Cathedral High School Football

3-3 Stack Against the PassRick Streiff Head Coach

Adam Barth DC

Defensive Line Play

• Pass Rush Technique:-No lanes just get penetrationHeavy Call – Ends stay outside – keep QB in pocket better runner than thrower

• Jet call – first threat technique – C gap player

Sam/Will LinebackerPass Read QB off the line: -Drop on #2 depth of 5-7 yds.–cover the Hook first then to Curl no deeper than 10 yards (main responsibility for stopping outside screens)-If there is a full Sprint/Boot to: Sam/Will have contain-go take QB

Sam/Will Linebacker-“Outlaw” call– if #2 is too wide or if there is a Trips formation Sam/Will makes an Outlaw call that sends End to Sam/Will’s side into the B gap and widens Sam and Will’s alignment

Blitz RuleILB will make “me” call and will blitz in place of OLB (Snake/Bear) when there is a wide #2 receiver.

Mike Linebacker

Drop over #3 receiverLow Hole player – cover receivers in the hole at a depth of up to 8-10 yards. Unless S/W blitz then fills their Hook/CurlSpy on QB

Snake/BearCover 4: Open to #1 and try to get under #1. As OLBs start to drop they must listen for “FLAT” call from the Corner – take a shallow flat path and sprint to smash the #1 receiver on a quick route. (out/hitch) Corner should make other calls like “IN”, “OUT” or “DEEP” to tell the OLB what route to expect from the WR.Continue to Sink or trail #1 until flat is pressured by #2 or 3. If #2 / 3 runs to the flat, widen with him but stay on top of the flat route and break on the ball. Be able to break up on the short route and back on any deep route. -If the flat route converts into a wheel route up the sideline the OLB must run with the wheel.

Snake/Bear Cover 2Cover 2: Align head up to outside shade of #1. OLB, at the snap will keep the butt to the sideline and quickly sink. Read EMOL for run/pass. If they read pass, use “Read Squat” technique which means they outside trail #1 (butt to the sideline) as long as #2 is going vertical or inside. If # 2/3 comes outside the OLB will squat-reroute #1 inside and level out over #2/3 at 10 to 12 yards and stay on top of the flat route and break on the ball. Be able to break up on the short route and back on any deep route. If the flat route of #2/3 converts into a wheel route up the sideline the OLB must run with the wheel.. OLBs still have Contain and CRCB as they did in Cover 4. Play Cover 2 like Cover 4 but from a wide alignment.

Blitz Call

Blitz Rule :ILB will blitz in place of OLB (Snake/Bear) when there is a wide #2 receiver; “me” call will be made by ILB w/ wide #2

Corners

Alignment: *Cover 4 -Split #1 and #2 (does not have to be halfway in between) at depth of 7 yards. If Corner has FS help to his side he can align wider. (5 yards inside #1, 7 yds deep; no more than 4-5 yards inside of the hash in a tight #1 alignment)

CornersRead: Key QB to backfield action. -Backpedal and play pass first –stay deeper than the deepest.-Roll coverage with sprint out or boot away 3 Step drop: be ready to break on ball at the interception point (where ball will be, not where man is when ball thrown)5 Step drop: back pedal until cushion threatened; open and play as deep as the deepest while ranging

Corner – Bunch Technique

• Tight Wing or Trips Bunch Pass- Outside Vertical on pass v. single Tight End (as in Twins Formation)Pass- #1 Vertical

Corners

Cover 2 or 4-Deep half of field – coaching point: after read…Range, Range, Range-break on QB draw back*Bunch against TE only side set or tight wing– play like FS -- key TE and fit the C gap. Also look to fit inside vs Bunch Triangle formation.

Free SafetyAlignment –8-10 yards deep over C/G gap to 2/3 receiver side If 2/3 rec. side is to boundary go to wide side (based on game plan)Reads: Key OG to 2/3 rec. side (high hat/low hat for run/pass read)

Pass ReadCover 4 – Robber technique vs 2 backs in the backfieldRobber technique vs trips Rob #3Read OG/uncovered lineman run /pass; if pass: key the route of #2 rec.

