PHILOSOPHY OF 4-1-6 DIME PACKAGE Tho 4-1-6 dime dofonce originated ac a direct responce to offensive coaches utilizing 5 or 4 wide recetvers in a game in an attempt to utilize spood and create covorago mismatches, like a linobacker covering a third or fourth wide receiver. Defensive coaches countered by either playing zone defence or removing two linebackers and replacing thom with 2 more defensive backs. The besic philosophy of the dime defense is to_match speed for speed. The theory is a defensive back can better cover a wide out than a linebacker can. However, linebackers may be used in place of either/both of the nickle or dime backs, because the package provides that safeties can double cover a receiver along with a week caver man. for example: & 2 : 2 a 1 ° eeaee| /) |a This package can Loke away one or more of the oppusition’s best receivers using double coverage, either an ane side by the nickel back (or OLD) and the Strong Safety, or on the other side by the Dime back and the Free Safety, ar bath at the same time. They can line up split wide, as Light ends, in Lwins, or trips, and they both can be double covered at the same time. In the 4-1-6 dime package, an even front protects the Middle backer more effectively than a 3-2-6 add front, because both guards are covered by defensive tackles and can't get off the line easily to block the Middle linebacker in case of a running play. 2 ar 4 man line stunts can be run from Unis even front also. By tho pre snap alignment, the defense appears as a 2 deep zone, or 2 deep zone with man under coverage. The philosophy ts to_give the Querterback the seme pré read, whether the coverage is zone, men for men with a free safety, combination coverage (2 deep, man under), double coverage, man to man coverage with 1, 2, 5, or 4 defenders bULzing, or zone Utz, It all Tooks the same before the snap. The QB has a difficult post snap read, because if he ic taught to read one safety or the other, he will get multiple looks end reads (1 for each coverage) and be lose effective.4-16 DIME FRONT & GAP RESPONSIBILITY CHART BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES. positiow avicn. |recumique| Ru | RUN | KEY | pROPBACK to | away Pass tert | ourswe| sources |_orr — |sooriee | eau | contrat ewe |eveor’ | strc. | raceue; |'eeverse | toor | rusw or ene, stu nee BiG —[OuTEDE | SquccE [ore | wooTLce | Ba] CONTA ew" jeer’ |stech. | racee: |eeverst | roor | kusn ok wna, erunr FORCE lorrensive| lmsibevouy|cureack| ro.06 | vereups ow ‘euaeD vee ET BLT lorrensive Insibe/ourfcurmack | Toes [ovens on ‘GUARD PLAYER lsrunreLiT2 cap | soureze foprosire |cureack} oc cover cat. Steons | Har keap [ear oF br] rursurr | cau | rianccore. lop srace| ln Feonr e/comno jon Tews | pire. ow ] FORCE’ | puRsutT | END TO *2:| MAN/ZONE. ‘Svea | pou cover Matta | suiereonnd '=2 veaK [ran/zone,| uF zone, | cuteAck| zowe-uNIT| COVER CALL: ‘OR TRIPS| Foner” | PuRsutt | END T0'=23 | MAN/ZONE 3 orRon| Hae2 | oLtrercont Soeur [x3 armel Tare on nD TO 08,/MAN/20ME OB STRONG | STRONG | ran? Zone] rTCH ras “ZONE-UNIT | COVER CALL: CORNER po we rw Of DOUBLE) LATE OW END To 08;|NAN/2DME OR sarery |'10-12_ zone [suprort |rursurt | To go im | HiAN/zONE OFF Los [DRL covER MeM,REC_leormeoennree “STRONG |PRE-SHAP]MAN-FREE [INSIDE-OUT|CUTBACK | LEFI OG ]COVER CALL sarcry |'40-12" |zone. | support | purcurT | To oom | r4aN/zonc FF Los | bat cover rive kee_[eorerrominznPOSSIBLE COVERAGES IN THE 4-1-6 DIME PACKAGE es Ss Le gprs - lm FLAT. CURL MIDDLE HOOK, 88 DEEP HALF ZONE 3 2 1 3 o ° eeSee © can 2 et, T ‘cunt To FLAT DEEP 1t4 ZDEEPZONEBLITZ 3 ; ° & oSeSde rar 7 x au Sau 8 Fs 2 DEEP ZOME W/MAN UNDER Q Lo 2e-f—£ ce DEEP HALF ZONE es DEEP HALE Zone [SUPE POSSIBLE conBINaTiONS: 11,12, 21,22 (IST DIGIT SS, 2M FS) rere} meee} BALL DEEPZONERLIZ > 8 a alleles. z D ° \ bg eumTO RAN DEEP 19 Fs beer wa ———ece 3