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PASSPROTECTIONSYSTEM

Last Revised: 12/24/08


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Table of Contents:

Fundamentals Slide4 CommonPassProMistakes Slide11 DefeatingPassRushMoves Slide14 IntrotoPassProSystem Slide16 61/62QuickGameProtection Slide21 67/68SprintOutProtection Slide32 51/52EmptySetProtection Slide41


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ThereisaquotebyVinceLombardithatstates

MentalToughnessisessentialforsuccess andwewillabidetothatbelief.Wemustallpossesthe

desiretobethebestateverythingwedo. We

mustwanttowinineverythingwedoonandoff

ofthefield. Youmustattempttowinevery

individualbattle,Wemustattempttodominateeverydefense,YoumustattempttoWininevery

classwithanAandwhenyougetknockeddown,

getbackup. Withtheproperdesireandattitude

youwillfindsuccessineverythingyoudo.

WHATEVERITTAKES


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TheStance Feetslightlymorethanshoulderwidthapart(maybe

adjustedbasedonbodysize

All5fingertipstouchthegroupinaclawlikeformbutbeabletopickupdownhandwithoutfallingforward

Backshouldbeasflataspossiblewithkneesbentandheelsslightlyofftheground

Eyesupwithneckboltedback

Offhand

should

rest

on

the

side of

the

thigh

with

hand

in

a

relaxedfist


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TheStance:Example


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PassProtectionFundamentals FEET Thefeetmustbeflatwithyourweightonyourinsteps. Toeswillpointforwardto

maintainthepowerangles. Ourfeetwillbenonarrowerthanourarmpitsandnowiderthan

slightlyoutsideourshoulders. Thiswillgiveusthebestcombinationofbalance,strength,

andtheabilitytomovequickly. Thefeetwillbeeventoaslighttoetoinstepstagger. Only

theoutsidefootcanbestaggered. Theinsidefootmustbeupatalltimes.

KNEES Itisnecessarytokeepthekneesbent. Ourkneebendwillenableustomovequicklyandreacttothemovementofthedefender. Kneebendistheway welowerourcenterof

gravity,whichisessentialinallofourblocking.

WAIST Wecannever bendatthewaist. Whenlinemengettiredtheybegintostraightentheirkneesandsotheybendatthewaisttostaylow. However, thisdoesnotlowertheir

centerofgravity. Itdoesnotmatterhowlowyourhelmetis,itisyourcenterofgravity

whichisimportant. Bendinthewaistmakesyoumoresusceptibletobeingpulledforwardandbeaten. Nobendinthewaistwillkeepyourchestupandformaslightarchinyourback.

ELBOWS Wewantourelbowsrolledinside. Frombehind,youshouldnotbeabletosee

yourelbows. Thiswillhelpustogetinsidehandsandkeepthe defenderfromgettingintoourchest.

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PassProtectionFundamentals

ContinuedHANDS Hold your hands chest level in ice pick position. When defendercomes near we deliver a blow and continue to deliver blows until we hear the

whistle.

SHOULDERS A linemen's shoulders must remain parallel to the L.O.S. for aslong as possible. If they are not parallel you will not be able to stop the

defender from getting up field. Think of the wall as the L.O.S and the door as

a lineman. When the door is parallel with the wall the door is closed and no

one can get in. When the door is not parallel it is open and people can get in.

Turning your shoulders will also shorten the path to the QB. So often a tackle

has a fast speed rusher to the outside. He is afraid he will get beat around

the corner so he turns his shoulders thinking this will help when actually it

aids the speed rusher. If the defender makes a move back to the inside when

you have turned your shoulders you must drop your inside foot back whichopens the door to the QB. Keep your shoulders parallel.

CHIN Pull your chin in against your chest when you punch. This will helpprevent you from overextending.

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PassProtectionFundamentals

ContinuedMOVEMENT You must be able to move and change directions quickly and at the sametime maintain your demeanor. For example, if you are moving to your outside to cover up

your target and you take a step with your right foot and then your target moves back inside

your next step can not be with your left foot. If it is, you will have to drop your left foot

back, opening the door to the QB. Your footwork must be right , right, left, and right. If you

move to your outside to cover up your target by taking a right step then a left and yourtarget moves back to the left your next steps would be left, right or you will narrow your

base to much. Remember we must always step parallel to the L.O.S. when we move to the

inside. We can give ground to the outside particularly at the tackle position. Whenever

giving ground to the outside, we must widen the defender.

TARGET We must have a target on our pass protection. Most of the time our target willbe a small area slightly inside or slightly outside the midline of the defender. This will

enable us to cover up the defender keeping him from getting up the field. If we took a

target directly down the midline we would be suspect to a quick inside move or a quick

outside move. By moving our target slightly off the midline, we eliminate the potential to be

beat with a quick move to that side.

