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. 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. In addition, they know the personnel group and the pre-snap formation. Tackle: The Tackle (Derrick Hopkins) lines up as a 3 technique, outside eye of the backside guard. I had to go back and read about the defense given how I did not understand all the roles. A London Fletcher or Brian Urlacher type linebacker would not be a good fit for the Hokies. What's so radical about it? The entire defensive approach featured a bully mentality and a big play fervor. He can have a SS build and sometimes aligns deeper, like the FS. The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. Cover 6 goes well with the pressure fronts they like to show. The talent of their front just is not what it once was. 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. Back to our play example. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. k_~k=: .qNgR\T0A$wcfXoMe#:!v2W}\;Kfva%VSc~s{A?dtpq) g~u+c\8h{ ]KKCz/H-\XH/c&4]#T{*]k0:}M &i$kj? [=?_. That gets us to the pre-snap look for second down. 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. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. Against an 8-man front, it was difficult for offenses to establish the run because there was generally one defender unaccounted for in the blocking scheme. Since we have such a deep and talented DL do you foresee more base defense this year? In the above play, Jayron Hosley backpedals to his deep third at the snap. BLACKSBURG, Va. Even in retirement, Bud Foster casts a long shadow over the Virginia Tech football program. The attack from the DL is the next step, but they have to achieve their gap fit first. There are a number of factors that the coaches consider when setting the defense from play to play. Accordingly, Bud Foster abandoned the 8 man front look, and turned to the "Field Strong" formation described in the link as their base defense. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. It wasn't ideal. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 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. A 46 is by definition a "Bear" front, but to use "Bear" does not necessarily mean a 46 defense. Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. 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? He's as genuine as they come. That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. B) Bud resurrected many of the 8 man front concepts during the awful end of Beamer's departure. 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. Based on what you guys are saying those type of players wouldn't fit into BF's scheme unless he's going to go to a more traditional 4-3. Keeping the Whip closer to the line of scrimmage allows him to play more like a true linebacker, which helped an athlete like James Anderson flourish at the position. 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. They have to get depth immediately to play deep-half coverage. In this installment of the series, we will cover the general concepts of Bud Fosters defensive scheme, including how offensive personnel and formation impact defensive alignments and responsibilities. Each player in the front 7 has a certain gap responsibility, but unlike other 4-3 and 3-4 base defenses, the defenders often stunt to a gap and hold their position rather than pursuit to the ball. OT: "The Mandalorian" S3 discussion thread (feat. As mentioned earlier, that led to man-to-man match-ups of a linebacker or Rover against that third and fourth wide receiver. Field G front. Everyone, especially play side, must at least stalemate their blocker in their gap. Great stuff as always French. The stud end is outside eye of the tackle strong side, and the end is outside eye of the tackle on the weakside. The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. 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.). View All Discussions French on the Bench , "David doesn't even fart. Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. 8 Ohio State with schemes used by Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster,. So, it's not surprising that the man's personality matches his philosophy when it comes to dual reads in offensive football. Ideally he can maintain leverage without being driven downfield. The Tigers complete their season sweep of the Wolfpack. 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". Los Angeles is launching a guaranteed income pilot program, set to be the biggest in the US so far. Oh, and lets not forget the secret weapon. Virginia Tech Hokies football, basketball, athletics blog and forum featuring: unique columns, breaking news, film studies, in-depth analysis, recruiting, videos and jokes. But the biggest thing is probably the QB ability to react quickly to the pressure (a key part of the Hokie D). * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 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 a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy We were tiny on D in 2010. He was on a roll at the start of last season and his recovery is going really well. When the 8th man entered the box, the passing game opened up. 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.). If you play C2R, and the opposition sends the outside WRs deep, the CB must go with him, which takes away the deep help for everyone on one side of the defense, so that it basically ends up M2M. All Hokie, All the Time. While they are both still hybrid type players, their responsibilities are more confined. Damn that's a turning point in both Clemson and VTs program recently. On this play against UVA, the Hokies are playing a base front. The wide tackle six and the gap defense were used by Foster specifically because they didn't have the athletes to play SEC style, line up our best athletes against yours, and beat you football. Youll see how they get away with that in coverage later. 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. 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). They are not supposed to be playmakers (except in the pass rush) but they have to be adept at maintaining leverage while stunting. However, in the Ravens 2 gap 4-3 that they ran in their Super Bowl season, Tony Siragusa and Sam Adams only job was to keep the interior line off Ray Lewis. Mr. Hokie Cody Grimm was moved to the secondary (which is funny given that pass coverage was his greatest weakness as a Hokie.) The Whip blitzes hard from the 7 gap to fly through the 5 gap space. 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. Once their keys indicate that the running back has the ball, each pursues the ball. Williams and Harris pretty much flamed out. Adobe d C At the time, the Whip and Rover were described as hybrid players that had combination linebacker/defensive back responsibilities. UNC had those guys, FSU has those guys, and that is about it in the SEC. 