Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. If healthy, this year's defense is going to be quite different. 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. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. Most teams change alignments and will stunt occasionally, but nobody trys so much to funnel types of running plays to linebackers. Now, he will get a jump start at Ohio State, where he will always have a talent advantage over the best Big Ten schools. Hosley was excellent enough to execute the design up there with the very best ball hawk the Hokies have had. This site utilizes responsive web design, which renders the site properly on all platforms (PC, tablet, mobile). TechSideline.com (a.k.a. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? Based on what you said, don't the DL's all "tie" up the lines in both Bud scheme and the traditional pro-scheme? 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, Your analysis above holding true, but with our refreshed/deep D-line being able to slow Clemon's run, Clemson's new D-coordinator implementing a less pro-oriented scheme. The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. Containment often fell onto the shoulders of the Whip LB, a hybrid player that was part linebacker and part safety. 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. 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'. "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby, I wish I could give you more legs. A 46 is by definition a "Bear" front, but to use "Bear" does not necessarily mean a 46 defense. Body positioning, angle of alignment, depth of alignment, how to come off the snap (use of hands, proper footwork, etc), reading each individual key, reacting properly to those keys, proper pursuit angle, tackling technique.that is just a short list of things that the players must focus on correctly as a unit for the defense to be successful on any given play. 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. When the WR's sets up to run block (the WR's total lack of effort is a complete "UVA move"), he immediately comes up in run support. Tackle: The Tackle (Derrick Hopkins) lines up as a 3 technique, outside eye of the backside guard. The Whip and Free Safety were more weak side players, so they would usually align to the weak side of the formation. In the Michigan game, almost every completion came against the safeties. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. Dog Inside Blitz, a common blitz you see from Tech. Looking forward to future articles. As mentioned earlier, that led to man-to-man match-ups of a linebacker or Rover against that third and fourth wide receiver. The helmets they're wearing are still my favorite VT helmets. Virginia Tech Hokies football, basketball, athletics blog and forum featuring: unique columns, breaking news, film studies, in-depth analysis, recruiting, videos and jokes. So, it's not surprising that the man's personality matches his philosophy when it comes to dual reads in offensive football. Because its Even, the Center is totally uncovered. In these cases why couldn't we stop the run? 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 potential risk is that the movement can allow for gashing big running plays if the players can't control their gap responsibility. They are not supposed to be playmakers (except in the pass rush) but they have to be adept at maintaining leverage while stunting. Well, Bud had to change his defense a little to handle that. VTs version of defense is a morphed descendent of what the Washington Huskies ran in the 80s and early 90s when their defense dominated the Pacific coast under DC Jim Lambright. Where and how they play, and personnel types preferred, are highly scheme dependent. 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. Everything I've read has Antoine starting next to his brother this fall. Backers and Mikes must be adept at timing blitzes and taking on blocks. Bud Foster is the former longtime Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator where he spent 33 seasons coaching. "I think one of the biggest reasons actually was Steeles defense. 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. You cannot play straight M2M all the time. Since we have such a deep and talented DL do you foresee more base defense this year? His initial spot is 3x5 off the TE, reading the #2 receiver. The Stanford tight ends (who were all NFL caliber blocking tight ends) were then matched up with the weakest member of the Hokie front seven, in this case, Jeron Gouveia-Winslow. If he went out, Rover has him. At the time, there was a lot of discussion about the changes, both from the coaches directly and from others close to the program. That gets us to the pre-snap look for second down. The middle backers have very little pass coverage responsibility, and spend significant time taking on blocks on the interior of a play. 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. In that case, both Rover and WHIP will show blitzes naturally. Never forget Aaron Rodgers literally laughing at our defense. Several things are known at the end of the first play game situation, down and distance and ball position. Youll see how they get away with that in coverage later. The 6 comes from the switches called between the LBs and the backfield. Former Coaching Staff: Where are they now? 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. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. If he comes inside, Backer takes him. 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? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. -Bud Foster. The reason why they can adapt to spread offenses reasonably well is because of the player they put at the hybrid position. 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. Also, stud 6'6 265 DE's who want to play in the NFL, not tie up linemen so linebackers make plays. 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. In fact, since he arrived in Blacksburg in 1995, the Hokies have led all FBS programs in sacks (894) and sack yardage (-6,110). Often, in interviews with Bud Foster and other defensive coaches, you hear the term "gap fit" thrown around. And stopping the run was (and still is) the #1 goal of Bud Fosters defense. 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. Finally, the ball is snapped and the play runs to completion, most likely in five seconds or less. Engleberger wasn't a bust. 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 wide side is called the field and the short side is called the boundary. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. 