INSIDE/OUTSIDE PRESSURE WITH COVERAGE IN THE 3-3-5 DEFENSE

DAVID BROWN HEAD FOOTBALL COACH NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL EASTON, PA (610) 216-5760 ballcoach1@netzero.net

COVERAGES
RED (Man Free) Used when sending 1 or 2 LBs WHITE Used when sending all 3 LBs WHITE BANJO Used on combinations blitzes (inside and outside pressure) 3 (Zone) 0 (GATOR PACKAGE)

**ALL COLORS ARE A FORM OF MAN COVERAGE

RED COVERAGE RULES

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2 BACKS CORNERBACKS.MAN #1 LEFT SPUR..MAN #2 RIGHT SPURMAN #2 LOU LB..BLITZ or COMBO #3 MIKE LBBLITZ or COMBO #3 ROB LB.BLITZ or COMBO #3 FREE SAFETY.FREE

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L

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1 BACK CORNERBACKS.MAN #1 LEFT SPUR..MAN #2 RIGHT SPURMAN #2 LOU LB..BLITZ or COMBO #3 MIKE LBBLITZ or COMBO #3 ROB LB.BLITZ or COMBO #3 FREE SAFETY.FREE or COVER #3 vs TRIPS

RED COVERAGE RULES CONT.

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ROCK & ROLL

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ROCK & ROLL

RED COVERAGE Vs. TRIPS

RED COVERAGE Vs. TRIPS OPEN

WHITE COVERAGE RULES

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2 BACKS CORNERBACKS.MAN #1 LEFT SPUR..MAN #2 RIGHT SPURMAN #2 LOU LB.BLITZ MIKE LBBLITZ ROB LB.BLITZ FREE SAFETY..#3 Strong

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1 BACK CORNERBACKS.MAN #1 LEFT SPUR..MAN #2 RIGHT SPURMAN #2 LOU LB.BLITZ MIKE LBBLITZ ROB LB.BLITZ FREE SAFETY...#3

WHITE COVERAGE RULES CONT.

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ROCK & ROLL

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ROCK & ROLL

WHITE COVERAGE Vs. TRIPS

WHITE COVERAGE Vs. TRIPS OPEN

WHITE BANJO COVERAGE RULES

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2 BACKS CORNERBACKSMAN #1 LEFT SPUR....BLITZ or MAN #2 RIGHT SPUR..BLITZ or MAN #2 LOU LB.BLITZ or COMBO #3 MIKE LBBLITZ or COMBO #3 ROB LB.BLITZ or COMBO #3 FREE SAFETY..COVER for BLITZING SPUR

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1 BACK CORNERBACKSMAN #1 LEFT SPUR....BLITZ or MAN #2 RIGHT SPUR..BLITZ or MAN #2 LOU LB.BLITZ or COMBO #3 MIKE LBBLITZ or COMBO #3 ROB LB.BLITZ or COMBO #3 FREE SAFETY..COVER for BLITZING SPUR

BASE DEFENSE
COVER 3

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#s DROP

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HOLE DROP

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HASH DROP

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HASH DROP

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#s DROP

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DEEP 1/3 DEEP 1/3

DEEP 1/3

LINE MOVEMENTS

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RIGHT OPEN

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LINE MOVEMENTS CONT.

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LEFT TIGHT

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LINE MOVEMENTS CONT.

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PINCH

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4 MAN RUSH
X (Cover 3 or RED)
BUCK (Cover 3 or RED) BOB (Cover 3 or RED)

STREAK SWAP (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO)

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X
X = Mike Strong & NG Weak

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BUCK

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RIGHT BUCK OPEN BUCK
Buck = Backer in C Gap

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BUCK (CONT.)

