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T h e F 'D IU r ...D e , B , P - , P a s a D ' e f c e ' - n " s - B ' ", _ ' " 1 " , . 1 , ' I ". 'u', ,'," ,',' _' " 1 _ " I ' ' , = -Tbe Fou[:-D~p Pa iS 8 D le f D s e is . I l Ised primarily. wIth the. H;.Ve11-m. ;9Jnfro'n~s olf the P l E f t y : D'e . fense8~ Tbe excentjon 10 tllljs ruie .h; ; 'W~efi these,,r,'

defen 's~s, I r t m p J : o y th e Monste r ' T,hme- ,Deep Pass Defe;li.,.'~;,T ile F ou r-D e ep Pas s ; Def.ense jj, th e bes t seoQ iQdazy de:re:nse 'O ' ICOlvert~ e wide varie ties of ofle,nsive formatien used lin modem fo o tba U .. 'The.Four -Deep secon[dlLty ha s m ,a lD !-Ypass defense a~justments whwch ,may beu se d 'to , cover the wide receivers. Tbe man-to-man, re y o ])"l ing zones ,mv 'e r t , a D d , ]evel~off ch ange '!! l.p s " ,alon.g wi th , th e co:m 'b runa 'U ,on IQ !f ' heseeafls, .ma,,, oont i l l uaUy confuse ~-he [ O f r ; e R S , ~ v T e quarterback's passings l I a l l l e IY ; ,

T ,h e p as " defense m u s t lneerporate two. dUlerent a 1 ~ t a c . ' k pa~'em:s,ver . .:S l l ! l~ tb e ofiensi:y'e spd,ftt~();ut, doo'p=ba:ck (pre), and bootleg ,pa s , m n g aUa[c 'k"U f d i z : j p _ _ g 'Ibes e tw o m e t h o d s , of attacking 'tilt opponent' s ,p a:s s \~g gamekeeps ID e offensiv,e q u a n e . r b f J 1 c ' l c o'ff guatrd a nd ,g es,s . ing' ver sus our pas sdefense 8 tra re ,g y'~ W e also use 9J- ' lhree~ f O U r ' , s even , or e . igbt,- ,m an . 'p u s1!. . 'b ] " , . h a n d m a xiS , l J I t 1 - : e c ~ ~ u ! l s ee a w a ; y . s w a u t 00 u s e a , m U i i .m m m , r u s n a n u m a ) a mmmmum 'be r o f p as s d e fe nd ers a i' I.m axim um rush and . a :m ln im um aJmou l I i t , o tp a s s d e f e nd e :n ,~ Tbm .! it;o u r. pa s s r u s h - c ove ra ge d e fe n s e rano ]; 5 usuaUy' 3~8 '14-1, i8~l, o r 1 ' , - 4 , . We belleee 8 J more e V I e . : n _ s , ~ 6 or 6-5 rat 0 !( 'I,O O"S : 0 . 0 1 :aocompf sb e ~ther an effeetl ve ,poc Jr e~ ros ,: h or 3 1 D effec~ive P I 8 1 S S d e : f e 1 1 l S l, a l a m : !st a sound pas s !offens e.,Ti le Four- ,De:e.pSeconda r y ' aCJcompf's.nes th is , c o ve r a g e concept w ith: i l ts m a n Y ' [ d i f fe rent , d leJems iV ie C o - v l e . D l e . patterns,

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196Another ,advilntage 0" the four-deep se ,cond:ary is lth~,th e ! ()fi 'e ns i, emotion is le 'a sU y covered by III ' dee'p backs rather than by ' the linebaekers,It , is easier to adj~st ~h:edeep men, just p a ,or to . the snap 'O f the ball, ve:rsus,motion because mh~y are deeper and have a, better v~e'wof the entire

o ffe ns ive fQ f .m a tru l~:lImhan ths l in ebacke rs . ShilJcetoday's passers ate: throw-'i:n,g'tlw baU ,~lOM,~,there is no def i :n i . te passing dO'kvn; ~heref.ore,!t.the four-deep secondary is , the best dee ' p ' alignment to disgu~$e~hepass coveragej~:St 'prior to '~ 'he Sf.ta:p'~ . ) ' fshe ba n~ W ,f:. ~m k e :o use this Four-Deep Secondaryw'~~bhe F~ny and Pro Defense. We use U re Pour-Deep Man. ' - l to-M.8IrD'Defense whenever we blitz o~f ~}d;sdefense,F lO-I ,if ~ ' R ' " D':~E"PE :'Re~''b'a'l:D', A. D~ S . , T 'I'", " ' T C ' E"""l(J .. -) \~ ,~hI 1.', ~""" . j~_11 , '. ~ .. ,. ~

The secoDdJUY de:fender' 'shou'1d ' ~ r u n e I !W pw~th ' h h ; k _ l! l ie e s sli g h ~ l y bent,'ius weight IQ 'D the ' ! ) a U s . ,o f bis feet, and n: i s ShOiU- ders p iM,en. ,d to ehe mine orscrimmage, The outside fbot s : b Q . u l d be sUghtly back in a heel-too ' r - e l a -tiollship wi~hthe fr.on~oot. Tbe d e fe nd e r s ih o ru d d ,be ~'n,a t .wo- :poin~ stance,be . . 1 11 .' ' , ' t - , t - . " i h , , " ' - _ ~ , ~ ,!IIl'Ji..,- .. ,: il l '. 1 ' 1 - . ' . . . . . " , H"'";: ' ,t" 1 1 6 . , ,,-Ildb' -, a d '",",""","e n ' ! i J J I ~ n g , a _ ne W,ill:SJ~,W,l:IWII a p a r a u e s t a n c e . . ' IS r e e t ,SuOlUlt: ae sp rea" ,IP~yJLgl~ghd[y less than his shouJders,' width, is arms sh,ould hang ff,eely down- -just fnside h''s 'knees. His 'head :shoul, 'be UP ' , wit 'h e y e s focus ing upon thedefender's key ..ALIGNM. I l :NT

Come:~m:enusually line up three yar -d rs wid,e of any tigb~receivers,N,e'ver Une up closer ~han,six yards from die :sideUnes,. The de~lb 4 0 f thecomerman ' ~ ' 8 five yards ,a,gainst dgh't f O m J a ' t i o n s and six, seven \9 ~ , e . J g J w,',ards deep d~pe1'fldin,! upon the w'id.lth of the s p H t o r wide : r e c e ' ~ V 1 e r m I (S 'e.e,SpH'tR.~.i~e.)

