Football Fundamentals: Defensive Gap Discipline vs Formations, Pulling OL, and FBs

For the defense to be successful, they must have "gap discipline". Having an "empty sound" means placing defenders on each side of each blocker to stop the attack. If you have a defender responsible for filling the game on every empty field, the defense in the LOS forms a wall, and the attack has no chance of success. The purpose of the attack - to lose the discipline of the defensive gap or not to narrow the gap (free up space). Any empty space is an option for the ball carrier, and any empty space is useful for leaving an attacking play. In this post we will see how gaps are formed against certain formations and we will see how blockers and shooters change numbers at the point of attack.

Standard Pro-Style O
Let's first look at 12 employees who are apparently supported by just one company. This is a common aspect of many modern bands like Iowa or Wisconsin. Usually these groups have a zone attack and add TE and wings to add its gaps throughout the LOS. It must be a disciplined defense, both forward and sideways. 10 spaces go from A to E on both sides.

Standard stretch
Well hired about 10 employees with double twins. Note that the gaps are equal; The presence of WR does not mean that protection should not take into account gaps on both sides. Many fast WR screens use protections that cannot take external errors into account. During the game, defenders can often "two gaps" (protect two different gaps), and continuing will help you fill another gap, but the game also allows you to stay locked on the field, which means to give meters (just the front closing does not mean that the gap does not exist, its origin is below the field). Advanced pharmacy works next to its advantage, with some "big" gaps.

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You can change the numbers by placing more blockers on one side of the center. Something like a pharmacy has spaces between A and F on one side of the pharmacy and on the other side of the pharmacy there are gaps between A and D. There are still 10 spaces to protect, but usually let them adjust. High School or LB.

An unbalanced workout or victory works the same way. Usually the method of protection is to determine the location of the third PR (central) and make it the nominal center; No matter who enters the ball, the OG can snatch the ball, you start the spaces with the middle OL number.

OL tiranne
By dragging the OL, you do not add a space, but move the space. The advantage of this is that you remove the empty space on the back of the mold and add it to the mounting point. The problem for protection here is that they have to adapt to the gaps. They usually have problems with gap manipulation in groups of zones, especially in extended formations. Gaps are gaps, and defense knows the gaps that need to be defended. By pulling the lock, let the defense adjust to the flight. Adding more gaps in a practice game makes it a little easier for the ball carrier to take advantage of the gaps left by the defense.

Of course, sometimes you even get rid of OL. It does not change anything. Dragging the OL from the outside adds two spaces from the outside, removing one space from the inside.

Insert FB
Using FB as a crime will lose your vertical threat in a passing game. To complement it, add variety to your run. Starting with LOS, it can be inserted into the FB game to add spaces throughout the LOS.

The power unit adds outer space to the playing side of the formation. Typically, a unit is an ignition unit that opens a gap in that ignition unit; Sometimes, however, the blocks fall, and Belarus can bounce. The demand is the same, but an empty space is inserted inside and outside the site.

The advantage block also adds a gap in the gameplay, but now it's in format. Typically, this causes the LB to adjust in flight to protect the gaps. Of course, before the game they do not know where the gap in the formation will go.

In the case of separation zone E, an empty space is added to the background formation. In this case, the defensive back makes it difficult to enter the game and closes other internal gaps, which opens the incision of the Republic of Belarus.

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Games like Power O (or Counter F / H ) turn the empty square toward the mounting point and add an extra block to the game. Basically, the playground adds two spots to the snap. The defense must, of course, be brought to court for reflection.

Closure
Each style has its notable strengths. Expanded formations create larger spaces by displacing and forcing defenses to cover the space; However, they do not support a wide range of games during runtime, as there are fewer blockers to work with, and external acoustic protection can create two gaps in most external gaps. Formations with FB can insert spaces anywhere in the LOS; The downside is that you lose the vertical threat, and from the LOS you have to defeat the defender to the point (or he can start making two holes or walls, like the formations scattered outside). Headquarters with 12 identify the best gaps in the front tie, and two gaps in defense make it difficult to penetrate the LOS for most attacking players; However, as in extended formations, it is more difficult to hold different running matches, and you are usually forced to play in narrower places because you do not have blockers to stretch the playing field more horizontally.

So they all have their strengths, they all struggle to defend, and they can all be used to advantage in the offense. But ultimately, because defense plays football, it can block any attack.