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. Without the post-2003 adjustments, there would have been many plays where Rouse would have been isolated in man coverage against the slot receiver. The biggest difference is how wildly the defensive responsibilities differ between the gap defense. How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? This post gave me a good chuckle. Before I wrap up this part of the series, I want to get back to the adjustments made after the 2003 season. The first number reflects the number of running backs and the second number reflects the number of tight ends. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. Jessie has three boys of her. The doubles on the interior also give the ends more flexibility to get upfield and rush the passer. Its heavy on blitzes from those two hybrid players. I think we played less aggressive which led to Clemson eventually winning. Other teams began to use a lot of quick passes and/or maximum protection blocking schemes to counter Techs blitz tendencies. If the blitz didnt get to the QB quickly, then the defense was at risk for a big play. And this. 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). (He finished with well over 100 yards.) 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. getting after it down the LOS once it was clear the RB was not going for his gap. 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. In addition to these types of coverage adjustments, there may be front and pressure adjustments made by the defense as well. 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. The results of these adjustments speak for themselves. So, they would use multiple tight ends to the strong side, then motion one of those tight ends back to the whip side. Did Jim Harbaugh out scheme us, did we execute poorly, or were we outmanned? 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 transition from James Anderson to Brenden Hill without skipping a beat showed two things (1) the coaches know how to put different type players in a position to succeed and (2) while better defined to defend against todays offensive systems, the Whip still is a hybrid position. We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. More to come in my next post. Also, against Ace and Doubles sets, the coverage basically changes into 1/4-1/4-1/2 Cover 3. The Whip responsibilities seem to change as much as the skillsets of the players in the position. Defensive linemen must be able to stunt and slant while maintaining leverage. Was a great move on moving the rover back in alignment based on the offenses being seen but thought the Rover always lined up on the strong side away from the Whip but your diagram indicates them lined on the same side. 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. Accordingly, Bud Foster abandoned the 8 man front look, and turned to the "Field Strong" formation described in the link as their base defense. He started 79 games over an 8 year career. 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. During a career that spanned over 3 decades Bud orchestrated some of the most physical and staunches defenses in the country. The Hokies switch between man and cover 3. Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. 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. The attack from the DL is the next step, but they have to achieve their gap fit first. 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. We wore it again that season in our ACC Championship win against FSU. The players also aligned differently. Stanford also used formation to create matchup problems. He had a concussion and it hurt our secondary. 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. Sounds like fun doesnt it? What do you mean by "radical stunting"? They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. Part 1 covered some basic concepts, including a description for each defensive position. Rover adjusts to the better receivers or Field side. 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. In the big games where we got burnt it was the opposing QB's abilities that made the difference. Virginia Tech. Spoilers). And you can quote me on that shit!" 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. Prior to 2004, the alignment of the linebackers and safeties was based more on the strong side / weak side of the offensive formation. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! Damn shame if you ask me. 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. 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. h_k@vJbR 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. Your thoughts please. When they play 46 front, its mostly man/man, because its a pressure front like the Under we use. If you have any questions, I will be sure to answer to answer them in the comments. And then there was all the blitzing. 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. OT: "The Mandalorian" S3 discussion thread (feat. Gambling problem? 46 does not stand for 4 DL and 6 LBs, the name is derived from the player Buddy Ryan used to play one of the attacking LB positions. Ideally he can maintain leverage without being driven downfield. "#()%$%%! Clear as mud right? All original material and images are copyrighted by TechSideline.com and may not be reused or reprinted without permission. I am not sure where Antoine fits, but I find it hard to believe he will beat out Maddy with Maddy's excellent spring. Back to our play example. The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. In passing situations, the Hokies use more defensive backs than the old days, but Foster's mentality hasn't changed. Love the in-depth analysis. 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?". Ultimately, we will see Maddy and Derek Hopkins starting, with Marshall coming in for Maddy on most passing downs. As for tight ends, teams that play tight ends usually end up with the rover or free safety covering them. 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. Bare minimum is the stalemate. our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. 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. 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. 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. What VT plays most against pro-style teams is Inverted Cover 2 Robber, but the deep cover guys are the Cornerbacks, not the safeties. Bud Foster received national recognition for the way his Bear defense surprised and shut down Urban Meyer's vaunted spread rushing attack in 2014. (Please note, the Hokies may use letters or other terminology to identify each gap.). How will VT defend against teams like Stanford and other NFL caliber offenses? There are two inside linebackers in the 4-4 scheme sometimes known as the Mike and Buck linebackers. In an 8-man front, the Rover will rotate up closer to the line of scrimmage and align as the fourth linebacker. Drawing on the scheme's nickel roots gives 4-2-5 teams the ability to run a divorced front concept. Most of the time, there is a safety/LB hybrid that is dropped into the box to create a true 8 man front. He retained the terminology and many of the blitz schemes of the Attack Defense, and then moved the rover position back to that of a traditional strong safety. 