Defending Bunch

We man up straight across the board, basketball switch when necessary, and jam the stew out of them! THE HARDEST THING YOU HAVE TO TEACH ANY RECEIVER IS HOW TO GET OFF THE JAM, WHY GIVE THEM FREE ACCESS BY USING ANY OTHER TECHNIQUE? Just my opinion as always.

Coach Easton

Do you keep anyone over the top? Coach John Rice said they man the #2 and then banjo the 1 and 3 when need be with a backer helping in the curl where they like to sit or run the whip route. Having spent some time on the Bunch I was concerned about them going verticle off the jam at the LOS. I agree if they cannot get off the line and you can disrupt the routes that is huge.

Wilinson,

I have a fast and hard rule for our man coverages: #1 receiver is always covered by the CB. #2 receiver is always covered by the Tiger Back (ss in my 4-2-5) and we pull a LB and put in a True DB to cover # 3 IF WE HAVE TIME. If not, a LB walks out and DOES HIS BEST TO MANHANDLE PHYSICALLY THE #3 RECEIVER. To answer your question about out FS- NO, I do not believe in taking him out of the MOF.

Coach Easton

Offenses seem to want to pick guys off and I my opinion if you man up with them you are playing into the offences' hands. I know it can be done, but you better have good athletes to match up with or all you do in chase guys around and watch them catch balls on you. Offenses usually are going to criss cross the receivers on rub or pick routes, but usually the recievers are going to the same areas in the end of the routes after the criss croos pick stuff. One reciever usually will attack the flat and the other two usually will go deep or flood a zone with a low route, intermediate route and a deep route.

We usually see teams run some type of flood routes out of the bunch. Our base adjustment in to make a bunch call where the OLB takes the flat and collisions any receiver in his path. The CB takes the intermediate or deep outside, the playside safety takes any deep threat protecting the outside first knowing the opposite safety has moved to the middle and helps out on any inside deep routes or deep crossing route. The low "hole" linebacker helps with any short routes or short crosses.

We don't see alot of it, but we usually don't have any trouble defending it. The route that gives us the most trouble is a quick curl by one of the receivers in the bunch, but this route must be run fast and completed fast to be successful. Also, the DL can get their hands up and deflect this type of pass and the offense is not hitting us deep for big money !!