Ratledge has had numerous football articles published. Watch the eyes of the passer following the eyes will often lead you to the next pass 3. Ultimate 3 4 defense playbook complete execution plan for installing the 3 4, including base defense, fronts, personnel, coverages and blitzes. With the spring approaching and the defense being the biggest focus for the usf bulls moving forward. I finally finished my defensive playbook for my 5th grade pee wee football team. Most 34 teams, however, have to have at least one twogap linemen.
So the mike linebacker will stay stacked and the b will widen his alignment by a step. The 3 4 defense was originally devised by bud wilkinson at the university of oklahoma in the 1940s. If a defensive coach were to put a vanilla 34 or cover 2 formation up against. Youth football playbooks for defense, pdf football defense. In our scheme, the front six four down linemen and the two inside linebackers. While the 34 defense will commonly 2gap the defensive linemen, we 2gap the linebackers in the 43 defense particularly the mike linebacker. Traditionally, teams run a 43 scheme run through the logic here. Today, im just gonna go over the basic differences of the 3 4 when compared to the 4 3. In american football, the 34 defense is a common defensive alignment consisting of three down linemen and four linebackers. Therefore, our defensive lineman must be above all else, unselfish.
The carolina panthers will run a 34 base defense in the 2019 season for the first time since the late 1990s. While the concept of rushing an olb in the 3 4 is simple there are multiple choices the defense can make to help make a basic call more versatile. The alignment of the 43 defense is what allows you to maximize speed on. The 34 defense is a defense that has 3 defensive lineman, 4 linebackers thus, 34, 2 corner backs, and 2 safeties. Ball turnovers include a fumble, pass interception, stopping the offense on 4th down, or a blocked kick. Alignment, coverages, and basic wrinkles for a 43 defense. Many teams have won the super bowl with the 34 defense as its base defense, most recently, the green bay packers in 2011. It is rarely just a fit of genius that invents a brand new defensive scheme.
College football schemes and techniques and millions of other books are. Broncos defense features classic 43 scheme with passrush. This is my attempt to explain how the 34 works, and what personnel work best with it. Ranking the best defensive schemes bleacher report. Download to your computer, save to your mobile device, or print a hard copy.
The most common defensive scheme in vogue today is the 43 over backed by quarters coverage, a system that allows defenses to control the edges and extra defenders flying to the football against running. Dec 30, 2015 on the outlaw technique the rushing olb sam plays the d gap and the ilb mike plays the c gap on flow to the te. Coach koutsantanous rambo blitz is an adjusted blitz concept run from a 34 defensive alignment. A great resource is rex ryans book, coaching the 46 defense. Jan 14, 2015 the other main variation of the 3 4 in use in the nfl is the one gap 3 4. This playbook will cover the stack 44 defense, which calls for 8 players in the box and offers simple blitz schemes that will confuse the offensive linemen and.
Stand in the correct stance hands out and legs wide 2. I guarantee if you follow these instructions and implement these tactics with your football team, youll see big, dramatic improvements in your defensive effectiveness, almost right away. The jaguars current defensive scheme is a variant of the 43 defense. Playbook team license reprint up to 50 copies for your coaching staff and team. Take a peak at the alignments of the front 7 within monte kiffins new scheme in dallas. Move when the ball is in the air air time allows you the defender to be in the correct positionalignment 4.
A natural conclusion for many defensive coordinators around the country has been a shift away from a fourdown front and into a 34 scheme. After reading and watching dave cisars winning football series and coach reeds winning youth football book, i focused on the 62 wide, 44 stack and gap 8 defensive schemes for my 2008 little league tackle team. Ryan mccartney has been the defensive coordinator at seymour high ind. Sep 10, 20 some say the difference between a 3 4 defense and a 4 3 defense is whether the dlinemen twogap have to control two gaps on the offensive line or whether they onegap look to penetrate one gap. Ultimate 34 defense playbook complete execution plan for installing the 34, including base defense, fronts, personnel, coverages and blitzes. Discussion in wildcat lair football forum started by mrhotdice, sep 17, 2016. It is a called a base defense because it is the default defensive alignment used on base downs 1st and 2nd downs. The 34 defense affords teams the luxury of disguising who will be their fourth rusher. A natural conclusion for many defensive coordinators around the country has been a shift away from a fourdown front and into a 3 4 scheme. Quincy universitys attacking 425 defense diagram 1 diagram 2. Mar 31, 2010 a reader mentioned yesterday that hed like to see some information about our new defensive scheme.
