Since many of the youth offenses will run against a 5 3 defense in their youth football league, i thought i would look at how to attack the 5 3 defense. There ability to switch from a 4down to a 3down without subbing made the scheme a perfect fit for the multiple sooners. The defense deploys them on the edge because thats the easiest way to utilize a pure passrusher and they arent asked to do a great deal other than control the edge and provide pressure. In the 2001 season, our defense had 92 tackle for loss, 32 sacks and 28 turnovers with the attacking style 4 2 5 defense. Because the traditional 42 form preserves the defenses ability to stop an opponents running game, it has. Id love to believe that its because of coaching footballs 425 defense ebook, and the 425 defense ecourse both available exclusively as part of the jdfb insider membership.
Since many of the youth offenses will run against a 53 defense in their youth football league, i thought i would look at how to attack the 53 defense. Historically, there are two significant variations of the 52 defense in professional and college football. As nfl offenses turn to a spread concept and use of the zone read option defenses have been trying to figure out a way to combat it. Since your emphasis is on rigorously practising a handful of techniques and alignments, your own kids will perform a lot quicker and always be more effective. I have been receiving many emails about youth football defenses. Defensive practice schedule defensive positions defense philosophy pursuit drills 10 minutes run fits 10 minutes indy stance, starts, fundamentals 10 minutes tackling period. An introduction to the concepts behind the 425 defense that notre dame will use in 2017.
The 425 was once a cutting edge system for handling spread. If you are looking for a history lesson or you hybrid your 4 2 5 into a 44 you should definitely check out the old virginia tech stuff here and here. No one does a better job of breaking down college and pro defenses than james light. Coach albaugh has been running the 353 since his second year as a head coach back in 2009. Jun 29, 2010 here are some good resources for coaches interested in 4 2 5 defense 4 2 5 articles here on blitzology stuff from. The defense can also show a 4 3 fit and bump back into a 4 4 run fit. How to attack the 53 defense coaching youth football tips. We were able to come away with a 48 double overtime victory over a very athletic team. The 425 defense differs from the 43 in that it substitutes a third safety for the strongside linebacker sam. Tcu here and here boise state here and here baylor here villanova here willamette here if you are looking for a history lesson or you hybrid your 425 into a 44 you should definitely check out the old virginia tech stuff here and. Coach albaugh has been running the 3 5 3 since his second year as a head coach back in 2009. Apr 02, 2017 an introduction to the concepts behind the 4 2 5 defense that notre dame will use in 2017. How to attack the 43 under defense part one flexbone. Jan 08, 2017 understanding the 4 2 5 defense january 8, 2017 by the 4.
A 43 defense is a defense that incorporates four 4 down linemen and three 3 linebackers. Id love to believe that its because of coaching footballs 4 2 5 defense ebook, and the 4 2 5 defense ecourse both available exclusively as part of the jdfb insider membership. If a team cannot score on our defense we will not lose. Cal responds with its 4 2 5 nickel, with one lb covering the hback and the other watching the. Auburn is switching to a 425 this season, so ive been interested in the way this playbook works. Way back in 1997, as a defensive coordinator for new mexico under head coach dennis franchione, gary patterson wrote a paper about the 425 defense, multiplicity but simplicity. The qbrb alignment suggests either an inside zone read or outside zone read is a possible run here. Ive been studying the 425 and i pulled a lot of good resources from runcodhit, brophy, deuce, blitzology, coach mac, chris at smartfootball. The 425 defense is a strong defense against the run, while its more athletic outside linebackers or overhang safeties will provide more support against the pass. We kept prodding the defense until we found our weakness.
Alignment, coverages, and basic wrinkles for a 43 defense. Attacking the 62 defense with the wingt wingt youth. Our offenses ability to score will be greatly dependent upon the field position the defense gives. In their first year in the defense, they changed their program around, won the conference championship going 81 and qualified for the playoffs. As a follow up to my article on the 53 defense i have been asked to write another article describing the wingt attack against the 44 defense. The first is the defense created by earle greasy neale. You can hurt the defense with playaction, quick screen, slip screens, and attacking away from the blitz. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. If the offense finds this weakness then you must adjust and do it quickly. And many of the emails ask about specific weaknesses of the 62 and 7 diamond defenses.
