Aggression or Robots?

We usually carried 4 defensive calls into each game.

1. BASE 4-2-5 (COVER ROBBER OR COVER 1)

2. MAX BLITZ from 4-2-5 (COVER 0)

3. SHORT YARDAGE & GOAL LINE "TIGHT 60" (tightened up 4-2-5) - COVER 1

4. MAX BLITZ from "Tight 60" (same as the one from base 4-2-5) - Cover 0

This gives us a relatively complete package - and each is EASY to ADJUST for the following reasons:

ADVANTAGES of 4-2-5 (AKA 4-4)

1. IT IS A BALANCED DEFENSE WITH 4 PLAYERS TO EACH SIDE THUS MAKING IT MUCH EASIER TO ADJUST TO ANY OFFENSIVE FORMATION OR MOTION.

2. WE FEEL WE NEED 4 MEN ON EACH SIDE OF THE BALL TO STOP OPTION OFFENSES.

3. IT LIMITS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRACTICALLY ALL SPLIT-END OFFENSES.

4. IT LIMITS THE OFF-TACKLE PLAY BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY THE DOUBLE TEAM BLOCK.

5. IT IS A GREAT CONTAIN DEFENSE WITH OLB's IN A "TRUE END" POSITION.

6. IT HELPS LIMIT THE INSIDE OFFENSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE JUST 3 MEN IN EFFECTIVE POSITION TO BLOCK YOUR 4 IN THE MIDDLE - THUS FORCING TEAMS TO RUN OUTSIDE WHERE THEY HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE BLOCKING SCHEME.

7. NO DEFENSIVE PLAYER HAS OVER ONE GAP AS HIS RESPONSIBILITY.

8. IT GIVES YOU A BETTER PASS RUSH, AND, STUNTING PACKAGE BY ALLOWING YOU TO SEND 4 PLAYERS TO EITHER SIDE.

9. WE ARE ABLE TO PLAY EVERY PASS COVERAGE THE 4 DEEP TEAMS PLAY.

4Christ, it's not what you know, it's what you can get your students to Comprehend....:clock;