PUNCH The power from our punch must come from the Lats. The punch itself will onlytravel six inches. Make contact with the heel of the hand instead of a flat palm. The heel

will serve as a more penetrating punch. If you pull your chin in against your chest it will

keep you from lunging. The punch should travel slightly upward in direction. The tackles

should use a one handed punch vs. a speed rusher. A good punch becomes more critical asthe defenders become bigger and more powerful. A good punch is penetrating and slows

the pass rush. We will strive to punch and lock out.


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CommonPassProMistakes 1. Notestablishingtheproperrelationshipwiththerusher. Coverup,Foottocrotch,Vof

neck. Notconcentratingonthetarget.

2. Failuretosetquickly. MovefeetfirstThehandswillfollow.

3. Overaggressiveness Tryingtoknockhimoutinsteadofpunchinghim. Bendatyourknees,notatyourwaist.

4.

Droppingyour

head

and

losing

your

balance.

5 Basetowide,toespointingout,losingmobility.

6.

Straighteningthe

legs

and

losing

mobility.

7. Turningyourshouldersparalleltothesidelinegivingtherusheranopeninsidelane.

9.

Raisingthe

elbows

giving

the

rusher

handles

to

grab.

10. Jumpingonoutsidefakessuchasheadmovements.

Common Pass Pro Mistakes


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CommonPassProMistakes

Continued 11. LACKOFAGGRESSION.Itisacommonmisconceptionthatinpassprotection,

yousitandwaitfortherusher,wewillbeaggressiveandpunishtherusherevery

chanceweget.Donotjustwaitandcatch.

12. Beingsurprisedbyachangeinarusherstechnique. (FilmStudy!)

13. Allowingtherushertokeephishandsonyou.

14. Failuretosqueezetheoutsiderusher.

15. Allowingtherushertogaintoomuchdepth.

16. FailuretogetenoughdepthontheLBsetcausinghimtogetcaughtintheLOSandbecomingunabletoexecutehisassignment.


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DefeatingPassRushTechniques SWIM Swatthedefender'sclubhandwithyouroutsidehand. Punchyourinsidehand

throughthedefendersinsidenumber.

RIP Clotheslinedefenderwithoutsidearmandpunchinsidearminthelowerbackofthedefender,orpunchyouroutsidearmondefender'sinsidehipand runhimpastQB.

BULL Useanuppercut,liftingstyleofpunch,tolifthisheadandgetseparation. Ifhisheadisreallylowonhisrush,snatchthetopofhisshoulderpadsandsnapthedefendertothe

ground. Ifthedefender'sarmsarelockedinsideofyours,popthedefenderup,pushingup

underneathhisforearmsneartheelbow. IfyouarestillbeingbulledintotheQB,cuthim

SPIN Importanttostaysquareandkeepyourhandsonthedefender. Whenheinitiatesthespin,keepyourhandsonhimandmaintainseparation. Mirrordefenderwithyourfeet.

Dontlosecontact.

PULL Ifyoumakecontactwithyourhelmetandloseyourdemeanoritismorelikelythatthedefenderwillusethistypeofpassrush. Snapyourheadbackoncontactandgivethe

defendernothingtograb. Sinkyourbuttdownandgetseparation.

DELAYEDRUSH Donotoverextendorlungeatdefender. Bepatient. Letthedefender

makethefirstmove. Lethimcometoyou. Thispassrushiscommonwithlinestunts.


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GENERAL COACHING POINTS


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Dependingondefensivepersonnel,defensivestructures,blitzes, dogs,

linestunts,slants,twistsandpersonnelmatchups,itisimportantto

incorporatehalfandfulllineslideprotectionschemesintothe3and5steppassinggame.Slideprotectionisazoneprotectionscheme. This

meanswedontchasedefenders.

Itisimperativethatoffensivelinemenareveryefficientwhenthey

executetheslideprotectionschemeasitrelatestothe3stepor5step

launchpointofthequarterback.

Halflineslideprotectionisazoneprotectionschemetotheslide(orcall)

side.Thecenterwillmakethecallandtheguardswillechothe call.Each

offensivelinemantothecallsideisresponsibleforblockinga specific

gap.Itiscrucialtheoffensivelinementothecallsidemaintainthe

properspacinginordertodecreasethepassrushlanesforthedefense.

Mostofthetimewewillslideawayfromthetightend;however, that

mayvarydependingonouropponentsdefensivestructureandblitz

packageforthatweek.

WEWILLPUTYOUINAPOSITIONTOSUCEEDBUTYOUMUSTEXECUTE

- GENERAL COACHING POINTS -


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TeachingProgression

1. Onair,focusonfootworkandeyes PreSeasonandINDYTIME

2. 1stlevelassignment INDYTIME

Including1on1drills

3.1st,2ndlevelassignment,blitzpickup INDYTIME

4.Fullgovs.defense(team,blitzpickupperiods)


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SlideProtectionTips:1. Eyesmustalwaysbeinyourgap

