Mike Spur

Free Safety

Lion

Corner  

Spur and Bandit buzz to the flats NOW, playing stop, Coach John Rice  hitch, & the out cut by #1, and the arrow and bubble by [email protected] #2. Lion & Ram (as soon as they make a pass read) must

Cover 3 “Jam” Pass Drops Vs. Doubles

Corner Spur

Free Safety

Bandit

Lion Mike Ram

Corner

 

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Spur and Bandit jam & reroute #2s, then buzz the flat. On other than a vertical release By #2, they take their normal drops to the top

Cover 3 Drops Cover 2 Drops

Corner

5 under 2 Deep Zone W/hi hole player

Bandit Ram Mike

Spur

Lion

Corner  

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Free Safety

Strategies for covering empty (or trips) with  33 defense • Play straight cover 2; run with #3 verts • Play soft cover 2 to two receiver side;  Quarters to trips side • Play the corner man to man on #1 to the  trips side, and soft 2 everywhere else • Play 2 Deep zone, run with inside vertical  routes • 3­2 w/man free •  3­1 with 2 safety look Coach John Rice  [email protected]

2 Deep Zone VS. TRIPS

Coaching Point in a 2 deep zone: Run with the #3’ vertical route  

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Strategy vs. Trips Formations: Quarters to trips side; Soft 2 to single side Quarters to trips side

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Strategy vs. Trips Formations: Man #1 Trips side; Soft 2 everywhere else Soft Cover 2

Corner man #1

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Strategy vs. Empty Formations: Quarters to trips side; Soft 2 to single side Quarters to trips side

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Strategy vs. Empty Formations: Man #1 Trips side; Soft 2 everywhere else Soft Cover 2

Corner man #1

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Strategies for covering empty w/33 • Play soft cover 2 to two receiver side;  Quarters to trips side • Play the corner man to man on #1 to the  trips side, and soft 2 everywhere else • Play 2 Deep zone, run with inside vertical  routes • 3­2 w/man free • 3­1 with 2 safety look  

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Pressure • Man Pressure – 5 man – 6 man – 7 man

 

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Principles for Applying Pressure

• Disguise your intentions if at all possible •  Use more than one disguise per blitz

•  Know the protection scheme you are attacking • Know the opponent’s hot reads and sight adjustments    (may be able to force a certain throw favorable to you) • Ensure your defense is gap sound • Assign proper run force • In man schemes, every potential receiver is accounted for • Don’t allow offense to create a mismatch • Create mismatches that favor the defense­attack weakness  

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Principles for Maximizing  Effectiveness of Pressure Scheme • Pressure Calls MUST be scripted. • Blitz Period /7 on 7/Team – – – –

 

Practice the four looks (show, half, time, depth) Show unusual formations/motion Force checks to prevent unfavorable situations Emphasize blitzing defenders redirect to the ball if  play is a run

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Zone Pressure • Can you force an audible by showing  pressure pre­snap and drop a defender into a  passing lane?

 

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5 Man Pressure • From Base Front (6) – Ox, Tiger, Smoke, Torch, Red, Crazy • Fire Zones (9) – Thunder, Hurrican, Lamb, Rambo, Rex, Lex,  Laser, Male, Mare • From Dime Front (6) – Crossfire, Mable (switch), Spice, Sugar, Axe

 

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5 man pressure­from base • “Coverage­Blitz” • Examples:  – “3 Ox Show” (cover 3 with Mike & Ram going) – “3 Tiger Half” (cover 3 Mike and Ram going) – “0 Sting Time” (cover 0 with Spur and Bandit  going) – “0 Smoke Show” (cover 0, line slanting weak,  Spur, Ram going outside End)

 

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3 OX

 

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3 Tiger

 

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 0 Smoke

 

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0 Torch

 

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3 Jacks Red

 

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“Crazy”

 

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5 man pressure from Dime: •Crossfire •Mable (Switch) •Spice •Sugar •Axe

 

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Dime 1Free Rules:

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Dime ($) in for Lion; will align according to blitz called. Man up with #3 in empty We are playing man coverage with Spur and Bandit on #2’s (over vs. trips) We will always send at least 1 linebacker; the other will be a hole defender. If we send both inside backers, Dime will be hole defender unless covering #3 in empty. Free Safety is playing deep middle. We can also use him to bracket a receiver & play 0.   Coach John Rice  Hole defender will abandon responsibility if R releases. In that case, man up on R. [email protected]

Dime Crossfire Cover 1Free

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Dime “Sugar” Cover 1 Free

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Dime Axe Cover 1Free To field

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2 Shell Pressure

 

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Dime Double Plug Robber

 

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Dime Tornado

 

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Dime Field Slam

 

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Dime Lightening

 

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Dime Win

 

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3­3 Fire Zone Pressure

Cover 33: 3 deep, 3 under, rush 5

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Cover 33 Rules: We are sending 5 (3 linemen and usually 2 linebackers) The remaining linebacker is a hole defender   Coach John Rice  [email protected] We will cover both seams, not allow vertical releases by #2’s

Thunder Cover 33

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Hurricane Cover 33

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Lamb Cover 33

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Rambo Cover 33

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Rex Cover 33

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Lex Cover 33

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Laser Cover 33

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Male Cover 33

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Mare Cover 33

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6 man pressure

 

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Zoo

 

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TigerBandit

 

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Ox Spur

 

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TigerSpur

 

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OxBandit

 

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Pressure from dime

 