While the concept of rushing an olb in the 34 is simple there are multiple choices the defense can make to help make a basic call more versatile. This defensive alignment consist of 3 down lineman, 4 linebackers, two cornerbacks and two safeties. Today, im just gonna go over the basic differences of the 34 when compared to the 43. In part 3 mq takes a look at the most frequently used in the bears scheme. Mar 03, 2010 alignment, coverages, and basic wrinkles for a 43 defense. The scheme youre about to learn is called the 34 defense.
The 5 defensive schemes that dominate joe daniel football. Broncos defense features classic 43 scheme with passrush flexibility. Rigid positional structures are giving way to a more fluid style of play. In the 2001 season, our defense had 92 tackle for loss, 32 sacks and 28 turnovers with the attacking style 4 25 defense. Ratledge has had numerous football articles published in national publications as well as authoring four books, attacking football s wingt, football s attacking 46, coaching football s special teams, and developing a defensive game plan. The 52 oklahoma, with defensive ends given the ability to drop back into pass coverage, is indistinguishable from the 34 defense. So were gonna start breaking down the 34 defense in build up to the season.
This is just meant to give you a basic outline and does not in any way attempt to cover everything the hawks do. The base scheme when implementing this manual is the 30 front 34. Last week, veteran lb lamar louis announced his intentions to return to lsu, and perhaps, more notably, tossed out an interesting bit about. The alignment of the 4 3 defense is what allows you to maximize speed on the field, while not sacrificing run defense. The adjustment of the blitz is determining which linebacker will blitz mike or blood based on the alignment of the running back. Author matchquarters posted on january 2, 2017 november 2, 2017 categories defending the spread, defensive scheme tags 3 4, 3 4 blitzes, 3 4 defensive fronts, 3 4 fronts, 3 4 playbook, 303 front, 404 front, baylor football, blitz, blitz to formation, blitzing, btf, cover 3, defending by formation, defending formation into the boundary. The many similarities between the 43 under and the 1gap 34 defensive fronts are what allow steve spagnuolo to call. The tite front 4i04i and its saban counterpart mint, have become all the rage in college football when stopping the spread from a 34. The flexibility of the 3 4 and the added athlete on the field makes the scheme spread friendly. A reader mentioned yesterday that hed like to see some information about our new defensive scheme. New york jets defense playbook 2010 rex ryan 1 files 4868.
Traditionally, teams run a 4 3 scheme run through the logic here that means four linemen and three backers. One key element i talked about in my latest book, hybrids. During the 1970s and 1980s the 34 defense was the most widely used defense in the nfl. Nov 18, 2014 kenny ratledge is the defensive coordinator at sevier county high school 6a in sevierville, tennessee. Inside, youll discover a simple, step by step formula for installing and implementing a top notch 43 for any competitive level.
The 34 is the modern day version of the old 50 defense. A look at the 34 and whether or not wsu could run the scheme. Heres how those defenses are evolving to find answers. The 34 defense has been making a comeback in our area over the last 5 years.
Running parallel to the defensive dilemma of lineman depth is the popularity of the spread. The alignment features three down linemen and four linebackers in the front seven, thus the name 34 defense. These are the best defensive schemes in football today. In 2018, the detroit lions switched to hybrid 34, 43 defensive front now that former patriots defensive coordinator matt patricia has taken over as head coach. The 34 defense can be used against any offensive scheme because of the versatility and multiple looks it offers. As the cowboys move from a 34 scheme to a 43 defense, therell. You really need one true defensive lineman, the 3technique strong side tackle in the over front. In the world of high school football, a lot of teams do not have the size on the defensive line to play a 34 defense the way college and pro teams play their 34. The 34 defense has become more popular in recent years with both nfl and college defenses. Kenny ratledge is the defensive coordinator at sevier county high school 6a in sevierville, tennessee. Bulls247 takes a look at the way the 335 defense is supposed to.
Let me start by saying i think i know a whole lot more about the defensive line than i. The other main variation of the 34 in use in the nfl is the one gap 34. Some say the difference between a 34 defense and a 43 defense is whether the dlinemen twogap have to control two gaps on the offensive line or whether they onegap look to penetrate one gap. Bulls247 takes a look at the way the 3 3 5 defense is supposed to.