Inside the Playbook: Michigan's Use of Multiple FBs and Additional Gaps

I have already talked about space discipline , I focused on part of the article on how to drag and drop LOs into the FB mix. These things are hard to defend because they have to adapt quickly to ever-changing responsibilities. Drag OL adds spaces to the attack point, և FB can be placed anywhere along the LOS to add spaces; The protection must be adjusted after pressing these new vulnerabilities. Jim Harbo likes to use it to his advantage. Adding loopholes to the game plan makes the defense think, hesitate, and when they do, their strength-based attack can start closing yards. Also, as more and more teams focus on building attacking space (although this is starting to revert to denser people structures / gap planes as everything in football is cyclical) , the defenders are not so happy. For reliable performance (as Spielman has repeatedly said over the past few weeks).

The downside is that it provides protective "switches", especially for LBs who often learn to read from OG to FB. Usually OL pull takes you to play, և often FB takes you to play. attack, you don't want to risk pulling OL, what can you do? The answer is more twists. let's look

FB Main Blocks
Michigan will use their FB slot with a few standard horses. from the previous article

Enter FB:
Using FB as an attack will miss one of the scrolling game's vertical threats. To compensate, you can multiply your miles. From LOS, FB can be included in the game to add gaps along the LOS.

The power unit in the cast is added open from the outside next to the game. Usually a block is a percussion block; և it opens the space inside this percussion block; But sometimes the unit leans inwards, և RB can jump. The essence is the same, next to the game է it is inserted from the outside.

The ball is out of play. This usually forces the LB to steal to protect gaps. Of course, before the draw, they do not know where the place will be included.

In the case of a split area, a tear is added to the part with the tape. In this case, it will be difficult to collapse the back of the defense in the game, fill other internal gaps, as well as open the way for Belarus.

So you actually have two instances where FB defends in play, one when he leaves play և he can be placed anywhere along the LOS (obviously he can drive the block to the weak side of the circle). . This all leads to Michigan's main game.

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Games like Power O (or F/H counterattack ) turn the gap into an attack point և insert an extra lock next to the game. Basically the game side adds up these two periods after pressing C և D :. The defense must of course be able to explain themselves after the shot.

These are two new gaps in the point of attack that give the ball player a very good option when he gets there.

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But removing OG is kind of a defense cue. How to reconcile the Split Zone և Iso threat, mainly using Power O? Shoot bullets.

power cord
Power Lead is the same as Power O, except instead of firing OG, you replace the pull unit with something that actually pulls FB. This “attractive Facebook” is a “bullet blocker”. Does that make sense? Ehh, let's just say I've seen better.

Note that the gap settings are exactly the same. In the game, the first FB has an effect lock, and the second goes through the C space. We are now watching it live.

Same game, different keys.

Traps և kicks

Of course, some of Harbo's favorite things are traps and hits . Again, basically the same thing, but one trap blocks DL with OL, the other with FB, և both add an extra gap, this time to the old B gap. (Note below: purple legend indicates that the space disappears because the eyebrow protrudes, leaving only one space in this area)

From the video (note that the FB input itself is where the OG push is coming from, so the B gap is preserved)

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Look at the match, FB (here, H-back) sets as a barrier trap, pushes back DT (while OG keeps typical block space).

bullet trap և punch
But what if we still want to isolate LB by blocking lead? No problem. You can always set traps, hit, always have bullet blocks. The only difference is which is the DT blocking trap.

Watch the Wham Balls video.

Traps և Strikes with external influence
Oh, but you don't take hitting people, it'll be so easy. Sometimes you might even want to influence the defense by involving line workers and intending to run with them. The "effect" here is that the defense interacts with the shooting blocker, effectively taking them out of play.

Here is the T ice cream.

Here is the standard lever trap, the defense must respond to the first T, which comes out often.

And, of course, you can do the same with a precursor.

Rear Impact Strike:
But since Power O is the main game, it's often the reverse game (remove the OG, then close the DT on the firing OG). Pull OG, watch the defense try to get to the offensive spot first, so the offensive spot is exactly where it was just released.

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Jim Light

Ah, shit, affect everything

Let's get crazy, hit the t-balls, hit the trap, hit the game.

Sometimes you overestimate yourself a little, but in any case, it's a fairly normal guy who blocked the impact with a key block (TE tries to enter through the hole).

Leading force O.

But why stop by adding breaks to the point of attack? Why not two FB և microphones? Yes, the power of lead O.

While Harba will hold him (note Belarus's little countermeasure, which is done simply to give blockers time to cross), ISU holds him against Baylor.

No, it's not just a war, it just shows the strength of such a concept.

