3-4

DEFENSE
3-4
DEFENSE
PRESENTED BY
Frank True
Mt Ararat
Defensive Coordinator


June 2010
Terminology

ON / OFF BALL TERMINOLOGY
4 yards off ball.
GAP TERMINOLOGY
A Gap: Between Center and the Guard

B Gap: Between the Guard and the Tackle.

C Gap: Between the Tackle and 3
rd
on/off LOS, #3
outside hip of tackle.

D Gap: Outside hip of the 3
rd
on/off LOS.
RECEIVER DESIGNATIONS
Receivers are numbered from the outside in, to each side.
Hole
0-14 Yds
Hook Zone
0-14 Yds
Hook Zone
0-14 Yds
Curl Zone
0-14 Yds
Curl Zone
0-14 Yds
Flat Zone
0-10 Yds
Flat Zone
0-10 Yds
PASSING ZONES
Under
0-5 Yds
E
E
T S
M W
N
C C
SS
EAGLE ALIGNMENT
FS
NOSE TACKLE SAM
END END
WILL MIKE
CORNER CORNER
FREE SAFETY STRONG SAFETY
BASE COVERAGES:
0,2,3,4, Deuce
E E
T
S
M
W
N
C C
SS
53 ALIGNMENT
FS
NOSE
TACKLE
END
END SAM
WILL
MIKE
CORNER CORNER
FREE SAFETY
STRONG SAFETY
BASE COVERAGES:
0,1,3
E
E T S
M
W
N
C C
SS
Strong
FS
NOSE
TACKLE
SAM
END
END
WILL MIKE
CORNER CORNER
FREE SAFETY
STRONG SAFETY
BASE COVERAGES:
0,1,3,
Note: Strong side determined by field
Defensive Line Stunts

E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Slant Strong
E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Slant Weak
E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
IN
E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
OUT
Pressures and Blitzes

E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Mike Fire
On any Fire call, blitz assigned gap. In this case M Blitzes B-gap
E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Out Fox-Mike Fire
Zone Pressures

E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Sting Cover 3
E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Wing Cover 3
E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Strong dlb stick Cover 3
E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
Weak Dlb Stick Cover 3
E S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Cobra
E S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Double Cobra
Coverage's
Cover 0-----Man Coverage
Cover 1-----Man Coverage 1 Free
Cover 2-----Zone Coverage 2 Deep Shell
Cover 3-----Zone Coverage 3 Deep Shell
Cover 4-----Zone Coverage 4 Deep Shell

E
S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Cover 0
S
E N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Cover 1
Note: Sam is outside for better coverage leverage
E
S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Cover 2
Safetys have deep half, corners have flats.
Corners will run with any vertical after 10 yards
E
S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Cover 3
Corners and free safety half deep thirds

Strong will take place of blitzing backer
Adjustments to Motion and
Formations

E S N T E
M W
$
C
C
F
End split difference between number 2 and EMOLOS. Free on the hash
E
S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Motion handled by secondary---- Trip Rules
E S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Motion handled by secondary
E S N T
E
M W
$
C
C
F
Free on the Numbers of the trip side
Questions???