They ran to the c gap just about every play and beat us by one td. They appeared to deliberately spread out the redskins defense with multiple wide receiver sets to bring out jim hasletts 2 4 5 subpackage. Remember the nickel package is a spreadformation, passstopping defense, so the defense has their 2. Base nickel defense in which an offenses best personnel for. What they tend to do against 2 back sets is slide a safety down into the box, so. Since the basics of a 34 defense went over well, lets move on to the next 3 down lineman scheme.
Like most things in life, one size does not fit all. Will the new 425 defense bring ground and pound back. Our offenses ability to score will be greatly dependent upon the field position the defense gives them. Versus a runheavy oklahoma team, the cyclones relied on a modified 4down defense to defeat the sooners in norman. The 425 defense is one of the most popular defenses in football, because it is. Oct 18, 2016 the qbrb alignment suggests either an inside zone read or outside zone read is a possible run here. Defense has always and will always be the most important part of football. This blitz sends the entire wide side of the defense on a blitz. For the majority of the time, tcu is a cover 2, cover 5, or man defense, but with cover 3 in zoneblitz situations. Id love to believe that its because of coaching footballs 425 defense ebook, and the 425 defense ecourse both available exclusively as part of the jdfb insider membership its not. Breakdown of gary pattersons tcu 425 defense smart football. This is part 1 ofwell, however many parts i need to talk about it. If you read a lot of the coaches blogs, the 4 2 5 is all over places like runcodhit, brophyfootball, and coach hoover, so there are a lot of resources out there. In the simplest terms, it is a 44 defense that removes 2 lbs for an additional 2 safeties.
Aug 18, 2011 i know many of you run the 5 3 defense, almost 29% of coaches that took my defense poll on the youth defense page run the 5 3 defense. Tornado blitz out of the 4 2 5 defense vulnerabilities. T splitt i a singlewing short punt shotgun pro set single set back. I know many of you run the 53 defense, almost 29% of coaches that took my defense poll on the youth defense page run the 53 defense. Pattersons 425 is custom built for the kinds of wideopen, uptempo spread offenses that now dominate football at. Auburn is switching to a 4 2 5 this season, so ive been interested in the way this playbook works. The original and most common form of the nickel defense features four down linemen and two linebackers. How to attack the 53 defense coaching youth football. Jun 30, 2014 the result of their total system is a flexible defense that can handle most hunh schemes and potential matchup challenges from the same base, 4 2 5 personnel group four linemen, two linebackers. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. They appeared to deliberately spread out the redskins defense with multiple wide receiver sets to. Mar 03, 2010 a 4 3 defense is a defense that incorporates four 4 down linemen and three 3 linebackers. Any of the three safeties could move into the role of the third linebacker. May 01, 20 but this was the biggest weakness of the old 52 defense, leaving only three defensive backs in coverage.
Modern defense and the 245 vs the 335 football study. The first thing to notice here is that the defensive front inside the tackle box is adjusted to stay gap sound regardless of where the strength of the formation is located. The result is offenses being forced to constantly identify, communicate, and react to a defense. On this page you can read or download 4 2 5 defense playbook pdf in pdf format. The steelers went to town on our defense this past sunday. The 4 2 5 defense is one of the most popular defenses run at the high school and college levels. If you read a lot of the coaches blogs, the 425 is all over places like runcodhit, brophyfootball, and coach hoover, so there are a lot of resources out there. The result of their total system is a flexible defense that can handle most hunh schemes and potential matchup challenges from the same base, 42. Every defense has a weakness coaching youth football tips. Every defense has a weakness coaching youth football. The second significant version of the 52 defense is the 52 defense that bud wilkinson developed while he was a head coach at oklahoma. Since your emphasis is on rigorously practising a handful of techniques and alignments, your own kids will perform a.