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LEFT BUCK TIGHT BUCK

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BOB/LION

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BOB STRONG LION

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Bob = Backer in B Gap

Lion = Left Backer

BOB/RHINO

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BOB WEAK RHINO

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Bob = Backer in B

Rhino = Right Backer

STREAK SWAP

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STREAK SWAP
TIGHT STREAK SWAP OPEN STREAK SWAP

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Streak = Weakside Spur

Swap = Spur & DE Stunt

4 MAN OUTSIDE RUSH

LINDA (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO) SPUR (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO) RITA (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO) STREAK (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO)

LINDA/SPUR

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LINDA SPUR

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Linda = Left Spur

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Spur = Strong Spur

RITA/STREAK

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LEFT RITA TIGHT STREAK

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Rita = Right Spur

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Streak = Weak Spur

5 MAN RUSH
BEAR (RED) LAM (RED) OX (RED) SWITCH (RED) RAM (RED) FOX (RED) PINCH DOUBLE BUCK (RED) SMACK (Cover 3)

BEAR

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BEAR
Bear = Left & Right Backer

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BEAR (CONT.)

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LEFT BEAR TIGHT BEAR

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BEAR (CONT.)

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RIGHT BEAR OPEN BEAR

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LAM/OX

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LAM OX

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LAM = Lou And Mike

OX = Strongside Blitz

LAM SWITCH/OX SWITCH

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LAM SWITCH OX SWITCH

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Switch = Exchange Gaps; ** Mike ALWAYS goes last

RAM/FOX

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RAM FOX

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RAM = Rob And Mike

FOX = Weakside Blitz

RAM SWITCH/FOX SWITCH

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RAM SWITCH FOX SWITCH

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Switch = Exchange Gaps with Lou or Rob going first and Mike going last

PINCH DOUBLE BUCK

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PINCH DOUBLE BUCK

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BUCK = Backer in C gap

SMACK COVER 3

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LEFT SMACK
SMACK = Spur & Mike

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Rob will now be #s dropper (flats)

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6 MAN RUSH
ZOO (WHITE) SIMBA (WHITE BANJO) BASH (WHITE BANJO) GATOR (Cover 0) GATOR OUT (Cover 0)

ZOO

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ZOO
RIGHT, LEFT, TIGHT, OPEN

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ZOO = ALL THREE LBs Blitz NOSE - WEAK

SIMBA

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TIGHT/LEFT SIMBA
SIMBA = Spur, Mike, Backer (DE in A gap)

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SIMBA (CONT.)

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OPEN/RIGHT SIMBA
SIMBA = Spur, Mike, Backer (DE in A gap)

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BASH

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TIGHT/LEFT BASH
BASH = Backer And Spurs

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BASH (CONT.)

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OPEN/RIGHT BASH
BASH = Backer and Spurs

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BASH STILL PHOTO

COVER 0 RULES
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STRONG LEFT
2 BACKS CORNERBACKS.MATCH STRONG SPUR...CONTAIN BLITZ WEAK SPUR..TAILBACK STRONG LB.....SLANT MIKE LB.FULLBACK WEAK LB.....CONTAIN BLITZ FREE SAFETY.#2 STRONG
**Secondary ALWAYS runs with motion in Cover 0

1 BACK CORNERBACKS.MATCH STRONG SPUR..CONTAIN BLITZ WEAK SPUR.ADJUSTER STRONG LB....SLANT MIKE LB.FULLBACK WEAK LB....CONTAIN BLITZ FREE SAFETY....#2 STRONG
**Secondary ALWAYS runs with motion in Cover 0

GATOR

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GATOR OUT

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7 MAN RUSH

SPECIAL (WHITE BANJO)

SPECIAL

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SPECIAL
SPECIAL = Spurs and Backers

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SPECIAL STILL PHOTO

8 MAN RUSH

SLAMMER (WHITE BANJO)

SLAMMER

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OPEN/RIGHT SLAMMER

SLAMMER = Spurs, Lou, Mike, Rob

SLAMMER (CONT.)

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TIGHT/LEFT SLAMMER

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SLAMMER = Spurs, Lou, Mike, Rob

INSIDE/OUTSIDE PRESSURE WITH COVERAGE IN THE 3-3-5 DEFENSE

DAVID BROWN DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL EASTON, PA (610) 814-6255 ballcoach1@netzero.net