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They are not supposed to be playmakers (except in the pass rush) but they have to be adept at maintaining leverage while stunting. The doubles on the interior also give the ends more flexibility to get upfield and rush the passer. But I don't think we put enough pressure on them either due to match ups on the front line and some weaknesses in coverage, both due to injuries. Yet, unlike most stunts and blitzes where the defensive player is trying to shake loose to make a play, the Foster gap defense still requires the players who were stunting to maintain responsibility for their assigned gap. Most college teams are not that good, but if the Hokies want to win a NC we will have to face that caliber of offense. 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. In terms of base sets, the Hokies transitioned from being a heavy 8-man front defense to a 4-3-4 base set characterized by two deep safeties. Since we have such a deep and talented DL do you foresee more base defense this year? What VT wants to do to you is show the 8 man front, and force you to go into max-protect blocking, and then peel those extra 2 guys back into Cover 4. pretty cool to look back on it from time to time. 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.). Kudos to Foster and Co. for making the adjustments. If our defense is designed to "funnel" the ball carrier to certain positions I could see some recruits not liking that. Since the scheme was tweaked, the Tech defense has finished ranked #4, #1, and #1 in the nation in total defense. The formation is twins wide, so the passing strength is heavy to the wide side of the field. His upside is higher than Collins, but Collins is a much more instinctual player at this point. All original material and images are copyrighted by TechSideline.com and may not be reused or reprinted without permission. What's so radical about it? The entire defensive approach featured a bully mentality and a big play fervor. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. It was a pro-style system and designed to work against pro-style offenses, which is precisely what the Hokies system is. While it's currently a knock that VT hasn't developed NFL linemen, it's more of an inability to recruit them onto campus than anything else. Rece Davis. I think they are well coached. Its heavy on blitzes from those two hybrid players. Maddy is going to have to really step it up to be the starter. against Stanford in the OB? The stud end is outside eye of the tackle strong side, and the end is outside eye of the tackle on the weakside. 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. Everything I've read has Antoine starting next to his brother this fall. When he isn't rushing for 2000 yards next year, Martin Scales will be the Hokies 3rd down pass rusher and get 10 sacks. Often, a zone play to the right (which on a Madden diagram looks like it would go to the 6 gap) will actually cut back almost over the center. Note- things I was wrong about when I started this off: A) Backer is to the boundary. Tyler is almost always coming forward at the snap except when a key has him pursuing playside. JWG goes to fill the gap, but the tight end takes him off his feet. HWC? Stud End (Tyrell Wilson): Pre-Snap, the S end lines up outside eye of the boundary side tackle. The dominant defenses in Tampa Bay of the late 90's early 2000's allowed Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice to get up field as the method for controlling their gaps. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. 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. How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? Charley Wiles communicates the front call to the defensive line (stunt calls, etc). 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. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? #Scales4Heisman. Here's the INT described at the end of the article. The wide side is called the field and the short side is called the boundary. Jack Tyler can't cover a rock, so CBF adjusts his schemes and defensive calls to account for that. So that got me thinking: how does Bud and Co defend GT differently than a more pro style set? The Whip responsibilities seem to change as much as the skillsets of the players in the position. He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. Does this really hurt us? And based on the history of Bud Fosters defenses, its likely that the play is stuffed. I heard very little about McCray in the spring. 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 . Oh, and lets not forget the secret weapon. Most teams change alignments and will stunt occasionally, but nobody trys so much to funnel types of running plays to linebackers. That is really the key to the front. 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. Oh well. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. Dog Inside Blitz, a common blitz you see from Tech. So opposing coaches will tell a kid he'll have a better shot of making it to the NFL if he plays in a "NFL-style" 4-3. Los Angeles is launching a guaranteed income pilot program, set to be the biggest in the US so far. I have told anyone who would listen that I didn't like having Collins moved inside, and that if they did move him inside, he needed to get upfield and disrupt the full back/QB mesh point. If those guys don't need much safety help, then the corners can take chances, bait QB's and mix in robber coverages to get turnovers. It is a scheme that looks complicated, but yet is very simple. And then they all have to stay on the same page through a series of on-going adjustments just before the ball is snapped. I love the white helmet with the stripe and white facemask. Clemson and Duke are really the only teams I can remember that have attacked Hokie corners and been successful. While they are both still hybrid type players, their responsibilities are more confined. "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby, I wish I could give you more legs. And you can quote me on that shit!" Thanks! From the formation, they know the passing strength of the offense and based on that they will slide their respective alignments accordingly (still within the basic alignments defined by ball position). 