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Zone Blitzes & Coverages out of the 3-4 Defense Jim Hilvert Head Football Coach Thomas More College

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Zone Blitzes & Coverages out of the 4-3 Defense

Zone Blitzes & Coverages out of the 3-4 DefenseJim HilvertHead Football Coach Thomas More College

OverviewWhy Zone Blitz?Keys to Zone BlitzingTeaching Blitz CoverageTwo LBer BlitzesCorner Blitz

Why We Like 3-4 Zone BlitzingVariations

Defensive Ends Dont Have to Drop

Best Personnel on the Field

Keys to Zone BlitzingCommunicationSafeties/DE/LB must talk to each otherCollision WRsBe physical and re-route any vertical routeDictate where ball will be thrownDont cover any route under 5 ydsDefend deep / Give up FlatsMust work vs Run & Pass

3-4 Rambo DefenseRover Strongside OLBStud Strongside DEEnd Weakside DENose 0 TechniqueMike Strongside ILBPanther Weakside ILBBob Weakside OLBWhip Safety away from Passing StrengthFree Safety Aligns to Passing Strength

3-4 Rambo Defense

Blitz Coverage = Buzz/Box 36 Players in coverage3 Deep are responsible for their 1/33 Underneath players are playing match up zone2 SCIF Defenders (Seam/Curl/Flat)I/S alignment on any #2 displaced WRResponsible for collision on any vertical by #2Feel #2 / See #1 / Listen

Blitz Coverage = Buzz/Box 32 SCIF DefendersWall off any inside breaking route by #1Curl DigBreak on Flat Route when thrown1 #3 Match PlayerOpens up to #3 WR and react to routeIf #3 goes out, PUSH and over take new #3

Blitz Coverage = Buzz/Box 3O/S Deep 1/3 DefendersCorners align 1x6 inside #1 WRSlow shuffle out and must play 3 StepDeep and deepest in their zoneMiddle 1/3 DefenderOne Safety is a Post/Seam DefenderWill open up and run to middle 1/3 on snap15 yards deep after snap of ball

Coverage = Buzz 3/Box 33 Deep / 3 Under Coverage

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO SLAM IN BOX 3Mike will blitz strongside B gapPanther will blitz strongside A gapNose will work away from Blitz 2 way goStud and End are contain rushersRover and Bob are SCIF playersWhip is #3 Match PlayerFS is Deep Middle 1/3 Player

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO SLAM IN BOX 3

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO SLAM OUT BOX 3Mike will blitz strongside C gapStud will Longstick to A gapPanther will blitz strongside B gapShould scrape right off Studs buttNose will work away from Blitz 2 way goRover and Bob are SCIF playersWhip is #3 Match PlayerFS is Deep Middle 1/3 Player

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO SLAM OUT BOX 3

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO BANDIT IN BUZZ 3Bob will blitz weakside B gapPanther will blitz weakside A gapNose will work away from blitz 2 way goStud and End are contain rushRover and Whip are SCIF playersMike is #3 Match PlayerFS is Deep Middle 1/3 Player

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO BANDIT IN BUZZ 3

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO BANDIT OUT BUZZ 3Bob will blitz weakside C gapEnd will stunt to weakside A gapPanther will blitz weakside B gapShould scrape off End buttNose will work away from blitz 2 way goRover and Whip are SCIF playersMike is #3 Match PlayerFS is Deep Middle 1/3 Player

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO BANDIT OUT BUZZ 3

Tags for Two LBer BlitzesCross TagTells LBer to exchange gaps LBers must communicate Split Tag Tells LBer to run In/Out ComboMust communicate w/ DLNose Rome/LondonDE - Tracks

Tags for Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO SLAM IN CROSS BOX 3

Tags for Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO BANDIT SPLIT BUZZ 3

Corner BlitzesRAMBO WHISKEY 2 Boundary blitzBoundary Corner will blitz on snapPanther will blitz strongside C gapWe use Panther as a distractionNose will bull rush CenterBob will play FlatMike must react to formationVs 2x2 work to weakside curlVs 3x1 work to #3 WR

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO WHISKEY 2 vs 2x2

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO WHISKEY 2 vs 3x1

Blitz Coverage = GOLD vs 2x26 Players in coverageCorners play Man to Man3 Underneath players are playing match up zone2 SCF Defenders (Seam/Flat)O/S alignment on any #2 displaced WR#2 Out - Jump route#2 In Squeeze and look for crosser#2 Vert Collision and funnel to FSIf 3x1 check Buzz 3

Overload BlitzRAMBO ROMO GOLD3 Defenders off an edge to RBBall must be on a hashFlutie FieldBoomer - BoundaryNose aligns as 3 Tech away from blitzMike presses LOS and bails outPanther will rush outside to RBOLB to RB will delay blitz off edgeDE will attack up field and then dip underneath

Blitz Coverage = Gold vs 2x2

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO ROMO GOLD vs 2x2 Boomer

Two LBer BlitzesRAMBO ROMO BUZZ 3 vs 3x1 - Flutie

Questions?

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