The safetyman Iines T h P ' eight yards deep O~ ,the inside shcrulde:: 'cfthetight end aga l nS i~ ,3, d,gh~formation, If a level caU has been called to '~:he.safetyman's side, h ie will! m ove d e e p e r , '(rom, nine ' t I D ' ~~nY '3 ; I rd .sdeep, so ! h e .'W H I b e ab~eto C C i V e \ m : - the deep n u ts ,w d J e - O (m i i ] e - ~ h k d . zone m The s a fetyman "sdepth ls m oved . 'up , ,cl,o\se:rto lite U D l l b e of scrimmage, when 'we: are :~DOUf', O " , . . . . . ~I'~I '1~'n'e .. 4 ~ ' l i If " ' ~. - : ,c,bll;, l !\ i lJ!w .lI.iIIlII~, aetense,SPL,l "RVLI (A.DIVS!TMENT TO ' : ' ANKEt, OR SPUT END)


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2 ,. S~,\N~Hl~0 ' J~m1,ya ! [d ,sp~i t -Loone up on ' r u n ' S ; i d e ~bo ;u "md>~r .,j:'. ' )' :13\0 C ( [' mO:~ : y a . m s , : spH~-~L~miJlep one yam hD. : i ) ]d !cthe w ~ e 1 l ~ :rec~i"er,.~~ Ne'~r. lID e u p d !iI& ,s et than ,s ix yaI\ds fJ i~m. ~~e ~ i~. i, eU ! i] le s , ",

OUTSIDE, CUS iH1 IO -N']'~ei seeond ~ def~Elde:r : ~JMiS~ 'C9Rt i I1 'U~d~yb e ~ , ' ; ; , o i ! J J [ : s , ~ d ecOi l l i l lBc iC 'u;s t I>

beeauss ~~ always has, help 'to t h e :insJde : ~ f o ~ m ,O : i J J eof ~~sother three-deepd : e f e W i l : 'd i e R . He : I i i f i I l J .W S ~ m~~n~,;dn~3Jnoutside-dee:p , c ~ ~ l : m h , ' ) n Q~ ~h:e;po~e~dailneceff iver, . T ~ ] ; s ~;u:s;hin(f} i.~ J ' I e l ' 1 J ~ . d r e d ,$0 tbart the de fe~Dde rC ' ,a W l wamicb E h ' e ba:ll,t l 1 m " o u , g h . ~ 'hence i . v e r , . L ' J : t t a e selCo:~d,aJry d e f e n d e : : r ] 's aff iwa~\s i n a , :per: . fect P - < 8 W --.. e, '~~ 'iI!.-~, b U ~~. il'il'h h 'bi -.:I f ....~ _ A Al 'I..- ,~U , o n '~,Il; i) a r u : ' i ! a ! C . I f ! i . .'h~ ,_31 ' ,~[[!llr'QiU~:~t:'~e::ilu, 1 0 " the I D e o e i - v 1 e : r ' . .ft :g 'OOIUl ( : :: J ll ! S 'I : w ~@ ; i E l i i ISa JS 's A . W o o d ~y the d l ~ ~ p , oo:re'nd~IF,,~,whQ ~J.w~.ys g~ a , good j~mp g:m tihre ' i l : H t 1 iinto b~s znne o-r , g oQc l p~:p .as , s pos ition ,o:n th e liece:hrel' i~., ; ; I msn-tc-maap a ss ,d !e fe ns e ,~'R ' :U N - ' R ' I i' : " i E ' ! ' I 1 iI O ' - 'Jiii.TIf."'II'1D1L1II~" :- I, -,_ .. - jEL~C.. ll~l~lIlD ,IL. I

The d l f , feDS:~Vle eom ennen Sih.ouJd .anaek tll_,esweep, D '} O V 1 T I $ l lp f f f ie l d " ,~ d m , h l j J _ _ _ g~t a P Q ~ ~ t tw'O : y w s Oll1is. ide the oom:ti , i l t~ng,de f eDd . ,~ : r' ! In, o r , ou ts id l~o f t~ ]wne oi' sct~mmag.e, i\m t im\ ' ! : s, : m r t ,may 'be a '~i~e'b;;tctel"Of a d e f e if iS h ! \~ 'end . T i n e : t O o - m e r m a n ; s i l v ~ r u m d ! u s e ;;I. :~bNC~-O!ilmtalh~,@ c : n : I iL q u ' e , that bothf'oroe~ th~ !baH ea rde r l ~swd .e : th -e eomerman 's po.s, iJt iQD. ~ i ~ d J ~Oll.ginSi thesweep.. U ' . e should ~ Im~c k the sw e e p ' f ' n : n w l , a r m I D lo~i~i :d!e~in ' 1 P ( ) s . ~ l w o n ~If rbed~fe.ndleillwho ls , a : s s r u g i l l 1 e d '0 0 tackle tbe quarterbeek 011 an ,option :P:~~~w si !Gin~bl 'eQ_ make th e taekle, t ' h e " o o r n e r m s a must a tta ck ~ I~ quart~Tb~Ck ..