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. 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. The offense goes through its gyrations to get a better pre-snap read and the defense adjusts accordingly. WHIP often creeps up because he usually gets a 1 on 1 matchup with the RB in coverage. (He finished with well over 100 yards.) I want to focus on one, what has made teams successful against the Virginia Tech run defense? I think I understand the step 45 because I believe I saw an example of that when Urban Meyer was analyzing our DL a few years back. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy Were tallish and relatively lean. I'm sure Nick Saban said the very same thing to him hence his "I don't believe I could achieve my goals at VT" comment. 20102023, Orange and Maroon Media, LLC. Size, strength, and explosiveness were huge factors in that variance. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. On this play against UVA, the Hokies are playing a base front. "#()%$%%! Young guy like Ekanem and Farley, based on film, are perfect fits. Thanks for reading! . Defensive Alignment in the Four-Four In the 90's, Bud Foster used two alignments with the 4-4 defense. I still worry about the whip (watching film of the Stanford game will do that to a guy) and Maddy and Marshall have to take the next step. Note that with no receivers split to the boundary, the Rover will rotate up to the line of scrimmage and align as a linebacker on the boundary side. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 The alignment is a disguise, as he has no pass coverage responsibility. There is an extensive blitz package in VTs scheme. Great write up French! 1. Back to our play example. Yeah Hosley getting knocked out screwed the rest of the defense off. Bare minimum is the stalemate. 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. In obvious passing situations, the Hokies would shift to a base 4-3-4 look by dropping the Whip as the second safety. In combination, these adjustments resulted in more big plays against the Tech defense, both in the running game as well as the passing game. Clear as mud right? One of Techs defensive coaches in the booth communicates the ball position, down/distance and personnel group to the coaches on the sideline. For this example, here is a pre-snap diagram of a likely defensive set against a 12 personnel group (one RB, two TEs, two WRs). Jessie has three boys of her. Tech's attacking eight-man-front scheme, first instituted by Elmassian in 1993, has become one of college . I am not sure where Antoine fits, but I find it hard to believe he will beat out Maddy with Maddy's excellent spring. While the nose sometimes gets unblocked and can get upfield, more often than not he will make contact with the guard and tackle. http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "David doesn't even fart. In an obvious passing down. The helmets they're wearing are still my favorite VT helmets. "-John Blutarsky, Small, and generally stout defensive tackles certainly seem to be the Bud Foster model. (Please note, the Hokies may use letters or other terminology to identify each gap.). You cannot play straight M2M all the time. These coverages have the goal of taking away the crossing routes over the middle and the post route that is used to attack C2 defenses, but also keep a guy relatively close to the LOS to help with the run, or running QBs. Ultimately, we will see Maddy and Derek Hopkins starting, with Marshall coming in for Maddy on most passing downs. Its a different approach from VKs 4-2-5, which dropped one SS into the box, but essentially a 4-2-5 plays like a 4-4 front against any pro-style 2-TE/1-2 back offense. Hopkins was hurt slanting if I remember correctly. The Backer disguises, looking like he is scraping play-side, but in reality, he is filling the interior of the 6 gap. This is a more traditional 4-3 defensive set that allows the Hokies to get to all of their fronts, pressures and coverages from the same single base set. 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. 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). The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. Part 1 covered some basic concepts, including a description for each defensive position. So something else broke down that lead to Clemson being able to run the ball like they did in the second half. If one DL gets blown out of the hole, it creates problems for every other defender. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. In the nineties, many teams tried to emulate Frank Beamer and defensive coordinator Bud Foster's scheme, with its premium on defenders stacking the line to either stop the run or scare the offense into abandoning it and apologizing for having considered such a silly idea. And with JGW on the edge, he had to be. Basically, it requires two defensive tackles who can each command double teams. Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor. Why are we sometimes successful (last year 2nd half) and sometimes not so successful (09 second half)? It is generally made with a 2i-technique on the weakside (Wide 6) and a 3-technique strongside (Split 6), so its quite close to the Over front (1 tech weak, 3-tech strong). Instead he will look to plant and dive straight ahead for the inside of the 6 gap or the 4 gap, or he will plant and cut back to the center gap. They've only had a few with an NFL frame, and none of them worked out. UNC had those guys, FSU has those guys, and that is about it in the SEC. Based on the film that I have watched, either Bud Foster calls more middle linebacker run blitzes than any coach in the country, or the mike backer has almost zero pass responsibility. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. The legendary defensive coordinator stepped away after the 2019 season, but his . Each defender essentially has the gap in front of him. The scheme will give about 3,000 families in poverty $1,000 a month for a year, and there are no . 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. *:JZjz ? We play three different packages: G, T u f f and FD/ST-G. Our G package is our base defense. %PDF-1.2 % 8 0 obj << /Length 9 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream He had a concussion and it hurt our secondary. A lot can still happen from that base pre-snap state, including shifts, motion, and checks/audibles by the offense. Behind the defense, the Hokies secondary plays a basic robber coverage on this play. I think I understand why our defense is used against us in recruiting. 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? Does the defensive scheme lend itself to this or did we have weaknesses in key positions? 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. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Bud Foster is the former longtime Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator where he spent 33 seasons coaching. -Bud Foster. Bud Foster called this scheme his "attack defense" but the base alignments were 8 man front's following the model of the famed Buddy Ryan 46 defense used by the Bears and Eagles in the 80's. The reason why they can adapt to spread offenses reasonably well is because of the player they put at the hybrid position. 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. Next week, we will examine some of the basic blitz packages that the Hokies use for passing down and distance situations. They recruit nimble, short tackles, which you don't see in the NFL. French on the Bench is a new series of posts that will take a closer look at the theory, fundamentals, and scheme of Tech's offense and defense. Watkins is usually Fieldside. To the uneducated eye, the defense features two ends, two tackles, three linebackers, two safeties, and two corners just like a traditional NFL style 4-3, but Foster turns the 4-3 concept on its ear. At the time, there was a lot of discussion about the changes, both from the coaches directly and from others close to the program. When fans get their first glimpse of the Hokies this spring, they will see a huge degree of Bud Foster influence in Brent Pry's defensive scheme. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! 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. Part 3 and the final installment of this series will be dedicated to pressure concepts and the more popular pass coverage sets used by Virginia Tech and many other teams around college and professional football. Spoilers). This is very important information that is communicated by the coaches in the booth to the coaches on the sideline. The "G" front is a 4-man Even front that covers both OGs with DTs, and is heavy on stunting. Backer: The Backer (Tariq Edwards) lines at the same depth as the mike but in the guard tackle gap. The DEs aligned much like they do today with the Stud always to the wide side and the End always to the boundary. After all, at Pry's introductory presser he noted he cut his teeth as a graduate assistant in the mid-90s under Foster. Engleberger wasn't a bust. It wasn't a great "instinctual play" by Hosley, but a calculated play call and design by Foster. 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. 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. For #3, I think this defense actually makes the corners look better than they really are. Ball position refers to the position of the ball relative to the hash marks. He had to make the Rover less a run-defender and more of a full-time DB, a SS in laymans terms. The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. Foster's 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. For more details about the site, including a list of TechSideline.com staff, see our About page. They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. If NFL type DT's wouldn't fit BF's scheme then what's the use of trying to recruit guys like an Andrew Brown? Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. Cover 6 goes well with the pressure fronts they like to show. Presented by, Click here to access all three parts of the Hokie Defense series by Raleigh Hokie. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. As covered in Part 1, the Tech defense aligns based on ball position relative to the hash marks. Speaking of personnel groups and formations, have you ever wondered what Bud Foster and Charley Wiles are doing with all the hand signals between plays? I love that article. The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. .". Though the philosophy was. 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. 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. Everybody has to be on the same page and know their assignments within the structure of the defense. Sounds like fun doesnt it? 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. I would argue we had bad match-ups of speed vs. speed. Check Fantastic furniture Catalogue and Freedom furniture Catalogue. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . Bud Foster called this scheme his "attack defense" but the base alignments were 8 man front's following the model of the famed Buddy Ryan 46 defense used by the Bears and Eagles in the 80's. This allows the players to react instinctively and play with more confidence. In the old 4-4, the rover was always opposite to the whip. ]~ .O}_JG7mn0 1.Wvn;m,Fv i>TFis endstream endobj 11 0 obj 433 endobj 17 0 obj << /Length 18 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream Most would call that 6 years. In other words, without changing the base personnel, it was a scheme that could adjust play to play from a run stopping 8-in-the-box set to a strong pass stopping set with five defensive backs (Whip, Rover, Field Corner, Boundary Corner, Free Safety). (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. -- French. Hell Charley Wiles even stated that one thing he was challenging Antoine Hopkins on last August was making plays out of his alignment, i.e. The same thing happens for Mike and Whip. Adobe d C An example are the Virginia Tech teams of Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente, with Bud Foster serving as defensive coordinator under both. The free safety is responsible for coverage adjustments and making sure that everyone is lined up properly. Hopefully he has a breakthrough year. He had to use less of the C2R and more Cover 4. Down and distance is fairly obvious. Other teams began to use a lot of quick passes and/or maximum protection blocking schemes to counter Techs blitz tendencies. The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. 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. The 6 comes from the switches called between the LBs and the backfield. So, it's not surprising that the man's personality matches his philosophy when it comes to dual reads in offensive football. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "Does it get any better than Thursday Night in Blacksburg?" Because its Even, the Center is totally uncovered. What is a Cover-2 and how does it differ from a Cover-3? Is this true and if so, how do we strengthen this weakness with out losing run control? 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. The free safety fills play-side to clean up if the running back breaks through the play-side gaps. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. So complimenting it with the Bear front gives you the choice of going Even or Odd with a stem (pre-snap shift). The "nickel" linebackers have almost no pass defense responsibility, and instead are used in a variety of blitz packages designed to outman the offensive line and force the quarterback to make quick throws, where the designed hidden coverages in the secondary await to pick off the pass. 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. Offensive schemes do the same. If your slot recognizes it and runs a slant, the FS has to hustle to get there and take that away. Again, the tackle will rarely be in position to make the tackle, but must minimally plug up the gap, causing the back to look to cut back to the 1 gap. Because of how it is designed, it is still strong with Safeties as run-gap fillers off the edges, but because of that they are susceptible to play-action moreso than a true C2 squad. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 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. Billy Hite. I have read it many times in the past. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. If they can get Brown and Hand, I think Foster will figure out a way to take their skills and make it work, but I can GUARENTEE you, every recruiter that visits Brown and Hand will tell them that there has not been a Hokie defensive lineman since Foster was hired that has been a productive multi-year NFL starter. Registering for an account is free and easy. 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. Through the first half, Andre Ellington was averaging like 1.3 yards a carry with 23 yards total. This is absolutely an attacking defense where every player is expected to #1 maintain leverage/control their gap responsibility and #2 attack attack attack the ball carrier. Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. When Foster developed the concept for the Gap Defense, he looked to solve two problems. Ok. Did Jim Harbaugh out scheme us, did we execute poorly, or were we outmanned? Going into last season, there was legitimate concern about Brenden Hill playing a position that had become more defined as a linebacker, but he proved that a player of his physical abilities could be productive as a Whip as well if he handled his assignments correctly. Field G front. So we have a basic definition for each of the eleven puzzle pieces. As some of you may remember, Virginia Tech rose to prominence in the early 90's on the back of elite special teams, a grind-it-out conservative offense, a state of the art weight training program, and most significantly, on the back of a radical defensive approach that took recruits that nobody wanted and turned them loose like the dogs of war on opposing defenses. Once their keys indicate that the running back has the ball, each pursues the ball. Bud Foster's defense held the Tigers to 186 yards of total offense in a 24-7 route. That was generally the wide side of the field as well, so the Backer or Rover had to cover a faster, quicker player out in open space. The consistent 3 stripes on white was a good look. Look at Florida under Urban Meyer. I would go so far as to say Miami was the worst defense the Hokies played all year. Nose Tackle: The Nose (Luther Maddy): The nose will line up as a 1 technique, on the inside eye of the play-side guard. In a robber coverage, the safeties actually come forward at the snap while the corners bail out to a deep third. A student manager signals the personnel group (12 in this example) via the sign board. Think DeAndre McDaniel. In an 8-man front, the Rover will rotate up closer to the line of scrimmage and align as the fourth linebacker. *U# N)qQ/y(H"hVt kf@^L;,R?P0;|v44 JFC=zYh AWEBYl5I[.X@v6UQV@_msY)Ng1KhZ/Y)va+XsM =_ewrr\|2Q)/zN]N}q_r{f-wvw)1,Z )$fy86g8@ZtqI,dX& ^twn*g$b{xoa.WwDWZflk1g,JIEfPO[h-H( ,AdYp[fuNP&SuhZs`um%?HSpQ1Y. My most recent columns can now be found on the right sidebar. 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. How does pressure relate to coverage? Well, Bud had to change his defense a little to handle that. Spoilers). Instead of slanting as much (because his DL had a tendency to lose gap control and his backer couldn't figure out how to be in the correct place), Bud reverted back to shooting gaps. MAN. In his walked out spot, he is reading the backfield triangle to the #2/#3 receiver and has the flat zone weak. 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