Any suggestions???

This is a little tougher in the middle:

USING THE 5-3 OUT OF OUR BASE 4-4 PACKAGE:

A) BASE 4-4


---------------O-O-O-C-O-O---------------O
----------------E---T----T----E
-----------R--------S----M-------W

R & W = 80 Techniques

DE/TE SIDE = 7 Technique

DE/SE SIDE = 5 Technique

DT/TE SIDE = 3 Technique

DT/SE Side = 1 Technique

S & M = 30 Techniques


B) ADJUSTED TO 5-3:


----------------O-O-O-C-O-O---------------O
-----------------E---T--N--T—E
-----------R------------M----------W

The ONLY changes from above are:

NOSE replaces S and plays a 0 Technique

MIKE becomes MLB

DT/SE SIDE moves from a 1 Technique to a 3 Technique.


TECHNIQUES OF NOSE & MLB:

NOSE: Head up on Center. Two gap responsibility – OT to OT – both A gaps. Use two hand incline press on Center.

MLB: 4 yards deep behind Center. Two gap responsibility – OT to OT – both A gaps. Read FB thru OG’s. Use inside flipper on blockers. Vs Pass – Hook to Curl (read QB’s eyes. – go strong side to a depth of 10 yards).

Coach, wouldn't doing this force me to come up with 3 DT types now rather than my original problem of 2. my DEs are pretty good. How big of an adjustment would it be to switch to a 3-5-3 from 4-4. Would that suit the personell I described more? I don't know a whole lot about the 3-5.

If one of your ILB's can play the Nose - put HIM down. If NOT - bring in another DT. DOESN'T MATTER!

MBKCOACH (on this site) won the Virginia 5A State Championship with a 137 lb. Nose that was SO QUICK - nobody could block him. He LOVED to rush the A gap to the side of the Center's SNAP HAND in the gun! Put one of the quicker kids you say you have there.