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Position Alignment Keys Vs. Run Vs. Pass

Corners 3x3 off the TE Wing. Slow play read.

Stay home until you

have diagnosed play.

Wing motions away

blitz D gap expect

counter/reverse and

adjust.

Wing blocks contain

outside inWing back releases

deep third

Wing back delays read

reverse/counter away

and blitz D chasing

from behind

Wing releases drop

deep third

Safety 7 yards head up center Base Base Base

Mike & Will Head up tackle 40

technique 4 yards offball. Do net get too

close to LOS to avoid

getting lost in the wash.

Play downhill

Read FB thru Guard Guard down blocks

fill B Gap now ripunder down blocks

Guard pulls play side

expect bucksweep or

G play. If FB iscoming to you it is the

G play and meet him in

the hole. If FB dives

inside, it is a

bucksweep, scrape to

C/D gap, rip under

down blocks

Guard pulls backside

look for FB trap and

scrape towards strong A

Gap

Base hook/curl zone

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SPLIT 4-4

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Position Alignment Keys Vs. Run Vs. Pass

Rover and

Sam

Normal 7 tech.

Call strength away from

best wing back and

pullers

Key near back

fullback

TE is pressure key

Plays base technique

1. Contr

ol the TE dont

allow him to down

block

2. If near back, dives inside

look inside for pulling

lineman and take on

with near shoulder3. If near

back takes a kick-out

path, attack with

inside shoulder

4. Cross

key far wing back for

counter

TE releases for pass:

Base - flats

Tackles/Nose 1 technique crowd the

ball

FB thru the guard Play base tech.

1. Get

off on movement andattack inside shoulder

of the guard2. Disru

pt pulling of the

guard

3. Bust

the wedge play by

submarining the

wedge play normal

double teamtechnique

Base

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See DEFENDING THE DW for more details on 4-5

and 6-1 techniques

W E N T

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C C

FS R6-1 vs DW

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WM

S

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C C

FS R4-5 vs DW

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