T he d e f~F tlJ s;i.v- e;5;a:~~tym:a:1l ,htnl~d 3ttacik the , sweep mvo~"IIin:g thmughth e ,o ri ,g~ na l p ; j J l S ~ n O ' n ,o f til" C(t.niL'eintHtt't'S aUg~metl,!.lI~ lllould a t. '1 i 3 J ,o k :, [ ~:swe e p me :nJ ta ~r ny i ( )u i lLs ' ide:' b : I U . t . ph ; y : r i c a '~ l y ~ns ,~d ;e . This: m e a n s he s~ou'~d,a t-tack the $WlWep, t C l 'I l , ~ W J I ,~~gle'j ~Ih !wnk ing 'the: iba .1 car rie r 'w,in !break. ~ o 1 l l 1 ! s i d . e dl:eIGOl11~r:man~se(ln.t~1Hassrngi f f i l lmel l t . When tbws l l: appe :f l: s ,~t lr t~ sa r r~ : tymaWi l i :~US!IC~U l 'ur l iJ 'D~'h ,~\5W~P. Atlaki:~8the : s ,, \\~p p\hy .$ i~~lly in.si ,d:e me a n s i U h a 3 J m jf ~hee ora e rm a n co nta in s ~hf! ,sw~~pa ! f J Idf : r n : r e e ~ , the bat earrier to C'lJ i t t~e p,~:a'yu pr u n s , i d e th e d l e f e : n . c S h l " ~ comerman, dl~d e f r : e n ' S i , v 1 e s ~ a r e t y : m . a : n sboi! l l)d . m a k e ~heta c .kW efr ,~ a ' s l ight ' o u ~ s i d e = r u n a-ngle.


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198it 'has been thrown ~ .If' ~he defender' anticipates a CUitJ '0( [" h010k pass mD l dattacks bef:ore the 'b al l h as Ib e. e.mpu t in Ihe; aie, th~ passer ma,y pump fa,te-and hi! i 'he receiver dellp ,o.na curl or hook a nd go..Tile defender' is taught'C o h : ~ m :th e : r r e , ~ e ~ v e r i n di~ s m a l l o f b J s . baek w i d a l h~sro:r -e 'head , 1 : 1 ] , 9 ' t . o . S o e a _ _ r c l bthe de-fendl~r frrom I~eba'ttom 'Up.,The bottom~up s~,.'Chmetbcd is a' I _ e - . n niqu e 'wh ere th e d@ J i~,nd e :r s h o o ts h is a r m s up ' , I ;m>dU,nde , f ' the r eC t e i V t eF~s,anns , ame l , t ' l l l eD p ! ! l nS 'the l1eceiyer"s arms d . o w - . n . , "he, defeoo~J' 'must, beo o,n tjnu a 'U y co a .ch e dJ . :ne:vGrto a l t t : a c : t t the boo k . paM u u m i l the ba! i5 in th~

As the secondary 'back aplproaches file curling 01"boot'Lng 'P'O'ten'ti.alreeei v~r~,~ hollers ~'Hlook" boo'k!'''' 0,["u'Curl j curl! ,,' tOI : I 'W e r t '~b~1ine'ba.ckJ,r of the pass panem the parentlal receivet is runuing. Th~Iinebacker meeds he.~p a s he :is s , p o n ! t r u . n , g ' l \ 1 O his , drop WDB: 'w,ii!tehing t h en'!lie;~"'r and ..L._- p _ . . . . . . .a,ifi'ilt~ ...' _....,. , '0. lb.. 'b,+TfI..I iI!.,'"",," A n'!!iit~\.o ,,-, i I I 1 1 1:..,-- ther1i3~ ., B f l l U ) lUte, : .>01. . . . . . 1l, I 11,m Ji.....,;;,..e.lU ~ s . WIe J lI!~u,~; m sn, ., rK J~ .... rn C~. l r ; . ' } ' Y I I IJe.s


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AlIgDlDe ' ld~ IJne, ~p eight Y-if.,dsdeep O ' r r J J '~he i m l l s j d e :$h~t!!i[dem'ef thetigHf e~dt ,s ,O11girnl)l p o s t . d , O R - i ' if' wing o : r ;s ~o~m ' r : h l a ! f side, : m O " V ' t e to a n

; i t . ' . , ; I l l t........ ; n I A . . . . . . , . h '. 'I ll . . . . . . . . : 1 1 1 1OU~: !H~e : ,SJiUw~r PlS.~'.0 n Q I i I J ~ , : e ~lgU JJm 'e: I IU".Run Re sPORll [bU ig '. .. .. .. ..A e li iID To:~SUPPOd , b, GO m B l B!: u p ,o uts id e th e

O Q , m e :m I a m r i n :I~OQnd a ' ['y s ~ ,p p o ' :r t: ~ O ~ J ~ e :.9111:0 R , e b " ] 1 ' a n ,sibni;ty-Aerian Away : : Spri:l1b~ :hl1~ r e ; V10~V i e palte:m,a fte;or ,c-h iec ik~:Dlg fo r a . . reverse !Illr eounter play ~ R e vo:~V Ie ~ ' h ! f . ' l O l l g h t: i lu~:safe lylnj~n. 's pns~d.,on~ - -P31.,RspOJls~bility:Sprint . To: Defend ~ 'he deep ,outs ide. one- th~d. ZO'M"Dr.op Back; Spr ine to defend ~he;deep middJ1eone-third zone w f iCIU b~,aw,ay ( ; r ig fuJ ! )~ and co ve r th e d e e p o ! ;W t s i d t t one-dlird, ZG1ne i f " th e r e aU f f is toleft~


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z o oSpdnt, A'way:: Covu' the' deep, midldle o:ne~hkd zone,