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6 man pressure from Base • “Coverage­Blitz” • Examples:  – “ 0 Zoo Time” (cover 0 with Lion Mike,Ram  going) – “3 Zoo” (cover 3 Lion,Mike and Ram going) – “0 Tiger Bandit half” (cover 0 with Lion, Mike &  Bandit going) – “0 Ox Spur” (cover 0, line slanting weak, Spur,  Ram going outside End)

 

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Numbers Package with Pressure • When double­bracket coverage with  pressure is desirable as part of a package • May play single bracket with pressure if  desired • When a team places their best receiver at  various positions in the offensive formation

 

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Man on #1; keep inside leverage Bracket #2; outside leverage Bracket #2; inside leverage Pressure Bracket #2; inside leverage Bracket #2; inside leverage Coach John Rice  Pressure [email protected]

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Appendix • • • • • • •  

Weekly Practice Overview Sample Defensive Practice Plan  Sample Inside Drill Practice Script Sample 7 on 7 Period Practice Script Sample Team Period Sample Defensive Game Call Sheet Defensive Implementation Schedule Coach John Rice  [email protected]

WEEKLY OVERVIEW (USED TO PLAN DAILY PRACTICE) COUGAR FOOTBALL

Weekly Concepts to Cover:

WEEKLY OVERVIEW

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Weekly Defensive PRACTICE SCHEDULE

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Spur, Bandit Tiger Swap, Ox Swap

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Dart/Wrap

Wrap/Dart

Inside

Inside Drill

QB

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I nside Zone

QB Trap

Intro

Goaline Runs

Dart/Wrap

Zone QB Trap

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Vs. 2 minute offense Review

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Crossing Routes

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3 Jacks Red vs. Trips Torch Cover 0 No Huddle 2 minute Spur/Bandit over #2, FS

Linda, Rita, Tiger Swap, Review Bracket &  Ox Swap, Spur/Bandit Pressure Package Spur/Bandit over #2, FS over #2, FS align over align over #3 #3

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THOUGHT SAMPLE DEFENSIVE PRACTICE PLAN

COUGAR FOOTBALL

Date:

Front/Coverage

Defensive PRACTICE SCHEDULE

PERIOD:

Fundy (15)

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4 WIDE

In and Out bracket technique

WATER BREAK INSIDE RUN DRILL (SEE SCRIPT)

OF

2 ON 1 Bracket Drill

7 ON 7 (SEE SCRIPT)

TEAM (SEE SCRIPT)

Conditioning Coach John Rice  [email protected]

SAMPLE INSIDE DRILL  PRACTICE SCRIPT COUGAR FOOTBALL wed 9/28

"BIG 8" DEFENSIVE PRACTICE SCRIPT

Emphasis: Defending Spread Formation Runs Play

Card

H

1 2 3 4

A

L

C

R

D

R

E

R

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A

L

F

L

D

L

A

M

E

M

F

L

A

R

C

L

 

FORMATION see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card

PLAY inside zone QB Trap Inside Zone Dart/Wrap Draw QB Trap Inside Zone QB Trap Draw FB Trap Inside Zone Draw

FRONT

STUNT

COV

Base Dime Base Dime Base Dime Dime Base Base Base Dime Dime

Male None Mare None Mable None None Mable Mare Laser None Pinch

33 4 33 1 free Robber 33 Numbers 22 Numbers 22 33 33 33 Numbers 22 Numbers 22

Coach John Rice  [email protected]

NOTES Shift Hard Count Motion

hard Count

Shift

Hard Count Shift

SAMPLE 7 ON 7  PRACTICE SCRIPT COUGAR FOOTBALL Wed 9/28

7 on 7 DEFENSIVE PRACTICE SCRIPT

Emphasis: Pressure vs. Spread Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Card #

h

A

L

B

M

A

R

D

L

A

M

B

M

A

R

D

R

A

M

D

L

FORMATION see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card

PLAY Hi-Low Pass Fade Smash slant Boot Pass Fade trap pass slant trap pass slant

FRONT Dime w/bluff

STUNT/Blitz

Red

Dime

Cross Plug

Base w/bluff

Crazy Half

Base Base

Zoo Show Ox Swap

Dime

Tiger Lock

Dime Base Base w/bluff Base

Coach John Rice  [email protected]

none none none none

COV Numbers11 Numbers 11 3 1 Free 3 0 4 3 3 3

NOTES Zip motion Disguise! Disguise! Disguise! Shift "Time" Bluff Disguise! Disguise! Disguise!

SAMPLE TEAM PERIOD   PRACTICE SCRIPT COUGAR FOOTBALL "TEAM" DEFENSIVE PRACTICE SCRIPT

wed 9/28

Emphasis: Defending the Spread Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

 

Card

A B C AA A B C C BB C AA B A D B

H

FORMATION see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card see card

PLAY Inside Zone Fade Hi Lo Boot Qb Trap Inside Zone Wrap/Dart Inside Zone Boot Hi Lo Fade Wrap/Dart QB Trap Inside Zone Draw

FRONT

STUNT

COV

Base Base Dime Base Dime Dime Base Dime Base Base Base Base Base Base Base

Right Bandit Crazy Half Red Left Spur none None Zoo Time Cross Plug left Tiger Spur Bandit left Ox Bandit right left

3 3 Numbers 22 3 1 Free Robber 4 3 Numbers 11 3 0 3 3 0 3 3

Coach John Rice  [email protected]

NOTES Shift Hard Count Hard Count Empty Motion Empty Shift Hard Count Hard Count Empty Motion Shift Hard Count Hard Count Empty

SAMPLE DEFENSIVE GAME CALL  SHEET

 

Coach John Rice  [email protected]

 

Coach John Rice  [email protected]

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