Transcript Colerain High School Running the 50 Defense

Tom Bolden, Shawn Cutright,
Casey Meyers and Brian Heffron
Since 2005:
5 All Ohio LB's
8 Division I Players
Defensive Averages Since 2005:
80 Rush Yds. Per Game
99 Pass Yds.
10 Pts.
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 Toughness
 Ability to make checks and carry out game plan
 Great technique
 Discipline
 Hustle
 Swagger and an attitude that resonates through the defense
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 Alignment of themselves and the front 7
 Reading keys and reacting to those reads
 Knowing their responsibility and the other front 7
 Sound tackling and delivering the blow to the opponent
 Adequate in coverage
 Ability to pressure the quarterback
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 STOP THE RUN
 Get us in the correct defense
 Pressure the quarterback
 Strike fear in wide receivers or tight ends
 Be relentless
 Have fun…play with emotion and enthusiasm
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 Down and distance
 Know the defense out of the huddle
 Ball placement
 Recognize the formation
 Make checks according to that weeks game plan
 Check……final adjustments to motion
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 Run/pass…..reads guards to tackles
 Acts as quarterback on defense for front 7
 Play fast and fill gaps
 Mesh well with defensive line
 Bench linebacker plays isolation more effective than sweep
 Field linebacker runs down plays and defends the pass
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 Bench linebacker
o Better at blitzing and filling isolation
o Must be aware of the TE and possible route combinations
o Align outside shade of guards
o Eyes on keys
o Feet
• Parallel
• Under arms
• Weight on balls of feet
• Hands off knees
 Field linebacker
o Better at coverage and running down outside zone/sweeps
o Same as above
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 Pass/Run…..reads guards to tackles
 Disrupt pass routes and collision receivers
 Has to identify who they are hot on, dictated by coverage
and type of blitz
 Hook to curl player, gives a go call when they get to curl to
OLB or SS
 QB breaks contain ILB to that side goes after him
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 Run/Pass…reads through tackle to QB
 Most athletic and versatile athlete
 Lines up on LOS
 Lines up on TE almost all the time
 Tough enough to take on power runs
 Knowledgeable about alignment and formations
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 Strong side linebacker
o Lines up over TE
o Eyes on keys
o Plays better to power side
o Alignment (Feet)
• Splits crouch with inside foot
• Inside foot forward
• Weight on balls of feet
• Hands in a good defensive position
o Steps
• Inside foot jab step into TE
• Do not stand up, stay low
• Engage TE shoving him inside to close gap and keep outside leverage
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 Weak side linebacker
o Lines up in space usually apex of #1 and #2 receiver
o Eyes on keys
o Plays better in space
o Alignment (Feet)
• Parallel stance on LOS
• Weight on balls of feet
• Hands in a good defensive position
o Chase/Tuck
• Rush linebacker chases down plays away when he has an angle tackle
• Off linebacker tucks when he has straight tackle on plays away
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 Pass/Run..…reads through tackle to QB
 Must cover well in space
 Alignment varies for most formations
o 5 yards of ball
 Coverage curl/flat
 Hold curl until ILB gives GO call
 Lines up on TE in single width and sometimes when TE is #2 receiver
 Is in motion and timing up blitzes to hit LOS full speed
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Stance and start
Dip and rip
Form fit tackle
45 degrees form fit tackle
Diamond tackle
Lock and shed
Stuff and shed
Shuffle 5 and explode
Hash to boundary back hip
45 back and react
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Blitz techniques
2 can fill
Flip hips straight
Flip hips 45
45 degree drop
Ball Disruption
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Bag work shuffle, PA and fire
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Hoop chase
Hoop fight
Boot
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