Washington Demons Football

DEFENSE

Demon Defensive Philosophy Divide and Conquer

This is an offensive approach to Defense. The Defense needs to attack the Offense. The Divide and Conquer defense places the defense's responsibilities on a higher plane. Goals for this defense are to deny every yard, every pass, every play. In this strategy it is the responsibility of the defense to return the ball to the offense and to keep the opposing offense from dictating the pace of the game. Defense should emphasize creation of turnovers and forcing the offense into long yardage situations. An offense kept under constant pressure is more likely to make mistakes. When a mistake is made, the defense must be skilled at taking advantage of the mistake. It serves little purpose to make great efforts to cause a fumble by stripping the ball if the defenders are not skilled (through practice drills) at recovering fumbles.

DEFENSIVE PROGRESSIONS

S. A. F. E.

STANCE- balanced stance ALIGNMENT- timely pre-snap communication of strength, formation and adjustment calls FEET - every player takes a proper read/drop step in the direction of their assignment for that play EYES - eyes on their focal key point in order to establish a run/pass key or read the play

A defensive players value to the team can and will be measured by his distance from the ball at the end of the play-Bob Stoops, U of Oklahoma

Defensive Goals For Each Game

Three turnovers per game. Defensive score. Hold our opponents to 10 points or less. Third down efficiency of 65 percent stops or more. Ten or more tackles for loss. No run over 15 yards. No pass over 25 yards. One hundred rushing yards or less. One hundred passing yards or less. Two hundred total yards or less

Gaps & Techniques

DEFENSIVE GAPS Center - Guard= A gap Guard - Tackle= B gap Tackle - Tight End= C gap Tight End - Sideline= D gap TE T G X G T TE

(Alley) D

D (Alley)

NUMBERING SYSTEM TE 9 6 7 T 5 4 4i G 3 2 2i X 1 0 1 G 2i 2 3 T 4i 4 5 7 TE 6 9

Defensive Fronts

Base- 4-2-5 Okie- 3-4 Blitz Package Indian- Tackles in A gaps & Inside LBs in B gaps Outlaw- Tackles in B gaps & Inside LBs in A gaps Tampa- 4-3 adjustment (Tampa 2)

Tite
O O O BL B O T S O O X N M O

O E W

C
FS

Tite
POSITION
BLOOD (Strong) T (Strong) N(Weak) E (Weak) BANDIT (B)- (Strong) SAM (S)- (Strong)

TECHNIQUE
7 AS CALLED AS CALLED 5 80 AS CALLED

GAP
C AS CALLED AS CALLED C D / Alley AS CALLED

RUN
CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL TE to BALL OG to BALL

OPTION
QB FB / DIVE FB / DIVE QB PITCH FB / DIVE

MIKE (M)- (Weak)

WILL (W)- (Weak) CB CB FS

AS CALLED
80 1x7 (inside) 1x7 (inside) 12 yards over OC

AS CALLED
D / Alley CONTAIN CONTAIN DEEP MIDDLE

OG to BALL
OT to BALL FORCE FORCE FILL / ALLEY

FB / DIVE
PITCH CONTAIN / FORCE CONTAIN / FORCE ALLEY

Tite (Twist)
Strong Tackle 1st, Weak Tackle 2nd
O O O BL B C F O O T S O X N M O

O E W

Stunts

Tite (Tex)
Weak Tackle 1st, Weak End 2nd
O O O O BL B C F O T S O X N M O

O E W

Stunts

OKIE (SAM)
O O O B C FS O T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

SWAP call- SAM goes B Gap and Tackle A GapExample- SAM Swap
Blitz

Tite (MIKE)
O O O B C O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

FS

SWAP call- MIKE goes A Gap and Nose B Gap

Blitz

Tite (BANDIT)
O O O B C FS O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

SWAP call- BANDIT goes C Gap and Blood D Gap

Blitz

Tite (WILL)
O O O B C O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

FS

SWAP call- WILL goes C Gap and End D Gap

Blitz

OKIE (MoW 17)

O O

O
O B S C O T O

O
X N M O O E W C O

SS

FS

Blitz

Tite (BasS)
O O O B C FS O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

Blitz

Tite (BaM)
O O O B C FS O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

Blitz

Tite (BoW)
O O O B C FS O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

Blitz

Tite (SaW)
O O O B C FS O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

Blitz

Tite (Attack)
O O O B C FS O BL O T S O X O N M O E W C O O

Blitz

Tite (Bomb)
O O O B C FS O BL O T S O X O N M O E W C O O

Blitz

Tite (SAT)
O O O B C O BL O T S O X N M O O E W C O O

FS

Blitz

Tite (EAGLE)
O O O B C O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

FS

Blitz

Tite (Lock)
O O O BL B C O T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

FS
Blood- Locks up and runs with the TE Man-to-Man Bandit- Stunts off of the edge
Blitz

Tite (Sam-Mike-Will)
O O O B C FS O BL T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

Blitz

Tite (Sam-Mike-Bandit)
O O O BL B C FS O T S O O X N M O O E W C O O

Blitz

G
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

G
POSITION
BL (Strong) T (Strong) N (Weak) E (Weak) Bandit(B)- (Strong)

TECHNIQUE
7 2 2 5 80

GAP
C CALLED GAP CALLED GAP C D / Alley

RUN
CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL TE to BALL

OPTION
QB FB / DIVE FB / DIVE QB PITCH

Sam (S)- (Strong)

Mike (M)- (Weak) Will (W)- (Weak) CB CB FS

20
20 80 1x7 (inside) 1x7 (inside) 12 yards over OC

CALLED GAP
CALLED GAP D / Alley CONTAIN CONTAIN DEEP MIDDLE

CONTROL GAP to BALL

CONTROL GAP to BALL OT to BALL FORCE FORCE FILL / ALLEY

FB / DIVE
FB / DIVE PITCH CONTAIN / FORCE CONTAIN / FORCE ALLEY

G Blitzs
Blitzes Can Be CalledLeft or Right Field or Boundary Strong Side or Weak Side

G (Twist)
Strong Tackle 1st, Weak Tackle 2nd
O O O O BL B C F O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Stunts

G (Tex)
Weak Tackle 1st, Weak End 2nd
O O O BL O O T S O X O

B
C

O N M

O E

W
C

Stunts

G (One-Left)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (One-Right)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Two-Left)
O O O O BL BA C F O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Two-Right)
O O O O BL BA C F O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Three-Left)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Three-Right)
O O O O BL BA C F O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Three Go Out)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O O N M

O E W C

Blitz

G (Three Go Out Cross)

O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O O N M

O E W C

Strong Inside LB 1st, Weak Inside LB 2nd

Blitz

G (Three Go In)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O O N M

O E W C

Blitz

G (Four-Left)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Four-Right)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Five-Left)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Five-Right)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Six-Left)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

G (Six-Right)
O O O BL BA C F O O T S O X O

O N M

O E W

Blitz

Cowboy-Goal Line/Short Yardage

O O O O X O N F

O BA BL C S

O T

E W M C

Cowboy
POSITION
BL (Strong) T (Strong) N (Weak) E (Weak) Bandit (BA)- (Strong) SAM (S)- (Strong)

TECHNIQUE
5 2i 2i 5 9 / Ghost 9 40

GAP
C A A C D / Alley B

RUN
CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL

OPTION
QB FB / DIVE FB / DIVE QB PITCH FB / DIVE

MIKE (M)- (Weak)

WILL (W)- (Weak) CB CB F

40
9 / Ghost 9 1x7 (inside) 1x7 (inside) 60

B
D / Alley CONTAIN CONTAIN TE to BALL

CONTROL GAP to BALL

CONTROL GAP to BALL FORCE FORCE FORCE

FB / DIVE
PITCH CONTAIN / FORCE CONTAIN / FORCE QB TO PITCH

Indian-Goal Line/Short Yardage

O O O O O O O X O O BA BL T T N T E F W

O C

REPLACE LINEBACKERS WITH TACKLES

Indian
POSITION
BL (Strong) T (Strong) N (Weak) E (Weak) Bandit (BA)- (Strong) TACKLE (T)- (Strong)

TECHNIQUE
7 1 1 5 9 / Ghost 9 3

GAP
C A A C D / Alley B

RUN
CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL

OPTION
QB FB / DIVE FB / DIVE QB PITCH FB / DIVE

TACKLE (T)- (Weak)

WILL (W)- (Weak) CB CB F

3
40 1x7 (inside) 1x7 (inside) 60

B
D / Alley CONTAIN CONTAIN TE to BALL

CONTROL GAP to BALL

OT to BALL FORCE FORCE TE to BALL

FB / DIVE
PITCH CONTAIN / FORCE CONTAIN / FORCE TE to BALL

Defensive Coverage
Cover 0- Hot Cover 1- Colors- (Ex.- Blue, red, green, etc.) Cover 2- Kick and Roll (Cover 3 Look) Tampa 2 Cover 3- Iowa, Illinois, Missouri Solo (only called vs 3 x 1) Robber

TAMPA 2
WILL: Read run/pass. Drop to weak hook, a depth of 10-12 yards between numbers and hash marks. Slide with the eyes of the QB. MIKE: Read run/pass. Open strong and run with any inside vertical route by No. 2. If no vertical by No. 2, drop to a depth of 15 yards and react to any underneath throw. SAM: Read run/pass. Drop to strong hook, a depth of 10-12 yards between the numbers and the hash. Slide with the eyes of the QB. C: Jam and re-route No. 1 to force an inside release. Drop to a depth of 12 yards with zone technique (back to the sideline) to protect the deep 7 (or flag) route. Rally to any ball thrown to the flat. Bandit: Read release of No. 1 for run/pass key. Drop to a depth of 15-18 yards at your landmark top of the numbers. Protect the 9 (or fade) route and react to any inside vertical. Verses two verticals, get depth and break downhill on the throw. FS: Read release of No. 1 for run/pass key. Drop to a depth of 15-18 yards at your landmark top of the numbers. Protect the 9 (or fade) route by No.1 and react to any inside vertical.