The 3 4 defense is the second most popular defensive formation used in the nfl. The multiple looks that capers 3 4 defense gives has been one of the biggest advantages since his arrival, and a reason many teams have made the switch to a 3 4 defense. Once the playbook is purchased, click the link under order details on checkout page to download the pdf playbook instantly. We talk about how to align the front, why you would use it, and where to go from here in creating your aggressive 34 defense to stop the offense from running the football and throwing it. We discussed basic fundamentals for defensive back play earlier, and now want to get into. Jan 20, 2015 will kevin steele implement a 3 4 at lsu. Bud wilkinson himself has said the defense evolved from the 722 defense that was still in use in college football in the 1930s. A 1gap scheme with the sam backer using the 2gap technique over the tight end to the closed strong side of the formation. Thats why we created the ultimate 4 3 defense playbook. The tampa bay buccaneers will switch to a 34 defense for the coming season under new defensive coordinator, todd bowles, who previously ran the 34 defense with the new york jets. However, defenses will readily switch to other defensive alignments such as a nickel defense or a dime defense as circumstances change. Al groh and bill belichicks insight on the flexibility of the 34 defense is also. On the outlaw technique the rushing olb sam plays the d gap and the ilb mike plays the c gap on flow to the te. By the experts features articles from 19 top coaches on a variety of 34 topics including alignments and adjustments, secondary coverages, linebacker play, and.
The packers run a 34 defensive scheme, but some of the best defenses in the league today run a 43. Defensive coordinator quincy university quincy, ill. Dec 23, 2012 while the 3 4 defense will commonly 2gap the defensive linemen, we 2gap the linebackers in the 4 3 defense particularly the mike linebacker. May 12, 2016 how 4 3 defenses are evolving to stop the smashmouth spread new, 8 comments twoback running games combined with spread formations and runpass options have done a lot of damage to popular 4 3 defenses. Unlike the 34 defense, the outside edge players are not wanting to force the play back. If, at the end of the day, someone cannot see the fun in an action by a wolves player or staff member, we should strive to solve this matter.
In american football, the 34 defense is a common defensive alignment consisting of three. Apr 09, 2012 we talk about how to align the front, why you would use it, and where to go from here in creating your aggressive 3 4 defense to stop the offense from running the football and throwing it. The flexibility of the 34 and the added athlete on the field makes the scheme spread friendly. In 2019, the cardinals returned to the 34 under new defensive coordinator.
The basics of the 34 defensive front bleacher report. The olbs or sam and rover as they are called in this manual often line. Jan 26, 20 take a peak at the alignments of the front 7 within monte kiffins new scheme in dallas. Onegap 34 defense keeps offenses on their heels afca. Its time to change that and give the nfls best defensive minds the credit they.
The last thing this team needs is a complete overhaul of the defensive scheme. Predictably, this scheme calls for the defensive line to only be responsible for a single gap rather than two. By the experts features articles from 19 top coaches on a variety of 34 topics including alignments and adjustments, secondary coverages, linebacker play, and zone blitzes. The 34 defense is so named because it involves 3 down linemen and 4 linebackers. How 43 defenses are evolving to stop the smashmouth spread. The making of a modern defense, is the use of a more positionless defensive gameplan going forward into the future. One basic approach using the 34 scheme is the ability to get lined up. The defensive lineman that work best in a 34 defense do not always work. The 34 defense is great for youth football because it can easily adjust to spread formations while still staying. And the 4man front of the 43 overunder front is awesome. The 34 defense is a basic football defensive formation that is used by several nfl teams. The tite front 4i04i and its saban counterpart mint, have become all the rage in college football when stopping the spread from a 3 4. Its packed with detailed instructions, simple diagrams, and quicklearn coaching pointers that you can take right to practice.
How 43 defenses are evolving to stop the smashmouth. Kevin steele, the 34 defense and lsu personnel part 1. Let me start by saying i think i know a whole lot more about the defensive line than i do about the linebackers and defensive backs. Sep 03, 2017 he revolutionized the 3 4 when he brought in the zone blitz and we see it from almost every 3 4 defense in the nfl, and even in college. Without lineman for the scheme the defense is incredibly vulnerable, to the point where it. Though i have transitioned from an odd 34,52, and 53 or an even 43, 4. In the 2019 season, the tampa bay buccaneers switched to a 34 defense under new defensive coordinator, todd bowles, who previously ran the 34 defense with the new york jets. This is just meant to give you a basic outline and does not in. Thats why we created the ultimate 43 defense playbook. The ends of the 72 fell off and assumed more of a linebacker technique. So were gonna start breaking down the 3 4 defense in build up to the season.
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