If #2 goes vertical – F/S takes himIf #2 goes to flat – F/S looks to #1 – rob

curl/get under postIf #2 drags across – follow and cover the drag until LB confronts him; look for somethingcoming back; then sink to low hole

Free SafetyCover 2 – One back Play the High Hole. Sink until pressured to the deep hole –then key the route of # 2 or #3 ; range as deep as both #2 WR’sCover Bronco2 back : Robber tech1 Back (2x2): High Hole

PRO Cover 4

A N B

$ S W B Drop #1 Drop #2 M Drop #2 Drop #1

Spy Run with RB vertical

C FS C Split #1/#2 Vertical #2 Split #1/#2

“ROBBER”

TWIN Cover 4

B N A B W S $

Flat Drop #2 M Drop #2 Drop #1 Spy

C FS C Vertical #1 Vertical #2 Split #1/#2 “BUNCH ” “ROBBER”

ACE Cover 4

A N B $ S W B

Read Squat Drop #2 M Drop #2 Read Squat (Wide Align) Spy (Wide Align)

C FS C Deep 1/2 High Hole Deep 1/2

DOUBLE SLOT Cover 4

Heavy Heavy

E N B

$ S W B Read Squat Outlaw Drop #2 Outlaw Drop #2 Read Squat

Wide Align M Wide Align Spy

C FS C High Hole

Deep 1/2 Deep 1/2

Trips Open 3x1 Cover 4 Heavy

A N B

$ S W B Read Squat Outlaw drop #2 M Hook/Spy Read Squat (Wide Align) Drop #3 /Spy (Wide Align)

C FS C Deep 1/2 Robber off #3 Deep 1/2

Trips Closed 3x1 Cover 4 Heavy

A N B

$ S W B Read Squat Outlaw drop #2 M Hook/Spy Flat

Hook/Spy

C FS C Robber off #3 Deep 1/2 Vertical #1 “BUNCH”

Blitz Cover - BroncoBLITZ COVERAGE (4 man/5 man movement-pressure)Bronco Coverage : LB not blitzing has flat/seam coverage on #2 on his side; ILB not blitzing has low hole; Corners squeeze towards #1; FS coverage depends on backfield

Bronco by Position

BRONCO vs. tight #2• Corner: align wider towards #1 • Free Safety: 2-Back = Robber– 1-Back = Range the #2s unless trips – rob #3

• Non-blitzing LB: Seam/Flat off #2 • Mike: Low Hole/QB spy * Mike Blitz backside LB replaces Mike

Bronco Coverage PRO

$ A N B S W B Seam/Flat M Drop #2 Drop #1

Drop #3/Low Hole Play 4 Play 4

C FS C Split #1/#2 Vertical #2 Split #1/#2 Play 4 Robber Play 4

Trips Open 3x1 -- Bronco Coverage STUNT

S A N B

$ W B Seam/Flat #2 M Drop #2 Read Squat

Drop #3 (Wide Align) Low Hole Check Tampa

C FS C Split #1/#2 Robber off #3 Deep 1/2

Bronco Coverage –used when ILBs blitz (Sam,Will) PRO – Bronco Cover

A N B $ S W B Seam/Flat M Drop #2 Drop #1

Drop #3/Low Hole Play 4 Play 4

C FS C Split #1/#2 Vertical #2 Spilt #1/#2 Play 4 Robber Play 4

DOUBLE SLOT -- Bronco Cover – Sam and Will both in B gap blitzes

A N B

$ S W B Seam Flat Seam Flat

M Low Hole

C FS C Check Tampa Check Tampa Check Tampa

Split #1/#2 High Hole Split #1 #2

Man Coverage• “Miami” Coverage: Man coverage to be used

when ILB’s blitz. • Corners will cover #1• Bear/Snake cover #2 • FS will be free (still has run responsibility

first.) If Twins formation and no #1 wide, Corner will cover TE on bunch side, Snake will have #2 (first back out.) On Twins side, Corner has #1, Bear #2, FS Free;

• If Trips, FS takes #3 and is no longer free

CONTACT INFORMATION

RICK STREIFFCATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL5225 E. 56TH STREET INDIANAPOLIS IN 46226317-542-1481 EXT 384rstreiff@gocathedral.com