03 ATLANTA FALCONS DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK2) PHILOSOPHY OF THE ATLANTA FALCONS DEFENSE ‘OUR BASIC DEFENSE IS AN ATTACKING STYLE, THE FALCONS PHILOSOPHY ON 1°" AND 2°® DOWN IS TO STOP THE RUN AND PLAY OUTSTANDING PASS DEFENSE. WE WILL PLAY ZONE, MAN TO MAN, AND BLITZ IN ANY SITUATION. ON ANY DOWN WE MAY UTILIZE DIFFERENT FRONTS OR DIFFERENT PERSONNEL GROUPS. IN ALL SITUATIONS, WE WILL DEFEND THE INSIDE OR MIDD THE BALL OUTSIDE, [AGAINST THE PASS, THE FALCONS WILL NOT ALLOW THE BALL TO BE THROWN DEEP DOWN THE MIDDLE OR INSIDE. WE WANT TO FORCE THE BALL TO BE ‘THROWN SHORT AND / OR OUTSIDE. THE TRADEMARK OF THE ATLANTA FALCONS DEFENSE IS AGGRESSIVENESS AND. PIIYSICAL PLAY. WE WILL RE PHYSICALLY STRONG AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE ‘WE GIVE 100% PHYSICAL EFFORT AND DO NOT MAKE MENTAL MISTAKES. Ti ELIMINATE MENTAL ERRORS, WE MUST FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF ‘THE DEFENSE AND BE DISCIPLINED TO PLAY THE DEFENSE CALLED. WE WILL NOT ALLOW BIG PLAYS AGAINST US. ‘THE FALCONS DEFENSE MUST PERFORM EFFICIENTLY INSIDE OUR 20 YARD LINE (RED AREA) AND ON THE GOAL LINE. WE CANNOT ALLOW OUR OPPONENTS TO. RUN THE BALL INTO THE END ZONE. WE WILL HAVE A GREAT RUN DEFENSE WITH TIGHT PASS COVERAGE. WE WILL PREVENT TOUCHDOWNS AND FORCE FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS BY PLAYING OUTSTANDING TEAM DEFENSE. DEFENSIVELY, WE MUST ADAPT TO EVERY SITUATION THAT PRESENTS ITSELF (47 DOWN, 2 MINUTE, NO NO HUDDLE. WE WILL PREPARE FOR AND HANDLE ALL SITUATIONS. FINALLY, OUR JOB IS T0 TAKE THE BALL AWAY FROM THE OPPONENTS’ OFFENSE AND SCORE OR SET UP GOOD FIELD POSITION POR THE FALCONS OFFENSE. WE [ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP WITH THE BALL, - DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS -