Multiple Odd Stack

RUN FITS
Coaching Staff
Mike Allison – HC – AllisonM@pearlandisd.org - @DawsonEagleFB
Jordan Rose – CB – rosej@pearlandisd.org - @CoachRose_
Jared Cox – SAF – coxj@pearlandisd.org
Mike Garcia – DL – garciami@pearlandisd.org – @CoachGarcia51
Kendall Ehrlich – OLB – ehrlichk@pearlandisd.org
Darrell Jimerson – Fresh DBs – jimersond@pearlandisd.org – CoachJimbo92
Jason LeDeaux – Fresh LBs – ledeauxj@pearlandisd.org - @CoachLeDeaux
Trae Grimes – DB/ILB – grimesr@pearlandisd.org - @CoachTGr
Why the Stack Defense?
Opportunity to commit maximum 1. STOP THE RUN
numbers to stopping the run while
2. CONTROL THE PASS
being flexible on the back end.
◦ It’s a great fit for the kids we have. We have a lot 3. TURNOVERS
of OLB type kids and lean / athletic DEs.
4. HAVE FUN
I like to have a true Mike LB in the run game.
Vertical combos not as tough on DL.
KEEPS THINGS SIMPLE
◦ VARIETY OF LOOKS WITH MINIMAL TEACHING
◦ CONFUSE OFFENSE WITH EASY MOVEMENT
◦ ANTICIPATE HOW OFFENSES WILL ATTACK YOU
Position Notes
Defensive Ends – Leaner more athletic kids, more LB bodytypes than true anchor
point DL (6’3, 230** & 6’5, 220)
N – Quick hands and feet, doesn’t have to be huge. Has to know how to hold
blocks and play their assignment. (5’7, 225)
M/S – ILB of our defense. Great if they can run but have to be great
communicators (6’0, 195 & 6’2, 205)
$/W – Our OLBs, walked down safety type kids. Can cover Man and fit ISO (5’9,
165 & 5’11, 195)
DBs – 4-2-5 structure and personnel. CB = EYS, Bandit is our DUDE in the
secondary
Our Roots
Based out of the tite / mint front (4i 0 4i, 4 0 4)
Liked the angles an odd front gave us and the
flexibility on the backend to match formations.
Didn’t feel like we had the DL to play B gap in
base, down in and down out. N 4i
4i
Outmatched in the box by pure size and S M W
$
numbers. QB run game hurt. C C

Our Safeties had a CB mindset and weren’t FS

natural downhill run fitters B

We still run a tite front, just not our base.

DEs 5 technique VS 4 technique
Playing our DEs in 5 techniques gave us the ability to spill / splatter 2nd level
blocks and get the ball moving to our speed.
We wanted to be able to dictate who was going to have the ball on read plays
without sending a 4 rusher if we didn’t want to. Didn’t want to always have to
send someone.
Allows our athletic DEs to be athletes and play in space.
Because we wanted to play in 5 techs and have control of the mesh, we weren’t
comfortable playing with 2, 30 backers in the box.
So we brought our weakside OLB into the box. Which now created a situation
where we were going to defend formations, not field.
Gap Exchange
We gap exchange with our DL & LBs whenever possible in an attempt
to: 1) dictate reads 2) get our skill guys in space and in a position to
make plays.
We will play 3 different techniques with our DEs:
1. Chase – run the heel line, responsible for dive/inside threat
2. Surf – stay square and squeeze, cut to keep player – allows for fast
flow LBs
3. Dyno – blow up the mesh, still responsible for dive/inside threat
Gap Spacing
Vs. 1 back offensive formations, we are single gap spaced. Although we don’t teach fits in terms
of “GAPs”, we use “GAP” terminology to teach alignment and gap spacing with our kids. Our 6
box players are going to take the A-C Gap on each side.
1 Back Alignment
DL – 5 0 5, S/W – “50” backers, M – 0 stacked
M
We will do everything we can to keep the 6
man box attached and unchanged.
Our adjusters are our $ LB and our DBs. We 5 N 5
will adjust our W LB if needed but the basic $
structure stays intact. C S M W C
We feel like putting 6 in the box on defense vs
1 RB formations discourages the run game. FS
B
Either read (what we want) or QB run game.
TE Alignment
Against an odd front, people put a TE in the $ 5 N 5
game. We have played a TE mainly 2 ways. 9 5
0 5 and 6 4 0 5. C S M W C

Now, we mainly play 6 4 0 5 up front because I

FS
didn’t like putting my stacked LB in coverage B
when we felt like he was out leveraged.
When we walk our S down on the TE, he is
going to play a “slam & close” technique on
the C gap. If flow away, he is the surf player. S 4 N 5

C $ M W C

FS
B
Run Fit Leverage
4i N 4i
Our run fits are based off of the 3-4 run fits W
that our kids were used to before we ran the C $ S M C
stack.
RED – FORCE / Contain Players FS B

Blue – SPILL / Splatter Players

5 N 5

C $ S M W C

FS B
DL READS / FITS
DEFENSIVE ENDS
ATTACK THE OT, GET HANDS ON AND SQUEEZE
IS FIRST THOUGHT
BLOCK OUT / BASE / REACH – SQUEEZE B GAP,
MAINTAIN LEVERAGE
DOWN/ZONE AWAY – SQUEEZE AND
CHASE/SPILL
PULL – CHASE / SPILL
PULL & BLOCK BACK – CROSS OG FACE
DL READS / FITS
NOSE GUARD – LAG / HALF GAP BACK
O O
ATTACK THE C, GET HANDS ON AND READ
“OFF GUARD”
ZONE – PLAY HALF GAP BACK
OG PULL – PULL WITH HIM
OG DOWN – GET SKINNY INTO DOUBLE TEAM
O O
MIDLINE – TAKE THE DIVE
STACKED LB READS (SAM & WILL)
GAP ERASE = JUST REPLACE BLOCK B = STACK B
IF THE B GAP ERASES IF THE OG BLOCKS THE B
FROM THE OUTSIDE, YOUR GAP, STACK THE B GAP AND
JOB IS TO REPLACE THE DE FIND THE OPEN WINDOW