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Michigan will close the person/gap through LOS և run dual iso:FB will separate the two ILBs. The bottom line here is that the FB must react faster than the ILB և meet them at level 2, firmly և responsibly, before the defense can respond և. It's a challenge for LB, especially if it's a sudden change from every other game I've played.

Conclusion :

The expansion of the sphere is wonderful և has advantages. Additionally, using the linear TE և H side section of the back. Everyone forces the defense to defend on both sides և vertically. But only on FB you can have different games running. FB can be placed anywhere in LOS, and using both allows you to check OL or not check OL and still use your entire game. It's a ride I've enjoyed since a long time, I like to use FB և H-Back with this egg because ultimately it makes the defense think. And when the defense thinks, և the attack hits his head, the game continues, և nothing can stop him.

Inside the Playbook: Michigan's Bounce Draw

Jim Harbaw Tim Dr. No, you are probably looking at the highlights of Barry Sanders' performance when you decide to add a band game to the scoreboard. Or at least they have their own crime novel, Run and Shoot the Mouse Davis. Harbaw is widely rumored to have had a West Coast crime (WCO) in his heart. To a greater or lesser extent, it is true, but like any other disgusting spirit, it picks up fragments from various destructions. In the past, we have seen several sudden T-attacks in Maryland by Colin Kipernick. In this example, he borrowed from the runner and fired a disgusting shot, seamlessly merging with the name WCO in the field of navigation (short, fast and wide attack along the way, G. Lied sweeping the barrel on the way). Attacks. In this article we will look at how this game works and why it works on Harb.

Run to the starting point and shoot:

If you think this is a good reason to watch the Barry Sanders show, yes.

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Mouse Davis calls it the 80/81 series as a shooter. Run and Shoot uses 4 different WR, 1 RB formats, pre-selects correct movements and multiple switching options for WR. Originally invented by Midhleigh (OH) football manager Tiger Ellison, but gained national recognition when he used it perfectly in Portland. The last UH Heisman Cup winner, Andre War, was hailed by the University of Houston in the late 1980s and later hired by the Lions, one of the few NFL teams to break the criminal record in the early 1990s.

Running bullets is an insult to the heart. However, with the limited number of blocks in the popular transfer game, the defense is generally less creative. But because of this they are so afraid of deceptive attacks that they often rush back out of the box, deceptive attacks can be faster due to the number of WRs and their distribution. This allows the defenders to lean on the ball or have more depth, which is a good way to play the game. Let the guards go to the camp, block the first level, close the second level in the area so you have a very open space near the border to run. That is the theory behind the web.

Making rules

I see this race in two different ways: how Michigan catches, runs and shoots. A.D. In 2016, due to the force in Central Michigan (Mason Cole) space, LBs were used as a second stage to limit LT C. So the rules had to change a bit. In most configurations, this means that Pitch's front (PST, in Michigan's case is always LT) blocks the LB tone, the center blocks the next LB backwards, and the PSG guard blocks the first DL.

The second method frees up OG blocks and allows for a little more flexibility. But they have to make sure the connections are round and round, that the broadcasts do a good job before they are released in the front rows, which is why Harbaugh limits who publishes.

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• F1 is the first defender to count from the ball; It can be DT, DE or LB.
• F2 is the second protector from the first environment; It can be DT, DE or LB
• 0 Line up the nose of the collection and do not count
• B1 is the first secondary defender

Here are some charts.

We are still 4-2 ahead. LT used DE momentum to wash his back before LB released him in court to lock him up. LG packs DT inside. This DT is the main reading of RB. The center extends to the back of the LB.

Now on a 3-3 stack. Again DE attacks from the outside, but from the top of his head. This is the main difference, this is how it handles harba. Since DE is the first DL game, Og follows LT after DE to prevent the ban. The RG Center has merged with MIKE.

Looking at another way to close this 3-3 stack protection, MIKE can be seen as F1 WILL F2. This means that once DE is out, LG will move on to the next level. Center can clear 0 technology. In this case, if it is delayed, DE will move to F3, and LB is responsible for the gap in the field. You can also set the rule that LG attaches to the nose to allow the center to be loosened, but there is a risk of giving the center a very difficult way for MIKE. .

What if DE now defends even with a 4-2 lead? Since LG is responsible for DT in this case, LT must touch the person to fix the problem. This clears the willow, but if the hope is in the defense, the RB will have too much space to force someone to shine. Not a good defense for this game, but it can still work because it is a hard game to find, especially if it can completely destroy LT DE. Note that the RB must first read the DT, so the next read is a DE-packaged DE.