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. By handing off in this way, the defenders do not tip the coverage. *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. Combining elements from each scheme is what gives the 4-2-5 its versatility. The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . *:JZjz ? Drawing on the scheme's nickel roots gives 4-2-5 teams the ability to run a divorced front concept. The DB's align based on secondary alignment rules. (He finished with well over 100 yards.) 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. 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). When Fuller took over whip, it seemed like that balance flipped, with the Whip finishing on more blitzes and the Mike not filling up the pass-rush stat column as much. Because its a 4-4 defense that has to be able to handle the spread offense at times, it needs some rather special players at some of the hybrid LB spots. Instead, Collins played read and react football and was driven off the ball often, which is to be expected when he is doubled and cut block all night. The potential risk is that the movement can allow for gashing big running plays if the players can't control their gap responsibility. I don't have the time to cover them all, but this is a pressure-based defense. That left situations where Motu was one on one with a big athletic TE going down the seam. I think we see the Hokies playing a ton of 4-4G man this year, with next to no pass coverage responsibility by the mike and backer. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 The 46 defensive front. I have had some great question both here and on twitter about some of the nuances of the defense. Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor. 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. Your thoughts please. I have no doubt this works against the Hokies in recruiting, but Foster also has archetypes he recruits to for his players. For that reason, some teams found success by running weak side out of those spread formations. After all, at Pry's introductory presser he noted he cut his teeth as a graduate assistant in the mid-90s under Foster. 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. Stopping the run is one of the basic tenants of the defensive scheme. When they face 21/22/12 personnel, theyll set up in the G front or Bear front most of the time. Today, a look at some of the pass rush and blitz packages utilized in Bud Foster's Gap Defense As discussed in "A Look Back at the Hokie Wide Tackle Six Defense" , Virginia Tech rose to defensive dominance running an 8-man front which allowed the Hokies to blitz from multiple angles. Some teams run a 2 gap scheme (which is much more difficult to get players for.) 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. 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. Yeah Hosley getting knocked out screwed the rest of the defense off. Id call both of them pseudo-Cover 3. 2. 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. Behind the defense, the Hokies secondary plays a basic robber coverage on this play. This morning, I actually stumbled across a presentation that Bud Foster made to the AFCA back in 1999. 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. The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. They've only had a few with an NFL frame, and none of them worked out. The Rover is an OLB who plays more coverage, like a SS. 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. -Bud Foster. Clemson and Duke are really the only teams I can remember that have attacked Hokie corners and been successful. This book features Bud Foster, Defensive Coordinator at Virginia Tech; Chris Ash, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Ohio State; Mickey Matthews, former Head Coach at James . Seems to me it would be a waste of time unless they are going to use him at DE. Suddenly the gap is open, and the back has a nice hole. TKP, where you get the analysis and the analysis of the analysis by the original analyst, "Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." But after several seasons of getting pounded into the turf by the Tech defense, teams began to spread things out and use more 3-4 wide receiver formations to isolate certain match-ups. 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. Spoilers). I think that with their recruiting getting better, Foster may change. Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. Thoughts? So we have a basic definition for each of the eleven puzzle pieces. Playing in a college system that emphasizes skillset diversity is actually a good thing. In addition to these types of coverage adjustments, there may be front and pressure adjustments made by the defense as well. 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. Adobe d C What is a Cover-2 and how does it differ from a Cover-3? How will VT defend against teams like Stanford and other NFL caliber offenses? "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. If healthy, this year's defense is going to be quite different. This post gave me a good chuckle. Did Jim Harbaugh out scheme us, did we execute poorly, or were we outmanned? Dog Inside Blitz, a common blitz you see from Tech. 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. I am ready for some football. I will touch on this more when I write my column on the secondary play, but I think because Hokies safeties have been victimized in man coverage so much, that Foster is looking at his safeties having less run support responsibility and being better at coverage, hence the change of putting converted corners at safety. Whip is to the passing strength, which is most often to the field but (against teams like Pitt) can be to the boundary. It kicks off by detailing the inner workings of the Bud Foster Gap Defense that has baffled most of the ACC over the last 8 years. Whip: The Whip (Kyle Fuller) lines up wide, but well to the inside of the slot. Bud Foster used the Bear defense to suffocate the Buckeyes' run game in 2014. 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). 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. Note with that pre-snap look, it would be difficult for the QB to read the coverage (is it man or is it zone?). The Hokie Gap defense rose from the ashes of the famed "Hokie Attack" 8 man front of the 1990's. The "G" front is the base front, but here I have not adjusted to the formation. Hope that VT keeps getting playing making athletic DTs that can get off blocks and penetrate in interior gaps in order to take D to next level. Upvoted. 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. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. Virginia Tech. In an obvious passing down. When they play 46 front, its mostly man/man, because its a pressure front like the Under we use. Stanford presents the most unique formula. You can't develop an NFL caliber lineman. This is especially true for the Whip LB, who no longer drops back as a deep safety in any situation. So now the first question to come to mind is "How do they even handle spread teams when they can have 8 or 9 men in the box?". At the time, there was a lot of discussion about the changes, both from the coaches directly and from others close to the program. pdf yrs ago. That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? If our defense is designed to "funnel" the ball carrier to certain positions I could see some recruits not liking that. See Tim Tebow (or Pat White at WVU.) Because of the gap fit responsibility, a tremendous amount of pressure exists for the whip and the safeties to be sure tacklers anytime the ball carrier penetrates the line. Flowers, Hall, and Green have been starters. The coaches helped by putting him in positions where he could be successful. Former Coaching Staff: Where are they now? All of those adjustments are made in real time by the players on the field. In basic terms, normal defenses feature corners playing man with safeties deep to help. I remember the first half of the Stanford OB and watching one of Stanford's 300 lb guards kick out and just flatten Eddie Whitley. Engleberger wasn't a bust. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. 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 turns into a 1/4-1/4-1/2 scheme, C3, or you have to split the coverage so that the single receiver backside is getting man coverage. A similar thing happened with the game against Miami, where LM just gashed us in the second half. Remember getting gashed repeatedly by just about everybody we played? Following Michael Cole's injury, Foster mostly used the old "46" alignment made famous by Buddy Ryan and the Chicago Bears. 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. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. 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. The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. When he isn't rushing for 2000 yards next year, Martin Scales will be the Hokies 3rd down pass rusher and get 10 sacks. The doubles on the interior also give the ends more flexibility to get upfield and rush the passer. Other teams began to use a lot of quick passes and/or maximum protection blocking schemes to counter Techs blitz tendencies. Quarterbacks, seeing the odd space develop, are often easily baited into throwing seam routes against this coverage. 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. If the safeties have to make a bunch of tackles (see Stanford, Miami, Boise, Clemson), then the corners are on an island and at some point, even the best corners will get beat in man coverage. The DEs aligned much like they do today with the Stud always to the wide side and the End always to the boundary. Graves certainly was an outlier as far as his girth, along with Jim Davis, but the vast majority of VT tackles are shaped like trashcans. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. The alignment is a disguise, as he has no pass coverage responsibility. Before I wrap up this part of the series, I want to get back to the adjustments made after the 2003 season. From there, Tech held Miami to 10, Kent State to 0, #14 Wake Forest to 6, and Virginia to 0 to finish 10-2. 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. In fact, since he arrived in Blacksburg in 1995, the Hokies have led all FBS programs in sacks (894) and sack yardage (-6,110). 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. Because its Even, the Center is totally uncovered. The primary adjustments were to go to a base 2-high safety set (as discussed earlier), with the Whip up as a linebacker full time and the Rover back as a safety in most alignments. How do those pieces fit together and how do they work collectively to form one of college footballs best defenses? Tyler is almost always coming forward at the snap except when a key has him pursuing playside. Bud Foster is the former longtime Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator where he spent 33 seasons coaching. Presented by, Click here to access all three parts of the Hokie Defense series by Raleigh Hokie. Exactly like Clemson this year. Meanwhile, the defensive linemen must be quick enough and flexible enough to slant heavily (sometimes 2 gaps) each way, which lends itself to short, stocky defensive tackles whocan get to a spot then hold their gap responsibility. It is actually a base 4-4 front. Also, against Ace and Doubles sets, the coverage basically changes into 1/4-1/4-1/2 Cover 3. I hope they can return to dominance. Basically, it requires two defensive tackles who can each command double teams. 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. against Stanford in the OB? Defensive linemen must be able to stunt and slant while maintaining leverage. What does that mean? 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. Meanwhile, Dwayne Allen would come BEHIND the line against the grain of the play and pop out the weak side. I find it interesting how you compare our defense to being as unique as GT's offense. 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. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! The boundary, field, and rover all have pass coverage. Next Up: All of those confusing pass coverages. Everybody has to be on the same page and know their assignments within the structure of the defense. Rover adjusts to the better receivers or Field side. I saw that and knew we were in trouble. Prior to 2004, the alignment of the linebackers and safeties was based more on the strong side / weak side of the offensive formation. His number was 46. Jack Tyler can't cover a rock, so CBF adjusts his schemes and defensive calls to account for that. Most teams change alignments and will stunt occasionally, but nobody trys so much to funnel types of running plays to linebackers. Free Safety: Free safety starts in a deep third lined up 12 yards off the ball directly behind the mike. 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. Also, stud 6'6 265 DE's who want to play in the NFL, not tie up linemen so linebackers make plays. Stanford also used formation to create matchup problems. 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). 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). This is particularly true when the Whip or Rover is aligned on a slot WR -- hell come hard on the blitz pretty often. 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. 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. Stud End (Tyrell Wilson): Pre-Snap, the S end lines up outside eye of the boundary side tackle. 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.). 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