Nov 01, 2012 the steelers went to town on our defense this past sunday. May 01, 2015 the 2 4 5 is ultimately a defense of specialization as the main passrushers are going to be the two standup edge rushers. In the 2001 season, our defense had 92 tackle for loss, 32 sacks and 28 turnovers with the attacking style 425 defense. At our level it is difficult to find a true mike linebacker and two good outside linebackers, but it is a lit tle easier to find a strong safety. Coaching footballs 4 2 5 defense kindle edition by joe daniel author format. But the new 52 has seen the monster player disappear in favor of a 2nd free safety. Furthermore, coach everett is an advisor and content provider for the pro football hall of. How you play the free safety, or how good he can be, is a major determining factor in the success of the defense if you are going to be a 1high, cover 3 or cover 1 defense. Developing a base 4 2 5 multiple defense is a comprehensive resource for coaches who want to employ the 42. A 335 is often confused with a 34, but not all 3 linemen schemes are.
Ive been working for a few months on a deepdive analysis of gary pattersons morphing, multifarious 425 defense for grantland, and its now up. In american football, a nickel defense also known as a 425 or 335 is any defensive alignment that uses five defensive backs, of whom the fifth is known as a nickelback. Versus a runheavy oklahoma team, the cyclones relied on a modified 4 down defense to defeat the sooners in norman. I learned my lesson last year against a really good highlands ranch colorado team. Oct 02, 2008 every defense has a chink in its armour. This defense was prominent in the national football league from the late 1940s through the middle 1950s and was a precursor defense to buddy ryans 46 defense. Attacking the 62 defense with the wingt in youth football you are very likely to see 8 man fronts like the 62 and 44 stack. Pro s of the 425 it allows bradley mcdougald, a player gm john schneider called one of the highest rated defenders on our free agent board, on the field with regularity.
If i could have adjusted my defense, we would have won that game easily. The strengths and weaknesses of the 335 arizona plays one of the more unique defenses in all of college football. There ability to switch from a 4 down to a 3down without subbing made the scheme a perfect fit for the multiple sooners. Neither had the kind of pass rushing skill that the nfl craves for stopping prostyle passing. But todays game of football has evolved on the other side of the ball too. The 425 defense zone coverages by todd quick, football. However, it has different coverages and front packages so that you can bring pressure in a variety of ways and can blitz either 3, 4, 5, or 6 players on any snap. In 20, usc defensive coordinator clancy pendergast led the trojans defense to their best season in recent history. A common defense played either at the high school or college level is the 43 under defense as diagrammed below. A 33 5 is often confused with a 3 4, but not all 3 linemen schemes are.
Here are some good resources for coaches interested in 425 defense 425 articles here on blitzology stuff from. Coaching footballs 425 defense kindle edition by joe daniel author format. Download the pdf of these 425 defense blitzes here. The 425 defense differs from the 43 in that it substitutes a third safety. May 06, 2016 in 20, usc defensive coordinator clancy pendergast led the trojans defense to their best season in recent history. These safeties are hybrid type players that are part safety, part olb. You will also see two 2 cornerbacks, one strong safety, and one free safety.
The latter defense, also called the 52 oklahoma, is supposed to have arisen from buds exposure to earle neales 52 defense in a college allstar game after the philadelphia eagles first championship. Coaching the 425 defense vs spread teams coachtube blog. The 4 2 5 defense is a strong defense against the run, while its more athletic outside linebackers or overhang safeties will provide more support against the pass. A lot of teams have adopted the 425 four down lineman, two linebackers, and either three safeties. Multiplicity but simplicity introducing the 425 defense. Paul brown describes the defense as having a tight five man line. Coaching the 425 defense vs spread teams coachtube. The defense can also show a 43 fit and bump back into a 44 run fit. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Ill call a defense a 62 if their defensive ends or outside linebackers whatever you want to call them are playing at or very near the line of scrimmage outside your tight ends. What they tend to do against 2back sets is slide a safety down into the box, so.
The 425 defense is a good fit for coaches who have players on the defensive side of the. Get a free clinic video download by clicking here and signing up. Now, he and his staff are in the middle of rebuilding a larger program in champaign, il. In american football, a nickel defense is any defensive alignment that uses five defensive backs. The 245 is ultimately a defense of specialization as the main passrushers are going to be the two standup edge rushers. Sep 03, 2010 for the majority of the time, tcu is a cover 2, cover 5, or man defense, but with cover 3 in zoneblitz situations. How tcus defense works, and how it stops uptempo offenses. Aug 28, 2012 the 425 defense is a strong defense against the run, while its more athletic outside linebackers or overhang safeties will provide more support against the pass. Tornado blitz out of the 425 defense overload blitz.