2.NEVERgiveinsideleveragetothedefender

3.Knowwhereyourhelpis

4.Thelengthoftheslidestepshouldbeinaccordancewiththe alignmentof

thedefender

5.Stabandridewithinsidehandandalwayskeepoutsidehand/shoulder

open

6.SLIDESIDEFOOTALWAYSMOVESFIRST

7.BALANCE Itisimperativethatyoukeepyourweightcenteredbetween

theiranklesandhips;ontheinstepsoffeet.Leaningtoofarforwardor

backwardsisarecipefordefeat


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3StepHalfSlide:61/62

QB

*61(ShownBelow)=6ManProtection,BackgoestoOdd#side, B Gap

GapProtectionScheme:Eyesmustbeonyourgap

AllLinemenwithexceptionofbacksidetacklewillslidestepoppositeofcall


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61vs.42

QB

B

T E

B

NE

Widthofslidestepwilldepend

Onalignmentofdefender

TackleswithCgapthreatmay

cutdefenderifgameplanned

Ifuncovered,youwillexecuteslideStepthenkickstepbackwardswith

eyesopenfordelayedblitz


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61Protectionvs.42

QB

B

T EE

B

N

Click to Play


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61vs.33

QB

B

T

B

T

B

N


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61vs.33withBlitzThreat

QB

B

T

B

T

B

N

IncaseofawalkedupLB

thelinemenwiththepotentialgapthreatwillcallsmoke notifying

histeammatebacksidethathemay

havetotakeahardslidesteptopickup

the

defender

closest

to

his

gap

Wherethere'ssmoke,there'sfire


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61vs.33withBlitzThreat

QB

B

T

B

T

B

N

Wherethere'ssmoke,there'sfire

Click to Play


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VariousOtherSituations

61Protection:SmokecallmadebyTE,

QBresponsiblefor7th defenderin61/62

protection

61SmokeSwitch: Apossibletagwiththe

Useof

an

H

back,

make

a

smoke

switch

tagputtingtheHinmotionandonsnaptaking

theresponsibilityofthetailbackin61

protection.Couldpossibleaddthistoa

flareoutbytheTBorevenoutofanempty

backfield


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VariousOtherSituations

61Protection: Bygameplan,thiswouldbe

probablybeaknifetagaddedduetothe

gap

alignmentofdefenders,alsoaDog tag

echoedalertingtheTBthathewillhaveto

comehard,TEwillalsomakeasmokecall

alertingtheRTtotakeahardslidesteptogainleverageontheSam

62Protection:RTmakesDog (mascotname)

CalltoalertTBofimmediateresponsibility

CreditforDiagrams:KenWilmesherr


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CuttingtheDefenderKnife

AimPoint:Yourbacksideshouldertotheirfarthighpad(i.e.blockingleft,rightshoulderto

thefarthighpadofthedefender)

Getyourheadacrosstheirbodyandkeepyourheadup

WhenshouldIcutthedefender?Whenheiscloseenoughforyoutosteponhistoes


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67/68ProtectionSprintOutPassGame

GapProtectionScheme

Rules: BackwillgotothecallsideDgap(7left,8right)

RBisalsoresponsibleforrecognizing+1rushthreat(defenseisbringing1morethanwecanblock=scat

release)

Linewillalsoslidesteptocallside

BST(andBSGifuncovered)willstepandhingebut

stillprotection

their

inside

gap


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67/68Protection(68)shownbelow)

QB


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68ProtectionwithStaycallforTE

QB


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68Protection vs.Even

QB

T EE N

BB


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68Protectionw/StayCall vs.Even

QB

T EE N

BB

Y

B

Click to Play


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68Protection vs.Odd

QB

T BT N

BB

If LB is walked up on LOSPST must make Mascot Namecallto alert RB of immediate threat


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68Protection vs.Odd

QB

T BT N

BB

Click to Play

dd


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68ProtectiontoTE vs.Odd

QB

T

B

T N

BB

TE makes Smoke Mascot Namecall toRB alerting him he is leaving and therewill be an immediate gap threat

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51/52 Protection 5ManProtectionSchemeforEmptySets

51=QBisresponsiblefor6th rusherfromleft

52=QBisresponsiblefor6th rusherfromright ManProtectionScheme

5on5,QBisresponsiblefor6th defender OLisresponsiblefordownlinemenandmost

dangerousLB CoveredOL=Manon

UncoveredOL=Poststepinsidethenverticalsetwitheyesopen

52 P t ti 32


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T

B

N

QB

B

T

52Protectionvs.32

QB should declare vocally

any possible blitz threat fromtrips or twins side

52 P t ti 33


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T

B

N

QB

B

B

B

52Protectionvs.33

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T

B

N

QB

B

T

52Protectionvs.33

B

Click to Play

52 Protection vs 34


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TN

B

QB

B

B

B

52Protectionvs.34

B

51 Protection vs 42


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T

B

N

QB

B

E

51Protectionvs.42

E

51 Protection vs 43


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T

B

N

QB

E

B

51Protectionvs.43

E

B

*if there was a 7man box vs. emptyset our first thought

is to throw*

51 Protection vs Bear


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T

B

N

QB

TB

51Protectionvs.Bear

B

B

*if there was a 7man box vs. emptyset our first thought

is to throw*

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