How do you zone cover empty backfield?

Go COVER 0 (full man) & send 6. BLOODY THE QB'S NOSE!

Coach Mountjoy and Easton,
Thanks!

We will run man vs no backs.

Next question:
After reading both of your posts, I was thinking of doing the following:
If receiver strength is to our right, we make a RAM call indicating no backs and receiver strength right, man coverage. This also signals that we will bring heat off of our right side into the QB's face.

If receiver strength is to the left, we will call LION and we will bring pressure in the QBs face from the left and be in man coverage.

In Ram and Lion, we will play an x game with our DE and Backer to the receiver strength. We can do one of three things,
1. Both go outside OT- DE occupying OT
2. DE slants into B and Backer goes hard outside
3. DE goes hard upfield and Backer fills B from a somewhat stacked position sligtly outside DE.

That's it -- keep it simple?

Does that sound good or Too simple?

Thanks again

STOP THE RUN,

Just a point here as a spread coach of the 3 x 2. If you try to send one more than we can block, you will only do it one time. We would then make the adjustment of having the QB become his own best blocker by using his legs and running out and away from the free runner to make his throw or to keep the football.
This would really not be an adjustment as we see a lot of their 6 on our 5 and our QB's know they will be seeing a free runner most of the time. Our spread game is all about passing and not running as for some coaches it is more about spreading people out in order to better facilitate their running game. That is why recruting and training QB's who can run, as well as, throw on the run without pulling up to plant and throw is a prerequiste for all of our QB's. WE EXPECT THEM TO DO 95% OF THE RUNNING OUT OF OUR 3 X 2, AND THAT SPONTANEOUSLY WHEN PROTECTION BREAKS DOWN, OR THEY SEE AN OPENING TO GET SOME BIG YARDS BY PULLING IT DOWN AND RUNNING THE FOOTBALL. We have a few designed running plays for the QB, but the vast majority occurs spontaneously as the situation dictates. The real adjustment that we are forced to make sometimes in order to get everyone blocked is to motion a receiver to a block, or have a receiver align so as to check release prior to his release into the pattern. This, of course, favors the defense and not us.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

In my experience the worst thing you can do against teams that go empty is put 5 in the box they have 5 guys to block your 5 makes things very easy up front. If you have 6 in the box you have them plus one in the run game. Every DC at any level has always said 2 things first we must not give up big plays, and second we gotta stop the run. We have tryed other things in years past but next year we will do like oneback say and bring heat if the kid can get throws off while getting hit in the mouth and we can't cover for 3 seconds we are going to lose anyway.

IF I played Jerry - he is such a GOOD coach I would mix up MAX PRESSURE (rush 6 & cover man with 5) OR, MAX COVERAGE (rush 3 & cover with 8).

You would have to make BOTH of these LOOK the same so the offense would not know which was coming. A good DISGUISE package is PARAMOUNT!