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Clear as mud right? The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. Following Michael Cole's injury, Foster mostly used the old "46" alignment made famous by Buddy Ryan and the Chicago Bears. In the nineties, many teams tried to emulate Frank Beamer and defensive coordinator Bud Foster's scheme, with its premium on defenders stacking the line to either stop the run or scare the offense into abandoning it and apologizing for having considered such a silly idea. in the long run, if the giants dline continues to dominant with "defensive ends", i think it can be used to pitch to good dlineman. Bud Foster used the Bear defense to suffocate the Buckeyes' run game in 2014. What do you mean by "radical stunting"? Registering for an account is free and easy. 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. 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. Bud Foster's defense held the Tigers to 186 yards of total offense in a 24-7 route. Spoilers). 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. Most college teams are not that good, but if the Hokies want to win a NC we will have to face that caliber of offense. While the nose sometimes gets unblocked and can get upfield, more often than not he will make contact with the guard and tackle. Maddy is going to have to really step it up to be the starter. All original material and images are copyrighted by TechSideline.com and may not be reused or reprinted without permission. The Hopkins brothers, Maddy, and looking back at Barry Booker, Jonathan Lewis, and others all sort of fit that mold. The Rover is an OLB who plays more coverage, like a SS. The other two LBs, MIKE and "Backer" play zones over the middle like any other Cover 2 zone. Many defenses set the alignment of their players based on sides of the ball (ie, left and right) or formation strength (ie, which side the TE is on). Yeah Hosley getting knocked out screwed the rest of the defense off. The entire defensive approach featured a bully mentality and a big play fervor. While they are both still hybrid type players, their responsibilities are more confined. And with JGW on the edge, he had to be. Ultimately, we will see Maddy and Derek Hopkins starting, with Marshall coming in for Maddy on most passing downs. #Scales4Heisman. Watkins is usually Fieldside. The biggest difference is how wildly the defensive responsibilities differ between the gap defense. 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. When the 8th man entered the box, the passing game opened up. And then there was all the blitzing. 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. Each defender essentially has the gap in front of him. "I think one of the biggest reasons actually was Steeles defense. That's how good of a kid he is." Bud Foster received national recognition for the way his Bear defense surprised and shut down Urban Meyer's vaunted spread rushing attack in 2014. our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. Oh well. 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. See Tim Tebow (or Pat White at WVU.) 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. 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. 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. The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. What is a Cover-2 and how does it differ from a Cover-3? In the 4-3-4 base set, the Rover aligns as a defensive back, specifically as one of the two safeties. 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. OT: "The Mandalorian" S3 discussion thread (feat. 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". (He finished with well over 100 yards.) The same thing happens for Mike and Whip. If you compare how offensive schemes don't really hurt a recruits ability to make it to the NFL, why should a defensive scheme hurt us too? 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. Hop, Bruce, and JGW) and as possibly causing fatigue later in the year if the guys aren't in shape? As for tight ends, teams that play tight ends usually end up with the rover or free safety covering them. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). I was getting confused reading the comments and didn't see they were from 5 years and 12 months ago. Former Coaching Staff: Where are they now? Odds & lines subject to change. VT couldn't stop the run against Stanford. The result of these adjustments is a scheme that has proven to be more effective against the current trend of spread formation, passing-oriented offenses. The singular thing that can derail their run defense is getting chewed up physically against Georgia Tech. In basic terms, normal defenses feature corners playing man with safeties deep to help. This morning, I actually stumbled across a presentation that Bud Foster made to the AFCA back in 1999. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. They made popular the "G" front and took the 1985 Bears 46 defensive front as a compliment, which Tech would call the "Tuff" package. The "G" front is the base front, but here I have not adjusted to the formation. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? In the big games where we got burnt it was the opposing QB's abilities that made the difference. Once their keys indicate that the running back has the ball, each pursues the ball. Ok. The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. 1. Well, Hosley was disguising his true intention. Meanwhile, Dwayne Allen would come BEHIND the line against the grain of the play and pop out the weak side. I love it anyway! 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?". Not adjusted to the offensive formation. BLACKSBURG, Va. Even in retirement, Bud Foster casts a long shadow over the Virginia Tech football program. So we have a basic definition for each of the eleven puzzle pieces. Young guy like Ekanem and Farley, based on film, are perfect fits. I have no doubt this works against the Hokies in recruiting, but Foster also has archetypes he recruits to for his players. )jlOkD0 Nzlk}nGr(eancz#pC)vg`gd>fX&qb' h3L88ihTy%B|1ebUX9T ";*KM Can we get this thread retitled - "A Look Back at a Look Back to . The Hokies defense requires the DL to essentially "tie up" blockers and hold gaps. Nuk Hopkins is usually a Boundary-side WR, so he gets the Boundary CB most of the time. 