JAGUAR FLEX DEFENSE

MIKE MACERANKA
HEAD COACH
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
MARTY ALBERT
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Flex

PRESS

1X3

4 1/2 YDS 4 1/2 YDS

7X1

FRONT: 4 DEFENDERS - 2 TACKLES- NOSE AND TACKLE,

STRONG END AND OPEN END

LINEBACKERS- 3 DEFENDERS- SAM, WILL, JAG

SECONDARY: 4 DEFENDERS- ROVER—FIELD SIDE CORNER—

BOUNDARY CORNER—FREE SAFETY
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DEFENSIVE PLAN AND SCHEME THAT IS SOUND, IS

BASED ON STOPPING THE RUN, AND HAS ENOUGH
COVERAGE VARIETY TO BOTH PRESSURE THE QB
AND STOP UNDERNEATH THROWS ON EARLY
DOWNS.
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GOALS

1. PLAY WITH GREAT EFFORT OF HITTING

2. PLAY WITH ENTHUSIASM

3. PLAY WITH PLAYERS WHERE HEIGHT IS NOT OF

IMPORTANCE, BUT THE ABILITY TO RUN AND
DESIRE TO GET TO THE BALL IS.
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FUNDAMENTALS APPROACH OF DEFENSE:
• SQUARE SHOULDERS
• KEEP PLAYSIDE ARM AND LEG FREE
• MAINTAIN BASE-DO NOT CROSSOVER
• USE CROSS FACES
• PADS OVER TOES-DELIVER DO NOT CATCH
• HITTING WITH THEIR HANDS
• ELIMINATE MENTAL ERRORS-STAY SIMPLE
• ELIMINATE BIG PLAYS-STRETCH BALL EAST AND WEST-ELIMNATE
CUTBACK
• DISRUPT OFFENSE-PLAY MULTIPLE FRONTS-STEM AND SLANT
FRONTS
• BELIEVE THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATES ARE THE TOUGHEST
GROUP ON FIELD
• REFUSE TO STAY BLOCKED,EVEN THOUGH YOU’LL GET BLOCKED
FROM MANY ANGLES
• PLAY WITH GREAT EMOTION AND ENTHUSIASM EACH TIME YOU
STEP ON THE FIELD
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DEFENSIVE PLAN
USE ONE FRONT THAT TAKES AWAY CUTBACKS,
FORCES BALL TO THE EDGE AND HAS SIMPLE
COVERAGE RESPONSIBILITIES AGAINST THE
VARIETY OF FORMATIONS WE WILL SEE.
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SCHEME
CONSTRUCT A DEFENSIVE FRONT FROM FOUR
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN AND A JAGUAR LINEBACKER.
THE PURPOSE IS THESE POSITIONS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO CONTROL ALL THE INSIDE RUNNING
LANES, C GAP TO C GAP, AND RUSH THE PASSER.
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• WE PLAY WITH OUR INSIDE FOOT BACK AND
EMPHASISE OUR INTIAL FOOTWORK WITH
EMPHASIS ON LONG ARM, SHORT ARM AND RE-
DIRECT.

• CALL SIDE PEOPLE “PLAY ON THE EDGE” EVERY

SNAP AND EXPECT OUR BACKSIDE PEOPLE TO BE
EXACTLY CORRECT. THIS ALLOWS US TO
CHALLENGE GAPS AND BY USING CONSISTENT
FOOTWORK AND NOT WORRYING ABOUT
MISTAKES, WE ACHIEVE THE ATTACK MENTALITY
OF DEFENSE.
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• WITH THE JAGUAR LB POSITION WE ACCOMPLISH
THE FOLLOWING: GETTING UP ON THE BALL
HELPS ON OUR PASS RUSH AND CREATES AN
IMMEDIATE THREAT OF PENTRATION.

• BY PLAYING OFF THE BALL: HELPS WITH

REACTION AND CAUSES OFFENSES TO WORK ON
A LOT OF DIFFERENT BLOCKING SCHEMES.
JAG
JAG SMOKE
FLEX COBRA G STRIKE JAGUAR STORM
TO THE CALL

4 1/2 YDS
4 1/2 YDS 4 1/2 YDS 4 1/2 YDS
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• INSIDE LINEBACKERS: NOT TIED TO GAPS;
ADVANTAGE- FREES THEM UP TO RUN TO THE
ALLEYS OPENED UP BY THE FRONT FIVE WHICH IS
FORCING THE BALL TO BOUNCE WIDE.