DOWN - DOWN ZONE TO

ZONE AWAY DART AWAY

PULL AWAY = PEAK THE PLAY SPLIT FLOW = GOTTA GO

IF YOU GET A PULL WAY YOU IF THE GAP SPLITS, WE
ARE GOINg TO SEE THE RUNNING THROUGH IT
WHOLE PICTURE.
IF THE GAP DOESN’T ERASE MEET ANY/ALL INSERTS
AFTER THE PULL, FIT THE WITH YOUR LEVERAGE.
CUTBACK S-SPILL, W- FORCE/BOX
STACKED LB READS (SAM & WILL)
FULL FLOW = GO WHEN YOU PULL TO SEAL = GET TO
KNOW HIS HEELS
SHOULDERS TURN / ELEPHANT OG TO YOUR SIDE PULLS
RUN, STAY LATERAL AND OVER OUTSIDE, GET TO HIS
THE TOP UNTIL WINDOW HEELS WITH YOUR
OPENS LEVERAGE
MIKE LB READS
BUILD A WALL = BITE THE BALL SEE PULL = BITE PULL
IF WALL IS BEING BUILT, KEY IF M GET PULL, HE GOES
THE FLOW AND FIND THE BALL. WITH THE PULL. HE WILL
*BELLY KEY* FIT/SPLATTER OFF THE
LAST DEFENSIVE GUY /
DART FIRST OPEN WINDOW.
ZONE

SPLIT FLOW = GO WITH FLOW FULL FLOW = GO WHEN YOU

IF M GET SPLIT FLOW, HE HAS KNOW
TO FIND FLOW AND FIT QB / 2nd FULL FLOW ELEPHANT RUN,
THREAT. STAY LATERAL UNTIL WINDOW
OPENS
MIDLINE
 ZONE
N – ZONE, PLAY ½ GAP BACK
M – BUILD A WALL = BITE THE BALL

E – ZONE AWAY = CHASE E – BASE = SQUEEZE

S – GAP ERASE = JUST REPLACE GAP, MAINTAIN
LEVERAGE
W – BLOCK B =
STACK B
 DART
N – DOWN, ATTACK C AND GET
SKINNY
M – BUILD WALL = BITE THE
BALL

E – PULL / BLOCK BACK = CROSS

FACE
E – BASE, SQUEEZE & MAINTAIN W – BLOCK B = STACK B
LEVERAGE
S – SPLIT FLOW = GOTTA GO
 POWER
N – DOWN, ATTACK C AND GET
SKINNY
M – SEE PULL = BITE PULL

E – BASE, SQUEEZE & MAINTAIN

LEVERAGE
E – BASE, SQUEEZE & MAINTAIN W – SPLIT FLOW GOTTA GO
LEVERAGE
S – PULL AWAY = PEAK THE PLAY
 COUNTER
N – DOWN, ATTACK C AND GET
SKINNY
M – SEE PULL = BITE PULL

E – DOWN, CHASE / SPILL E – PULL AWAY, CHASE

S – GAP ERASE = JUST REPLACE W – PULL AWAY = PEAK THE
PLAY
 POWER STRETCH
N – DOWN, ATTACK C AND GET
SKINNY
M – SEE PULL = BITE PULL

E – BASE, SQUEEZE GAP &

MAINTAIN LEVERAGE
E – DOWN, CHASE/SPILL W – PULL AWAY = PEAK THE
S – GAP ERASE = JUST REPLACE PLAY
 QB LEAD
N – DOWN, ATTACK C AND GET
SKINNY
M – BUILD WALL = BITE THE
BALL

E – BASE, SQUEEZE & MAINTAIN

LEVERAGE
E – BASE, SQUEEZE & MAINTAIN W – BLOCK B = STACK B
LEVERAGE
S – SPLIT FLOW = GOTTA GO
 OUTSIDE ZONE
N – FULL ZONE, ATTACH TO C
M – FULL FLOW = GO WHEN
YOU KNOW

E – FULL ZONE, KEEP LEVERAGE

W – FULL FLOW = GO WHEN
YOU KNOW

E – ZONE AWAY, CHASE/SPILL

S – FULL FLOW = GO WHEN YOU
KNOW
 FOX HOLE
3 COACHES – 19 KIDS INVOLVED AT A TIME
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Coaching Staff
Mike Allison – HC – AllisonM@pearlandisd.org - @DawsonEagleFB
Jordan Rose – CB – rosej@pearlandisd.org - @CoachRose_
Jared Cox – SAF – coxj@pearlandisd.org
Mike Garcia – DL – garciami@pearlandisd.org – @CoachGarcia51
Kendall Ehrlich – OLB – ehrlichk@pearlandisd.org
Darrell Jimerson – Fresh DBs – jimersond@pearlandisd.org – CoachJimbo92
Jason LeDeaux – Fresh LBs – ledeauxj@pearlandisd.org - @CoachLeDeaux
Trae Grimes – DB/ILB – grimesr@pearlandisd.org - @CoachTGr