lb keys

VARIES depending on what coverage you are playing behind it!!!!!!!!! This is TOO MUCH to get into - just make sure you TIE IN the front & coverage (3 levels of defenders)!

our base front is the Miami 43 with a shade and a 3 tech. Basic cover 2 and 4 behind it as well as some cover 3/1 to get 8 in the box. You guys change the LB's keys based on coverage, front, etc.?

What I have used in the 4-3 is reading combinations. The Mike will read the C-G in his gap(A). The Will will read the T-G in his gap(B) and the Sam will read the TE-T in his gap(C). With this all the gaps and lineman are being covered and read. The key with the Wing T is reading the Guards. The OGs will take you to the play almost everytime. As soon as the Will or Mike see a OG pull they will take a playside step with that and flow to the play (backfield action). These LBer read are the simplest and most true against any offense.

Now if you want to change your front and move your D-Lineman the LBers will have to slide accordingly and read those combinations. We do this by moving our Sam up to a 9 tech and slide the Rush end to a 5 tech. The Tackle (normally the 3 tech) will slide down to the shade and the Nose (normally the shade) will move to a 3 tech on the weakside. The weakside end (End) will stay in a 5 tech. If you are worried about your nose playing the trap on the weakside, just have your Nose and Tackle switch sides on that front (Nose will go to the TE side and the Tackle will go to the weakside).

We have found these are very easy adjustments for our 4-3 and it gives us a 50 weak eagle look. You can also roll a Strong Safety down if you want a 5-3 look. You will simply need to go straight 3 deep coverage behind it.

We love the 4-3 because it is flexible and not alot of HS teams run it so it gives the opponent something different to prepare for.