4-4 defense and inside zone

In what your seeing on the field, would it be feasable to have your C step to the backside 2-3 tech, have your BSG trap the PS 2-3 on their side of the line while your PSG releases inside and goes to the stacked backer, or no? Can you have the c step backside to the 2-3 tech, and the BSG fold the stack? Just suggestions.

JC

JC

Joe, what is a 1 back, two wide, 2 WR formation? Is that your way of referring to 2 flexed ends, 2 WR's and 1 back? Thats the trouble with no universal football terminology, imo.

Coach Easton

Joe, thanks for that reply. Double tight double wide is our # 18 formation. Thats Joe Gibbs formation, and it is a great one! My 19 formation is double tite, ACE BASE or ACE wide. IF I call 19 ace base, we stack two receivers or align them side by side on one side. If I call ACE WIDE they will align with a 5 yd. split. In both alignments they are 1 yd. deep off the LOS, always on the same side. My meaning of ACE is one side for both receivers, not the usual 1 WR to each side with double tites. My #20 formation is with the X on, and 3 receivers stacked in the slot between the X and the quick tackle, with the TE to the opposite side. I have used it with good results for years, as my son played for the Albany Fire Birds of the Arena 1 league, when they were the world champions, and I got it from them.

Coach Easton

Coach Easton

Coach Joe,

Thanks for the suggestions. When we run the ISO I tell the FB he has the OLB stacked over the TE. I prefer to motion him or have him aligned in broken I. The PStackle would wrong step to the 3 technigue to the stacked LB over the guard. The PSG would be base reaching the 3 or 2 tech. Center works back to the other Stacked LB over BS guard. I tell backside Guard to seal or cut if he can. BS tackle will climb to stack LB over BS TE. Backside TE would seal DE. We still go through our zone footwork with TB and QB. I tell the TB to read playside LB stacked over Guard. If he gets over the top of the Tackles block the play will cut back to A gap. If the tackle gets movement on the 3 tech with the guard and comes off on Mike then the play stays behind the FB and tackles block. It is tough for the playside LB to play this effectively which results in us getting great push from our PS tackle and guard. Off of this play I'll run the QB keep to the same side. When we run this the FB will take his initial step to the stacked LB and then bend around the PS TE. TB after the fake has the OLB. QB after fake follows FB around the edge. This is a play I save for when we really need a big play or conversion cause it is effective 2 or 3 times a game if that.

We do just as Oneback mentioned by going 3 wide. If the defense does not respect the slot receiver and they try to play the run with the OLB we check to bubble screen.