The results of these adjustments speak for themselves. 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. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. *U# N)qQ/y(H"hVt kf@^L;,R?P0;|v44 JFC=zYh AWEBYl5I[.X@v6UQV@_msY)Ng1KhZ/Y)va+XsM =_ewrr\|2Q)/zN]N}q_r{f-wvw)1,Z )$fy86g8@ZtqI,dX& ^twn*g$b{xoa.WwDWZflk1g,JIEfPO[h-H( ,AdYp[fuNP&SuhZs`um%?HSpQ1Y. You get what you get with Bud Foster, there isn't much grey area in his persona. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. 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. The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. Antone Exum is moving forward at the snap, and both Exum and Hosley end up making the tackle along with Luther Maddy. In obvious passing situations, the Hokies would shift to a base 4-3-4 look by dropping the Whip as the second safety. At the time, the Whip and Rover were described as hybrid players that had combination linebacker/defensive back responsibilities. 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. Rece Davis. If he comes inside, Backer takes him. Foster's 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. MAN. What is a Cover-2 and how does it differ from a Cover-3? I saw that and knew we were in trouble. What is a zone blitz? We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. 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. Down and distance is fairly obvious. Dog Inside Blitz, a common blitz you see from Tech. Id call both of them pseudo-Cover 3. "-John Blutarsky, Small, and generally stout defensive tackles certainly seem to be the Bud Foster model. To the uneducated eye, the defense features two ends, two tackles, three linebackers, two safeties, and two corners just like a traditional NFL style 4-3, but Foster turns the 4-3 concept on its ear. Offensive schemes do the same. When the TE switches sides, usually the Backer flips spots with MIKE to cover him. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy Darryl Tapp has been a career backup. Often, in interviews with Bud Foster and other defensive coaches, you hear the term "gap fit" thrown around. (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. Bud Foster keeps Virginia Tech opponents guessing with ability to adjust on defense After Virginia Tech upset No. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "Does it get any better than Thursday Night in Blacksburg?" They know where to be and they know how to adjust more quickly to formation shifts and motion. Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. Maddy is going to have to really step it up to be the starter. I think I understand why our defense is used against us in recruiting. Attack Defense Bud Foster Defensive Coordinator Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg, Va. Jim Cavanaugh Outside Linebackers Lou West Secondary Charlie Wiles Defensive Line Diagram 2 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. This column was more about the run defense, so I can work on drawing up some plays and video that shows how Clemson neutralized the Hokies in a future piece. 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. He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. 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. 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. All of those adjustments are made in real time by the players on the field. I have not watched any tape of Miami vs Georgia Tech, so I am not sure if they make any specific adjustments from their normal scheme, but they certainly have the Yellow Jackets pegged. Most would call that 6 years. getting after it down the LOS once it was clear the RB was not going for his gap. Urban Meyer fell behind LSU and Alabama in recruiting, and magically his health is at risk and he gets out. Even if they win, guys like Hopkins and Collins were just not the same after the GT game last year. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. Whip is to the passing strength, which is most often to the field but (against teams like Pitt) can be to the boundary. It was a pro-style system and designed to work against pro-style offenses, which is precisely what the Hokies system is. They recruit nimble, short tackles, which you don't see in the NFL. I think they were 6'2 or so and 270-280 lbs. 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. Upvoted. Also, in goal line and short yardage, the backer and blitz the gap to try to blow the play in the backfield playside. The 6 comes from the switches called between the LBs and the backfield. 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. 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). Though the philosophy was. 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. A student manager then uses the sign board to communicate the personnel group to the players on the field. For example, a 21 personnel group is two running backs, one tight end, and two wide receivers. The one-gap 4-3 is a little more similar to the Hokies in that each defensive front 7 has gap responsibility, but in the NFL almost never does the radical stunting that the Hokies perform (the NFL lines are good enough to adjust and drive the stunting linemen off the ball.). The "G" front is the base front, but here I have not adjusted to the formation. Ideally, the Stud end will be 2 yards deep into the backfield. My thought is that the linebackers/DBs adjusted or started sitting back to provide passing support, this slowed pressure at the line, which allowed for easier running. My most recent columns can now be found on the right sidebar. However, if he goes Fieldside, he'd be matched on someone else. Cover 6 goes well with the pressure fronts they like to show. It wasn't ideal. Next week, we will examine some of the basic blitz packages that the Hokies use for passing down and distance situations. Steeles downfall came against spread-it-out, fast-paced systems like West Virginias. I think I understand the step 45 because I believe I saw an example of that when Urban Meyer was analyzing our DL a few years back. The adjustment from one set to the other depends on the alignment of the Rover. . Where and how they play, and personnel types preferred, are highly scheme dependent. B) Bud resurrected many of the 8 man front concepts during the awful end of Beamer's departure. Depending on the formation, Rover can pick up the #1 receiver short and the FS comes down on the slot, with the CB still in deep half-field coverage behind.Whip aligns himself several ways, so you need a good football player here. Seems there were a lot of big plays in that game and during the year. They are not supposed to be playmakers (except in the pass rush) but they have to be adept at maintaining leverage while stunting. Combining elements from each scheme is what gives the 4-2-5 its versatility. 