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. The zone run requires each offensive lineman to block the gap to the playside, moving along the line of scrimmage and maintaining contact for as long as possible with the first defender that crosses their face. I love that article. Everybody has to be on the same page and know their assignments within the structure of the defense. Whip: The Whip (Kyle Fuller) lines up wide, but well to the inside of the slot. Will having a healthy and complete team be enough? The Hokies play a base 4-3-4 defense, meaning that there are four defensive linemen, three linebackers and four defensive backs in the base set. A student manager then uses the sign board to communicate the personnel group to the players on the field. *:JZjz ? French on the Bench is a new series of posts that will take a closer look at the theory, fundamentals, and scheme of Tech's offense and defense. Also, in goal line and short yardage, the backer and blitz the gap to try to blow the play in the backfield playside. 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. Behind the defense, the Hokies secondary plays a basic robber coverage on this play. 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. "#()%$%%! 3) I think it does hurt recruiting elite out of state prospects. Basically, it requires two defensive tackles who can each command double teams. 3. If NFL type DT's wouldn't fit BF's scheme then what's the use of trying to recruit guys like an Andrew Brown? I will touch on this more when I write my column on the secondary play, but I think because Hokies safeties have been victimized in man coverage so much, that Foster is looking at his safeties having less run support responsibility and being better at coverage, hence the change of putting converted corners at safety. Most of the comments were centered on the adjustments to the Whip and Rover positions, so I wanted to revisit that and clarify some points in those areas. By handing off in this way, the defenders do not tip the coverage. Gap fit means when the defensive player hits the assigned gap, he must hold that gap maintaining the proper leverage in order to get off a block and make a tackle. Most of the time, there is a safety/LB hybrid that is dropped into the box to create a true 8 man front. While he misses the tackle, he allows enough time for the other players to secure their gap and then pursue to tackle the UVA tailback for a marginal gain. Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor. This often creates the illusion to the running back that there isn't backside pursuit, making the backside cutback to the 1 gap the logical place to go. That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? Remember getting gashed repeatedly by just about everybody we played? We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. Fosters defense is always going to be well-coached, and being well-coached puts players where they need to be, but you still need some talent to beat better OLs even if the defenders are where they need to be. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy It offers some terrific insight into the Hokie mindset at that time. The offensive personnel or personnel group is the makeup of offensive skill positions for any given play. 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. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. this is the best stuff and why i love TKP .. i know that teams use our schemes against us in recruiting but i love how the giants and their smaller, more athletic dline core, is being looked at by coach bud. Most teams go play side or bootleg with play action, but Clemson (in old 1930's single-wing style) would have the Tajh fake, then continue to waggle a step playside. http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. The consistent 3 stripes on white was a good look. A terrific example (which of course I cannot find a good video of) is the 2010 interception of Stephen Morris by Jayron Hosley against Miami. In-Depth Analysis of the Hokies' Bear Defense. We will look at the Hokies pass defense in more detail in a later post. against Stanford in the OB? He had a concussion and it hurt our secondary. I want to focus on one, what has made teams successful against the Virginia Tech run defense? Game situation includes things like score, wind / weather conditions and time remaining on the clock. Registering for an account is free and easy. 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. I would argue we had bad match-ups of speed vs. speed. Backer: The Backer (Tariq Edwards) lines at the same depth as the mike but in the guard tackle gap. Really excited about the front seven this year. Exactly like Clemson this year. Anytime you see the mike backer dropping back, it is change up defense hoping the QB throws to a spot without seeing the mike. I broke the 4th wall of telestration. Whip starts back and creeps up or vice versa. Oh, and lets not forget the secret weapon. Also, stud 6'6 265 DE's who want to play in the NFL, not tie up linemen so linebackers make plays. It also put the Whip and Rover in better positions to be successful. When they face 21/22/12 personnel, theyll set up in the G front or Bear front most of the time. Down and distance is fairly obvious. Not sure Tahj Boyd's skills are of the same caliber but he took advantage of us as well. It is mostly combined with Man coverage and is pretty heavy on stunts and exchanges between the DL and LBs. http://www.orangeandwhite.com/news/2012/jan/21/swinney-hired-venables-br OT: "The Mandalorian" S3 discussion thread (feat. Part 1 covered some basic concepts, including a description for each defensive position. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy The number of wide receivers is derived from the combination of those two numbers. 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. -Bud Foster. In terms of base sets, the Hokies transitioned from being a heavy 8-man front defense to a 4-3-4 base set characterized by two deep safeties. 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. 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. 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. 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. This is a more traditional 4-3 defensive set that allows the Hokies to get to all of their fronts, pressures and coverages from the same single base set. For example, a corner will not follow a motioning receiver across the field, even if it is man coverage. In an 8-man front, the Rover will rotate up closer to the line of scrimmage and align as the fourth linebacker. It's no secret that Tech uses a lot of "hybrid" type players. Bare minimum is the stalemate. The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. 