Shawn Cutright and Phill Joseph

Since 2005:
Colerain LB's have signed with Ohio State, Michigan (2),
Notre Dame, Northwestern, Indiana, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Cornell and Ashland

Record since 2000

149-17

Average 2.4 Sacks a Game

and 2.1 Turnovers

Opponents are 27% on 3rd down 2

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 Toughness

Ability to make checks and carry out game plan

Great technique

Discipline

Hustle

Swagger and an attitude that resonates through the defense

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 Alignment of themselves and the front 7

Reading keys and reacting to those reads

Knowing their responsibility and the other front 7

Sound tackling and delivering the blow to the opponent

Adequate in coverage

Ability to pressure the quarterback

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 STOP THE RUN

Get us in the correct defense

Pressure the quarterback

Strike fear in wide receivers or tight ends

Be relentless

Have funplay with emotion and enthusiasm

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 Down and distance

Know the defense out of the huddle

Ball placement

Recognize the formation

Make checks according to that weeks game plan

Checkfinal adjustments to motion

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 Run/pass..reads guards to tackles

Acts as quarterback on defense for front 7

Play fast and fill gaps

Mesh well with defensive line

Bench linebacker plays isolation more effective than sweep

Field linebacker runs down plays and defends the pass

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 Bench linebacker
o Better at blitzing and filling isolation
o Must be aware of the TE and possible route combinations
o Align outside shade of guards
o Eyes on keys
o Feet
Parallel
Under arms
Weight on balls of feet
Hands off knees

Field linebacker
o Better at coverage and running down outside zone/sweeps
o Same as above 8
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 Pass/Run..reads guards to tackles

Disrupt pass routes and collision receivers

Has to identify who they are hot on, dictated by coverage

and type of blitz

Hook to curl player, gives a go call when they get to curl to

OLB or SS

QB breaks contain ILB to that side goes after him

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 Run/Passreads through tackle to QB

Most athletic and versatile athlete

Lines up on LOS

Lines up on TE almost all the time

Tough enough to take on power runs

Knowledgeable about alignment and formations

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 Strong side linebacker
o Lines up over TE
o Eyes on keys
o Plays better to power side
o Alignment (Feet)
Splits crouch with inside foot
Inside foot forward
Weight on balls of feet
Hands in a good defensive position
o Steps
Inside foot jab step into TE
Do not stand up, stay low
Engage TE shoving him inside to close gap and keep outside leverage
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 Weak side linebacker
o Lines up in space usually apex of #1 and #2 receiver
o Eyes on keys

o Plays better in space

o Alignment (Feet)
Parallel stance on LOS
Weight on balls of feet
Hands in a good defensive position
o Chase/Tuck
Rush linebacker chases down plays away when he has an angle tackle
Off linebacker tucks when he has straight tackle on plays away

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 Pass/Run..reads through tackle to QB
Must cover well in space
Alignment varies for most formations
o 5 yards of ball

Coverage curl/flat
Hold curl until ILB gives GO call
Lines up on TE in single width and sometimes when TE is #2 receiver

Is in motion and timing up blitzes to hit LOS full speed 13

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 Stance and start Blitz techniques
Dip and rip 2 can fill
Form fit tackle Flip hips straight
45 degrees form fit tackle Flip hips 45
Diamond tackle 45 degree drop
Lock and shed Ball Disruption
Stuff and shed Bag work shuffle, PA and fire
Shuffle 5 and explode Hoop chase
Hash to boundary back hip Hoop fight
45 back and react Boot
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dcutright@nwlsd.org
pjoseph@nwlsd.org

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