I think I understand the step 45 because I believe I saw an example of that when Urban Meyer was analyzing our DL a few years back. The Gap Defense is grounded in a simple concept. What VT wants to do to you is show the 8 man front, and force you to go into max-protect blocking, and then peel those extra 2 guys back into Cover 4. The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . The offense makes the next move by setting their personnel group for this example, they have just removed one of their two running backs and sent in a second tight end. The Rover aligns to the passing strength pre-snap, so hell adjust to the slot WRs most of the time. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. The same thing happens for Mike and Whip. There are a number of factors that the coaches consider when setting the defense from play to play. As mentioned earlier in this article, the coaches decided to make these adjustments because offenses had schemed some things to specifically attack Techs 8-man front base defense with more 3-4 wide receiver sets and more spread formations. http://www.orangeandwhite.com/news/2012/jan/21/swinney-hired-venables-br OT: "The Mandalorian" S3 discussion thread (feat. Rover always goes to the side of the passing strength (not necessarily the TE side) or the Field side, and WHIP always aligns opposite the Rover. VT shifts their G front to the Field side as well into a 4-3, whether its weak or strong, which gives them 3 fronts in the base package. If the running back looks to go straight ahead, he will see the guard and tackle jammed up and look to cutback. Tyler is almost always coming forward at the snap except when a key has him pursuing playside. Because of their Field/Boundary alignment philosophy, the same defenders do not always get matched on the same offensive players. He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? In the above play, Jayron Hosley backpedals to his deep third at the snap. The movement ideally allows three Hokies to be unblocked, versus depending on the physical ability of the defensive line to beat each of their blocks at the point of attack. I think the weakness that was exposed by Clemson is that if a team can set up play action by running the ball effectively, the whip and the safeties have to cover their gap fill responsibility before reacting to a pass route. Note- things I was wrong about when I started this off: A) Backer is to the boundary. Was a great move on moving the rover back in alignment based on the offenses being seen but thought the Rover always lined up on the strong side away from the Whip but your diagram indicates them lined on the same side. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . Instead, Collins played read and react football and was driven off the ball often, which is to be expected when he is doubled and cut block all night. Ive said it before but Im super serious this timethis is a must win game for Clemsons NCAA tournament resume. They have to get Maddy, Marshall, and McCray in there to dominate rather than having read and react play from Wilson and Collins (at tackle.). Well, Bud had to change his defense a little to handle that. TKP, where you get the analysis and the analysis of the analysis by the original analyst, "Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." Foster's approach is more than just an alignment, as the long-time play-caller in Blacksburg has implemented his scheme across his entire unit, not just up front. Whip starts back and creeps up or vice versa. You get what you get with Bud Foster, there isn't much grey area in his persona. The Stanford tight ends (who were all NFL caliber blocking tight ends) were then matched up with the weakest member of the Hokie front seven, in this case, Jeron Gouveia-Winslow. Thanks for reading! "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! It is definitely not a finesse sport. Before I wrap up this part of the series, I want to get back to the adjustments made after the 2003 season. An example are the Virginia Tech teams of Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente, with Bud Foster serving as defensive coordinator under both. My most recent columns can now be found on the right sidebar. I would argue we had bad match-ups of speed vs. speed. The free safety is responsible for coverage adjustments and making sure that everyone is lined up properly. The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. UNC had those guys, FSU has those guys, and that is about it in the SEC. But after several seasons of getting pounded into the turf by the Tech defense, teams began to spread things out and use more 3-4 wide receiver formations to isolate certain match-ups. Neither would a Pat Williams type DT. Backer and Rover would take the strongside back and pass him off inside or out depending on his route. k_~k=: .qNgR\T0A$wcfXoMe#:!v2W}\;Kfva%VSc~s{A?dtpq)
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That was generally the wide side of the field as well, so the Backer or Rover had to cover a faster, quicker player out in open space. What are the differences between what Tech does and a traditional NFL 4-3?? Part 1 covered some basic concepts, including a description for each defensive position. While they are both still hybrid type players, their responsibilities are more confined. Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, who announced Thursday he would be retiring at the end of this his 33rd season, is the longest continually tenured assistant at the same school in . But the biggest thing is probably the QB ability to react quickly to the pressure (a key part of the Hokie D). Stopping the run is one of the basic tenants of the defensive scheme. When the 8th man entered the box, the passing game opened up. Jack Tyler can't cover a rock, so CBF adjusts his schemes and defensive calls to account for that. Really excited about the front seven this year. I remember seeing our defensive philosophy torched about ten years ago. In a traditional one gap 4-3 defense, each player in the front seven has the gap in front of them with few exceptions, with examples being a variety of stunts and run blitzes that are run in small proportion to the base calls. The Hokies showed a blitz up front, and Jayron showed a cover 3 look by bailing out and back pedaling before the snap. During a career that spanned over 3 decades Bud orchestrated some of the most physical and staunches defenses in the country. What is a Cover-2 and how does it differ from a Cover-3? Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. What's so radical about it? http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. Odds & lines subject to change. I'm pretty sure, if VT could land Hand or Brown, Foster would develop them into 1st Rd D-linemen, even in a gap fitting scheme. What may not be as obvious is that football is equally challenging mentally. With two CBs outside you basically have 6 ways it can work without changing the call. Because the line is flowing play-side, the Whip should be unblocked and should go directly to the ball-carrier. Seems to me it would be a waste of time unless they are going to use him at DE. Thanks! Most of the time, there is a safety/LB hybrid that is dropped into the box to create a true 8 man front. Never forget Aaron Rodgers literally laughing at our defense. The Rover is an OLB who plays more coverage, like a SS. . This 4-3, 2-high safety base set gets the defense in a much better pre-snap position to defend offenses that like to use a lot of spread or 3-4 wide formations. This column was more about the run defense, so I can work on drawing up some plays and video that shows how Clemson neutralized the Hokies in a future piece. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "Does it get any better than Thursday Night in Blacksburg?" This is very important information that is communicated by the coaches in the booth to the coaches on the sideline. MIKE is the same type of player as MIKE in a 4-3 defense, but Backer is more like a SAM LB in a 4-3, and often gets the RB or TE to the passing strength. Backers and Mikes must be adept at timing blitzes and taking on blocks. I don't have the time to cover them all, but this is a pressure-based defense. Meanwhile, the defensive linemen must be quick enough and flexible enough to slant heavily (sometimes 2 gaps) each way, which lends itself to short, stocky defensive tackles whocan get to a spot then hold their gap responsibility. In addition to these types of coverage adjustments, there may be front and pressure adjustments made by the defense as well. .". Also BF has talked about wanting to change the "DNA" of our DL referencing Ala. and LSU's D-lines. )jlOkD0 Nzlk}nGr(eancz#pC)vg`gd>fX&qb' h3L88ihTy%B|1ebUX9T ";*KM (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. Does this really hurt us? Join the community. Watching film of South Carolina against Clemson, South Carolina absolutely manhandled the Clemson OL, the same OL that manhandled the Hokies in the 2nd half of the ACC CG. His upside is higher than Collins, but Collins is a much more instinctual player at this point. Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. If healthy, this year's defense is going to be quite different. I have no expectations that Antoine will start this year coming off that injury coupled with his history of not being as hard a worker. This often creates the illusion to the running back that there isn't backside pursuit, making the backside cutback to the 1 gap the logical place to go. The Corners cheat deeper in this coverage at 7-9 yds, so they can rarely show Press man pre-snap when 2-Robber is the call. Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. Depending on the formation, Rover can pick up the #1 receiver short and the FS comes down on the slot, with the CB still in deep half-field coverage behind.Whip aligns himself several ways, so you need a good football player here. This is especially true for the Whip LB, who no longer drops back as a deep safety in any situation. Game situation includes things like score, wind / weather conditions and time remaining on the clock. Charley Wiles communicates the front call to the defensive line (stunt calls, etc). Oh, and lets not forget the secret weapon. MAN. Other teams began to use a lot of quick passes and/or maximum protection blocking schemes to counter Techs blitz tendencies. Inverted Cover 2 Robber is a 2-deep, 5-underneath zone coverage that uses the FS as the Robber. Also, because of the rather shorter depth of the Safeties, you can attack their run reads directly with a vertical route directly at them, like a Post or Go route up the seam. And with JGW on the edge, he had to be. The players have to be extremely strong, tough and physical and they have to enjoy full force contact against other guys that are just as big, just as strong, and just as tough. NIL and the future of the 'student athlete', Liz Kitley is back to back ACC Player Of The Year, 2023 ACC Wrestling Tournament Seedings announced, OT: TKP Winter/Spring 2023 Gamer's Lounge, OT: 700 miles from the Rock through Spain and Portugal, HOKIES HOOPS CENTRAL: VIRGINIA TECH (16-13, 6-12 ACC) AT LOUISVILLE (4-25, 2-16 ACC) 9PM ACCN, FSU AD floats uneven revenue share for acc & leaving acc. Justin Hamilton is in his first year as Virginia Tech's defensive coordinator after serving as safeties coach last year. We wore it again that season in our ACC Championship win against FSU. Defensive linemen must be able to stunt and slant while maintaining leverage. I broke the 4th wall of telestration. As for tight ends, teams that play tight ends usually end up with the rover or free safety covering them. 5yltM;6#D"A.+|F'g"##PBG
Wi+5~ljx3!_YJ8a7p;[Bx$60FF8x\f@-. The offense goes through its gyrations to get a better pre-snap read and the defense adjusts accordingly. The primary reason why more teams dont try to run this type of scheme is because of the inability to find the two swing players however, and you need them to play against spread teams. Often, a zone play to the right (which on a Madden diagram looks like it would go to the 6 gap) will actually cut back almost over the center. The FS himself will play Robber over the very middle of the field and watches the eyes of the QB to take away intermediate routes, yet against the run hes a 9th man in the area to fill a gap. Check Fantastic furniture Catalogue and Freedom furniture Catalogue. They are not supposed to be playmakers (except in the pass rush) but they have to be adept at maintaining leverage while stunting. The Hopkins brothers, Maddy, and looking back at Barry Booker, Jonathan Lewis, and others all sort of fit that mold. Because of the gap fit responsibility, a tremendous amount of pressure exists for the whip and the safeties to be sure tacklers anytime the ball carrier penetrates the line. Bud Foster called this scheme his "attack defense" but the base alignments were 8 man front's following the model of the famed Buddy Ryan 46 defense used by the Bears and Eagles in the 80's. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! The dominant defenses in Tampa Bay of the late 90's early 2000's allowed Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice to get up field as the method for controlling their gaps. If the blitz didnt get to the QB quickly, then the defense was at risk for a big play. Most would call that 6 years. . Ellington) to take advantage of because all of our LB's are trained to be in gap control and aren't prepared to be in coverage. Where and how they play, and personnel types preferred, are highly scheme dependent. Next week will take film from the Clemson game and demonstrate exactly how the Hokies have to maintain a delicate balance between aggressive pursuit and gap responsibility in order to be effective. I have a few questions: 1) With all the extra movement in the "radical stunts", do you see this as wearing down the front 7 more and possibly being the cause for some of the injuries, esp last year, (ex. That would have been tough duty for a guy like Rouse, who was much better suited for the current responsibilities assigned to the Rover (1) back as a deep safety to the boundary side or (2) up at the line of scrimmage as an outside linebacker playing boundary run containment or picking up a tight end in man coverage. The potential risk is that the movement can allow for gashing big running plays if the players can't control their gap responsibility. Combining elements from each scheme is what gives the 4-2-5 its versatility. When the TE switches sides, usually the Backer flips spots with MIKE to cover him. Bud Foster received national recognition for the way his Bear defense surprised and shut down Urban Meyer's vaunted spread rushing attack in 2014. -- French. Instead, the coverage responsibility for that motioning receiver will be handed off to a defender already aligned on the other side of the field. Because he lines up so close to the LOS, he has to be really good with his backpedal fundamentals to be successful, but in 2-Robber he has the flat zone strong. "I think one of the biggest reasons actually was Steeles defense. Tech makes that difficult because there is a hand off of responsibilities as the offense shifts or motions out from one passing strength to another. He's as genuine as they come. It seems to me that when Bruce Taylor is in the game there's quite a bit more of a mix. The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. To the uneducated eye, the defense features two ends, two tackles, three linebackers, two safeties, and two corners just like a traditional NFL style 4-3, but Foster turns the 4-3 concept on its ear. Ok. In certain situations, without changing the personnel, the Hokies will play an 8-man front, with four defensive linemen, four linebackers, and three defensive backs (4-4-3 alignment). . So, they would use multiple tight ends to the strong side, then motion one of those tight ends back to the whip side. That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. Note that with no receivers split to the boundary, the Rover will rotate up to the line of scrimmage and align as a linebacker on the boundary side. Upvoted. A similar thing happened with the game against Miami, where LM just gashed us in the second half. The nose tackle is a 1 technique, the tackle is a 3 technique. HWC? James Anderson is the only Hokie alumni who is a starter in the front 7 of an NFL team. I am ready for some football. Though the philosophy was. The helmets they're wearing are still my favorite VT helmets. Adobe d C I still worry about the whip (watching film of the Stanford game will do that to a guy) and Maddy and Marshall have to take the next step. It wasn't ideal. From all of us at The Key Play, get off the bench and in the game. His recruiting dropped off when it became apparent that players could be great in that system, but the fundamentals they acquire do not translate to the NFL. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. "-John Blutarsky, Small, and generally stout defensive tackles certainly seem to be the Bud Foster model. Id call both of them pseudo-Cover 3. It also put the Whip and Rover in better positions to be successful. The wide side is called the field and the short side is called the boundary. 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