,R i g I " , ,Sll je'O'RJ'onS~a:DC,e:'See : s~ce.AUgQlIll~'Imt,: Line up' ~igbrt, yards dee:p on the ins ld!e: 5houi~de:r 0" thetight ,e.ndts Qri;~bud pos,il~]JO;Il,~If wing or s:lot 10 that sid,e~ moveto an

outside shoulder pos.,Nti~lD on the tight end,RUD, Responsibili:~y~A,efio.D. [To:. A:tt :u:k the sweep, maintaining a,

two~YMd 0 I 1 J l t s , i d . e rejjat~o.nshi:p w~lth'the con ' ta ] l1 . ing , defender o n 0'1" neat'the' I l l ' i; ' ! I . .c;; , ' \ " ' f ~""n"i:Flln'IImII~~'e',J I iI .JI lI i.nr U , ra~. '.lIlYl~~D'

RUB Re,s,po.liuibiUty-,A,et:i,ol1 ,4"1'8.)": Cile,ck for the reverse 01'C01! ,J ; I I ! l~e l 'c t ion and tben, spdn1t',o r1 i le deep outside O((lc=tffiJ.i l ird ,WU6 and getiDIiOi the ~v'olvmg PQUem by reva],vhl,g ~mougbrhe posaion , o , f tbe lieam'"'mfe(yma'R~

Pass R!esI19mi,bili"ty~Sprint TQ: D:,"fend lh~, deep' outside one third zone,D,rop 'B,aek: If s in @ 'r n ,e , call ( 116ft )" Ide rend t fu~ (loo'p ,middle one ..tfuirdzone , If slD !]! E:~;alll (rigbr;), def~ndhe deep ou,ts,~deone-third zone ,S,print Aw',~y::Cover '~be deep middle one-third zoae,

a'.gll ' CflflU?:rm[(l1iStance.; S e e s ta n. 'ce ..AI~~me.nt: Three YMd: s w,~de, ,ou.tside '~he tight emd~!l!originai posi-'lion and. fiv~ "artis[ deep,RUD :RespoDsiblliify-.~ -eHou To: Arack the sweep, ffi2ilwntainJDg alw o . . .yard ot:l~s.~dl~Ilel4atwonship with the ocmtainlq deleItd~r tO D ocr ,Ql f f thenne of seri:mmage.Run Res .e . sjbUi:~..._AetioD, AWAY ' : ' 'Che.c;ik for th e reverse 0\counter acUon and tben s:print. back .0 the de~poutside one-tblrd zone .a~d!Jet into d ie revolve paUe;m b y , r-e 'volvmg ' ~ ] ; . m ( J [ I I J l , g h th e ,position [offthe nears:a,f~t,y.man,Pass Rapo,Ds~bi[Uty:Sprint To; Rev[oa ,v~ te dre fJ3~:area and C!oifilll]'fiUe tQ dro.p 'back dG~p ,if

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Drop. Back.: If single call (fight),~a ik e 'O le flat woe a r e a , If single caD(1e fO , ~e the deep oJle4h;r rd area U) Ibe same side ~Spri.:nrt Away: D'Jio'p' l l\Rek to the deep outside ' O l ll fe ~ d J . i ir d zone t o - dm: s ame s : i d e : . .I C o . a e h i ' n . g : Nol,e:: The sJnglc eeverage cal l js used exc~U! s ive . l y agiiiill.s~' t :he:tight ,o ' f fen.si .v1~' fo rm anon s . O nee the ro,ffen~ ibe.gff ins. eo 'w~den ~heir

offensjjv'e_ (a wide n 'H ;&wVte r to b, om h s ~d ! e s) ~w,e, wnl r~vQ]ve us in.g the' Cov , e r#1 call, (S~ Cha:pte'f.10,an "t'hre~=Dee,pPass Defense Cover #1 Calt)We ,m _ail' .t~y ff i III our foer across the 'ibo,lrd by wiSmg tQ'U![ Change. aad LevelC~Us~ [(Check.ChtU l ,ge . , il u l1 :dLeve l ! 'CaHs in '(his eha :pw r . , )CH"''I!lilfil'""iU C ' O ' ' V I E 1 ' D A G ' - E (D"~ - -. Jill ....)J .tu.,IU.G.,. ma,. I 'Jragram ..-.~

,Comer ,t o Si'dfl ,O/'Cll'4'nge Ca,fl'",Stan~~ gee stanee,Alignmeut: T igh l t fO\fDla-do.n to Call side-Line up !hrme yards out-s :h le 'o ,f ti g,lu len d ~s 0rlg,woot posltien and 'five yard,s,deep,

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Pa:f5 ResPDlUibjli1lJ~:Sprint Tee Same as Single Coverage.,Drop Ek~.ck:Same '8 SlinJle [C~:rv~ral,e~Sprint Away:' Same as. S . w : i 1 i l m ~ .Co , v emg e "

C ( J ' : r n : e , t " A ll"tl,y/rtJm Chdnge CIllI.Slan,c.e~: See stance,Aligow,e'n!: Silme as Si 'mls ' le C'ovela.ge ..Ilun Res.p6nsibi.lllJ To: Same as S.i.n.9l~Oovemge ..Run Respilli1s~biU-tl Away.:t Same as S,illlle C 'OY cmg e . ,Pa"!S, R,U,pDDS.ibiUty. :5pri'ot T o , . : ' S,ame as ,Sjng]e 'Co'vemllerD r o p Ba(;k: S a m e a s : Swn ,g !,eC o v em ,g e . . .S'plim A:way: . Same. .as Swgle Coverage ..