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. In that case, both Rover and WHIP will show blitzes naturally. 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. Some teams run a 2 gap scheme (which is much more difficult to get players for.) The Hopkins brothers, Maddy, and looking back at Barry Booker, Jonathan Lewis, and others all sort of fit that mold. And you can quote me on that shit!" He started 79 games over an 8 year career. Also when the offense sets into Trips, you're not able to play a true C4. It offers some terrific insight into the Hokie mindset at that time. The Rover is an OLB who plays more coverage, like a SS. The Tigers first-half offensive struggles were too much to overcome in a 64-57 loss. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . 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. Ball position refers to the position of the ball relative to the hash marks. Based on what you said, don't the DL's all "tie" up the lines in both Bud scheme and the traditional pro-scheme? Because he lines up so close to the LOS, he has to be really good with his backpedal fundamentals to be successful, but in 2-Robber he has the flat zone strong. Before I wrap up this part of the series, I want to get back to the adjustments made after the 2003 season. 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. 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. This "Field G" is mostly what Virginia Tech is in nowadays. The consistent 3 stripes on white was a good look. Unlike the old 4-4, I think Foster and Gray want the free and rover to essentially be interchangable with the only exception being that the free makes the defensive secondary calls and audibles. pdf yrs ago. Odds & lines subject to change. The running back will see that the Stud has contain, and will not look to pull a "David Wilson" and make a break for the 8 gap. But after several seasons of getting pounded into the turf by the Tech defense, teams began to spread things out and use more 3-4 wide receiver formations to isolate certain match-ups. 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.). 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. Such a menacing look. 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. I'd like to see those guys like McCray playing more than thatespecially down the stretch with Clemson, fsu, and Miamifresh legs all round are a gOod thing.. McCray played more against UVA and Michigan than I thought he did, and he had some good pass rush (but he was usually second in the race behind another defender.). Virginia Tech. 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. If one DL gets blown out of the hole, it creates problems for every other defender. 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? The Hokies defense requires the DL to essentially "tie up" blockers and hold gaps. 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. With those 3-4 wide formations, they could isolate a quick, speedy receiver in man coverage against Techs Backer and Rover to the strong side of the formation. 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. The players have to be extremely strong, tough and physical and they have to enjoy full force contact against other guys that are just as big, just as strong, and just as tough. I heard very little about McCray in the spring. Note that with no receivers split to the boundary, the Rover will rotate up to the line of scrimmage and align as a linebacker on the boundary side. 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. The diagram below uses numbers to identify each gap. http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy Playing in a college system that emphasizes skillset diversity is actually a good thing. It is actually a base 4-4 front. Morris, who was a first time starter, had thrown quick 5-7 yard hooks against the Hokie blitz all day. The first number reflects the number of running backs and the second number reflects the number of tight ends. 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. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. Does this really hurt us? Kudos to Foster and Co. for making the adjustments. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. 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. Foster has been at Virginia Tech for 30 years and has been the coordinator for 12 seasons. against Stanford in the OB? Since we have such a deep and talented DL do you foresee more base defense this year? 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 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. A recipient of . "#()%$%%! Los Angeles is launching a guaranteed income pilot program, set to be the biggest in the US so far. "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. Adobe d C Young guy like Ekanem and Farley, based on film, are perfect fits. The Gap Defense is grounded in a simple concept. When Frank Beamer coached under Bobby Ross, they ran the Wide Tackle 6, and he took that with him to VT. The number of wide receivers is derived from the combination of those two numbers. ]~ .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 running back is supposed to take two strides playside, plant his playside leg (in this case the right leg) and select a weak spot where the defender has overrun the play. Engleberger wasn't a bust. 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. our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. 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.). This is very important information that is communicated by the coaches in the booth to the coaches on the sideline. Bud Foster defenses know how to get after the quarterback. When he isn't rushing for 2000 yards next year, Martin Scales will be the Hokies 3rd down pass rusher and get 10 sacks. Jessie has three boys of her. Bare minimum is the stalemate. In a robber coverage, the safeties actually come forward at the snap while the corners bail out to a deep third. 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. Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. Stud End (Tyrell Wilson): Pre-Snap, the S end lines up outside eye of the boundary side tackle. The Backer and Rover were strong side players, so they would usually align to the strong side of the formation. For more details about the site, including a list of TechSideline.com staff, see our About page. The tackle will cross the face of the guard and the center, and fill the 2 gap, originally vacated by the Nose. 1. For #3, I think this defense actually makes the corners look better than they really are. 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 below diagram lays out a typical Hokie run blitz utilized to stop the zone run to the strong side out of an I formation. I think we played less aggressive which led to Clemson eventually winning. When things went well, a Hokie game featured numerous sacks, tackles for losses, interceptions, and the band wearing out the theme from Empire Strikes Back. Hopefully he has a breakthrough year. 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. All original material and images are copyrighted by TechSideline.com and may not be reused or reprinted without permission. 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 you have any questions, I will be sure to answer to answer them in the comments. 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. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. His initial spot is 3x5 off the TE, reading the #2 receiver. Ideally he can maintain leverage without being driven downfield. 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. As covered in Part 1, the Tech defense aligns based on ball position relative to the hash marks. 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. And then they all have to stay on the same page through a series of on-going adjustments just before the ball is snapped. Damn shame if you ask me. The scheme is also simpler to execute because the players are aligned based on ball position, rather than on the strength of the offensive formation. The alignment is a disguise, as he has no pass coverage responsibility. . So, what does it look like when a Hokie fails to control a gap? Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. They've only had a few with an NFL frame, and none of them worked out. Several things are known at the end of the first play game situation, down and distance and ball position. 2. 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? Eventually, the kids who see the NFL in their future realize that going to such a school hurts their chances. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? 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'. The nose tackle is a 1 technique, the tackle is a 3 technique. That left situations where Motu was one on one with a big athletic TE going down the seam. - TheFifthFuller. 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. 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. Everyone, especially play side, must at least stalemate their blocker in their gap. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 I was getting confused reading the comments and didn't see they were from 5 years and 12 months ago. Also BF has talked about wanting to change the "DNA" of our DL referencing Ala. and LSU's D-lines. This aggressive nature of the defense led to years with incredible tackles-for-loss numbers. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. Cover 4 is technically a zone defense, but plays like M2M and often ends up looking just like the normal Cover 2 youre used to visualizing. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. Can we get this thread retitled - "A Look Back at a Look Back to . Quarterbacks, seeing the odd space develop, are often easily baited into throwing seam routes against this coverage. The doubles on the interior also give the ends more flexibility to get upfield and rush the passer. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. I would argue we had bad match-ups of speed vs. speed. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. In basic terms, normal defenses feature corners playing man with safeties deep to help. In the big games where we got burnt it was the opposing QB's abilities that made the difference. 20102023, Orange and Maroon Media, LLC. I am not sure where Antoine fits, but I find it hard to believe he will beat out Maddy with Maddy's excellent spring. 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. 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. He had to use less of the C2R and more Cover 4. 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. 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. The potential risk is that the movement can allow for gashing big running plays if the players can't control their gap responsibility. I want to focus on one, what has made teams successful against the Virginia Tech run defense? Tackle: The Tackle (Derrick Hopkins) lines up as a 3 technique, outside eye of the backside guard. 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 . What I do see Tech doing is forcing opponents to keep the RB/TE in there to block by blitzing the WHIP often. In the above play, Jayron Hosley backpedals to his deep third at the snap. Basically, it requires two defensive tackles who can each command double teams. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. If the blitz didnt get to the QB quickly, then the defense was at risk for a big play. So we have a basic definition for each of the eleven puzzle pieces. Likewise, the End, Backer, Boundary Corner, and Rover always align toward the short side of the field. Wiley, Brown, Russell, Drakeford, Gray, Banks, Prioleau, Charleton, Midget, Bird, McCadam, Pile, Hall, Green, Fuller, Williams, Hamilton, Rouse, Flowers, Harris, Chancellor, Carmichael, Hosley, Fuller, Exum, Jarrett. 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. We play three different packages: G, T u f f and FD/ST-G. Our G package is our base defense. 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. . Hopefully Logan will have improved his accuracy to be able to make them pay for it. At that point, the players on the field know the down/distance and the front, pressure, and coverage calls. Not sure Tahj Boyd's skills are of the same caliber but he took advantage of us as well. 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