5-4 Defense

Base & Responsibilities

This is the basic 5-4 formation. Your Outside line backers must be you best ball players tacklers etc.. Your Defensive Ends must be the next best ball players. Then Middle Line backers. Nose guard, tackles, then corners. Responsibilities: Defensive ends must contain/box force the play back inside( defensive end goes after ball player when he sees his butt) Nothing gets outside him. Tackles and nose guard are to stand there man up and read (dont pick a side shed your block or grab cloth/Jersey, make a pile) Out side backers must read then react filling the off tackle gaps or outside gaps. Inside line backers do the same read and react looking for the offensive guards movements ( pulling etc) Corners first look pass then run mainly watching tight end release for the pass. I didn't letter the defensive gaps Im trying to keep it simple. If you happen to face an outside running team you can cheat the corners out on outside shoulder of Outside line backer.

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Against I formation
Corner
Outside Backer

Corner

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

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Against overload formation
Corner
Outside Backer

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

Corner

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Against split formation
Corner
Outside Backer

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

Corner

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Against 2 wide

corner corner

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Against 3 wide
Outside Backer

ILB

ILB
Outside Backer

Corner

Corner

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Against 3 wide trips
Outside Backer

ILB

ILB
Outside Backer

Corner

Corner

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Corner Blitz
Outside Backer

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

Corner

Corner

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strong Blitz
Corner
Outside Backer

Corner

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

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Weak Blitz
Corner
Outside Backer

Corner

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

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All Go Blitz
Outside Backer

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

Corner

Corner

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All Go Blitz
Outside Backer

ILB

ILB

Outside Backer

Corner

Corner