5-2, 5-3, 3-4 Help....

Hey Coach

I would be careful in trying to accomplish this. Not saying that it cant be done with some simple personnell shifting, but fundamentally and 8 man front defense with 5 committed line man has severe differences then a 7 man front

If you only want to use the 4-3 for one back sets, that is understandable as you can scheme that and package your personnell based on what the offense is sending in.

If you were to run more of a 3-5, I think you can get into a 4-3 easier then you could from a 5-3. I guess it depends on what you plan on doing with those two outside guys in our 5-3.

I would love to discuss further if you want to elaborate some.

See, I agree as well, I am a huge fan of the 4-3/4-4 (depending on SS and team facing and gameplan) But with the new coach coming in and he see's us running a 5-3 with the kids we have, so I want to gather as much information as I can about it to see what I can do with it, if that at all make sense. I am willing to take any info on the 4-6, 3-4, 4-4, 5-2, 5-3, even the 3-3-5

Yeah, thats what my plan was, but I see a few things you do differently that makes alot of sense. UP here (Montana) most of the teams run WING, or some sort of WING, so the no back, even shotgun is scarce up here. So I really like the 5 man front, or even the 3 series of defenses (same concept) to stop the run.

In any 4-4 (or 4-2-5) to get to a 5-3 qall you have to do is have both DT's in a 3 tech., & stack the ILBers on the Center. No one else need move. Very effective!

See, I would much rather run a 3-4, gives me more flexibility, but the head coach really likes the 50 series (which is much like the 30 series) I am going to convince him the 5-2 with an aggressive safety would be the way to go. We only have one team we will face all year running the spread (And they are very poor at it).

I do not run a 3-4 Defense - but this might be of interest to those who DO:


Belichick Thoughts On 3-4 Defense



Bill Belichick Head Coach New England Patriots

Patriot Football

Organization

Sign going into the football offices at Gillette Stadium – Do Your Job

Create a division of labor

Put together an organization to become the best

Tell staff what to do and say in situations

Be out in front of the direction of the team

Meets with captains every week because it’s a more manageable group to deal with

Allow players to make some decisions, create a connection to program

Group discipline and rewards-Works both ways

Setting up a D:

Must be able to defend what you are going to see

Define how you will defend a basic set of problems

Regardless of your personnel the 3-4 is more flexible

Originally made it easier to sign and draft players but is changing as more teams adapt 3-4

Maintain as much coverage flexibility as possible in order to take away best player

Establish the front 7 to handle running game

Running game force is OLB

Set Edge

Force inside

DL two gap responsible

If not two gap must add secondary into run game D

If LB is being committed to one gap then secondary comes down

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Dean Pees Defensive Coordinator New England

The Patriots Defense

Defensive Laws:
Leverage
Attack
Wall
Square

Patriots ran 37 coverages and 17 fronts in 2007

Coach’s Fundamentals

Drill work- Does your drill work emphasize the player fundamentals that you want because practice must mimic game.

Evaluation-Does it works? Can your players do it? Does it fit your scheme?

3-4:

Defense must fit together to build a wall to force indecision in the running backs mind.

Separation in the defense creates a seam.

Must stay square if a guy turns sideways it creates seams.

From end zone, should be able to stand behind and see the back numbers of defenders, if you cannot then that player got turned.

Practice what kids are going to see.

Not as much penetration in base.

LBs must attack and come across square.

Press the offensive player and stay square.

Do not use a sled or bags because its not who you play against.

Goal is 3 yards a carry because two gapping penetration causes positive gains.

Never wrong arm anything. Face to face, never give self up.

Make a play by staying square (two gap him). Do not cut offensive player because it causes seams.

Everybody pushes east and west, not north and south.

Safety reads the shoulders of backs-stay square.

Everything is read and react.

#1 coverage is quarters
#2 cover 3