The Mike will likely be unblocked, but the running back should flow directly to him, so the Mike essentially has responsibility for the 1 gap. The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. The entire defensive approach featured a bully mentality and a big play fervor. I don't have the time to cover them all, but this is a pressure-based defense. The consistent 3 stripes on white was a good look. The biggest difference is how wildly the defensive responsibilities differ between the gap defense. "#()%$%%! It also put the Whip and Rover in better positions to be successful. The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . Virginia Tech uses both their base look (which features each lineman and linebacker having gap responsibility for the gap in front of them) or a more radical stunting approach based on the talent Foster has available. So something else broke down that lead to Clemson being able to run the ball like they did in the second half. As for NFL caliber lineman. Field G front. 3. The offense goes through its gyrations to get a better pre-snap read and the defense adjusts accordingly. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. Once their keys indicate that the running back has the ball, each pursues the ball. The defense was predicated on putting 8 men in the box, and bringing a wide variety of unique blitzes to confuse and outman the offensive line, while in the secondary attempting to hide coverages and trick the defense into throwing into their quick blitz read, where a Hokie defensive back sat waiting to take the ball the other way. And that is a key aspect of playing great defense, especially when the system relies heavily on speed, quickness and pursuit. Spoilers). From a fans perspective, it is easy to see that football is very challenging physically its arguably the most physical of any sport in the world. For more details about the site, including a list of TechSideline.com staff, see our About page. Defensive linemen must be able to stunt and slant while maintaining leverage. The players also aligned differently. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. Darryl Tapp has been a career backup. It's no secret that Tech uses a lot of "hybrid" type players. In the Michigan game, almost every completion came against the safeties. The S must loop hard play-side, crossing the face of the tight end without allowing himself to get his outside shoulder blocked by the tight end. Exactly like Clemson this year. 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. Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. Likewise, by no longer asking the Rover to man up against speedy slot receivers to the wide side of the field allows linebacker / safety type athletes like Aaron Rouse to be successful at that position. Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. However, if he goes Fieldside, he'd be matched on someone else. I understand explaining that might as well be another post but it would be facinating stuff. From what I've heard, a lot of the negative recruiting emphasizes that in Tech's defense a DE or OLB (Whip), for example, isn't a traditional NFL DE or OLB. . Quarterbacks, seeing the odd space develop, are often easily baited into throwing seam routes against this coverage. How do those pieces fit together and how do they work collectively to form one of college footballs best defenses? While they are both still hybrid type players, their responsibilities are more confined. Depending on the formation, Rover can pick up the #1 receiver short and the FS comes down on the slot, with the CB still in deep half-field coverage behind.Whip aligns himself several ways, so you need a good football player here. James Anderson is the only Hokie alumni who is a starter in the front 7 of an NFL team. It is even more stunning given how horridly Miami's D was against the Hokies. 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? The free safety fills play-side to clean up if the running back breaks through the play-side gaps. Stanford presents the most unique formula. That left situations where Motu was one on one with a big athletic TE going down the seam. Tackle: The Tackle (Derrick Hopkins) lines up as a 3 technique, outside eye of the backside guard. Virginia Tech's defense is in good hands with Bud Foster at the controls Skip to main . Damn that's a turning point in both Clemson and VTs program recently. I have not watched any tape of Miami vs Georgia Tech, so I am not sure if they make any specific adjustments from their normal scheme, but they certainly have the Yellow Jackets pegged. When he isn't rushing for 2000 yards next year, Martin Scales will be the Hokies 3rd down pass rusher and get 10 sacks. In addition to these types of coverage adjustments, there may be front and pressure adjustments made by the defense as well. A lot can still happen from that base pre-snap state, including shifts, motion, and checks/audibles by the offense. 