Sunday, July 19, 2015

Another simple adjustable 4-2-5 Fire Zone Blitz

This post is a follow up to the previous post about an adjustable 4-2-5 fire zone blitz. This blitz can be easily adjusted to get the blitz where ever the defense wants to apply pressure. The concept could easily be used in a 4-3 defense as well.

SHOCK - SS or Corner Blitz

The SS or Corner will blitz based on where the tag sets the blitz. This blitz is only run on a hash.

Shock Strong
The blitz is going to the pass strength (higher number of receivers)





The Rush
FS sets the direction of the blitz with a Right/Left call. In the above example a "Left" call. 

SS - To the call = edge blitz. This blitz can be either a contain or a spill by game plan.
Call DE - Long stick to A gap. Read the OG
Call DT - 2i Alignment, Long stick to opposite A gap. Read the Center.
Away DT - 2i Alignment, Slant to B gap.
Away DE - Contain

The Coverage
FS - Spin down to Seam is to the strength
WS - Rotate to Middle 1/3
Field Corner - Tight 1/3
Boundary Corner - Away from call = Tight 1/3
Mike - Always 3RH
Will - Always Seam

If the offense puts the formation into the boundary:



The Rush
FS sets the direction of the blitz with a right/left call. In the above example a "Right" call. 

Boundary corner - To the call  = edge blitz. This blitz can be either a contain or a spill by game plan.
Call DE - Long stick to A gap. Read the OG
Call DT - 2i Alignment, Long stick to opposite A gap. Read the Center.
Away DT - 2i Alignment, Slant to B gap.
Away DE - Contain

The Coverage
FS - Spin down to Seam is to the strength
WS - Tight 1/3
Field Corner- Tight 1/3
SS- Away from call = Seam
Mike - Always 3RH
Will - Always Seam

The blitz easily adjusts to 3x1 or 2x2 formations.


 Against 3x1 the Mike can bump to an alignment to drop off of the #3 receiver.



Against a 2x2 the Will can bump to handle the Seam drop on #2.

Shock Back
The blitz is going to an offset back. No offset back (pistol or under center = Strong)




FS makes a Left call to the back. SS is the blitzer and the Corner is in coverage.


FS makes a Right call to the back. Corner is the blitzer and the SS is in coverage.

Shock Tite
The blitz is going to the TE.  No TE  = Strong



FS makes a Left call to the TE. SS is the blitzer and the Corner is in coverage.


FS makes a Right call to the TE. Corner is the blitzer and the SS is in coverage.

Shock Motion
The blitz is going to the Motion.  No Motion  = Strong. This blitz is good vs. jet sweep and orbit motion teams.


 FS makes a Left call to the Motion. SS is the blitzer and the Corner is in coverage.


FS makes a Right call to the motion. Corner is the blitzer and the SS is in coverage.

This type of blitz is simple for the defense but very multiple. By adding a new tag word the defense can change where the FS will make the right/left call and get the blitz anywhere the defense want to pressure.

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