Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
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The means that we have always used is a verbal communication between the CB and LB. CB just yells "Crack!" If he fails to communicate, your looking for your backer to get creamed!
Coach Easton
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
I agree. You cannot ask them to start looking for cracks. Your corners need to be screaming at the top of their lungs..."CRACK,CRACK,CRACK!" Our linebackers are vocal and if they get cracked because corner did not let them know they don't hesitate in letting the corner know!
I heard that! The LB cannot afford to turn his head to look for cracks from the wideouts and lose sight of the ball and what is going on in front of him. Any CB that doesn't verbally communicate with his LB, won't be on the field very long. The LB who the CB allows to get cracked because of his ineptness, has really hurt the defense because for the rest of the night that LB is going to be looking for the crack instead of the football!
JC
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
Post by Coach Nicholson on Nov 10, 2004 14:27:48 GMT
I agree with you guys your corner must be able to communicate with your backer just as all your players on the field must communicate with each other. If your team can't communicate with each other on the field then things will start to break down very quickly.
I have heard that when he hears crack he should spin away from the crack...that is showing his back as to not get cracked. We havn't used this, but thoughts???
DC, I wouldn't be an advocate of any technique that has a LB turn his back AWAY FROM THE BALL. I know you said away from the Cracker, but say the O is running anything wide and the LB spins away from (shows his back to) the cracker, imo, he has just taken himself out of the play for a critical second or two. See my point?
JC
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
Post by frmrgriffinsafety on Nov 23, 2004 18:15:05 GMT
I know this had been dormant for a while, but I missed it the first time it came through and I had to say something on it. Turning your back to the crack takes the linebacker out of the play. It's just as effective as if the WR actually hit him. His back is to where the ball is going and it is impossible for him to make a play. The WR can now move on to block someone else. It's actually better for the offense if that is done. There are a couple things that are critical for playing the crack. The first thing has been hit on by almost every post on here. Communication. Communication is SO important in the defensive secondary, including lbs. It's 100% necessary in defending the pass, esp. in zone, and it helps with the run too. Once the LB knows that the crack is coming, what I feel is the best technique for defeating it is to turn towards it, and since cracks come on plays where the LB will be flowing to the outside anyway, this isn't a big stretch. After turning towards the crack, a speed rip is used to get by it. The LB should dip his upfield shoulder and rip underneath the downfield shoulder of the WR, making contact on the upswing as he passes the WR. This is all done as he pursues the play heading to the outside. It's a quick, aggressive move past the crack block and it keeps the LB in his fill lane and pursuing the ball. The final thing that helps in defending against a crack block is good scouting. Know what plays they crack on and teach it to the LB. When all three of these occur the crack becomes nothing special. The LB reads a play he has been taught during the week that the team cracks on, so he's expecting it, the CB yells it's coming, and then the LB rips past it to make a great play on a sweep on the sideline. Simple. : ) Well, maybe it doesn't work all the time. But you get the idea. Hope this helps.
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