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. See Tim Tebow (or Pat White at WVU.) Period. From all of us at The Key Play, get off the bench and in the game. So something else broke down that lead to Clemson being able to run the ball like they did in the second half. 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. The Tigers first-half offensive struggles were too much to overcome in a 64-57 loss. Bud Foster defenses know how to get after the quarterback. Why are we sometimes successful (last year 2nd half) and sometimes not so successful (09 second half)? It depends on which version of the 4-3. - TheFifthFuller. Mr. Hokie Cody Grimm was moved to the secondary (which is funny given that pass coverage was his greatest weakness as a Hokie.) From this base set, the Hokies can play any number of man and zone coverages while still getting to an 8-man front on any play by rotating the Rover up closer to the line of scrimmage just prior to the snap. I love the white helmet with the stripe and white facemask. He must maintain gap control on the 6 gap and not allow the running back to get outside his outside shoulder. 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. It is mostly combined with Man coverage and is pretty heavy on stunts and exchanges between the DL and LBs. The nose tackle is a 1 technique, the tackle is a 3 technique. So, what does it look like when a Hokie fails to control a gap? That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? 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. And with JGW on the edge, he had to be. First, how do they maintain the aggressive variability of the Wide Tackle Six, but second, he wanted to stop the growing use of one back multiple receiver offenses from the West Coast to the Spread. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. 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. Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. That's probably the reason we lost Korren Kirven. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. 2) This defense also seems to point out a weakness for a athletic, good hands tight end (ex. Down and distance is fairly obvious. The defensive calls will be different on 2nd and three versus 3rd and nine. The legendary defensive coordinator stepped away after the 2019 season, but his . One of Techs defensive coaches in the booth communicates the ball position, down/distance and personnel group to the coaches on the sideline. Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. On this play against UVA, the Hokies are playing a base front. It also put the Whip and Rover in better positions to be successful. When Frank Beamer coached under Bobby Ross, they ran the Wide Tackle 6, and he took that with him to VT. The Tigers complete their season sweep of the Wolfpack. A "gap" is an area of space on the field that the defensive player is responsible to "control." (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. So, I don't think having our DL being smallish gives us a good advantage to counter the GT offense (a la moving our DE in as a DT and then replacing the DE with T. Wilson), since Miami has prototypical NFL DT's and absolutely mauled them at the LOS. 3. Prior to 2004, the Hokies were primarily an 8-man front defense and everything worked off of that. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. He has held the job since 1996, and he came to . 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. That would have been tough duty for a guy like Rouse, who was much better suited for the current responsibilities assigned to the Rover (1) back as a deep safety to the boundary side or (2) up at the line of scrimmage as an outside linebacker playing boundary run containment or picking up a tight end in man coverage. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. 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.). The most common is a walked out position on weakside slots, but he can also align deeper at 3x5 or almost as deep as the FS. Can we get this thread retitled - "A Look Back at a Look Back to . Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor. 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. 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. Darryl Tapp has been a career backup. Registering for an account is free and easy. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. The same thing happens for Mike and Whip. UNC had those guys, FSU has those guys, and that is about it in the SEC. Seems there were a lot of big plays in that game and during the year. "-John Blutarsky. 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. Instead of taking on offensive linemen as a run stuffing linebacker, he was used more to play containment or run blitz off the edge. Basically, it requires two defensive tackles who can each command double teams. MAN. In basic terms, normal defenses feature corners playing man with safeties deep to help. Former Coaching Staff: Where are they now? ]~ .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 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. VT couldn't stop the run against Stanford. Stanford understands that the whip most often will line up to the weak side of the defense. 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". This is particularly true when the Whip or Rover is aligned on a slot WR -- hell come hard on the blitz pretty often. In the seasons that he had great talent, they didn't blitz and stunt as much (the 06 and 07 Hokie defensive highlight films feature much more base defense against the run.). Oh well. And finally, we will take a look at how all of the calls and adjustments for each play are communicated from the coaches to the players. 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. 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. I love that article. Following Michael Cole's injury, Foster mostly used the old "46" alignment made famous by Buddy Ryan and the Chicago Bears. Virginia Tech's defense is in good hands with Bud Foster at the controls Skip to main . http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. Its a bit like a Tampa 2 defense, where the MLB drops back deeper in zone over the middle with 2 safeties behind, except that here youre dropping the FS down instead of backing up the MLB. It is fascinating stuff and beautiful to watch when it produces the type of results that we have seen over the years from Bud Fosters bunch. As the coaches like to say, it is important that their minds do not tie up their feet. I have read it many times in the past. It really is an outlier as far as defenses, as much as Paul Johnson's wishbone is on offense. The other two LBs, MIKE and "Backer" play zones over the middle like any other Cover 2 zone. The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. 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