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We believe that a great defensive football team is based upon sound defensive
philosophy. The coaches and players must believe in it and stick with it. We will not be a
great defensive team by changing our philosophy from week to week or at mid-season.
You came out for football at Blank High School to play as a winner and be a
championship team. No team will reach this goal unless it commits itself to playing tough
defense!
We believe that our defensive philosophy, if carried out by our coaches and
players, will make us the kind of defensive team necessary to reach that goal. Only
.$'#(! committed to our philosophy will play. If you have the pride and self-
discipline to do that, then you will be part of a great defensive team and will be a proud
member of the huskie defense.
To be a part of the huskie defense you must take pride in knowing and doing
your assignment and playing within the system. To play the aggressive style of attacking
defense that we do, each individual defensive player must take pride and commit
themselves to always playing full-speed, running and pursuing to the football relentlessly,
and must commit themselves to being great tacklers causing turnovers and finishing plays.
When each individual on defense commits themselves to this we will then have the caliber
of defense that we expect.
 Defensive Goals
è Hold the other team to 12 or less points.
è ause 4 turnovers per game.
è Block one kick per game.
è Hold the other team under 200 yards total.
è Hold the other team under 125 yards rushing.
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è Hold the other team under 100 yards passing.
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è Have 90% stops on third and long and medium.
è Have 50% stops on third and short.
è Give the offense the ball on the +50 or better 5 times per game.
è Score points on defense or give the offense the ball on the +20 in each game.
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the season. Every Defensive Player strive
for 2 x BW for squat, 1 x BW for Power
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è Speed work. ontinue getting faster year
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è eys to hitting:
± oming to balance decelerate, know how, shorten stride, chatter feet, sink
hips to lower your center of gravity, flat back, head and eyes up.
± Using same shoulder and same foot on contact. This allows you to have
something to drive through your tackle.
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contact.
è Put your eyes on the ball carrier.
è everage is also important. Try to get lower than who you are taking
on. Strike up through the man.
è Don¶t get your base too wide. No wider than shoulder width apart.
è Wrap up always.
è When wrapping up the legs roll after you wrap.
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attacks the offense. Must be able to stand up and run on defense as well as step down to a
nose guard position to penetrate and disrupt.
! 1!.3*2 Plays on the strong side of the offense he is expected to be the best
reader.
4 1&!2 Plays in the secondary and in the linebacker core. Must be able to cover
the pass as a DB and step up to play linebacker.
, 1| 2 Primary job is to make the play. The Monster plays centerfield. Must be a
great reader and a sure tackler. Expected to run the alleys on run plays and cover on passes.
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zone and be able to help with secondary contain on the run.
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It consists of misaligning or faking a stunt then right before the
snap moving into your proper alignment. This is something that
must be continually worked on. The more movement we can give
the offense before the snap the more confused they will be on their
blocking assignments.
!5 This is done by showing one defensive front or another
then just before the the snap a signal ³HUSIE´ is given then the
defense shifts to the new front.
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è"I#5 Twist with the Bandit and the Penetrator on his Side the Penetrator goes first the
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è!5 Bandit on Penetrator engage linemen in front of them then drop to replace blitzing
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è$3 5 all players in the linebacker position blitz.
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called blitz gap.
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over 12 Zone / Man Weakside Rotation

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 Man overage
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your ability to cover man. It gives us a distinct advantage
as a defense.
è Play the technique that you are taught. It will put you in
the best possible position.
è Never give up on a play even if you are beat or they make
a catch. You can still make something happen.
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è Play position, know where you need to be and get there.
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receiver as close to the catch as possible.
è Intimidate receivers don¶t allow people to move freely through your zone. Hit
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è When one erases then corners settles on the erase.
è orner continues to zone turn and sink until he is
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 Penetrator

è Penetrate gap 1yard then find the football.

