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John - here is a Tech notebook on EBAY under Football Playbook:

Virginia Tech playbook 44/46 defense College football
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This is for the 1998 Virginia Tech defense 44/46. This has some great stuff including defense philosophy, 6 keys to success, the hokie tackle, lots and lots of terms, procedures, formation huddles, and so much more that was all part of what helped lead them to wins. I will combine shipping so check out my other playbooks.


This is on a CD

Here is TEMPLE's "ROBBER". Nick Rappone (Sec. Coach at Temple) played for Beamer at Tech:

“ROBBER” COVERAGE


CORNERS:

ALIGNMENT: 2 yards inside & 9 yards deep - #1 receiver.

Key: QB

Run Responsibility: 2nd contain – alley support.

Pass Responsibility: Must stay inside #1 (C.P. – if you are Corner to FS side, you can play much tighter because the free safety is controlling #2. The split side corner must be aware of #2).


FREE SAFETY:

ALIGNMENT: 8 yards deep, inside foot back. Cheat over OT to #2 side late.

KEY: #2

RUN RESPONSIBILITY: 1. TE blocks down – fill outside. Think toss or power. 2. TE blocks out – think ball away. 3. TE cuts off DE – think A gap.

PASS RESPONSIBILITY: 1. #2 vertical – FS must lock on. 2. #2 drag – FS work over top. Look up #1 – opposite side. 3. #2 flat – look up #1 for curl or post.


ADVANTAGES OF “ROBBER”:
1. Able to get FS to both sides of the ball.
2. Able to get control of #2 deep on any vertical routes.
3. Lets inside LB play run because #2 is always controlled vertically to TE side.
4. Able to use 5 DB’s as a base package, which gives us better team speed.
5. Alignments blend in with playing our other two coverages (Cov. 0, and Cov. 1).



OUTSIDE AND INSIDE LINEBACKERS: (“ROBBER COVERAGE”)



OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (ROVER & WILL):


ALIGNMENT: 2 yards outside TE & 2 yards deep (if NO TE – 2 yards outside OT & 2 yards deep).

KEY: Triangle (flow-TE-QB).

RUN RESPONSIBILITY: 1. Flow to – sky support. 2. Flow away – check reverse, then fold.
NOTE: On split end side if both backs flow into B Gap, then you must fill B Gap. Flow away, B Gap.

PASS RESPONSIBILITY: Once you read pass, work the #’s. You have flat, and any #2 receiver that goes flat and up.


INSIDE LINEBACKERS (SAM & MIKE):


ALIGNMENT: Sam is in a 30 technique (straddle outside leg of OG) 4-5 yards deep. Mike is in a 30 technique (straddle outside leg of OG) 4-5 yards deep.

KEY: Flow, to Guards.

RUN RESPONSIBILITY: (Sam): 1. Flow To – stack C Gap, unless both backs are in A Gap. Flow Away – A Gap front side. (Mike): 1. Flow To: - B Gap. Flow away: - front side A Gap.

PASS RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Sam: Read #3 (back). Back expands – Sam expands to look up #1. Back goes vertical – Sam must take him man to man. Back blocks – Sam works to front side hook zone.
B. Mike: Read #2 (back). Back expands – Mike expands to look up #1. Back goes vertical – Mike must take him man to man. Back blocks – Mike works straight back to hook.

Coach,
I like the new look better. It cathes your eye better than the old look. You have done a great job with not only your site, but with helping other coaches. I for one appreciate what you have put together and for all the help you have given me. I am sure that I will be contacting you for more information and material.
Thanks again for everything.
Yours in football,
Coach L

FINALLY, after many, many tries at loading a 98 VA TECH pbook onto my site it finally went thru today. Its near the bottom on the defensive pbooks on the playbooks and manuals page.

Bill,
Thanks for that post b/c I have only scanned thru the pbook but I havent seen the Robber coverage in there either.

Phantom - I've had several kids play in the secondary at Tech (over 40+ years), & know much their staff (including former secondary coach - Phil Elmassian - who INSTALLED "ROBBER" there). The checks from ROBBER are in the defensive notebook, and in the secondary coverage TAPE that they give ONLY to their secondary kids to take home & study in the summer! This tape was never sold, & kept confidential!

I have their coverage sheets in front of me as I type this, & it SHOWS "ROBBER" adjustments to just about every conceivable formation possible! They are a 8 MAN FRONT/3 DEEP "ROBBER" (which gives them "9 in the box" on runs), & PREFER the coverage vs PRO SETS (2 WR/1 TE/2 RB's). Also good vs TIGHT PRO SETS (2 WR/2 TE/2 RB) because they can use DOUBLE ROBBER principles - which amount to "10 in the box" on runs!

Best wishes;