Post by Buice on Jul 19, 2008 17:44:59 GMT
I'm curious what your coaches feel is the best technique to use when executing defensive line twists, particularly the technique used by the man going first. I know some people just slant to the gap while the second man loops around in a standard gap exchange type of play. When using this technique do you adjust the alignment of your players to help make it more effective?
Another theory on the line twist (and the one that I'm inclined to subscribe to) is that the job of the first guy is to open things up for the second guy to run free. The best way I can describe this technique is the first man almost using a push/pull technique on the offensive lineman in an attempt to turn his shoulders so that the second man can come free. For example, if a four man front was using a twist in which the nose (1 tech) went first and the weakside DE looped second, the nose would attack the outside shoulder of the Guard, trying to push that shoulder vertically while pulling the inside shoulder towards him, getting the Guard perpendicular to the LOS. The nose would sit his butt down in B gap to maintain some presence there, but his real job would be to turn the guards shoulders and occupy him so that the DE could come free through A gap. Who else uses this technique, and what problems have you encountered running it? We have considered it primarily as a pass rushing call. Thanks in advance for your replies.
Jack
Another theory on the line twist (and the one that I'm inclined to subscribe to) is that the job of the first guy is to open things up for the second guy to run free. The best way I can describe this technique is the first man almost using a push/pull technique on the offensive lineman in an attempt to turn his shoulders so that the second man can come free. For example, if a four man front was using a twist in which the nose (1 tech) went first and the weakside DE looped second, the nose would attack the outside shoulder of the Guard, trying to push that shoulder vertically while pulling the inside shoulder towards him, getting the Guard perpendicular to the LOS. The nose would sit his butt down in B gap to maintain some presence there, but his real job would be to turn the guards shoulders and occupy him so that the DE could come free through A gap. Who else uses this technique, and what problems have you encountered running it? We have considered it primarily as a pass rushing call. Thanks in advance for your replies.
Jack