4-2-5 With a Stand-up Strong End

You most CERTAINLY can keep him up, but in a low "break down" hitting position. Whether up OR down, he should be your STUD (on the TE side)! On the SE side it doesn't matter either.

DEFENSIVE LINE TECHNIQUES

PRIORITY = LINE UP TIGHT TO BALL. ATTACK! KNOCK BLOCKER BACK – STAND HIM UP!. CREATE A NEW L.O.S. – DOMINATE THE BLOCKER. GET OFF ON BALL MOVEMENT!


DEFENSIVE ENDS:


FIVE TECHNIQUE: (SPLIT END SIDE PLAY “WIDE 5” – 2 FEET OUTS. OT – ATTACK HIP OF OT ON SNAP). NOTE: IF CONFRONTED WITH A TE – PLAY EXACTLY AS 3 TECHNIQUE DT FROM A “NORMAL 5” ). C GAP RESPONSIBILITY!
A. Vs. TURNOUT BLOCK OF OT: - Attack hip of OT maintaining proper leverage. Keep outside leg and arm free. Bend to near back. Maintain outside leverage and bend to football.
B. OT BLOCKS DOWN INSIDE: Point toe to OT, locating near back, (if near back goes away, locate ANY OL coming inside out). Bend inside and treat kickout by near back and OL the same. Take out his inside shoulder with your outside shoulder. Come underneath kickout. Other possibilities when OT blocks inside = option, or play away.
C. OT PULLS INSIDE: Stay in OT’s hip pocket and run to football.

SEVEN TECHNIQUE: (TAKE A SHORT STEP WITH OUTSIDE FOOT READING TE – STAB WITH HANDS AND EXPLODE OUT OF HIPS). C GAP RESPONSIBILITY!
A. Vs. DOWN BLOCK OF TE: Squeeze TE over to D gap. Stay square and keep inside arm free. Control C gap and locate ball.
B. Vs. TURNOUT BLOCK OF OT: TE blocks out - dip inside shoulder and attack hip of OT. maintaining proper leverage. Keep outside leg and arm free. Bend to near back. Maintain outside leverage and bend to football.
C. Vs. TRAP (OR KICKOUT – BY ANY INSIDE BLOCKER): TE blocks out and OT blocks inside – point toe to OT, locating near back (if near back goes away, locate ANY OL coming inside out). Bend inside and treat kickout by near back and OL the same. Take out his inside shoulder with your outside shoulder. Come underneath kickout.



NOTE: DE’S HAVE OUTSIDE (CONTAIN) PASS RUSH LANES.

We have him down as well but if he is a DOMINANT DE - he can be up.

Never favored a stand up technique, simply because they represent an easy target to be blocked verses a 3 pointer who explodes in your face! Just my opinion as always. Now, if you have a Javon Kerse type playing for you, I guess that would not apply. However, there aren't to many of those types around and if you talking about high school level play I would keep him down.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE