Defending The Spread Offense With the 3-5-3
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Defending the spread offense with the 3-5-3/3-3-5
Thomas Cousins
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What teams running the spread try to do.
• Get us to remove linebackers from the box and lose gap integrity.
• Rub or mesh our DBS when we are in man.
• Find holes in our zone coverage.
• Get us thinking pass and bust us with the run.
• Pick up our blitzes and give their QB time to throw.
• Reduce outside pressure by making our OLBS cover receivers.
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What we try to do to teams running the spread.
• Force the QB to throw under distress.
• Maintain gap integrity.
• Confuse the QB by disguising and changing coverages.
• Force the QB to try and find the holes in our zone coverage.
• Shut down the run by maintaining gap integrity, and in turn making the offense one dimensional.
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Our beliefs:• We feel that we can dictate to the offense what they
can and cannot run.
• We do not want to be counter punchers, we want the offense to stay off balance.
• We want the offense waiting to see what we are going to do next.
• We want to send as much pressure as possible.
• We will void zones in zone coverage.
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Vocabulary• Sky- tells us that we are showing cover 3, but rolling to cover 4 with the whip and free
safety. Will ILB has hook/curl/flats weak
• Banjo- when an OLB is called on to blitz but is responsible for a player in man coverage. The OLB will call “banjo” to either tell the free safety to take his man or banjo the blitz to the inside linebacker to perform.
• Cover 1- man free coverage. We are man underneath and our free safety is playing centerfield.
• Cover 4- true quarters coverage.
• Cover 3- three deep zone coverage
• Man- true man to man coverage.
• Cat- tells the will linebacker to slide out to 4x4
• Sam and Will- our two inside linebackers
• Stud and Whip- our two outside linebackers
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Coverages
1. Cover 3
2. Cover Man
3. Cover 1
4. Cover 3 sky
5. Cover 4
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Cover Man
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
Corners have #1Whip has # 2 Free has #2 strong, #3 weakStud has #3 strong
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Cover 1 (man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
Corners have #1Whip has # 2 Free has #3 either wayStud has #2 strong
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Cover 3 (sky)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
“Sky” tell us that we are going to show cover three and on the snap roll to cover 4 (quarters)Free safety will slide to the strong hashWhip will sprint to the weak hash.
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Cover 4 (Quarters)
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
In cover 4 Mike will not rush, he will settle in the middle of the field. Whip will move back as a true safety. Will will play weak hook/ curl to flats.
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“Cat” Cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
Cat will tell the will to line up 4x4. It will be the only time we remove a ILB from the box. Mike will not go.
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Formation adjustments against the spread.
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 1.- stay in 3
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 2.- check to 1(man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
Free safety cover 1 rules: # 3 either side- #2 if banjo
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 3.- check to man
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
Free safety man rules: #2 strong, #3 weak.
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 4.- roll to 4 (sky)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
“Sky” tells us that we are showing cover 3, but rolling to cover 4 with the whip and free safety. Will ILB has hook/curl/flats weak.
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Shotgun spread W/TE option 5.- check to “cat” cover
4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
“Cat” tells the will linebacker to slide out to 4x4
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Shotgun spread trips W/TE option 1.- stay in 3
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips W/TE option 2.- check man
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trio W/TE option 1.- stay 3
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trio W/TE option 2.- roll to sky(4)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trio W/TE option 3.- 1 (man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips open option 1.- stay in 3
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips open option 2.- roll to sky (4)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread trips open option 3.- 1 (man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread double twinsoption 1.- stay in 3
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread double twinsoption 2.- check 1 (man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread double twins option 3.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
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Defending empty sets
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Shotgun spread empty pro trips option 1.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
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Shotgun spread empty trips twins option 1.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
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Shotgun spread empty quads option 1.- check to “cat” cover 4
T N T
W M S ST
C WP FS C
We will bump our coverage to the quads to even out our numbers
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Shotgun spread moose option 1.- stay in 3
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread moose option 2.- check cover 1(man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
In cover 1- the OLBS will tighten up to 1x4 off the TE
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Shotgun spread moose-trio option 1.- stay in 3
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
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Shotgun spread moose-triooption 2.- check cover 1(man free)
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
In cover 1- the OLBS will tighten up to 1x4 off the TE
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Motion adjustments
• When in doubt, check to cover 3 and play football.
• Cover 4(quarters) is our “oh crap” coverage.
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Defending the zone
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS CWill- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside a gapSam- Read- base/ double team- flow inside- Fit- step to outside of double team- refit under because of flow. Stud- Read- down- flow to- Fit- run feet of TE d gap. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the sweep
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
Will- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- reach- flow strong- Fit- under pulling guard playside b gap - Sam- Reach- flow outside- Fit- playside c gap- under pulling guard- down by TE.Stud- Read- fan- flow to- Fit- beat te up the field . Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the trap
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
Will- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside b gapSam- Read- down- flow inside- Fit- rip under down block by TE- Stud- Read- down- flow to- Fit- run feet of TE d gap. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the lead
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS CWill- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside b gapSam- Read- fan- flow inside- Fit- fill open window now. Take on fullback with outside arm and make ball bounce Stud- Read- fan- flow to- Fit- beat TE upfield. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Defending the power
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WP W M S ST
C FS CWill- Read- scoop/flow away- Fit- backside a gap Mike- Read- base/double team- flow strong- Fit under chip by tackle if possible- playside b gapSam- Read- base/ double team- flow outside- Fit- rip under chip by tackle-playside c gap Stud- Read- down- flow to- Fit- run feet of TE d gap. Force play inside. Whip- Read- scoop- flow away- Fit- hold and fold.
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Slant strong dog weak
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Slant weak dog weak
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Slant strong will A whip fire
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the weak side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
• out dog weak
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the strong side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Pinch dog strong
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Blitzes we like to use3 to the strong side
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
• slant weak mike go stud fire
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Blitzes we like to use4 to the strong side
T N T
WP W M S ST
C FS C
•Pinch dog strong stud fire
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Blitzes we like to use4 to the strong side
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WP W M S ST
C FS C
• slant strong sam go stud fire
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Closing
• We work very hard on not getting outflanked by formations.
• We work formation adjustments, motion adjustment, and checks everyday.
• As you can see, our adjustments are very simple usually only one or two people move.