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C;(J'm'tfr to S'itk ~ ,u~e,lCallSI :aDiCe ' : : S i h ~ e s. ' tanoe, .Alignment; Tight fOnllJ1UlLinJ ' f D l ' C a :m l , ; s ide--L~:ne 'U!Pt~e y.~rds, ro'Uat-

side. of' , the 1tt]gh~end J is . O'. f js in_~~rn~MO~~j'Ofi arnd fiV'~' ya rd~ , d e e p ' . .Wid, Flol'nla1~i(Uleo ~he.Call ~]oo~U~e SpUt Ru] e;Pour- to seVo'6'D;-yMd split-S,i,;!{ : y a r d : s c deep; Qu,tsidl~ , sh:O:!bdd~r .SeveJ i l - to ten, -ya l "d :S,lt ' IDi 't ._,Sev~n. :y:ardsd~ep'; insffidl~ shoulder,.Ten yards pl~S,s,pl~t_;E~gh.t,r~r4!jdeep; Ofie y u - d , in~ide~: R . un Respon$i.bilil~y==A~liOD, T$I:' Hi'iing ,a a d . ta k e Orn l~ s'ep up, and

,c~'h 't [ l ,gJ : J J e : F(')!!felllitial:~ejveil" :i f call '~$, ' t l o ' : Y ' 9 ' ~ r :sid~ o r fh 'e b a : m COF. rH1~S yauJ i "way., TtlH~ '~ie've~Gff.and tak;~ the flat",zOInll~ al)(n:ll~:S'~vernly.ards d~e:p., Att: l lJclk,the ~w~~p' by lD_~iDg a f :~Tc :e - cun t'o ! Ii nt;echfl,~qU)e~, . 1 1 . Res;PDnsildiUt;y-A,~tiioD Aw 'ay := Tar.k,e't~-St1ep' s'h;uffle to Ihel~ep Q~ltsi,de oWle - ; tb~d . o~}tsid)e zone a:lil1dthen get: wniQ th e revel ve :patte.mand !~ tw~ l~iffthe~aU '~amH'..

'Pass RUpOD5i,llIili,lJ~:,sprint, T'~'.;Chu,g potentia'~ wide receiver ~ and ' t n e W l , level ef( aDdd.efe:l1dthe flat zone a,n .w .'Q P ' 8 ,$ck :' 'C h u g ,~.Dti:ll 'wide, r e e e i i l ler ' and dYe:n [e'V~l lo,f:f ' f ; l ! J l ! d ld~~nd, t!le ,t1~tzone.rSpr iml A;w~y::D~f~ncl. d~~p olJllts:id~ '~n~-third WJ];~.

$'~Jet6 , r I o .Side ,o J th'e L~~e~leli"'s,talu:~e:~Se'e $~ce,~AU:g;IlHii,enbc Milne , 'fCJ' WH, y_C ls d e ep ':; n..se L rup '00 ~he tighfen!!: or t~8Jtj~end'lO,s,o.rigi~:1 posru~iOin, . ,B.un RKp:ontSjbinty~AcifiDn LT'o~'O n dl~ s iweep" . ,a~.t!3!iik,the 0u.t~ideas 'the ~eoo:n,dary con.taiEliman,RIUD 'R~SpOiD'5iM~i;ty~etio:D, ,Away: Sp'rint ~o }~hedIeep mid!d~e ,a:ndeendnue revol vin;g; ~othe ban IC;'lm.~.,:p$SS ,RespoHlbiliiity:Sprint Te: 'D~e:F ' Q i u f ts ; i d e r{ lne -tbw,d. zene,DI f !Qp Back: Doop oatside one-third ~M~,..SiPi l int A.w\ay~ Deep mc i i4dWe ! Q , n e , . t b ; c - d zone,


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,8taIl00:: S e e stance i,.Alignment:: SaJm'e as S i ' o S " l e Can~l tu .nRe.s ,POMibi l i l , T o : S ia m e ; as 's .U 1 ,g1 !eCan ~RUB Res.PODsibnity Away: S , am e 9 d S Single l e aU , .Pas"" RespoDSi.hiIIilq:S,p firo t T o: SaJm ,e as S~'Bg.leCai [I]DNP Ba\ck:' S a ' m e as S'~ng!~IC aU ..~priW Away~: Sam,. as S ing l l e - CaU..

COI~ng,.,A 'WlfJ ' from Leet CfdlSt:anle:e~:Se stance..AI~.glllDent;: Same as Single Ca I ~B .ug _e.spoRsibi l i ty To! Sam~ a:s S i m g m e Ca.U.RUD Re.spensibUlity Aw,_'; Sam~ as , S . i l 1 . ' g l e C a n ~.Pa.s ReS.p'oDs~bi11ty. ::'t",n"''l'liit T o : S - : - , ~m , ; g ; s ' S " r ' n O l ' ! ! . f ! o ; ! oa l l ,.r\li.lI=~. ',_r . _ ~ I ! f i . r . 0 ~' ~'Wl ~ _ ,.l.:D r -op Back . : S am e , a s Single IC all ~Sprl~ntAway: Same as S i n , 3 W e CalL

Same as OJ!ver #1 ~DChap~ler10 OD Tbree=De~plPass lCo v 'em J , 'e . .CGael!liog; Ncl,el RIl)'!Ver.Ljneb~ctef would be the ~ef,t s aFe tyman ilO

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RUInH.e's,o:ns,:i'iUt,,-A~tiDD TQ~:Shuffle ba;c'k to ([lee)) ,e ' l ID ts id~ ,10M"'' t 1 : l i i i r d l . 'Q r r e ; ' then a:t~ack , s ~ e : p : a . ~ ~ec~mliu1~ r O o ( l ] f rr a b r mm a n ,Run R,espoJlsiillllU'J,-AetioD Away: Sbm1ffleback. ttl d,eep o~tsideone-third , ~ n e ' j i tu.e a : p , w C l t : u r e , . then ~~, j,nk) revolve pltEem ~nd '_ e a

