6-Pack Angle Defense

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Shawn Cutright and Phill Joseph


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Division I High School (~1100 Boys) in Cincinnati,

OH

13 Consecutive Greater Miami Conference Titles

Playoff Qualifier 12 of the past 13 seasons66 All-Ohio Players

Multiple Division I College Players

12 Ohio AP Top 10 Finishes

2004 Ohio State Champions

149-17 since 2000

Defensive Averages Since 2005:

87 Rush Yds. Per Game

102 Pass Yds.


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Colerain High School10/2/2013

Lack of size on the line

Advantageous to our players speed

Difficult to get a pre-snap read

Easy to adjust to power and spread

Flexibility to change players

Ability to run multiple coverages

Keeps offense off balance with ability to angle


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Angle is base defense to stop run

6-pack is our blitz package

Alignment varies form one to the other

Angles changes for linemen

Alignment changes for outside linebackers

Calls are opposite


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Run/pass.reads guards to tackle

Angles fast

Ability redirect quickly

Plays flat on the line of scrimmage

Takes up blockers so linebackers can run free

Straight tackle sets the edge

Angle tackle is a b-gap defender

Tackles line-up head up on tackles

Nose lines-up head up on center


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Stance

o Modified linebacker stance (4 point)

o Hands barely touching the ground

o Heels in the dirt

o Feet

Parallel

Under arms

Weight on balls of feet


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Angle tackle

o First step should be a 45 degree angle step with the inside foot

through guards neck to centers shoulder

o Rips through the offensive person with opposite arm

Nose

o First step should be a 45 degree angle step with the inside foot

through guards neck to inside knee of tackle

o Rips through the offensive person with opposite arm

Straight tackle

o First step is a 6 in. movement straight ahead w outside foot

o He sits the edge as a contain type player


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Frequently utilize this into a package

Reduce angles and press up field more

Move to 3-point stance

Nose alignment is still over center

Tackles

o move to outside shade or completely outside the offensivetackle

o Outside foot up, so power step is inside to reduce space

If guard gives you his face cross it, if he gives you his hip

you push up field


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Run/pass..reads guards to tackles

Acts as quarterback on defense for front 7

Play fast and fill gaps

Mesh well with defensive line

Bench linebacker plays isolation more effective than

sweep

Field linebacker runs down plays and defends the pass


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Pass/Run..reads guards to tackles

Disrupt pass routes and collision receivers

Has to identify who they are hot on, dictated by coverage

and type of blitz

Hook to curl player, gives a go call when they get to curl

to OLB or SS

QB breaks contain ILB to that side goes after him


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Run/Passreads through tackle to QB

Most athletic and versatile athlete

Lines up on LOS

Lines up on TE almost all the time

Tough enough to take on power runs

Knowledgeable about alignment and formations


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Strong side linebacker

o Lines up over TE

o Eyes on keys

o Plays better to power side

o Alignment (Feet)

Splits crouch with inside foot

Inside foot forward


Hands in a good defensive position

o Steps

Inside foot jab step into TE

Do not stand up, stay low

Engage TE shoving him inside to close gap and keep outside leverage


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Weak side linebacker

o Lines up in space usually apex of #1 and #2 receiver

o Eyes on keys

o Plays better in space

o Alignment (Feet)

Parallel stance on LOS


Hands in a good defensive positiono Chase/Tuck

Rush linebacker chases down plays away when he has an angle tackle

Off linebacker tucks when he has straight tackle on plays away


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Pass/Run..reads through tackle to QB

Must cover well in space

Alignment varies for most formations

o 5 yards of ball

Coverage curl/flat

Hold curl until ILB gives GO call

Lines up on TE in single width and sometimes when TE is #2

receiver

Is in motion and timing up blitzes to hit LOS full speed


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Free/Boundary Safety

o Athletic player who can cover the deep middle 1/3rd,including 4 verticals

o Is also responsible for cleaning up mistakes made by the

front 7 (Live to play another play!)o Aligns @ 12 yards between the boundary upright and the

hash depending on formation. Should never align outsidehash.

o Pedals into zone on snap (Middle or deep )

o Cover 3 reads through guards to quarterback forrun/pass & direction, flows & fits accordingly

o Cover 2 drops into deep favoring #2 WR. Eyes read#2 to #1


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Strong/ Field Safety

o Physical player who can be effective vs. the run

o Most common coverage responsibility is curl to flat, must

collision vertical routeso Will align on inside shoulder of #2 receiver (unless #2 is

TE)

o On snap will creep to 7/8 yds., reads through tackle to QB

Pass = Hot on #2, C/F defender

Run to = Attack and become force player

Run Away = Flow for cutback

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Also often included in run blitzes


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Corners

o Primarily a Cover 3 team, which means our corners must be athletic enoughto defend 1/3rd of the field

o Must be effective tacklers to prevent big plays

o Corners will usually flip sides based on ability & game plan, best coverage

guy goes where they throw (Best WR, Trips side, single WR, etc.) Variesweek to week.

o Align 6/7 yards off the ball, inside shoulder of #1

o @ snap Corners will take 3 slow pedal read steps, reading through theTackle to QB

Hot on all 3 step routes (High ball/low ball from QB), in Cover 3 rally & make tackle

Non 3-Step pass = Get deeper than deepest threat in your zone! Stay in pedal as longas possible.

Run readRun to = take on & defeat stalk block to support runRun away Takeangle & pursue


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Tight to the tight end or strong side of the

formation with no tight end

Split away from right end or weak side of the

formation with no tight end

Field only call on hash

Bench only call on hash


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Angle

o Nose and tackle away from the call angles

o Tackle to the angle call plays straight

Crash

o Aggressive angle of two gaps

o Tackle has A gap and outside linebacker has B gap

o Inside linebacker has contain if the ball is run that way

o Never run split crash


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Bird

o Stunt where angle tackle and OLB switch

responsibility

Double Crasho Short yardage call

o Nose plays straight

Double Bird


Pinch

o Angle both sides



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Field corner

Bench / split lightning

Field / tight smoke

Tight / field go

Split / bench shoot


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Pressures are designed to maximize pass coveragewhile not allowing the QB to have enough time to becomfortable.

All Hot Routes should be accounted for as you

have 4 or 5 players in the underneath zones. Blitzes will involve bringing any 1 of the 4

linebackers or any member of the secondary.

The 3-4 scheme allows a 4 man pass rush to be

effective because the offense does not know wherethe 4th man is coming from

4 Man Pressures allow for more options in coverage


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Pressures are designed to overload the offensiveline and get to the quarterback quickly

Blitzes will involve bringing any combination of our 4man pressures, with some additional options

We will expect the ball to be thrown quickly from aQB under pressure, this creates multipleopportunities for turnovers

We must rally to any completed Hot routes, neverallowing them to turn into a big play

Most of these are played using a 3 deep concept You must also be aware of vulnerabilities to certain

formations such as 3x1 or Empty & be willing toadjust


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6-Pack Angle Defense