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'+,,-/4443.4444444444 The end result of this 1st quarter play against UVA features Tyrell Wilson preventing the back from getting to the edge, the nose and tackle slant and fill their gaps, and Jack Tyler flies in on the blitz to make the play. All Hokie, All the Time. Next Up: All of those confusing pass coverages. Looking forward to future articles. 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). 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. Watching film of South Carolina against Clemson, South Carolina absolutely manhandled the Clemson OL, the same OL that manhandled the Hokies in the 2nd half of the ACC CG. .". For example, a corner will not follow a motioning receiver across the field, even if it is man coverage. He must maintain gap control on the 6 gap and not allow the running back to get outside his outside shoulder. Meanwhile, Dwayne Allen would come BEHIND the line against the grain of the play and pop out the weak side. They tie up the center and both guards, allowing the middle linebacker to go unblocked sideline to sideline. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. They are looking at the QB and reading his actions without letting the #1 outside WR get past. Gambling problem? Containment often fell onto the shoulders of the Whip LB, a hybrid player that was part linebacker and part safety. 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. The diagram below uses numbers to identify each gap. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. Ok. 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. What is a zone blitz? Last year's defense was an incredible patchwork of adjustments, alignments, schemes and calls designed to hide our defense's weaknesses and it worked in 11/13 games. Great stuff as always French. I don't have the time to cover them all, but this is a pressure-based defense. My most recent columns can now be found on the right sidebar. 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. In terms of positions, the Stud, Whip, Mike, Field Corner and Free Safety always align toward the wide side of the field. Urban Meyer fell behind LSU and Alabama in recruiting, and magically his health is at risk and he gets out. 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. Remember getting gashed repeatedly by just about everybody we played? However, if he goes Fieldside, he'd be matched on someone else. You have heard the laundry list of coverage terms, but what do they mean? We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. Hop, Bruce, and JGW) and as possibly causing fatigue later in the year if the guys aren't in shape? Instead, the coverage responsibility for that motioning receiver will be handed off to a defender already aligned on the other side of the field. During a career that spanned over 3 decades Bud orchestrated some of the most physical and staunches defenses in the country. The Hopkins brothers, Maddy, and looking back at Barry Booker, Jonathan Lewis, and others all sort of fit that mold. In the Michigan game, almost every completion came against the safeties. Period. The Hokies showed a blitz up front, and Jayron showed a cover 3 look by bailing out and back pedaling before the snap. 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. With two CBs outside you basically have 6 ways it can work without changing the call. And this. Anytime you see the mike backer dropping back, it is change up defense hoping the QB throws to a spot without seeing the mike. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. I think we played less aggressive which led to Clemson eventually winning. 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. The middle backers have very little pass coverage responsibility, and spend significant time taking on blocks on the interior of a play. So that got me thinking: how does Bud and Co defend GT differently than a more pro style set? It wasn't a great "instinctual play" by Hosley, but a calculated play call and design by Foster. The adjustment from one set to the other depends on the alignment of the Rover. Whip is to the passing strength, which is most often to the field but (against teams like Pitt) can be to the boundary. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. What are the differences between what Tech does and a traditional NFL 4-3?? . 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. Bud Foster defenses know how to get after the quarterback. In addition, they know the personnel group and the pre-snap formation. The tackle will cross the face of the guard and the center, and fill the 2 gap, originally vacated by the Nose. I remember seeing our defensive philosophy torched about ten years ago. Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. Young guy like Ekanem and Farley, based on film, are perfect fits. 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. Backer and Rover would take the strongside back and pass him off inside or out depending on his route. Ellington) to take advantage of because all of our LB's are trained to be in gap control and aren't prepared to be in coverage. 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 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. That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. Foster used a simple solution. 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. Morris, who was a first time starter, had thrown quick 5-7 yard hooks against the Hokie blitz all day. 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. Sounds like fun doesnt it? 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. Thanks. I love the white helmet with the stripe and white facemask. If our defense is designed to "funnel" the ball carrier to certain positions I could see some recruits not liking that. They know on which side to align based on ball position. 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?". Everyone, especially play side, must at least stalemate their blocker in their gap. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? View All Discussions French on the Bench , "David doesn't even fart. How does pressure relate to coverage? Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. His initial spot is 3x5 off the TE, reading the #2 receiver. Stud End (Tyrell Wilson): Pre-Snap, the S end lines up outside eye of the boundary side tackle. 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. Ideally, the Stud end will be 2 yards deep into the backfield. They recruit nimble, short tackles, which you don't see in the NFL. 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. 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.). Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. 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). I have had some great question both here and on twitter about some of the nuances of the defense. Otherwise (because the linebackers don't immediately scrape and pursue to the ball) there will be large holes and tremendous pressure on safeties to make the tackle. 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. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . WHIP often creeps up because he usually gets a 1 on 1 matchup with the RB in coverage. With deep safety help, Hosley stopped his back pedal and planted on the snap, and he stepped in front of the quick curl and picked off the pass to seal the game. He had a concussion and it hurt our secondary. Exactly like Clemson this year. See Tim Tebow (or Pat White at WVU.) http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. There are a ton of details that are critical for the defense to execute properly. Using a series of hand signals, Bud Foster communicates the defensive call (set, blitz call, passing strength, coverage, etc) to the players on the field. The legendary defensive coordinator stepped away after the 2019 season, but his . Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. 