4 man Front D Ends

EthanGrant04,
I find it that for most defenses, a DBL TE formation takes you away from your "base" look. With the DBL TE's it changes the angles of the blocks and also points of attack for the offense. As fas as what you have posted, I would attack the alley between the TE and Flanker. I would use option with a down block by the TE on the DE, then option off of your OLB. If I didn't have a an athletic QB I would use my OT To pull and get upfield on your OLB, then run behind him on a power. Also, I would run traps and counters to run at the inside. Double team your DE with the TE and OT, TE then goes "airborne" To the OLB, C and G double team the DT, G goes "airborne" to MLB. Straight power. A few things I would try.

As far as defeating the DBL TE DBL flanker formation, I would change the alignment you have up there to get your players in a better position at the start. Do you have your MLB play two gaps?....IF so in this diagram he, has both A to the Sam side and B to the Will side. Your OLB's are up to the LOS in a better attacking position for any outisde run. If you want to play cover 2 out of this look you can defeat the option with the OLB's having QB and CB's having pitch man. You can also play man both Safeties man up on the TE's, corners on the flankers, MLB on the RB...bring heat on the QB with the OLB's from the edge or with stunts. If both TE's and RB release into routes you're bringing 6 vs 5..If they remain to block it's on less option for the QB with the pressure still on. DT's must be able to hold their ground and take on DBL teams keeping the OL off of the MLB as he has a 2 gap responability.


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If the Mike can't handle the 2 gaps, I would move the Will LB back even with the Mike and take B gap then Drop my hard hitting SS to where the Will would be as shown above. This changes coverage now. I would play man and bring pressure as I wouldn't like the way to get into cover 2. The SS would have Flats, and corner would take the deep half to that side...vs the pass in that cover 2 scheme, the corner should be faster and a better athlete to get back incase a corner or go route is run by the TE to his side. The Will and Mike need to get back into coverage taking away any quick throw to the TE's allowing the DB's to make a play.
Hope this helps.

ETHAN,

I WOULD RUN THE WEAK CORNER OFF WITH BACKSIDE BOUNDARY RELEASE GO ROUTE. I WOULD SEND THE FRONT SIDE WR ON AN 18 YD POST. I WOULD FAKE THE DIVE TO THE ONE BACK WHICH WILL FREEZE OR CAUSE TO FILL, THE SAM BACKER. THEN THE TE IS FREE TO RUN A "POP" ROUTE STRAIGHT DOWN THE HASH WHERE HE CATCHES THE BALL AT LB DEPTH AND IS NOW ONE ON ONE WITH THE SAFETY ON HIS SIDE. IF THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THE 2 TECHS WILL SHOOT THE A GAPS AND THE 5'S WILL HIT THE B GAPS. THE TE MUST BREAK QUICKLY WIH HIS HEAD AROUND TO YOUR QB AS SOON AS HE STEPS ACROSS THE LOS, BECAUSE THE QUICKER HE GETS THE BALL THE BETTER. I REMEMBER MY PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE TEAM ONE NIGHT AGAINST A VERY GOOD TEAM FOM MONTGOMERY ALABAMA PLAYING AGAINST THIS VERY DEFENSE YOU HAVE DIAGRAMMED. I CALLED THE PLAY I JUST OUTLINED FOR THE OPENING PLAY OF THE GAME AND WE CAUGHT THEM FLAT FOOTED FOR A 39 YARD GAIN! UTILIZE BOTH TE'S AND GO TO YOUR 3 STEP GAME. JUST A SUGGESTION AS ALWAYS.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

Thanks guys good stuff. We are working on a Bear style defense. Most of the teams we play that run this formation can't or don't do a whole lot out of it. God Bless Indiana unathelticness. They either run a pathetic stretch play or pass 99%. Literally 2 teams we played back to back were 100% passing out of this.

If you are a 43 guy then stem into a 43Under look against DT


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43 UNDER COVER 1 (53 look)

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