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.). In his walked out spot, he is reading the backfield triangle to the #2/#3 receiver and has the flat zone weak. If he comes inside, Backer takes him. That gets us to the pre-snap look for second down. HWC? "-John Blutarsky. If your slot recognizes it and runs a slant, the FS has to hustle to get there and take that away. http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. 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. 3) I think it does hurt recruiting elite out of state prospects. 2) This defense also seems to point out a weakness for a athletic, good hands tight end (ex. Oh, and lets not forget the secret weapon. 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). And you can quote me on that shit!" Maddy is going to have to really step it up to be the starter. They know where to be and they know how to adjust more quickly to formation shifts and motion. Fosters defense is always going to be well-coached, and being well-coached puts players where they need to be, but you still need some talent to beat better OLs even if the defenders are where they need to be. .". Think DeAndre McDaniel. Even if they win, guys like Hopkins and Collins were just not the same after the GT game last year. -Bud Foster. . Size, strength, and explosiveness were huge factors in that variance. Through the first half, Andre Ellington was averaging like 1.3 yards a carry with 23 yards total. Bud Foster received national recognition for the way his Bear defense surprised and shut down Urban Meyer's vaunted spread rushing attack in 2014. The idea is the front 6 align based on front alignment rules. Thoughts? I remember seeing our defensive philosophy torched about ten years ago. Most of the time, there is a safety/LB hybrid that is dropped into the box to create a true 8 man front. It was difficult for offenses to determine how many were blitzing and how many were dropping into coverage. More to come in my next post. Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. So, it's not surprising that the man's personality matches his philosophy when it comes to dual reads in offensive football. BLACKSBURG Bud Foster's defenses have grown accustomed to carrying Virginia Tech's offenses over the years, so an early conversation the longtime Hokies defensive coordinator had with new . Smart Football did an excellent write up on the Hokies robber and 4-4G. Before I wrap up this part of the series, I want to get back to the adjustments made after the 2003 season. A student manager then uses the sign board to communicate the personnel group to the players on the field. Really excited about the front seven this year. Foster has been at Virginia Tech for 30 years and has been the coordinator for 12 seasons. 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. Dog Inside Blitz, a common blitz you see from Tech. 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. Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. Also I totally disagree with your wording about the DL simply 'stalemating their blocker in the gap' and 'not being expected to be play makers'. First of all, they had a GREAT offensive line that was able to block at angles which cut off the stunts from Virginia Tech linebackers. We will look at the Hokies pass defense in more detail in a later post. MIKE is the same type of player as MIKE in a 4-3 defense, but Backer is more like a SAM LB in a 4-3, and often gets the RB or TE to the passing strength. The Backer and Rover were strong side players, so they would usually align to the strong side of the formation. Wiley, Brown, Russell, Drakeford, Gray, Banks, Prioleau, Charleton, Midget, Bird, McCadam, Pile, Hall, Green, Fuller, Williams, Hamilton, Rouse, Flowers, Harris, Chancellor, Carmichael, Hosley, Fuller, Exum, Jarrett. At the time, the Whip and Rover were described as hybrid players that had combination linebacker/defensive back responsibilities. Oh well. 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. I don't know recall the plays that Taylor and JWG got hurt, so I am not really sure. Foster's approach is more than just an alignment, as the long-time play-caller in Blacksburg has implemented his scheme across his entire unit, not just up front. 3) Finally, as stated in #2 above, this seems to be a heavy run control D and if we don't have super talented CB's who can cover their man without help we could get burned in the passing game real quick. Stud End (Tyrell Wilson): Pre-Snap, the S end lines up outside eye of the boundary side tackle. Id call both of them pseudo-Cover 3. Look at Florida under Urban Meyer. He had to make the Rover less a run-defender and more of a full-time DB, a SS in laymans terms. Based on what you said, don't the DL's all "tie" up the lines in both Bud scheme and the traditional pro-scheme? Where and how they play, and personnel types preferred, are highly scheme dependent. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . Seems there were a lot of big plays in that game and during the year. By keeping the tight ends and running backs in to block, offenses could buy additional time to go to their wide receivers running down the field against single, man-to-man coverage. Miami has completely destroyed GT the last few years (if i remember correctly), and they do that by blowing up the GT OL at the LOS. Join the community. His initial alignment is quite often in the box, but he doesnt get up on the LOS as much as the WHIP. The result of these adjustments is a scheme that has proven to be more effective against the current trend of spread formation, passing-oriented offenses. The Chargers' defense ranked last in third-down conversion percentage (49.54%), 30th in rushing yards allowed per game (138.9), 30th in points allowed per game (27.0) and 23rd in yards allowed . In-Depth Analysis of the Hokies' Bear Defense. The Corners cheat deeper in this coverage at 7-9 yds, so they can rarely show Press man pre-snap when 2-Robber is the call. There are a number of factors that the coaches consider when setting the defense from play to play. The amount of zone and safe coverages they play really is determined by the ability of the line, mike, and backer to stop the run. Meanwhile, passing downs allow the Hokies to easily switch the whip for a nickel back. If one DL gets blown out of the hole, it creates problems for every other defender. Registering for an account is free and easy. The below diagram lays out a typical Hokie run blitz utilized to stop the zone run to the strong side out of an I formation. Whether you've been running the 4-2-5 defense for years or you're looking to implement the scheme for the first time, . What's considered non-radical? You can't develop an NFL caliber lineman. The running back is supposed to take two strides playside, plant his playside leg (in this case the right leg) and select a weak spot where the defender has overrun the play. pretty cool to look back on it from time to time. He does not have to be a big guy, but he does have to have a very high motor. The Backer disguises, looking like he is scraping play-side, but in reality, he is filling the interior of the 6 gap. It is mostly combined with Man coverage and is pretty heavy on stunts and exchanges between the DL and LBs. Sometimes shifts and motion will force the defense to tip its hand. Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. I have no doubt this works against the Hokies in recruiting, but Foster also has archetypes he recruits to for his players. Either way we'll have 3 starting quality DT. Hopkins was hurt slanting if I remember correctly. With a 2-high safety base set, the Hokies can play a lot of different zone coverages (while still playing man coverage when they want), preventing offenses from dictating match-ups with their personnel groups and formations. This is very important information that is communicated by the coaches in the booth to the coaches on the sideline. Basically, it requires two defensive tackles who can each command double teams. In the 4-3-4 base set, the Rover aligns as a defensive back, specifically as one of the two safeties. in the long run, if the giants dline continues to dominant with "defensive ends", i think it can be used to pitch to good dlineman. What does that mean? One of Techs defensive coaches in the booth communicates the ball position, down/distance and personnel group to the coaches on the sideline. 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. I heard very little about McCray in the spring. You cannot play straight M2M all the time. Tech's attacking eight-man-front scheme, first instituted by Elmassian in 1993, has become one of college . Gambling problem? They made popular the "G" front and took the 1985 Bears 46 defensive front as a compliment, which Tech would call the "Tuff" package. The talent of their front just is not what it once was. He had to use less of the C2R and more Cover 4. So obviously if it doesn't work the scheme breaks down because it also means not being able to pressure the offense and the QB into poor decisions. This is particularly true when the Whip or Rover is aligned on a slot WR -- hell come hard on the blitz pretty often. getting after it down the LOS once it was clear the RB was not going for his gap. Damn shame if you ask me. By handing off in this way, the defenders do not tip the coverage. It was a pro-style system and designed to work against pro-style offenses, which is precisely what the Hokies system is. I hope they can return to dominance. The free safety is responsible for coverage adjustments and making sure that everyone is lined up properly. He's as genuine as they come. Most of the comments were centered on the adjustments to the Whip and Rover positions, so I wanted to revisit that and clarify some points in those areas. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. Does this really hurt us? Likewise, the End, Backer, Boundary Corner, and Rover always align toward the short side of the field. So, every player has to know exactly where to be, exactly what to do, and exactly where to go before running with reckless abandon into a full speed collision. 