4 3 Under Defensive Playbook

This article goes into great depth why the 4 - 3 Under will strain ones offensive. It covers individual position with their keys and reads per formation, defensive concepts within the run and pass game, and the rationale behind them too. This playbook is a menu of ideas that teams can utilize to put ones defense in great positions to make plays. It informs how the 4 -3 Under is valuable in using correct support in the run and pass game. In the run game, this defense is able to have aggressive safeties and corners, which will assist in stopping the run. Moreover, the players will have help in the passing game with linebackers, safeties and corners working together. Depending on the formation, either both sides or half of the defensive will pattern read and jump routs when they are in zone. In certain offensive sets, individual players will be able to be aggressive in man-to-man coverage because they will have inside/outside or over the top help. Other alignments against formations that are provided throughout the text include proper adjustments one may utilize when teams offset their fullback; bring in receivers to a wing/slot alignment and several unbalance concepts to overload ones defense is thoroughly discuss. Other topics that this book outlines is blitzes. This book informs the teaching and understanding of single and double blitzes from one side. Additionally, how the defensive will adjust their alignment to match the offensive formations verse two-back, 2 X 2, 3 X 1, or empty formations when blitzing. Moreover, there are over 680 diagrams informing individual keys and reads, alignments per formations, motion adjustments, blitzes and all of the defensive schemes to pressure offensives. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 - BACKS ALIGNMENT: 1-4 1 - BACK, 1 - TE ALIGNMENT: 5-6 1 - BACK, NO TE ALIGNMENT: 7 1 - BACK, 2 - TE ALGINMENT: 8 SPECIALITY FORMATIONS: 3 - BACKS & EMPTY: 9-11 BASE DEFENSE: 12-13 DEFENSIVE LINE: 14-24 LINEBACKERS: MIKE AND WILL 25-43 FULLBACK OFFSET: 44-47 LINEBACKER: SAM 48-54 CORNERS: 54-73 3 RECEIVER STACK OR BUNCH FORMATION: 74-75 ROVER: 2 - BACK FORMATION 76-92 FREE SAFETY 'FS': 93-104 DEFENDING VEER OPTION: 105-106 WING AND SLOT ALIGNMENT: 107 UNBALANCE RULES: 108-111 TRADE: 112-113 ALIGNMENTS VS. PERSONNEL GROUPS AND MOTION 114-124 COVER - 1: BLITZES 125-131 COVER - 1 PEEL: BLITZES 132-137 COVER - O: BLITZES 138-148 COVER - 0 PEEL: BLITZES 149-152