Up to 3-3 stack protection, breeder reading is DE. Here you can drop the LT DE block to the LG that can pass. It reads that RB needs to sign in to LG. The LT is then released to the CMC, which is probably (unfortunately) responsible for opening C, making it easier to close out. This means that the game will only "jump" after the Elb level. Another thing to note in this game is the RG-Center combination. Here is another way to merge blocks with RG by connecting the NT in the middle. This leaves a clear gap for the RB LS, drawing feature, and we hope that the bending block will have enough time to reach the secondary.

Note that in all of the above examples, OL is not attacking in the future. First they go to 0-1 yards, then they start setting up defenders or they work on the second level.

Michigan Example:

Let us now look at some examples. I showed the defenders first when they were invited (or when the suspension came at their command), then the block, then a few cutouts, and finally the video.

The power supply here is a nickel-based 4-2 shield, so it is very easy to label.

This is what a blockchain should look like (it only works in practice).

You will suddenly see pockets being created, and as soon as the receiver is released, the breeder will move to the side to assist the LT with a chip.

Halfway through, OL is seen participating in blocks and using defenders where they go. You will see LT DE start to push down and C release. Pay attention to LB depth. One was flat feet, the other was about a meter high, but when he realized what he was seeing, he was relatively flat.

The LB has not yet participated in the LS and the latter LB is now targeting a steep slope (it must be deep as responsibility for internal coverage is borne by TE). The front LB has just been lifted and now it looks like it is full of two OL aircraft. LT took a wide angle and LB had to go out a long time to close inside. At the same time, the RB slows down to reach the LG and presses the DE field to find the hole provided by the LT.

And now the right angle to create blocks and win big.

A few more examples. Rutger gives the same general effect in the same general setting.

Here is something interesting. The correct number indicates that the front LB will be back and the LT will be blocked when DE is released. However, if that LB is in a hurry, it will effectively become another DL. This means that OL must adjust (if LB is too fast), LT still reaches higher DE fields. LG will take the DL1. Now the center must try to close Elbin's face in the game room and RG must push RT to close Elbin's room with DL. This means that the full defender DE will remain open but may still not take the corner that allows him to play football.

How does Michigan law enforcement work?

As I explained earlier, there are two ways in which this is a good combination of Michigan crime. The first Michigan 3x1 PS is a very good game to use. Below is an example of a trophy match against FSU .

Second, Michigan often uses 3x1 formation in transition games. In fact, this is probably the most important point. They use in-depth ideas to sell lines in the field ( scissors ( the concept of two roof scissors ) in the video between them, on a vehicle or on a permanent switch ).

They also use short transition battles ( network point concept ( read more here ), again Snag-7 speed ( two-person concept with Benchtrack ), NCAA stretch ( read more here ).

So I wanted to hear what it meant. This means that in the general case of Michigan, they use the same or similar form to attack down the field, attack short and midfield defenses, attack wide field and defensive line. Boundary. The lottery uses the same features to do many things, including things that seem to start immediately. He warned that the organization may be considering "equality" but that this did not mean it.

Now let's get back to the big picture. The formation of 3x1 often simplifies defense plans. There are really only four ways to protect directions from overheating.

1. Fold the belt number
2. Play live on DB in the field (no help above)
3. Wheel / bar with tip protection
4. Bracket with LB

Option 1 Allows you to hit some temporary off-road attacks, because directions can crowd short or deep field areas on one side. Wheels often reach people indiscriminately without understanding WR limits, or avoid eye protection from the race, or seek out receivers who come too far. Because of the looming threat, LB often had to sign up as they read OL passages, which they did equally well.

Option 2 leaves you with a face mask in a shape that allows multiple collisions. Whether or not you can use combo cover to soften, you still have to protect yourself in large areas without help. The men's cover puts the DB on the shoulder with the ball.

Option 3 removes the safety eye from the back. This allows him to play from No. 1 to the limit when there is no permanent work, but as we have seen Michigan uses the vertical idea of ​​this aspect. In fact, the example of Pass Over Illinois illustrates border security by looking at the long defenses opposite the two sides of the Illinois.

And Option 4 will remove the LB completely once it appears. Read on as this is still the result of peer pressure. This gives the bad guy a numerical advantage, perhaps giving him more numbers because DE will be hosted after the game.

All of this is an unstoppable game. Playide DE is a key discipline - it hits the Old Testament instead of crossing the field - it can hinder the game, push it against the background or release the Old Testament, making it difficult to play the game again. But it slows down the journey. But playing smart defense can solve this game with all of the damage listed above but it is easier said than done because it complicates many of the defensive requirements.