I was looking at some man blitz cut-ups from Arizona State and saw a couple of variations that were really different from anything I had looked at before. After watching a number of the clips, I think I have some idea of what was going on. The End slides down and the Nose goes to [...]

When you’re facing a good Spread offense, you’re going to need some sort of a blitz package. If you can get away with playing straight zone coverage all day, then you probably aren’t playing a good spread team. There’s just too much space on the field – too many ways for a team to get [...]

We can bring pressure from anywhere, we just have to know the reason for it. Before you run a blitz, have a complete understanding of the advantages and strengths of the blitz, as well as every weak spot in your scheme.

Since we’ve established the fronts with the 3-5-3 Defense and included one or two good stunts as well, I want to talk a little bit on the coverage in this defense. Because of the nature of the 3-man front, and the ability to bring anyone from anywhere, the coverage zones in the 3-5-3 have a [...]

The most difficult part of running the 3-5 Defense is deciding how to effectively use your stunts. The first thing to know is whether you are blitzing to get to the Quarterback and stop the pass, or blitzing to stop the run. They require two different style of play call, and ideally two different styles [...]