JWG goes to fill the gap, but the tight end takes him off his feet. Id call both of them pseudo-Cover 3. In addition to these types of coverage adjustments, there may be front and pressure adjustments made by the defense as well. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! f endstream endobj 9 0 obj 55 endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Name /I1 /Filter /DCTDecode /Width 32 /Height 27 /BitsPerComponent 8 /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /Length 7 0 R >> stream -Bud Foster. The Stanford tight ends (who were all NFL caliber blocking tight ends) were then matched up with the weakest member of the Hokie front seven, in this case, Jeron Gouveia-Winslow. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "Does it get any better than Thursday Night in Blacksburg?" Am I getting overconfident that we'll be able to better compete with Clemson this year based on the following assumptions: from Clemson beat writer Greg Wallace via Andy Bitter: http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. Steeles downfall came against spread-it-out, fast-paced systems like West Virginias. That left situations where Motu was one on one with a big athletic TE going down the seam. This allows the players to react instinctively and play with more confidence. The Backer and Rover were strong side players, so they would usually align to the strong side of the formation. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. It will be a 4-3. http://www.orangeandwhite.com/news/2012/jan/21/swinney-hired-venables-br. One thing that the Hokies will have to do is be able to beat their press coverage on our receivers like what happened when D.J. A "gap" is an area of space on the field that the defensive player is responsible to "control." Containment often fell onto the shoulders of the Whip LB, a hybrid player that was part linebacker and part safety. He's as genuine as they come. The players have to be extremely strong, tough and physical and they have to enjoy full force contact against other guys that are just as big, just as strong, and just as tough. It is even more stunning given how horridly Miami's D was against the Hokies. I think they are well coached. Its a bit like a Tampa 2 defense, where the MLB drops back deeper in zone over the middle with 2 safeties behind, except that here youre dropping the FS down instead of backing up the MLB. (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. Yeah Hosley getting knocked out screwed the rest of the defense off. They recruit nimble, short tackles, which you don't see in the NFL. WHIP often creeps up because he usually gets a 1 on 1 matchup with the RB in coverage. Next week, we will examine some of the basic blitz packages that the Hokies use for passing down and distance situations. When they face 21/22/12 personnel, theyll set up in the G front or Bear front most of the time. I think we have had these super talented CB's the past few years but what happens when somebody gets hurt and we have to go to the bench like when Hosley got hurt last year? View All Discussions French on the Bench , "David doesn't even fart. The Hokies play a base 4-3-4 defense, meaning that there are four defensive linemen, three linebackers and four defensive backs in the base set. The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . Even the best (Brown- moved to LB, Worilds- moved to LB, Tapp- non-descript backup, Engleberger-bust, Moore- bust, Price- nada) didn't make an impact. Los Angeles is launching a guaranteed income pilot program, set to be the biggest in the US so far. In the 4-3-4 base set, the Rover aligns as a defensive back, specifically as one of the two safeties. The one-gap 4-3 is a little more similar to the Hokies in that each defensive front 7 has gap responsibility, but in the NFL almost never does the radical stunting that the Hokies perform (the NFL lines are good enough to adjust and drive the stunting linemen off the ball.). The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. It was a very clever scheme because it could be adjusted to a pass oriented defense by slipping the two outside linebackers (the Whip and Rover) into coverage as defensive backs. VT shifts their G front to the Field side as well into a 4-3, whether its weak or strong, which gives them 3 fronts in the base package. The Hopkins brothers, Maddy, and looking back at Barry Booker, Jonathan Lewis, and others all sort of fit that mold. And then there was all the blitzing. Stanford understands that the whip most often will line up to the weak side of the defense. What does that mean? Why are we sometimes successful (last year 2nd half) and sometimes not so successful (09 second half)? The FS himself will play Robber over the very middle of the field and watches the eyes of the QB to take away intermediate routes, yet against the run hes a 9th man in the area to fill a gap. Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. He started 79 games over an 8 year career. Foster has been at Virginia Tech for 30 years and has been the coordinator for 12 seasons. Also, stud 6'6 265 DE's who want to play in the NFL, not tie up linemen so linebackers make plays. I think they use the same DE rotation as last year, with Wilson and McCray playing every 4th series and Marshall getting some snaps at tackle and end. This site utilizes responsive web design, which renders the site properly on all platforms (PC, tablet, mobile). In obvious passing situations, the Hokies would shift to a base 4-3-4 look by dropping the Whip as the second safety. As the coaches like to say, it is important that their minds do not tie up their feet. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. He can have a SS build and sometimes aligns deeper, like the FS. If you can stop the run with six, the whip or backside safety doesn't have to commit so quickly. I think I understand why our defense is used against us in recruiting. They do not run blitz as much with him in the lineup, however he is used just as much on mike dog pass blitzes (at points he was their most dangerous pass rusher as a blitzer last year.). Either way we'll have 3 starting quality DT. His recruiting dropped off when it became apparent that players could be great in that system, but the fundamentals they acquire do not translate to the NFL. I'm pretty sure, if VT could land Hand or Brown, Foster would develop them into 1st Rd D-linemen, even in a gap fitting scheme. couple that with (hopefully) some VERY strong dline recruits panning out, and landing dhand and/or brown next year, and it seems as if our defense is only going to get better and better, French-- in your opinion what position in the front 7 is the most important for a successful tech D. Also fwiw if tyler plays every play like those 2 video plays above its going to be hard to keep him off the field especially against gt. Because the line is flowing play-side, the Whip should be unblocked and should go directly to the ball-carrier. Its heavy on blitzes from those two hybrid players. Even more bedeviling to teams that use pro-style running games, Foster uses a huge variety of stunts, hard slants, and linebacker blitzes to "funnel" the ball carrier right into an unblocked defensive player. Cover 6 goes well with the pressure fronts they like to show. When things went well, a Hokie game featured numerous sacks, tackles for losses, interceptions, and the band wearing out the theme from Empire Strikes Back. Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, who announced Thursday he would be retiring at the end of this his 33rd season, is the longest continually tenured assistant at the same school in . He retained the terminology and many of the blitz schemes of the Attack Defense, and then moved the rover position back to that of a traditional strong safety. Shop fresh Hokies gear at TKP sponsor Homefield. "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby, I wish I could give you more legs. Now, he will get a jump start at Ohio State, where he will always have a talent advantage over the best Big Ten schools. That gives up some of the flat zone coverage, so watch for more WR screens this week if they show us C4. The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. If he comes inside, Backer takes him. The scheme will give about 3,000 families in poverty $1,000 a month for a year, and there are no . From the coaches in the booth, to the coaches on the sideline, to the players on the field, to the pre-snap adjustments; that is a lot of communication and it is pretty much non-stop in those 20-30 seconds between each play. The defensive call in combination with the personnel group establishes the specific pass coverage responsibilities for the defense. The singular thing that can derail their run defense is getting chewed up physically against Georgia Tech. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. Otherwise (because the linebackers don't immediately scrape and pursue to the ball) there will be large holes and tremendous pressure on safeties to make the tackle. And you can quote me on that shit!" What VT plays most against pro-style teams is Inverted Cover 2 Robber, but the deep cover guys are the Cornerbacks, not the safeties. Upvoted. Adobe d C How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? Other teams began to use a lot of quick passes and/or maximum protection blocking schemes to counter Techs blitz tendencies. The defensive linemen get into the neutral zone, engage their blocker, secures their gap, and sheds the blocking using a "violent hand motion" (rip, swim, push-pull, or 45 technique). Stanford also used formation to create matchup problems. With the quick passing game made popular through the concepts of the west coast offense, offenses could beat blitzes by going with quick passes to hot receivers and allowing them to use their athletic abilities to gain significant yardage after the catch (YAC). Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. getting after it down the LOS once it was clear the RB was not going for his gap. That's how good of a kid he is." Guys like Acree don't fit, and I do not think for a second that the "four defensive end" alignment that we heard about in the spring will be used at any time other than on passing down and distance plays.Guys like Zach McCray and JR Collins, while big enough to play DT in a pinch, are too long to really be effective on those interior stunts (that is one of the reasons that Nick Acree was never a favorite of Charley Wiles.). A retired San Jose police officer was convicted Friday of committing more than $1 million in insurance fraud and $18 million in money laundering after exploiting workers at a private security . And, you are also correct about Taylor. The Tigers complete their season sweep of the Wolfpack. Winslow and the defensive end (JR. Collins) to an X stunt, with Collins going outside and JWG taking the inside (or #5) gap. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 Not sure Tahj Boyd's skills are of the same caliber but he took advantage of us as well. Was a great move on moving the rover back in alignment based on the offenses being seen but thought the Rover always lined up on the strong side away from the Whip but your diagram indicates them lined on the same side. There are two inside linebackers in the 4-4 scheme sometimes known as the Mike and Buck linebackers. Billy Hite. Is this true and if so, how do we strengthen this weakness with out losing run control? Playing more of the defense it ran under former coordinator Bud Foster, the unit turned in a markedly better performance against the high-powered Hurricanes in Saturday's 25-24 loss. Drawing on the scheme's nickel roots gives 4-2-5 teams the ability to run a divorced front concept. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. *:JZjz ? WHIP might align himself like a FS, but hell come down over the middle into a hook zone instead of dropping for deep half-field coverage. If he went out, Rover has him. TechSideline.com (a.k.a. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. The doubles on the interior also give the ends more flexibility to get upfield and rush the passer. What is a Cover-2 and how does it differ from a Cover-3? The Gap Defense is grounded in a simple concept. They know where to be and they know how to adjust more quickly to formation shifts and motion. While he misses the tackle, he allows enough time for the other players to secure their gap and then pursue to tackle the UVA tailback for a marginal gain. Gambling problem? In combination, these adjustments resulted in more big plays against the Tech defense, both in the running game as well as the passing game. A student manager signals the personnel group (12 in this example) via the sign board. In a traditional one gap 4-3 defense, each player in the front seven has the gap in front of them with few exceptions, with examples being a variety of stunts and run blitzes that are run in small proportion to the base calls. They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. Great write up French! Well, Hosley was disguising his true intention. Sadly, the wide tackle six approach saw it's end as the Hokies were decimated by sophisticated passing attacks from the 2002 Gator Bowl through Aaron Rodgers legalized murder of the secondary in the 2004 Insight Bowl. With those 3-4 wide formations, they could isolate a quick, speedy receiver in man coverage against Techs Backer and Rover to the strong side of the formation. What's considered non-radical? That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. The Whip blitzes hard from the 7 gap to fly through the 5 gap space. Because of their Field/Boundary alignment philosophy, the same defenders do not always get matched on the same offensive players. This "Field G" is mostly what Virginia Tech is in nowadays. The scheme is also simpler to execute because the players are aligned based on ball position, rather than on the strength of the offensive formation. The primary reason why more teams dont try to run this type of scheme is because of the inability to find the two swing players however, and you need them to play against spread teams. In the diagram, Whitley (who the coaches called "the rover" last year) is lined up to the twins side, and he motions back to the middle of the field while Exum (who was the "free safety" last year) rotates up towards the line with the motion. It is fascinating stuff and beautiful to watch when it produces the type of results that we have seen over the years from Bud Fosters bunch. but as mentioned, the type of dt's vt uses are small, quick guys so some guys that might be more nfl types wouldn't fit what bud is asking his guys to do. 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