• THEIR ALIGNMENTS ARE MANY AS THEY ADJUST

TO FORMATIONS SHOWN BY THE OFFENSE.
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• SECONDARY
MAN-FREE MAN/MAN ZONE-
COVERAGES

MAN -FREE
FORCE
4 1/2 YDS
4 1/2 YDS MAN

7X1

HUG UP
GREEN-3
4 1/2 YDS

FIRST BACK
YOUR WAY 7X1

1/3
1/3

CHECK– SWITCH ROBBER

Vs. No TE Open
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FRONT
• 4 DEFENDERS 2 TACKLES: CALLSIDE TACKLE 3 TECH
NOSE TACKLE 0 HEADUP

TECHNIQUE:
• STRONG TACKLE: INSIDE FOOT BACK 1ST STEP WITH INSIDE
FOOT-CONTROL B GAP

• NOSE TACKLE: BALANCE STANCE-HEAD UP CONTROLS BOTH A

GAPS, BUT MOST TIME HE WILL SLANT INTO A SPECIFIC GAP

• STRONG END: 7 TECHS INSIDE SHADE OF TE-1ST STEP WITH HIS

OUTSIDE FOOT-CONTROL THE C GAP-DEFEAT BLOCK OF TE

• OPEN END: 5 TECHS INSIDE FOOT UP CONTROLS C GAP VERSUS

WEAKSIDE RUN AND COLLAPSES THE BACKSIDE-C HECKING
CUTBACK VERSUS STRONGSIDE RUN
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LINEBACKERS

SAM LB: ALIGNS TO CALL SIDE 5YDS. DEEP

OUTSIDE SHADE OF GUARD
Vs. RUN TO- WINDOW AND PLUG
Vs. WEAK RUN- SHUFFLE LATERALLY AND
CHECK
FOR CUTBACK.
Vs. PASS- SPY HUG RUNNING BACK

WILL LB: ALIGNS 6 YDS. DEEP INSIDE OF

OFFENSIVE TACKLE;

Vs. WEAKSIDE RUN- SHUFFLE OUTSIDE AND

CONTAIN.
Vs.STRONGSIDE RUN- SHUFFLE LATERALLY
CHECK FOR CUTBACK.
Vs. PASS- SPY HUG NEAR BACK
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JAGUAR:
ALIGN IN FLEX POSITION 2 FEET OR 3 FEET ON HIP OF GUARD

1. CONTROL B GAP
2. RUN TO: VS. RUN STRONG SIDE ATTACK FROM AN INSIDE OUT
POSITION VS. PASS RUSH

3. THIS PLAYER IS THE KEY TO OUR AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO

DEFENSE

4. BECAUSE HE MOVES UP AND BACK IN HIS ALIGNMENT, AS WELL AS, BEING

ALIGNED IN DIFFERENT SPOTS. HE IS ALWAYS A THREAT TO PENTRATE OR
STUNT. THIS ACTION DISRUPTS PASS OR RUN; BECAUSE HE CAN ALIGN
BACK OFF THE BALL HELPS HIM TO REACT TO THE VARIETY OF BLOCKING
SCHEMES. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING A SINGLE ALIGNMENT PLAYER, THE
JAGUAR CAUSES OFFENSES TO CHANGE UP ASSIGNMENTS.
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SECONDARY:
• ROVER—FIELD SIDE CORNER—BOUNDARY CORNER—FREE
SAFETY

• ROVER: 8 TECH- 3 BY 3 THIS PLAYER IS

LINEBACKER/DEFENSIVE BACK. TE BLOCKS-ROVER COMES UP
SECURES D-GAP VS. PASS
COVERS TE JAMMING TE FUNNELING HIM INTO THE FREE
SAFETY