OOUitS,e : to ,c~t O ' f f "the.bat] earner : "Pass Respoftsibilit;Y1s . . p , r i rM To: Deep , o U ' I ;s : id : e IOlle~'lh.irdzone, Leeked : W D 'a i U the w a : y , .Dr - op l iB aclc~ Deep O'llJ! i ! i , [d]eone-third 2Jone.,:Lo~lke.dm all ~heW .a iy "Spri:~tAway:: Deep l~u l tsJ .de '0nJt~~h~i(l].zone, Locked. in all the W,fj , ) , . ,

L e/J ,.S tlltO 'A ' I' _1iIi- U . 'u ,. 'a . ' , . . ' i i ; . ; . . . . .dI . . a . . . _ . . . 1 ,.1I:',t to,,".,.,ft IgJtlR1elllu.~;. sa W.lm=a( ' ! !W:~y po~n~~n bhJ][e~y.arui$ ! d eep , , , 3:.j,J S'pJlll~U~dwfferofloc~ be tween ' ~he'wid~ lie~tJv,ei.fa - n d . C~t n:ex. t el is : l'ble, rece iv,er , .Hmo B.",poftsij]bUJilty\~c'ioll To: 'Foroe ceatam the :sweep",


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.Ru. Res, ,GRs i lt il i ty_ .. .. ,. J \, \C t ioD AW 3,Y: S.print to tih~ deep :mjddl,e O iQe - -third .~01 iID eand ~heD.p~.ntlo ' [email protected] pat~em, to 'CWJ[. ! f f the blltJ carrier.

Fass Re iSPOJ l S : i b . i U~y :Sprint To: 'Co'ver' Bat . , Locked in all the 'way.Drop B,act: Cover na.to; Loeked in all '~h.eway,Sprint A'W,a:y:~ COV1el:' flat. ,Loc:ked. im aU the \V',ay~

.R'lglft Safe;"'sraace: See stance ..A~.g l lm,eD*: . Llne up len ya!'d~ deep, approxim:at,ely head up ' O~, theo(f,e.n:siv~ center ~RU'D, RespoDsibilitJ-Action To: R ,; volve toward the s.wee,p andattack the ban carrier, us'hig ,an inside-out ,allSle.~R un R'e.9ipo.nS:i,'b~li,'IJ-Aetion Awa'y:~Revel ve toward dle :sweep and,atU~ckthe baU carrier, usin,g 8,U i.fis~de=o'~lngle,Pass Bes;pollli.tdU't,::S p f lN lt. T o :' C o v e r deep' m ,wd d l e one-third. Locbdffin = d ' W t l1e w ' , a y _ ,Dr()p' Back: CO'N~~j"eEp middJe one-third ...Locked in all the way.Spr in t Aw',ay: ' C ;Qver deep' midd le ,one.-t:h~d., Locked w I D a n the w,a,y., .II iglll COf'aerSfauce: See stanee.AUgDliIU~~'Dtt-_ig'ht fClli1l1adQn~ Thr;ee yards wide and. five ywdsd,e~pl~'Wide fonnat.~ion~Use Split RJljde~.R.un R,e.spos,ibi613'-J\etfon 'TQ~Att,ack. 'the sweep, :mainta,~fii,ngatwo-y_d ,guts:de reJa1rnQf tsh ip w . r n t b tfu~ d~'fe:nde:r oil 01(" near the ,Une of

s o lmmage, FO'fCe e O ' l1 U i .w : 1 ! 1h e sweep a n d make U le tackle.RUD aespo,Dslb~ iffy-Action A,w8(y: 's'hufne back to, the deep one-third zene ~nldthe,n revolve tel,c;ut off the bam~ carrier,Pa s s : BespousU,ility,::Spd:m T(J' : : Cover d e e p , 'Qu. t ' s lde one-thud. Locked in all th e W8 !Y "D1'op Back; Covel' de,ep Q < u t s i d , " oDe - l h . i ; [ l d , ~ Lock.ed in , a n '~heway ~Spdnt Away:: Cover deep outs~de lonc~'~hjr-d~Leeked in all the WilY.


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Stance: See stance,Alig 'n 'nl i~ 'nl: T'ig:!lt Fo rmn~ t~oW]-=Twoyard;!; 'w id e ,a nd $~Xy.dsdeep,Wide Fo.rmat~on~se SpUl Rule,.Ron :RecS,pons i l l i l i ty -Aet i IDD To: Au . aLck~he 'sweep, 'M l . Jm r~a jn : im latwo-yard lo:utsJde ' r eWaUo lnSh ip with the end] man . 00 '~jhenne of ~cr im:mage~Co(ntah~ the sweep,:R.un Rupmlsibiltty-A.clio\D Away; C 'heC k m am 1,1ld dlen get mto

,pJ" iopet : re" ,o~ ' \ te p a t t e t l l ! : r e v D ~ . v i t i J j g , , t b ra ugh the , W l e . W m : - (e . tyman"s pos i t I on "Pass ReS'GDSibili:ty~TiglhtF'Ormation:, U se the . 'fntSide-IO~Jts.idepas s , coverage ro ygur 8wd~;

I,. Both receivers cross- -T,lke ou:ts~demID,.2. Both receiv,ers ootside.~Take shortest man~:3 Beth rece iver s lJts:ide-Tue th e shortest ma 'm~4 Only o n e IR oC -." --.:10,[ n'{ ~a;!ll.-~ ' I. .. ~m '. ' . r _ ~ .. . . , , " , . ~ - e w v ~ . "",ill, ~,!.~!.!\;.G .l lL i IL ' P,ass Rnl*o(l('Sibili'l.y-'Wide Form.ation YOlJr Side ~ CO"~l!l~~fllew i des~ le '~jg. ib! le 'po te :n ti . al me-elver m a n ~o ' m a n .

