Comments on: Run Fits in the 3-5-3 Defense http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/ Teaching Defense to Football Coaches who want to Dominate on the Field Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-10720 Joe Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:13:51 +0000 http://www.football-defense.com/?p=53#comment-10720 Let me know if you need anything Coach! Let me know if you need anything Coach!

]]> By: Coach chase http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-10718 Coach chase Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:37:22 +0000 http://www.football-defense.com/?p=53#comment-10718 Great info thank you I coach youth football and this is gonna work alot better then the 5-3 defense I'm running right now. Great info thank you I coach youth football and this is gonna work alot better then the 5-3 defense I’m running right now.

]]> By: Brian Milbank http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-10032 Brian Milbank Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:03:58 +0000 http://www.football-defense.com/?p=53#comment-10032 At the high school level, I'd run my 3-5-3 more this way, almost exactly as Joe illustrates, than the gap-attack run/pass blitz style we use at the semi-pro level. As a general rule, most of the LBs at the semi-pro level have a lot more experience in formation/play recognition and are quicker to make their key reads and that allows the DC to implement a lot of things that a high school LB shouldn't be asked to do. College/semi-pro, on the other hand, allows for a lot of flexibility in how the 3-5-3 is implemented, and that usually comes down to player skill sets/abilities and your team's division/league match-ups. Joe has mentioned it several times, what makes the 3-5-3 uniquely viable is that for the most part other teams don't have a lot of experience against it, while your defense has likely played against their style of offense many times. Add in a mix of exceptional talent at key positions (NG, Mike, Sam, FS and both CB in our style of using it), and your opponents will have nightmares on game day. At the high school level, I’d run my 3-5-3 more this way, almost exactly as Joe illustrates, than the gap-attack run/pass blitz style we use at the semi-pro level. As a general rule, most of the LBs at the semi-pro level have a lot more experience in formation/play recognition and are quicker to make their key reads and that allows the DC to implement a lot of things that a high school LB shouldn’t be asked to do. College/semi-pro, on the other hand, allows for a lot of flexibility in how the 3-5-3 is implemented, and that usually comes down to player skill sets/abilities and your team’s division/league match-ups.

Joe has mentioned it several times, what makes the 3-5-3 uniquely viable is that for the most part other teams don’t have a lot of experience against it, while your defense has likely played against their style of offense many times. Add in a mix of exceptional talent at key positions (NG, Mike, Sam, FS and both CB in our style of using it), and your opponents will have nightmares on game day.

]]> By: Co.Adams http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-9912 Co.Adams Mon, 16 May 2011 14:29:56 +0000 http://www.football-defense.com/?p=53#comment-9912 I've ran the 3-5-3 for 5 years and my defense has nevered finished below third in western new york.But the thing that i did was i took pieces of tulsa,goergia military and west virginia and created a hybrid 3-5-3.because coaching high school football you may have a few great athletes.But you will have atleast 22 kids that can run,and this defense is about speed,speed,and more speed.And my assignments for the kids are simple.The d-line has to just rush the qb and on there way there if the happen to see the ball carrier stick there arm out.My three inside backers blitz alot early in the learning stage.Because want i found out that they learn to read on the run.So when there not blitzing they reading and reacting much quicker.My two outside backers our they only two that must use there reads from day one.Which is if the tackle step down run(attack) and if his head pop up pass.I take alot of the thinking out of there hands and let there pads do the popping. I’ve ran the 3-5-3 for 5 years and my defense has nevered finished below third in western new york.But the thing that i did was i took pieces of tulsa,goergia military and west virginia and created a hybrid 3-5-3.because coaching high school football you may have a few great athletes.But you will have atleast 22 kids that can run,and this defense is about speed,speed,and more speed.And my assignments for the kids are simple.The d-line has to just rush the qb and on there way there if the happen to see the ball carrier stick there arm out.My three inside backers blitz alot early in the learning stage.Because want i found out that they learn to read on the run.So when there not blitzing they reading and reacting much quicker.My two outside backers our they only two that must use there reads from day one.Which is if the tackle step down run(attack) and if his head pop up pass.I take alot of the thinking out of there hands and let there pads do the popping.

]]> By: Joe http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-8141 Joe Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:25:17 +0000 http://www.football-defense.com/?p=53#comment-8141 Coach, the 3-5-3 is as effective and sound as any other defense. It all depends on how well you know it. The best place to start with this defense is with the Georgia Military College videos - <a href="http://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/p/Football/3-5-3-Defense-DVD-2-Pack_FD-02179.html?mv_pc=CP00308" rel="nofollow">3-5-3 Defense DVD 2-Pack</a> includes the base defense and also the video on defending the option. One of the most important points of the 3-5-3 is to not use random blitzes, but instead <em>create fronts</em> that you want to run to stop the offense. In other words, with an even front defense I might install a bear front or an under front to stop a power running team. But with the 3-5-3, I'm going to line up in the stack every time and then use blitz calls to get my guys to those same places. Against the Veer or Triple Option, your Mike Linebacker, Nose and whoever is in the B-Gap (either a stack linebacker or a defensive end) will handle the dive. The C-Gap defender (either then End or the stack linebacker) handles the Quarterback, and your OLB is there for the pitch. The Free Safety should be extremely aggressive in this defense, if you are running a Cover 1 or Cover 3 behind it. He can help out working QB to Pitch. Against teams running plays like Power O, your End needs to recognize when the Tackle blocks down and not drift out. He should redirect down the line when he slants to C Gap but the Tackle down blocks. Otherwise he's going to get kicked out. Coach, the 3-5-3 is as effective and sound as any other defense. It all depends on how well you know it. The best place to start with this defense is with the Georgia Military College videos – 3-5-3 Defense DVD 2-Pack includes the base defense and also the video on defending the option. One of the most important points of the 3-5-3 is to not use random blitzes, but instead create fronts that you want to run to stop the offense. In other words, with an even front defense I might install a bear front or an under front to stop a power running team. But with the 3-5-3, I’m going to line up in the stack every time and then use blitz calls to get my guys to those same places.

Against the Veer or Triple Option, your Mike Linebacker, Nose and whoever is in the B-Gap (either a stack linebacker or a defensive end) will handle the dive. The C-Gap defender (either then End or the stack linebacker) handles the Quarterback, and your OLB is there for the pitch. The Free Safety should be extremely aggressive in this defense, if you are running a Cover 1 or Cover 3 behind it. He can help out working QB to Pitch.

Against teams running plays like Power O, your End needs to recognize when the Tackle blocks down and not drift out. He should redirect down the line when he slants to C Gap but the Tackle down blocks. Otherwise he’s going to get kicked out.

]]> By: Steve riddle http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-8049 Steve riddle Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:13:00 +0000 http://www.football-defense.com/?p=53#comment-8049 Very interested in this front. Would like info on how it works with veer and triple option offenses. Also with power running teams Very interested in this front. Would like info on how it works with veer and triple option offenses. Also with power running teams

]]> By: 3-5-3 Defensive Front | Football-Defense http://www.football-defense.com/run-fits-in-the-3-5-3-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-833 3-5-3 Defensive Front | Football-Defense Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:08:52 +0000 http://www.football-defense.com/?p=53#comment-833 [...] like to go more in depth into the 3-5-3 Defense (or Odd Stack, or 3-3-5) because we’ve run it before and it seems to be a point of interest [...] [...] like to go more in depth into the 3-5-3 Defense (or Odd Stack, or 3-3-5) because we’ve run it before and it seems to be a point of interest [...]

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