• FIELD CONER: COVER #1 RECEIVER ALIGNS AT 7 YDS DEPTH NO

HELP FROM FREE SAFETY

• BOUNDARY CORNER: ALIGN ON SHORT SIDE OF FIELD COVER # 1

RECEIVER-ALIGN 3YDS DEEP- 1YD OUTSIDE RECEIVER JAM # 1 AND
FUNNEL RECEIVER TO FREE SAFETY

• FREE SAFETY: ALIGN 8 YDS DEEP—IN B GAP-PLAY CENTERFIELD

VERSUS PASS—VERSUS RUN, COME UP QUICKLY PLAY THE ALLEY,
PURSUE BALL FROM AN INSIDE OUT POSITION
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COVERAGE- COBRA CALL
• COBRA IS OUR BASIC BLITZ CALL. INSIDE BACKERS KNOW THEY
HAVE FAST FLOW AND OUR RESPONSIBLE FOR MAN/MAN ON THE
BACKS VS. PASS. IF THE BACK BLOCKS THE LB RUSHES THROUGH
HIS BACK.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR BASE COBRA COVER ZERO

• CORNERS HAVE # 1 RECEIVERS

• OUTSIDE BLITZERS ARE ROVER AND JAG. THEY HAVE REVERSE

AND BOOT—THEIR AIMING POINT IS THE NEAR SHOULDER OF THE
BACK

• FREE SAFETY HAS # 2 TO PASSING STRENGTH CALL

• BOTH INSIDE LB’ERS HAVE THE BACKS SPY/ HUG—IF BACK BLOCKS
LB IS TO RUSH
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COVER GREEN
• A ZONE COVERAGE; WE PLAY THE BOUNDARY CORNER THE SAME
TECHNIQUE AS OUR COVER MAN. HE HAS # 1 M/M JAM.

• FREE SAFETY HAS DEEP MIDDLE; STAY AS DEEP AS DEEPEST

RECEIVERS; KEY # 2’S RELEASE; IF VERTICAL GET IN TO POSITION
TO COVER HIM; IF #2’S RELEASE IS SHORT CHECK FOR POST BY
FLANKER OR SPLITEND.

• FIELD CORNER HAS DEEP 1/3 OUTSIDE; SEE BOTH # 1 AND # 2 AS

YOU BACK PEDAL; STAY AS DEEP AS DEEPEST RECEIVER IN YOUR
ZONE; IF # 1 RUNS SHORT; LOOK FOR # 2; IF BOTH RECEIVERS RUN
SHORT, SLOW YOUR BACKPEDEAL DOWN TO BREAK ON THROWN
BALL; IF # 1 RUNS VERTICAL STAY 3- 4 YDS DEEPER THAN HIM; IF # 1
RUNS POST STAY ON HIS OUTSIDE HIP
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COVER GREEN CONT.

• ROVER HAS CURL TO OUT TO CALL SIDE; DROP 10 TO 12 YDS

AIMING TO GET TO POINT 3YDS INSIDE OF # 1’S ALIGNMENT. KEY #
1’S; IF HE IS RUNNING VERTICAL STAY IN
CURL DROP AND CHECK # 2 IF # 1 RUNS AN OUT, GET INTO
THROWING LANE GET BALL. IF # 1 RUNS CURL OR POST, STAY
INSIDE OF HIM CHECK # 2; IF # 2 IS RUNNING AN OUT YOU MUST
RELEASE TO # 2

• SAM LB: DROP TO DEPTH OF 12-15 YDS. KEY # 2; IF HE RUNS

VERTICAL STAY COLLISION. IF # 2 RELEASE TO FLAT; SPRINT TO
CURL LOOKING FOR # 1. IF # 2 RELEASE INSIDE COLLISION HIM AND
LOOK FOR A CROSSONG ROUTE FROM OTHER SIDE.
•
• WILL LB; DROP TO DEPTH OF 12- 15 YDS. KEY # 2 FOR RELEASE
PLAYS SAME AS SAM LB
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IN A COVER GREEN CALL OUR BASE FRONT IS
PLAYED DIFFERENT call is G 31

OUR NOSE NOW PLAYS A WEAK SHADE 1 TECHNIQUE ON

CENTER. BECAUSE OF THIS OUR JAG NOW PLAYS
DIFEERENT ALSO. VS. PASS HE NOW RUNS A JET STUNT
WITH THE DEFENSIVE END

4 1/2 YDS
SEGERSTROM HIGH SCHOOL
SEGERSTROM HIGH SCHOOL
2301 W. MAC ARTHUR
SANTA ANA, CA 92704

PHONE #- (714) 241-5081

email:
MARTY ALBERT- DEFENSIVE
COORDINATOR
martyalbert@sbcglobal.net
MIKE MACERANKA- HEAD COACH
segerstromfootball@yahoo.com