Inside the Playbook - Michigan State 3x1 Counter OT vs 2-High Coverage

Defending northwest from two elevations, Michigan found an effective fold for their 3x1 formation (three receivers on one side of the formation, one receiver on the other). MSU, especially the belt team, attacked the Wildcats with the Counter Windback Zone combination OT . Let's take a quick look at the counter usage.

Game:

Moscow State University

OT counters are great for teams that want to go over the line (rather than be safe inside). NU relies on 2 defenders at the back (I hope DE will do well knowing LB has a back)

Good LG magazine. Be patient with RB to make room for pic.twitter.com/yM1YEPqIow read the wraps

- Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) February 9, 2022

Background:

Counter OT has seen a bit of a resurgence in the last decade after mostly failing in the early 2000s. Even before it became popular in the world of football, the OH/O calculator was becoming the preferred use of speed to return. faster attachment points. But in a world where there are 10 employees 4 teams, I once wanted to find a way to add two spaces on the field, the game didn't work because RB worked without removing two OLs.

I remember the first team to bring Counter OT back into the main game was Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma. Including read items to "lock" the back DE, they can remove two OLs without returning a number to the box (or using H instead of RPO paths , like Slide RPO ). This allows them to return the current game number, as well as add two new spaces in the game.

Nowadays, it seems that most college football teams have at least Counter OT in their playbook. Usually plays no more than a few times per game, but serves as a good differential for the team. Michigan is one of the teams that use QB Peyton Thorne is a threat enough to keep this DE away.

3x1 mating against two maxima

One of the main advantages of a 3v1 formation over two high-defense structures was that it swapped power transmissions. This allows LB to exceed or even thwart # wide receivers. 3 Really provides protection against 4's 3. But especially if RB aligns with transient force, creating a temporary hazard with 4 strong passes, LB really needs to move in order to account for threat.

That is, as a rule, the ombudsman must be responsible for the recipient. Overall, this offensive win is one of the main reasons teams want to rush towards a winner. Pushing on the border often helps corners.

Now with the ability to read sections "with DE" with two rotating high-coverage structures in LB, you can effectively put 5 players defending at the end of the game with just 4 blocks (including QB), which effectively leaves you with 6 blocks. For 6 defenders playing in Counter OT.

While the northwest tries to defend itself

Most modern fixtures, especially two-story ones, prefer to self-level . Some would do one or the other, depending on the cover structure, running pole, offensive formation, but in the ordinary attack world, the leakage protection rule was supreme.

In general, because LBs tend to be smaller but faster in modern football, leaks allow them to play faster than catching blocks with OL heads. But apart from forcing strikers to play more east-west than north-south, the spread benefits the top two teams as it allows defenders to do the job from the edge.

This is great because it more accurately reflects how defenders perform their running technique while playing on the road, rather than learning new moves when defenders make holes. It also allows defending players to complete their transfer tasks longer before responding to a run. This is possible because one of the cheapest ways to protect yourself when trying to call a pharmacy pain points is to change who the last filler is: Security or CBA.

Of course, it has angles to fit inside or out, or usually outside preferably. But if he doesn't shine, the Central Bank will assign the task of keeping him inside. Effusion maintains the counter-attack for the defensive front while being able to manipulate the back, hopefully returning the score, which leaves WR uncertain. This is why you see a lot of Cloud (backside strength or corner side running) on ​​the weak side of 3v1.

The second thing the Wildcats are trying to do is get in the way of LB. The goal is that the wrong hand technique forms a body group, as a result the second operator cannot wrap this group to reach LB. But with the threat of 4 men from LB's starting position, he lives far enough for LB if this second stripper can reach him, it will be very difficult for LB to hold (hold position) without washing in it will form a large empty space. Again, there are blacksmiths outside of LB from DB, so LB wants to play with that wrong hand jumping the ball back and forth if he can. If it is too wide and washes it, no one will resist.

While Michigan blocks the Northwest

In fact, the Northwest region is powered by the cloud. However, databases are starting to be broad and deep. This helps free the WR on a safe track, but against racing it allows the WR to make good angles, feel the CB's eyes as it runs onto the track, and lock it up instead of pushing it into a safe position. . In this case, WR always wanted to block the main base defender from the secondary defender, WR did very well.

The guard could clearly see how the DE entered. When DE is inside, OG stays in its path, sticks to the court and then "fills" it. This means that he literally hits DE on the shoulder and rolls over him like a man hugging a log, closing it from the inside.

OT is right, slightly different from OG. Many men want to stand in front of strippers (RB included) without even touching them. Please don't save space so you can read this block of answers correctly. Here OT sees OG log DE , therefore, can leak into the mass of this thing to reach LB. This LB, in turn, is still cleaning to get to his house, once there, the PL will be able to collect enough to clean the outside.

We remind you that RB really put this wall way ahead of the pitch, understanding defensive progress.

But this performance can be more explosive

This is the first game of the season, so use it as a learning opportunity. But here the constructions and schemes allow Moscow State University to be a game, but they do not use it. Instead of jumping from hat to hat, they can focus on movement - literally crushing foreheads. The combo eggs soon disappeared as PSG entered the end of the game, and then the combo OL found himself in a draw, possibly limiting the game. Be patient during attack Take a truly punishing step forward to halve the defense.

As a general rule, the rear DE should be better here, as having the LB in the same space as the OG and OT both stretches. Do you want him to try to catch the ball a second time or scratch the top? this is the best defense. But moving that substitute forward still allows OG to help in this situation, as he remains on the sidelines looking back to continue his turn. Be patient if you don't have an immediate goal.

The alternative, which is more in line with Sparta's practice this year, is to change the factory target point. Since the rear of the LB is very far behind, it is not a hazard to traffic. This allows you to move the block pattern to the side of the game. How do we do it?

Kombablo turned north-south, not east-west. In this case, the combination tries to work on the LB side of the game. The guard will shoot/record DE anyway, WR will close the guard, and the OT image will cover the first free color (usually CB, but if LB avoids the com, he'll take it). It's a bit riskier, but it does get you really stuck with the game, if you get the occasional WR safety block you can actually detonate explosives. Note that there is a tendency for hasty combinations to bypass the LB. You really don't have to do that. If LB is in a hurry, skip lead LB out of the game. Simulate your forward movement Put on your hat.

Northwest response

Then in the game, MSU again tries to run Counter OT on one receiver. This time Northwestern confronted CB's head with a WR bounce from the bounce-losing edge.

Moscow State University

Another example is Counter OT, where patience combined with forehead will help. Northwest sends a blitz across the border with the Central Bank. This means that DL is rejected. No need to rush to level 2, RT stay in front, let DE pass your face wash. BSG then encourages CB to play pic.twitter.com/vR7V5b1sf0

- Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) February 9, 2022

But for that you block it with one of the options above. MSU got a big push on their duplicate, but they released with the LB, which wouldn't play instantly. This means that they won't tolerate a double front, which can still get past the LB section if need be, but will also allow the PL to be more patient, potentially turning inward (if he actually tries to fight). inside, while PL remains perpendicular to LOS). , as it should) or at least make a very strong seal to open the inner track a bit more to keep the ball from bouncing.

Alternatively, the North-South combination allows the OT to work with the CB knowing that someone is already working with the ILB.