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. In terms of positions, the Stud, Whip, Mike, Field Corner and Free Safety always align toward the wide side of the field. The 8-man front, aggressive blitzing style of defense often forced the Hokies to play man coverage across the board with little or no deep help. What is a zone blitz? 20102023, Orange and Maroon Media, LLC. The 6 comes from the switches called between the LBs and the backfield. That's how good of a kid he is." Back to our play example. MAN. You have heard the laundry list of coverage terms, but what do they mean? I have no expectations that Antoine will start this year coming off that injury coupled with his history of not being as hard a worker. %PDF-1.2 % 8 0 obj << /Length 9 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? )jlOkD0 Nzlk}nGr(eancz#pC)vg`gd>fX&qb' h3L88ihTy%B|1ebUX9T ";*KM Hopefully he has a breakthrough year. It wasn't a great "instinctual play" by Hosley, but a calculated play call and design by Foster. Well, Hosley was disguising his true intention. A London Fletcher or Brian Urlacher type linebacker would not be a good fit for the Hokies. What is a Cover-2 and how does it differ from a Cover-3? Great stuff as always French. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. And, you are also correct about Taylor. The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. And then they all have to stay on the same page through a series of on-going adjustments just before the ball is snapped. Each defender essentially has the gap in front of him. Ball position refers to the position of the ball relative to the hash marks. Former Coaching Staff: Where are they now? Tech makes that difficult because there is a hand off of responsibilities as the offense shifts or motions out from one passing strength to another. I'd have to double check but I'm fairly certain Wiles even said he is the starter going into August camp because his players don't lose their starting jobs due to injury. The reason why they can adapt to spread offenses reasonably well is because of the player they put at the hybrid position. "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. An example are the Virginia Tech teams of Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente, with Bud Foster serving as defensive coordinator under both. The Whip was a weak side outside linebacker in the base 8-man front and he was a weak side safety in the 2-deep safety set (base used regularly in passing situations). Stanford understands that the whip most often will line up to the weak side of the defense. It is actually not a 4-3 base, as its introduced on your TV sets, but is a 4-4 front that has morphed into using 4-3 personnel. Most would call that 6 years. The 46 defensive front. Ok. As mentioned earlier in this article, the coaches decided to make these adjustments because offenses had schemed some things to specifically attack Techs 8-man front base defense with more 3-4 wide receiver sets and more spread formations. Thanks! Clear as mud right? this is the best stuff and why i love TKP .. i know that teams use our schemes against us in recruiting but i love how the giants and their smaller, more athletic dline core, is being looked at by coach bud. There are a ton of details that are critical for the defense to execute properly. And this. That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? Thanks for reading! VT couldn't stop the run against Stanford. We wore it again that season in our ACC Championship win against FSU. I'd like to see those guys like McCray playing more than thatespecially down the stretch with Clemson, fsu, and Miamifresh legs all round are a gOod thing.. McCray played more against UVA and Michigan than I thought he did, and he had some good pass rush (but he was usually second in the race behind another defender.). WHIP often creeps up because he usually gets a 1 on 1 matchup with the RB in coverage. If you can stop the run with six, the whip or backside safety doesn't have to commit so quickly. This 4-3, 2-high safety base set gets the defense in a much better pre-snap position to defend offenses that like to use a lot of spread or 3-4 wide formations. Without the post-2003 adjustments, there would have been many plays where Rouse would have been isolated in man coverage against the slot receiver. It is definitely not a finesse sport. Did Jim Harbaugh out scheme us, did we execute poorly, or were we outmanned? They have to get depth immediately to play deep-half coverage. If healthy, this year's defense is going to be quite different. Our DL has way more play making responsibility in the run game than a traditional 4-3 where at least 2 of the linemen are expected to eat double blocks and free up the linebackers. Have no idea how that played into Foster's defense, but he has played and started taller more slender DTs. Accordingly, Bud Foster abandoned the 8 man front look, and turned to the "Field Strong" formation described in the link as their base defense. JWG goes to fill the gap, but the tight end takes him off his feet. We were tiny on D in 2010. The result is a 4-3 base that follows the general rules of alignment with the players sliding and rotating based on personnel group and passing strength. Jack Tyler can't cover a rock, so CBF adjusts his schemes and defensive calls to account for that. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. The helmets they're wearing are still my favorite VT helmets. The WHIP LB is a weakside LB, analogous to a JACK LB in a 3-4, who often blitzes off the edge in pressure situations, but who has to be able to cover backs well. The defensive calls will be different on 2nd and three versus 3rd and nine. I'm sure our coaches cite James Anderson who transitioned from Whip to NFL LB, and Jason Worilds who played DE at Tech and was drafted as an OLB for the Steelers. 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. 8 Ohio State with schemes used by Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster,. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? The running back will see that the Stud has contain, and will not look to pull a "David Wilson" and make a break for the 8 gap. Actually Clemson's D is not going to be all that different than what it was last year except that Venable is simplifying it without all the checks and stuff. Everyone, especially play side, must at least stalemate their blocker in their gap. He must maintain gap control on the 6 gap and not allow the running back to get outside his outside shoulder. Nekos was pretty average size for a Hokie DE (McCray is the biggest it seems like we have had since Chris Ellis), but neither Brown nor Graves fit the new prototype of NFL type 6'6 265 DE's and 6'4 310 3-4 DE's or 4-3 DT's that we see in the SEC. In that AFCA presentation could you explain what Wiles means for h.(Under Defensive Line: 10 Commandments) Escape: Rip or wipe, push with power, pull with trail, step 45 and rip your gap. . 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. The Rover was a strong side outside linebacker in the 8-man front that would slide out as an additional corner / defensive back against 3-4 wide receiver formations. In certain situations, without changing the personnel, the Hokies will play an 8-man front, with four defensive linemen, four linebackers, and three defensive backs (4-4-3 alignment). The opinions of the author(s) on this site are independent and no way reflect the opinions of the Virginia Tech administrators, coaches, staff, or athletes. If you compare how offensive schemes don't really hurt a recruits ability to make it to the NFL, why should a defensive scheme hurt us too? What VT plays most against pro-style teams is Inverted Cover 2 Robber, but the deep cover guys are the Cornerbacks, not the safeties. He can have a SS build and sometimes aligns deeper, like the FS. NIL and the future of the 'student athlete', Liz Kitley is back to back ACC Player Of The Year, 2023 ACC Wrestling Tournament Seedings announced, OT: TKP Winter/Spring 2023 Gamer's Lounge, OT: 700 miles from the Rock through Spain and Portugal, HOKIES HOOPS CENTRAL: VIRGINIA TECH (16-13, 6-12 ACC) AT LOUISVILLE (4-25, 2-16 ACC) 9PM ACCN, FSU AD floats uneven revenue share for acc & leaving acc. Gap fit means when the defensive player hits the assigned gap, he must hold that gap maintaining the proper leverage in order to get off a block and make a tackle. H332U(W5RR-T56 )onl ${* On the other side, teams could get favorable running game match-ups by running to the boundary. Virginia Techs defense is a unique one in major college football in that it is very much an older style of defense descended from the Gap 8 and Wide Tackle 6. Not adjusted to the offensive formation. The "Nose" and "Tackle" are the two defensive tackles in Bud Foster's defense and are generally interchangeable, meaning that on any given play, either defensive tackle can be the "Nose" or the "Tackle". The number of wide receivers is derived from the combination of those two numbers. The singular thing that can derail their run defense is getting chewed up physically against Georgia Tech. The movement ideally allows three Hokies to be unblocked, versus depending on the physical ability of the defensive line to beat each of their blocks at the point of attack. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. Instead, the coverage responsibility for that motioning receiver will be handed off to a defender already aligned on the other side of the field. Youll see how they get away with that in coverage later. The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. How does pressure relate to coverage? That is really the key to the front. They have to get Maddy, Marshall, and McCray in there to dominate rather than having read and react play from Wilson and Collins (at tackle.). If our defense is designed to "funnel" the ball carrier to certain positions I could see some recruits not liking that. The Whip and Free Safety were more weak side players, so they would usually align to the weak side of the formation. Do they mean gap '' responsibility in every defense that is called the LBs and the defense may front... 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