TAMPA 2

Solo (called vs 3 x 1)

Corners are M/M on #1 receiver Bandit plays flat on strong side FS plays deep 1/3 strong side Will reads run, drops to middle deep 1/3 on pass, looking for #3 receiver, then #2 (if no 3), then 1 (if no 3 or 2) Sam and Mike wall receivers from middle, play hook/curl

Robber vs 21
O
1

5 7

O BL BA

O T

O X

O N M

O E

W
C

C FS

10

Robber vs 21
Position Free Safety Corner Bandit Sam Read Route- 2 Vertical #2 #2 #2 #2 Play #2 M/M after 10 M/M on #1 Play the flats Wall #2 if he tries to cross field then Hook/Curl Middle Hole Route- 2 Out Rob the #1 curl/post Sinks and plays over top of #1 Play the flats Hook/Curl- Look for #1 Middle Hole Route- 2 Across Rob the #1 curl/post Sinks and plays over top of #1 Take away slant by #1, force deeper Wall #2- Force deeper

Mike

Pass

Middle Hole- Look for #2

Will

Weak #1
Weak #1

Bracket Under Curl/Flat

Bracket Over- Play M/M after 10

Bracket Under Curl/Flat

Bracket Over- Play M/M after 10

Bracket Under -Curl/Flat

Weak Corner

Bracket Over- Play M/M after 10

Cover 3 Kick
FS calls the kick to running back (2 X 2) or Trips (3 X 1) side - (Example-Lucy or Roy) Sam and Will rotate away from the strength side- Corners start at 7 yd must be 10-12 at snap O O

O
O O BL S BA C FS Position
Lucy Call Bandit Flat Will Flat Sam Hole Mike Curl FS Rob Curl Corner s

O
O T X O N M W C O E O

Corner s

Roy Call

Flat

Flat

Curl

Hole

Rob Curl

Cover 3 Roll
FS calls the roll to running back (2 X 2) or Trips (3 X 1) side - (Example-Lucy or Roy) Sam and Will rotate away from the strength side- Weak Corner starts at 7 yd must be 10-12 at snap O O

O
O O BL S BA
Wall/Collision #2

O
O T X O N M W C FS O E O

Position
Lucy Call

Bandit Curl

Will Flat

Sam Hole

Mike Curl

FS Strong s

S Corner Flats

W Corner W s

Roy Call

Flat

Curl

Curl

Hole

Strong s

Flats

W s

Fire Blitz vs 3 X 1 (Cover 3)

O O O O B O O BL O S X T O O N E M O

C
FS W

Position

Bandit Fire Strong C Gap

Will Middle 1/3

Sam Fire Strong B Gap

Mike Middle Hole

FS Flat to Trips

Corners Deep 1/3

Blood Strong A Gap

Tackle Weak A Gap

Nose Weak C Gap (Contain)

End Wall/F lat

Fire Blitz vs 3 X 1 (Cover 3)

O O O O B O O BL O S X T O O N E M O

C
FS W

Position

Bandit Fire Strong C Gap

Will Middle 1/3

Sam Fire Strong B Gap

Mike Middle Hole

FS Flat to Trips

Corners Deep 1/3

Blood Strong A Gap

Tackle Weak A Gap

Nose Weak C Gap (Contain)

End Wall/F lat

Bama- (43 adjustment)

O O O BL S C BA F O T M O O X O

O N

O E W

Bama-(43)-Cover 2
POSITION BL (Strong) T (Strong) N (Weak) E (Weak) BANDIT (B)- (Strong) SAM (S)- (Strong) MIKE (M)- (Weak) WILL (W)- (Weak) CB CB FS TECHNIQUE 9 / Ghost 9 3 1 7 10 yards on the hash 50 10 30 1x7 (outside) 1x7 (outside) 10 yards on the hash GAP D B A C D / Alley C A B CONTAIN CONTAIN D / Alley RUN CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL CONTROL GAP to BALL FILL / ALLEY OT to BALL OG to BALL OT to BALL FORCE FORCE FILL / ALLEY OPTION QB FB / DIVE FB / DIVE QB PITCH QB/PITCH FB / DIVE FB/DIVE CONTAIN / FORCE CONTAIN / FORCE PITCH

Okie 3-4 Blitz Package

1. Ability to Disguise 2. Confuse Offensive Linemen 3. Keeps players from becoming passive
O
O O O B C SS
BoW- Bandit/Will BaM- Bandit/Mike SaW- Sam/Will SaM- Sam/Mike BasS- Bandit/Sam MoW- Mike /Will

O O T
Declare Side

O S

X N

O M

O E W

C FS

Okie 3-4 Blitz Package (BoW) 87

O O O O

O
B C SS

O T

O
S

X N

O
M

O E
W C FS

First letter takes first number and last letter takes second number- Example- Bow 87 Tackle/End- If 8 or 7 in call- free rush Tackle/End- No 8 or 7 in call contain rush Noseguard hears a 2 play a 1 Noseguard does not hear a 2 plays a 2 Some Examples- BoW 47, BaM 82, SaW 17, SaM 24