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Sta,Me': See ssance,AJig;nmen;l: . s~e 'V ' e ' n .ard ,s deep, Urn . rumg u p o n '~h~ insid~' slho1,11der ofth~ tight cndi~ ,andt, 'when them are two wide receivers, play on the inside~h n itd d e r o f the :w t l iS ide~l rece ,h / ,e : f .,H.!JnRe~ponsibilUI:y~-Aciffo\l1 To:' SJu",on 'b y cGm ~:f :i ,g U ,P ,@~rsidethe.:co'me;m'l~IlIi' s pos jd~Cin r n ' r th e of.fe.:ll'l~~fi s ti,ght. 'COcaJltan ~he sw~,p' in 9irnl, inverttype of 'w,~~h:nilqe. ~f t'~ o:f tens .wve, 'lIoTDlation ba s ,3, '-~l~deecet ver till y i i : )U r:side,,.RU l l i , IRnponslbillty ,A ' lC t : ioD A"v:aty:: Cn.eek ' fo r couneers a nd ~=verses and. then. get' into thire'[~,:vo~vhl.g,patl~m,~Q head o'ff t~he'ban. ca~ri.ef~PastS! ReJiPons~biliiiltY"- T~gh' 'FO:rM9;ti'I!)IiU Use i t m t e [nside-Oiill~sjdep a s s ~Ol\;'\e.fa~ ~() y'O~f side:'

'I. B@ fli l, receivers eroiSs-Ta~e ~.hei i ;n ,s id t m a D . ,~,",B,oth reeei vers o im:~r ide - - - . . :T_a_ke:~.he d~e:~e;st man ..:3. Bath reeeiv ers :"nsjd~~ T~~: ~he d I e1e ' , pes t ' man ...4,. 'Only o ne :R -ce ;a rV J ~:rout~ Yau a re 'fre e rsajje~y"Pass, ,ResPQlin:slb~lity,~Wi6: 'FQFma:UoD YO;'llllJf Shll .e:: C !O 'v 'e r k e ~ ';1 I!

man to miUl.. If' he , blQc.ks,~ you ,~ ft:ee s~fety~ u ; u J e s , ' s , i~sm~,u::t~d,d:i:fr~:~eDdy t, ,g,Qtc th~ d~e.p 'ooddle ,on:e-'third zone.E\niT'Im D ' ' E T : i" ' ' D ''itrl!;;'lno.Qjjj\ " S ' M O" i'"Ffil'O''lt:Tr,",JI!lUt'!iE . --~ n~V( i ,", I .!~ .. , 1 " I 1 1 I I I

:Man- i to- ,Ma,n '10 :ZODe~~] 'W'Co-verFj,sn,w:1r(Man- to- 'Man) 'has 'bee-n ea l led,8rnd.'them is l l ioL~:g mOJu1.onto the, 's tr eJ ]j_gt'h IOif th~ fon'Iladoiil; th e def,en:s~ve,secondary s ig ] [ ) ,a i rn~Ue~r call s t~ d i .mc t i on @II th e mO~l 'on (]eflO ,a;~dC1 IUSL e v e l Oeft)" ' Th i s , J . [ l . Q t r u , a n call ' ~ a k e s , U1S tOu t olf 'O'Uf, ] F ' QU_ fc~.nM~Jl=r~Ma;n')ia'od ~iUlU:S us 'into' ;i~tLevel (Zcme~ c:~dl.to, 'Ull@ side olr th e ;s :t. :r t; :m g d 'i,of ~hef o . :M1a t i on (Dhigram ll.=6)~ The left corner is assigned, to G ,bU I ,1the poten.-tial wid~ reeeiver SOllh:~n'the ~en .fe~ymat'l:l 'has time te O Q V 1 e ' W : " t b . - e deep()u~swdeleft one-third :w,n~~The baekside ~d,g'ht)s3 , f e t ; y~mam revel ves '~ Othe,de'~1?middle ,Z)one,;;;ul"dhe backside [(dghO corner takes t~ d0~p oU1ts, ideo r D ie : m ' [h W d ! ZOfi~, ,a 'w;ay f[,o'm 'm o ili O Jn,. W:f:' move to a W':Re cO In Ibe :ca ,u ,s ~ themo~~ !O :W1as , caused U ~, f O ' J . " D U l i i o n to g,o uniba lam!c; ; :e~ ~Q 'Eheeside C i f t~be.fw\o


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'f'QillfJ Ih,~$been called a n d , merion : w , s , ,aw ' ,a ,y :fl'onl the s t r eLng fh o f th e forme-'tjOD~,r r e swt in ,g '~Da d~u'bl,e 'wing, Or balanced, fonnal~on,; the sec ( ] I ; d a r r y call: r em;~ms ;C0ve~' P,o :u : r ' f ! i ! f man-to-man. The m~Dwho h a s " 'rile mOit i , lon m.afts ' i ] idle.s , : m o l if i l J , g tihe line in rt1l~tC if th:~ riglurt ~o nterha!ck. ,atn d, taikes the JnOlbOft

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2.11.man ,all the, wa.1 .man'to man...AU ,of 'the o~be . se .condary de.fende,F.5.p:~a.yth e.i ir men man tnl man (Diag~~m 1.11,),.If the ofIeO,se uses a. ,great ma I l l .Y pieting d,e:fendefS.~ the dlef. asi~,s ~co nd a ry m a y u s e a bump m ! e c h n J qU~ whereby th~: r igbt yf,etyma:n. moveso 've r a nd picks ! ! l IP the o f t : e n i 5 1 m ' Y , e : .J .e . f l t~gih.!e nd . m a n to 'l ina 0; and ~"bu:n}p's~.the right c 1 l rmerbackto p,~e't,up the. jon! mo t f u o n man i l i 1 . a; ICo ve r . Foul:(m,an ...o = m a D ) 1 a s ,s ignme : lllit . The :~e .f tcorner and ~ a ; t l f em : , y r o : l l l am 1 pfa.Y' their as-i sJ igr : r ,. ! reeelvers m a n '10 m a n . all the way (Di~grnm 1 ~-8,).

