Post by blueadams on Jul 16, 2008 18:57:20 GMT
Coaches, I was just drawing up some looks and got thinking about this. I'd love to hear about some of your thoughts and/or experiences.
SDT: 3-tech - Outside shade on guard.
WDT: 1-tech - Outside shade on center.
SDE: 6i - Inside shade on tight end.
WDE: 4i - Inside shade on tackle.
The biggest problem I have with the popular 4-4 (or 4-2-5) is that the weakside DE and the weakside OLB are responsible for the same gap (c-gap) against the majority of offenses (one TE sets). It seems like that WOLB isn't of much use against traditonal power-I teams that pound it up the middle. So, I'm thinking about playing the weak DE on the OT just like you play the strong DE on the TE. Inside shade, hands on, reading.
This way, the WDE is able to control the b-gap, demanding a double team from the guard. The weakside DT is in an outside shade on the center, so he's probably going to demand a double team from the FB (or the guard doubles the center and the FB kicks out the end). The weakside ILB is gonna be completely free to make the play!
The exact same situation exists on the strong side. The strongside DE plays inside the TE and requires a double team from the tackle. The strongside DT plays outside the guard and requires a double team from the FB (or, again, the tackle comes down on the SDT and the FB kicks out the end). Strong ILB is all over it.
Up the middle, the centers got an easy block on the WDT, the guards got an easy block on the SDT, but you've got two ILBs that need to be blocked and only one FB to do it.
OBVIOUSLY, the biggest problem here is that you're not going to get much of a pass rush from the weakside. You're probably going to have trouble on containing roll out passes as well. I suppose though that you could blitz the WOLB to counter this...with a 2-deep (FS, SCB), 4-under (WCB, WILB, SILB, SOLB)
Thank you for any opinions!!
Blue
SDT: 3-tech - Outside shade on guard.
WDT: 1-tech - Outside shade on center.
SDE: 6i - Inside shade on tight end.
WDE: 4i - Inside shade on tackle.
The biggest problem I have with the popular 4-4 (or 4-2-5) is that the weakside DE and the weakside OLB are responsible for the same gap (c-gap) against the majority of offenses (one TE sets). It seems like that WOLB isn't of much use against traditonal power-I teams that pound it up the middle. So, I'm thinking about playing the weak DE on the OT just like you play the strong DE on the TE. Inside shade, hands on, reading.
This way, the WDE is able to control the b-gap, demanding a double team from the guard. The weakside DT is in an outside shade on the center, so he's probably going to demand a double team from the FB (or the guard doubles the center and the FB kicks out the end). The weakside ILB is gonna be completely free to make the play!
The exact same situation exists on the strong side. The strongside DE plays inside the TE and requires a double team from the tackle. The strongside DT plays outside the guard and requires a double team from the FB (or, again, the tackle comes down on the SDT and the FB kicks out the end). Strong ILB is all over it.
Up the middle, the centers got an easy block on the WDT, the guards got an easy block on the SDT, but you've got two ILBs that need to be blocked and only one FB to do it.
OBVIOUSLY, the biggest problem here is that you're not going to get much of a pass rush from the weakside. You're probably going to have trouble on containing roll out passes as well. I suppose though that you could blitz the WOLB to counter this...with a 2-deep (FS, SCB), 4-under (WCB, WILB, SILB, SOLB)
Thank you for any opinions!!
Blue
