Under Rob (SS down)

T, DE, B Stance is outside hand down and outside foot back for all three positions.
Your key is the helmet of the offensive lineman (OL) over you. You are responsible for
one gap only. You must get off the ball uickly! be aggressive! and move the line of
scrimmage (LOS) back one yard.
" keys
#. $elmet toward you % this is a base or reach block. &et first step down in the
ground uick. 'im inside hand at the v of the neck of OL. Outside hand is outside
of OL(s outside shoulder pad.
). $elmet away from you this is a down block for a trap or run away. *hink trap
immediately. Spill (come underneath) the trapper coming at you. +f it is a run
away! suee,e your gap and pursue the ball.
". $igh helmet this is a pass! rush the -..
N Stance is inside hand down and inside foot back! and you are tilted in towards the
/enter. You will key the /enter(s helmet. You are responsible for one gap only. You
must get off the ball uickly! be aggressive! and move the line of scrimmage (LOS)
back one yard. Your first step is a slide step.
" keys (same as above)
S Stance is parallel! keying the helmet of the man over you! and looking into
backfield. You are 0orce vs. run.
1 keys
#. $elmet toward you % this is a base or reach block. &et first step down in the ground
uick. 'im inside hand at the v of the neck of OL. Outside hand is outside of OL(s
outside shoulder pad.
). $elmet away from you this is a down block for a trap or run away. *hink trap
immediately. Spill (come underneath) the trapper coming at you. +f it is a run away!
suee,e your gap and pursue the ball. You are force vs. run! but you will spill all
trap blocks.
". $igh helmet % *his is a pass. 2ither rush the -.! cover your man! or drop to your
,one.
1. $elmet upfield *his is a pass and the *2 is trying to release upfield on a pass
route. 2ither rush the -.! cover your man! or drop to your ,one.
M and W You are both lined up in a )3 alignment (head up on &). 4ike will always
go to side of 5ose! and 6ill always goes to the side of the 7nder *ackle. Your heels
will be at 1 yards deep. You must know the coverage called! to know which safety is
down. *he safety will make a 89own: call left or right! and you will make a 8.ump: call
to move away from the safety into the ne;t gap to your side. One L. will be in the '
gap and one in the . gap.
1 keys
#. 0low to both backs are coming to you. SS and 4ike fit on the outside and inside
< of the . gap! and 4ike and 6ill have the outside and inside < of the . gap.
). 0low away both backs are going away from you. 4ike has the SS outside of him!
so he can go over the top to the ball. 6ill does not have anyone outside of him.
$e can 5O* go to the ball. $e must hold and wait for cutback or reverse.
". Split flow one back is coming to you! and one is going away. 4ike has the SS
outside of him! so he can find the ball and play it inside%out. 6ill does not have
anyone outside of him. $e must stay outside of the =.. 6ill has reverse! force!
and play%action pass to =. in the flat.
1. >ass Your assignment depends on the coverage called.
SS You will align initially in a /over ) look and then roll down to depth of ?%@ yards.
You want to be outside enough to be force vs. run! but not be too far outside to where
the 6= can crack block down on you.
1 keys
#. 0low to both backs are coming to you. You fit outside < of . gap and you are
force outside.
). 0low away You do not have anyone outside of you! so you can 5O* go to the
ball. You must hold and wait for cutback or reverse.
". Split flow one back is coming to you! and one is going away. You do not have
anyone outside of you. You must stay outside of the =.. You have reverse! force!
and play%action pass to =. in the flat.
1. >ass Your assignment depends on the coverage called.
FS You will align initially in a /over ) look and then roll to the middle of the field. You
must play the pass first and run second. Stay over the top of all 6=s in your ,one. 9o
not react up to the run until you are sure it is a run and not a play%action pass. 6ait
until the =. has passed the LOS! and then play the run inside%out.
CB You will align ? yds deep on the outside shoulder of the 6=. You must play the
pass first and run second. Stay over the top of all 6=s in your ,one. 9o not react up
to the run until you are sure it is a run and not a play%action pass. 6ait until the =.
has passed the LOS! and then play the run outside%in. +f the 6= cracks down on the
safety or L.! you are now the force man vs. the run. Suee,e down and force the ball
inside. Aeep your outside arm free.