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. This book features Bud Foster, Defensive Coordinator at Virginia Tech; Chris Ash, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Ohio State; Mickey Matthews, former Head Coach at James . The Chargers' defense ranked last in third-down conversion percentage (49.54%), 30th in rushing yards allowed per game (138.9), 30th in points allowed per game (27.0) and 23rd in yards allowed . 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. The Gap Defense is grounded in a simple concept. Its heavy on blitzes from those two hybrid players. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 Seems there were a lot of big plays in that game and during the year. In that AFCA presentation could you explain what Wiles means for h.(Under Defensive Line: 10 Commandments) Escape: Rip or wipe, push with power, pull with trail, step 45 and rip your gap. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. Whip starts back and creeps up or vice versa. The Hokies used a base 8-man front the majority of the time. Tech's attacking eight-man-front scheme, first instituted by Elmassian in 1993, has become one of college . Everybody has to be on the same page and know their assignments within the structure of the defense. Some of the biggies are game situation, down and distance, ball position, and offensive personnel. B) Bud resurrected many of the 8 man front concepts during the awful end of Beamer's departure. At the snap, the nose has the daunting task of stunting two gaps, crossing the face of both the guard and the tackle to get outside shoulder gap fit on the 4 gap. 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). If he went out, Rover has him. 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. 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? [=?_. In the old 4-4, the rover was always opposite to the whip. 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. From the coaches in the booth, to the coaches on the sideline, to the players on the field, to the pre-snap adjustments; that is a lot of communication and it is pretty much non-stop in those 20-30 seconds between each play. In a robber coverage, the safeties actually come forward at the snap while the corners bail out to a deep third. Winslow and the defensive end (JR. Collins) to an X stunt, with Collins going outside and JWG taking the inside (or #5) gap. WHIP might align himself like a FS, but hell come down over the middle into a hook zone instead of dropping for deep half-field coverage. Ball position refers to the position of the ball relative to the hash marks. Following Michael Cole's injury, Foster mostly used the old "46" alignment made famous by Buddy Ryan and the Chicago Bears. Look at Florida under Urban Meyer. Antone Exum is moving forward at the snap, and both Exum and Hosley end up making the tackle along with Luther Maddy. Part 1 covered some basic concepts, including a description for each defensive position. 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. By keeping the tight ends and running backs in to block, offenses could buy additional time to go to their wide receivers running down the field against single, man-to-man coverage. Bare minimum is the stalemate. In passing situations, the Hokies use more defensive backs than the old days, but Foster's mentality hasn't changed. Either way we'll have 3 starting quality DT. The stud end is outside eye of the tackle strong side, and the end is outside eye of the tackle on the weakside. Size, strength, and explosiveness were huge factors in that variance. #Scales4Heisman. 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. One breakdown or miscommunication and the other team could be in the end zone. All original material and images are copyrighted by TechSideline.com and may not be reused or reprinted without permission. 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. 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. The Hokies defense requires the DL to essentially "tie up" blockers and hold gaps. In basic terms, normal defenses feature corners playing man with safeties deep to help. But the biggest thing is probably the QB ability to react quickly to the pressure (a key part of the Hokie D). 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. Presented by, Click here to access all three parts of the Hokie Defense series by Raleigh Hokie. Actually Clemson's D is not going to be all that different than what it was last year except that Venable is simplifying it without all the checks and stuff. Playing in a college system that emphasizes skillset diversity is actually a good thing. Foster has been at Virginia Tech for 30 years and has been the coordinator for 12 seasons. 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. I'd have to double check but I'm fairly certain Wiles even said he is the starter going into August camp because his players don't lose their starting jobs due to injury. (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. *:JZjz ? . How will VT defend against teams like Stanford and other NFL caliber offenses? Likewise, the End, Backer, Boundary Corner, and Rover always align toward the short side of the field. Really excited about the front seven this year. Watkins is usually Fieldside. -- French. Williams and Harris pretty much flamed out. 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 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. our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. It defintely helps to have depth regardless of the scheme, but depth and ability in the scheme only make it better. Several things are known at the end of the first play game situation, down and distance and ball position. 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. BLACKSBURG Bud Foster's defenses have grown accustomed to carrying Virginia Tech's offenses over the years, so an early conversation the longtime Hokies defensive coordinator had with new . The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! Where and how they play, and personnel types preferred, are highly scheme dependent. 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). The defense slides their individual alignments based on that personnel group and passing strength. 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. Prior to 2004, the alignment of the linebackers and safeties was based more on the strong side / weak side of the offensive formation. Your thoughts please. This "Field G" is mostly what Virginia Tech is in nowadays. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. The offense makes the next move by setting their personnel group for this example, they have just removed one of their two running backs and sent in a second tight end. I find it interesting how you compare our defense to being as unique as GT's offense. 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. 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. So, what does it look like when a Hokie fails to control a gap? The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. 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. 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. It is definitely not a finesse sport. 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. I think they were 6'2 or so and 270-280 lbs. Also BF has talked about wanting to change the "DNA" of our DL referencing Ala. and LSU's D-lines. Darryl Tapp has been a career backup. d88$FQ &~g?Waj }4;{S=Gg``YoF2a2XCTH#?:]=e1sp=$3_ S??oB/r~u6n?o'tm{ iu e*g[3mcXX_ endstream endobj 7 0 obj 859 endobj 12 0 obj << /Length 13 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream 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). Former Federal Fugitive Pleads Guilty in California to Massive Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure Scam Defendant Collected More Than $1.2 Million from More Than 800 Distressed Homeowners . 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. TSL) is an independent publication that is in no way affiliated with or sponsored by Virginia Tech or the Virginia Tech Athletic Department. 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