It was difficult for offenses to determine how many were blitzing and how many were dropping into coverage. Foster used a simple solution. His upside is higher than Collins, but Collins is a much more instinctual player at this point. Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. The defense was predicated on putting 8 men in the box, and bringing a wide variety of unique blitzes to confuse and outman the offensive line, while in the secondary attempting to hide coverages and trick the defense into throwing into their quick blitz read, where a Hokie defensive back sat waiting to take the ball the other way. In the above play, Jayron Hosley backpedals to his deep third at the snap. James Anderson is the only Hokie alumni who is a starter in the front 7 of an NFL team. To make that work, you still need to get pressure from the DL, and I think this has been one of VTs biggest issues on defense over the last few years. 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. Foster's approach is more than just an alignment, as the long-time play-caller in Blacksburg has implemented his scheme across his entire unit, not just up front. Field G front. This site utilizes responsive web design, which renders the site properly on all platforms (PC, tablet, mobile). Because its Even, the Center is totally uncovered. The legendary defensive coordinator stepped away after the 2019 season, but his . 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. If the ball is on the hashmark, Rover goes Field side, WHIP to the boundary. And then they all have to stay on the same page through a series of on-going adjustments just before the ball is snapped. Mike: The Mike backer (Jack Tyler) lines up directly over the center, and blitzes against the flow of the play to fly through the 1-3 gap. Justin Hamilton is in his first year as Virginia Tech's defensive coordinator after serving as safeties coach last year. 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. *:JZjz ? Hopefully he has a breakthrough year. The defensive call in combination with the personnel group establishes the specific pass coverage responsibilities for the defense. They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 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? [=?_. More and more NFL coaches are blending the 4-3 and 3-4 concepts and scheme. %PDF-1.2 % 8 0 obj << /Length 9 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream More to come in my next post. Rover always goes to the side of the passing strength (not necessarily the TE side) or the Field side, and WHIP always aligns opposite the Rover. 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.). Ok. 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). Never forget Aaron Rodgers literally laughing at our defense. "-John Blutarsky. The Rover is an OLB who plays more coverage, like a SS. Virginia Techs defense is a unique one in major college football in that it is very much an older style of defense descended from the Gap 8 and Wide Tackle 6. How will VT defend against teams like Stanford and other NFL caliber offenses? 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. Urban Meyer fell behind LSU and Alabama in recruiting, and magically his health is at risk and he gets out. 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. 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". Not sure Tahj Boyd's skills are of the same caliber but he took advantage of us as well. The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. HWC? When they play 46 front, its mostly man/man, because its a pressure front like the Under we use. Registering for an account is free and easy. He's as genuine as they come. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. 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. The offense goes through its gyrations to get a better pre-snap read and the defense adjusts accordingly. The changes were not major in terms of philosophy and were primarily related to base sets, player alignment and the responsibilities of the Whip and Rover positions. I would go so far as to say Miami was the worst defense the Hokies played all year. Most of the time, there is a safety/LB hybrid that is dropped into the box to create a true 8 man front. Former Coaching Staff: Where are they now? Love the in-depth analysis. A London Fletcher or Brian Urlacher type linebacker would not be a good fit for the Hokies. The Mike will likely be unblocked, but the running back should flow directly to him, so the Mike essentially has responsibility for the 1 gap. 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. I am not sure where Antoine fits, but I find it hard to believe he will beat out Maddy with Maddy's excellent spring. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Not adjusted to the offensive formation. 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. That's probably the reason we lost Korren Kirven. 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. Virginia Tech's defense is in good hands with Bud Foster at the controls Skip to main . I love it anyway! 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). Backers and Mikes must be adept at timing blitzes and taking on blocks. Engleberger wasn't a bust. Bud, a divorcee, married Jessie in February on Super Bowl Sunday, about four months after the hospital scare and around the time discussion began about him retiring. *:JZjz ? Think DeAndre McDaniel. Registering for an account is free and easy. They are looking at the QB and reading his actions without letting the #1 outside WR get past. 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. Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. How do those pieces fit together and how do they work collectively to form one of college footballs best defenses? What do you mean by "radical stunting"? When he isn't rushing for 2000 yards next year, Martin Scales will be the Hokies 3rd down pass rusher and get 10 sacks. Great stuff as always French. 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. In an 8-man front, the Rover will rotate up closer to the line of scrimmage and align as the fourth linebacker. Through the first half, Andre Ellington was averaging like 1.3 yards a carry with 23 yards total. 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. In fact, since he arrived in Blacksburg in 1995, the Hokies have led all FBS programs in sacks (894) and sack yardage (-6,110). The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . 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. In this installment of the series, we will cover the general concepts of Bud Foster's defensive scheme, including how offensive personnel and formation impact defensive alignments and responsibilities. getting after it down the LOS once it was clear the RB was not going for his gap. What VT plays most against pro-style teams is Inverted Cover 2 Robber, but the deep cover guys are the Cornerbacks, not the safeties. I had to go back and read about the defense given how I did not understand all the roles. It wasn't a great "instinctual play" by Hosley, but a calculated play call and design by 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. Because the line is flowing play-side, the Whip should be unblocked and should go directly to the ball-carrier. Really great stuff. This is very important information that is communicated by the coaches in the booth to the coaches on the sideline. Seems there were a lot of big plays in that game and during the year. You get what you get with Bud Foster, there isn't much grey area in his persona. Next Up: All of those confusing pass coverages. This aggressive nature of the defense led to years with incredible tackles-for-loss numbers. 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. Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. Since the scheme was tweaked, the Tech defense has finished ranked #4, #1, and #1 in the nation in total defense. I love the white helmet with the stripe and white facemask. Next week will take film from the Clemson game and demonstrate exactly how the Hokies have to maintain a delicate balance between aggressive pursuit and gap responsibility in order to be effective. That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. "#()%$%%! They know on which side to align based on ball position. 2) In a one gap 4-3, the DL wants to get up field and make plays. It defintely helps to have depth regardless of the scheme, but depth and ability in the scheme only make it better. It's no secret that Tech uses a lot of "hybrid" type players. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. A "gap" is an area of space on the field that the defensive player is responsible to "control." UNC had those guys, FSU has those guys, and that is about it in the SEC. It was a very clever scheme because it could be adjusted to a pass oriented defense by slipping the two outside linebackers (the Whip and Rover) into coverage as defensive backs. I have no expectations that Antoine will start this year coming off that injury coupled with his history of not being as hard a worker. WHIP often creeps up because he usually gets a 1 on 1 matchup with the RB in coverage. Part 1 covered some basic concepts, including a description for each defensive position. 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. Whip is to the passing strength, which is most often to the field but (against teams like Pitt) can be to the boundary. A lot can still happen from that base pre-snap state, including shifts, motion, and checks/audibles by the offense. Bare minimum is the stalemate. Now, he will get a jump start at Ohio State, where he will always have a talent advantage over the best Big Ten schools. 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 They've only had a few with an NFL frame, and none of them worked out. The doubles on the interior also give the ends more flexibility to get upfield and rush the passer. He can have a SS build and sometimes aligns deeper, like the FS. Look at Florida under Urban Meyer. This often creates the illusion to the running back that there isn't backside pursuit, making the backside cutback to the 1 gap the logical place to go. Reading his actions without letting the # 1 outside WR get past played! 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