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Co.thilll: N'Qt,e: The' eft saf\et.y :mus t ' :remind the '~~nebacker tha~ beha:s the fUllback. ina malil.-~()":illan ass , ignme~nt if ~he fumlb~ck releases 'fo(["apass, This; is e~,pecjally H1le versus a P r o , 'onnatioJl and SpUI; 'b:a~ks.The~.btebacker must ikey the remain i " n : g b~k maD to man aU tb~ way,

,Zone to Man (Dia,gralD .It..)..........f a zone call !(DDuble X Left) has .been made, we win stay in 'fhat: zone call i f nlJoti,OI:1l goes t.OWM.d the:streJ1ll.gthof th e fOmla l .~on" Wbe.n m , o i ]J ' o ' ID glpes , a ;w ,a y 'fw-o ,m the formation.", [ e s ' u im t i ng in' a d lo ub~e w . m : l l M g o r balanced f onHada l1 l i~ d'l;. def'~n5ive secondarysignal caUer ~:s'Rwgnt tc ~al1Covel' :POIilI' (man~ fo . : -m! ; l ILt i I I ) , . Cover .Fol!lr cansfOI' the rignt ,s~rety:mall to Ullove in 't,~ di~cUorl. of the motion and pick_J;ep~he l]ght ,end ,man to man, He bumps the cornerman whol is then assignedto covet the w.~de:s i t :mce i v ,e :r,. th e long motion man, Th~ U ' p l Safetymanmoveslfrom hi s three ..yard deep 'waimk=aw~ay pOS~f:iOD, and p , . i ; c ' . k s up lheoffensive dgbt tight ,end m a n ] 101 mao. The len defeWlsive comerman i , s ,i i solai l led O rD , the flanker m an to man ~

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The fb:'5itpass the man-to-man d'efend,~;m:mus~ S l ID /P ' is t'ke P0St (dawn '-in and d~ep) pass patte rn . . Therefore, to d efe nd s :u oc e,s :s fu lJy against 01$,pass part'em; the d e f e : c . d e : r 'is. e e a e h e d to line up o n ,th e potential rec'e~ye~' : 5 ,in s ide shoulder" T hls a ]I~ gl'i i lm e .n tforces th e :p .o :t'e .n tiW lpass reee iver 0 runoYer the defender [f he atm:,emptsthe post p.aU:@m~

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2:13 'Ttu~ d~fend,et. must be tlughtl: ~osprint. to the ou.tsJd~."aild go throug'h.

II ! . . - , ~ ." " 'd - h u 1 1 I d . . . . h ,." b ,,,.lr'~uemCClver 'S , OUlS] e s .. I I lU e r wuenever t e reeerver atempts. to i ~ reax teth e outside .. If 'the pot:entrual reee iver ,IUemptS to run a go lor s b " . a m g b . 11 .Pdeep paJU~m,~h.~da fe rn l . de l ln ' us t sprint de~pa : w d l gl~~~nto'die . ce iver 's e e r ,Aaother met hJod used hy the: deep out~~desec ;ondary man is to' ,Ilignon t h : ~ outside shculde.r ~Q f the p01~nUiilll 'pas's der~Qde.r allid f-oroe thereceiver to . c~t:to the inside ..This, outside teehnique is geedfor ,I.ooupJe of'

, .....~... : 1 1 . . . . . " &.. , .JI ' "r e a s on s : . l! 1 m a y tW ! i o e .lJway t.~16 r e .Q "U V I~ fs ravorne oursice p a s s pattern; n : .' forces , the reeeivee hno' ilbe 'fme saety~n' sarea; and :lmay abo g ~ v , e .theouts ide? pass defender ,I 'Ch l l1 ;OO ito ' c h l M l g or burt1:p tile wide rece iver to'1.... NJI,.' ., 'buiQW O' iu w ~ i l S . pa s s pa~rem i t~]J1I! ]mg . ,TherefQre" 'we te,ach our comermen 0 : 1 : ' 'wide defender to use theomtsid~. a l ignmen t when he hal$, a fr.~ s a fe lY man to 'his inside, and to usean w ] ] side aUgrnme.nrt:wbeneve.r the d e f e n d e r d o e s , t I I l o . ; thave a , f r e e saJfetym~n.. . ,~ , .'. .:1 t 'O '[wS liElShlie.,.

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If' t o o wiqback. breaks in~o-the ou~slldltt l i a t ! l ' the ' l o m e . : 1 " : E 1 ' D ! a D ' i k e s him; \ ! l i hUe (he. s~f,eJt.YBJanpicks Upi the I~gbt. e nd ,on a fl.ag el !t . , Both- - _~ei",ers. I Duu , hJe c~~s............saifety-de-epesti!' c ,ome r - : sh : o r t~s ' t (Diagram ~1-291 ). .W h e m l 'rbe se~halfback. b:~ock;s, Ind . Ute h a l com e s , the s a :et.y t a k e s tll!one :n?oeivler and ' [ ' h e eorne rback is , the free se,oond;a'ry defender (D .~!1Igra .m.1.1-30).If the ba.1 goes away and the. ene mm~inirnlg:b~ct. (s lo t m a 'l:W )blQCh, , .I i I ,Q'W file comer ~srespons ib le to play th e Ji iem atn irn li l~ ce iv ,e f :m a :mto m anand the s . fet ;yma:n. is free (D],agxam 11,-31)',

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