è earn to read the Gap shoulder of the inside
offensive lineman.
è NEVER, NEVER, NEVER get driven back.
è ause a pile or penetrate.
è Must always keep feet / hands moving.
è earn to play double team with hip in hole &
nee Get Skinny.
è Must know alignment and stunts.
 Bandit inebacker
è Read the end man on the line of scrimmage¶s shoulder as
you attack.
è Outside shade maintain contain. Inside shade penetrate and
find the football.
è If he tries to reach you fight outside keeping outside arm
free taking keeping contain or taking out blockers.
è If he steps down step down and take on blockers Fullback
or pulling lineman) turning play back inside. Do not get
kicked out attack the blocker.
è If play is away check for ootleg +ounter (everse B R).
Then pursue down the line taking away cutback lanes.
è If you read pass check backs for screen then rush the
passer.
 Mike and Sam inebacker

è Read the triangle of Fullback to flow side guard.

è Fill read responsibilities hard. Do not side step
blockers take them on. Turning the play back into
your help.
è Never step laterally always run down hill.
è If you read pass take down shallow crossers.
è If QB breaks the tackle box on your side attack his
far shoulder.
 Dawg Safety

è Read the Guard and Tackle on your side to

near back or I back.
è If your Bandit B gets hooked come up for
contain. If the Bandit get kicked out come
inside for the run.
è Pass drop to your coverage responsibilities.
è Play away take an angle looking to take
away cutback lanes.
 Free Safety

è Read and over Pass First.

è Read the Guard enter Triangle.
è Find the inside running ane and fill any
holes in the defense pursuing inside out.
è Pass drop to coverage responsibilities.
 ornerback

è Read and over Pass First.

è Help keep contain on runs.
è Flow away take an angle taking away
cutback lanes.
è Pass execute coverage responsibilities.
 inebacker Play

Reads and eys for Mike, Sam, and

Dawg Safeties
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è Inside the offensive formation inebackers and

Dawg Safeties are either a Bubble Backer Over
an Uncovered inemen) or a overed Backer
Stacked behind a ineman).
è Free Safeties Should Read Both Guards.
è When outside the formation the backers and
safeties are called Float Backers and Readers.
 Reading the ine
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è First step 6 inch read step. Take step same as first
read key. Read linemen on outside first step i.e..
Tackle).
è Read inside linemen on second step.
è Read the Door hole) as open or closed. Is your
door open or closed.
è If you see the same color jersey in your gap
exchange gaps. i.e.. inemen gets hooked).
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è First step 6 inch read step. Take step same as first
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è Read inside linemen on second step.
è Read the Door hole) as open or closed. Is your
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è If you see the same color jersey in your gap
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 Float Backer or Reader

è Read the Guard and Tackle.

è First two steps backward read steps.
è Read Tackle for Run/Pass Read.
è Read Guards for direction of play.
è Third read backfield flow.
 eying the Backfield
On your 3rd step you will read backfield flow.

fter you read the line Read the shoulders of the
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ll Offensive Plays an be lassified into the
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Full Flow
Fast Flow
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Divide Flow
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è On zone plays if linemen aren¶t coming after B¶s

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è TE Read, ow Hat = Run / High Hat = Pass
è When in pursuit on flow away always be able to
play the cut-back try to keep your shoulders
square.
è Be Fundamentally sound.
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technique. This is your responsibility.
 Basic Option Responsibilities

èDive ± Penetrator / Bandit

èQB ± Free / Mike / Sam
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èMeeting all Defensive Goals
èPass Break-Up PBU) DG)
èBig Hit BH) èTaking Out Two or More
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è aused Fumble  F) èQuarterback Hurry QH)
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 Elements of Defensive Practice
1. Tackling ircuit
2. Turn-over ircuit
3. Pursuit Drills
4. Individual Fundamentals
5. Individual Reads
6. Group ± ie. 7 on 7, Inside Run, or Dawg
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8. Blitz Session
9. Team
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11. Punt Block
12. ick Off
13. Field Goal and lP Block
14. ounty Fair Movement Fundamentals and onditioning
 oach Breakdown

è D oach ± oaches the Bandit inebackers

and works with the Bandits as Penetrators also.
è B oach ± oaches the Sam the Mike also
works with the Free some and does some
Penetrator work with B¶s.
è DB oach± oaches the ornerbacks and
Safeties.
è Defensive oordinator± oaches the
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è Improve over 2 Pattern Read
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è Hash out a Good over 4 System
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dd Full Special Teams Section To Defensive Playbook.
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dd Zone Blitz
è Expand 3-3, 3-4, 4-3 Sections of Playbook.
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ll Blitzes in Playbook. Package Blitzes with Fronts and
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