Post by kc361 on Dec 23, 2004 10:22:25 GMT
Coaches,
Several teams in our area run the flexbone. One defense that is becoming popular in trying to stop it is a version of the 4-3. Here is the best I can describe it without sketching:
DT's in 2-techniques and stunting into the A-gaps.
DE's in 4-techniques and stunting into the B-gaps or 5-techniques and grabbing the tackles while committing to the dive back.
OLB's cheating wide and slow playing the dive back to the QB. Meaning this...at the snap the OLB does not commit, he sits to see who has the ball. If the QB gives it, then he takes the dive. If he pulls it, then he goes right to the QB.
Coverage is a 4 across that rotates to cover 3 (sky puts the safety on the pitch, cloud puts the CB on the pitch)
We attacked these defenses with a ton of ISV...we just adjusted our perimeter blocking to make the force player the pitch key. We mixed in OSV (even though the dive key was off the LOS) with some success...We got a lot of give reads...but with the OLB off the LOS, he was able to react and make the tackle at about 4-5 yards. Counter option was also good to us.
How would you attack this defense? Are we missing something? What adjustments should we make?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
kc361
Several teams in our area run the flexbone. One defense that is becoming popular in trying to stop it is a version of the 4-3. Here is the best I can describe it without sketching:
DT's in 2-techniques and stunting into the A-gaps.
DE's in 4-techniques and stunting into the B-gaps or 5-techniques and grabbing the tackles while committing to the dive back.
OLB's cheating wide and slow playing the dive back to the QB. Meaning this...at the snap the OLB does not commit, he sits to see who has the ball. If the QB gives it, then he takes the dive. If he pulls it, then he goes right to the QB.
Coverage is a 4 across that rotates to cover 3 (sky puts the safety on the pitch, cloud puts the CB on the pitch)
We attacked these defenses with a ton of ISV...we just adjusted our perimeter blocking to make the force player the pitch key. We mixed in OSV (even though the dive key was off the LOS) with some success...We got a lot of give reads...but with the OLB off the LOS, he was able to react and make the tackle at about 4-5 yards. Counter option was also good to us.
How would you attack this defense? Are we missing something? What adjustments should we make?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
kc361