8 Ohio State with schemes used by Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster,. That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. That's probably the reason we lost Korren Kirven. 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. What may not be as obvious is that football is equally challenging mentally. 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. If you have any questions, I will be sure to answer to answer them in the comments. Such a menacing look. End: The End (J.R. Collins) will stunt to the 7 gap, maintaining contain on any reverse, bootleg, or play-action. Even more bedeviling to teams that use pro-style running games, Foster uses a huge variety of stunts, hard slants, and linebacker blitzes to "funnel" the ball carrier right into an unblocked defensive player. 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. 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. . Virginia Tech's defense is in good hands with Bud Foster at the controls Skip to main . 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. The Backer and Rover were strong side players, so they would usually align to the strong side of the formation. So, it's not surprising that the man's personality matches his philosophy when it comes to dual reads in offensive football. When Virginia Tech plays Duke on Friday night (7 ET, ESPN/ESPN App), Foster will coach his 282nd game as the Hokies' defensive coordinator. . The defensive call in combination with the personnel group establishes the specific pass coverage responsibilities for the defense. Damn that's a turning point in both Clemson and VTs program recently. 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. Whether you've been running the 4-2-5 defense for years or you're looking to implement the scheme for the first time, . The formation is twins wide, so the passing strength is heavy to the wide side of the field. Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. In passing situations, the Hokies use more defensive backs than the old days, but Foster's mentality hasn't changed. 2) In a one gap 4-3, the DL wants to get up field and make plays. 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. 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 . 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. 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.). It is actually a base 4-4 front. In combination, these adjustments resulted in more big plays against the Tech defense, both in the running game as well as the passing game. The Backer disguises, looking like he is scraping play-side, but in reality, he is filling the interior of the 6 gap. Jessie has three boys of her. Inverted Cover 2 Robber is a 2-deep, 5-underneath zone coverage that uses the FS as the Robber. As mentioned earlier, that led to man-to-man match-ups of a linebacker or Rover against that third and fourth wide receiver. 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. We were tiny on D in 2010. I have a few questions: 1) With all the extra movement in the "radical stunts", do you see this as wearing down the front 7 more and possibly being the cause for some of the injuries, esp last year, (ex. Free Safety: Free safety starts in a deep third lined up 12 yards off the ball directly behind the mike. If the ball is on the hashmark, Rover goes Field side, WHIP to the boundary. Boise and Stanford both targeted the safeties. 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. Thanks! Simple. Eventually, the kids who see the NFL in their future realize that going to such a school hurts their chances. A retired San Jose police officer was convicted Friday of committing more than $1 million in insurance fraud and $18 million in money laundering after exploiting workers at a private security . "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby, I wish I could give you more legs. So, they would use multiple tight ends to the strong side, then motion one of those tight ends back to the whip side. The Tigers complete their season sweep of the Wolfpack. Your thoughts please. The 46 defensive front. As for NFL caliber lineman. The boundary, field, and rover all have pass coverage. 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. 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. Through the first half, Andre Ellington was averaging like 1.3 yards a carry with 23 yards total. On the other side, teams could get favorable running game match-ups by running to the boundary. 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. It is a scheme that looks complicated, but yet is very simple. Quarterbacks, seeing the odd space develop, are often easily baited into throwing seam routes against this coverage. In a traditional one gap 4-3 defense, each player in the front seven has the gap in front of them with few exceptions, with examples being a variety of stunts and run blitzes that are run in small proportion to the base calls. 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. I think the weakness that was exposed by Clemson is that if a team can set up play action by running the ball effectively, the whip and the safeties have to cover their gap fill responsibility before reacting to a pass route. The WHIP LB is a weakside LB, analogous to a JACK LB in a 3-4, who often blitzes off the edge in pressure situations, but who has to be able to cover backs well. 20102023, Orange and Maroon Media, LLC. pretty heavy on stunts and exchanges between the DL and LBs, Clemson Basketball Travels to NC State with Last Hope of NCAA Berth on the Line, Clemson Softball roars to fast start and high rankings. Justin Hamilton is in his first year as Virginia Tech's defensive coordinator after serving as safeties coach last year. Likewise, the End, Backer, Boundary Corner, and Rover always align toward the short side of the field. 1) I have seen a ton of schemes and I can't remember one that repeatedly asks the defensive tackles to stunt across multiple gaps and still maintain gap fits. How did you think TCU was able to defeat teams like Wisconsin with their 4-2-5? You can't develop an NFL caliber lineman. Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. All of those adjustments are made in real time by the players on the field. In that case, both Rover and WHIP will show blitzes naturally. You have heard the laundry list of coverage terms, but what do they mean? Join the community. 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. 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? [=?_. 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