From there, Tech held Miami to 10, Kent State to 0, #14 Wake Forest to 6, and Virginia to 0 to finish 10-2. In the 4-3-4 base set, the Rover aligns as a defensive back, specifically as one of the two safeties. The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . 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. The Backer disguises, looking like he is scraping play-side, but in reality, he is filling the interior of the 6 gap. An 11 personnel group is one running back, one tight end, and three wide receivers. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. 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. Maddy is going to have to really step it up to be the starter. Playing more of the defense it ran under former coordinator Bud Foster, the unit turned in a markedly better performance against the high-powered Hurricanes in Saturday's 25-24 loss. 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. In his walked out spot, he is reading the backfield triangle to the #2/#3 receiver and has the flat zone weak. Flowers, Hall, and Green have been starters. The FS himself will play Robber over the very middle of the field and watches the eyes of the QB to take away intermediate routes, yet against the run hes a 9th man in the area to fill a gap. In the big games where we got burnt it was the opposing QB's abilities that made the difference. A recipient of . Watkins is usually Fieldside. 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. The 8-man front, aggressive blitzing style of defense often forced the Hokies to play man coverage across the board with little or no deep help. The middle backers have very little pass coverage responsibility, and spend significant time taking on blocks on the interior of a play. As some of you may remember, Virginia Tech rose to prominence in the early 90's on the back of elite special teams, a grind-it-out conservative offense, a state of the art weight training program, and most significantly, on the back of a radical defensive approach that took recruits that nobody wanted and turned them loose like the dogs of war on opposing defenses. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. 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. Dog Inside Blitz, a common blitz you see from Tech. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. Most would call that 6 years. #Scales4Heisman. I am not sure where Antoine fits, but I find it hard to believe he will beat out Maddy with Maddy's excellent spring. 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). 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. The helmets they're wearing are still my favorite VT helmets. James Anderson is the only Hokie alumni who is a starter in the front 7 of an NFL team. Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. Not sure Tahj Boyd's skills are of the same caliber but he took advantage of us as well. pretty cool to look back on it from time to time. The free safety fills play-side to clean up if the running back breaks through the play-side gaps. Defensive Alignment in the Four-Four In the 90's, Bud Foster used two alignments with the 4-4 defense. 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. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "Does it get any better than Thursday Night in Blacksburg?" Odds & lines subject to change. Several things are known at the end of the first play game situation, down and distance and ball position. 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. (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. -Bud Foster. 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. In a robber coverage, the safeties actually come forward at the snap while the corners bail out to a deep third. 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. VT couldn't stop the run against Stanford. The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. 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. Each defender essentially has the gap in front of him. Mike: The Mike backer (Jack Tyler) lines up directly over the center, and blitzes against the flow of the play to fly through the 1-3 gap. I'm sure Nick Saban said the very same thing to him hence his "I don't believe I could achieve my goals at VT" comment. our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. Rover adjusts to the better receivers or Field side. The attack from the DL is the next step, but they have to achieve their gap fit first. A London Fletcher or Brian Urlacher type linebacker would not be a good fit for the Hokies. I love the white helmet with the stripe and white facemask. I love that article. 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. Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. 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. Registering for an account is free and easy. 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. http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. against Stanford in the OB? The results of these adjustments speak for themselves. More to come in my next post. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. So complimenting it with the Bear front gives you the choice of going Even or Odd with a stem (pre-snap shift). The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. They've only had a few with an NFL frame, and none of them worked out. That would have been tough duty for a guy like Rouse, who was much better suited for the current responsibilities assigned to the Rover (1) back as a deep safety to the boundary side or (2) up at the line of scrimmage as an outside linebacker playing boundary run containment or picking up a tight end in man coverage. Hell Charley Wiles even stated that one thing he was challenging Antoine Hopkins on last August was making plays out of his alignment, i.e. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. Is this true and if so, how do we strengthen this weakness with out losing run control? We were tiny on D in 2010. 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). h_k@vJbR The offensive personnel or personnel group is the makeup of offensive skill positions for any given play. 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. 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). Oh, and lets not forget the secret weapon. 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. Stanford presents the most unique formula. . Likewise, the End, Backer, Boundary Corner, and Rover always align toward the short side of the field. Oh well. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! Antone Exum is moving forward at the snap, and both Exum and Hosley end up making the tackle along with Luther Maddy. Ok. This is very important information that is communicated by the coaches in the booth to the coaches on the sideline. 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. 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. They know where to be and they know how to adjust more quickly to formation shifts and motion. Looking forward to future articles. "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby, I wish I could give you more legs. The Tigers complete their season sweep of the Wolfpack. Next Up: All of those confusing pass coverages. 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. Containment often fell onto the shoulders of the Whip LB, a hybrid player that was part linebacker and part safety. Ideally, the Stud end will be 2 yards deep into the backfield. What does that mean? 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. Kudos to Foster and Co. for making the adjustments. The players also aligned differently. Whip starts back and creeps up or vice versa. When Foster developed the concept for the Gap Defense, he looked to solve two problems. Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. The offense goes through its gyrations to get a better pre-snap read and the defense adjusts accordingly. Foster has been at Virginia Tech for 30 years and has been the coordinator for 12 seasons. 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. This aggressive nature of the defense led to years with incredible tackles-for-loss numbers. The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. (He finished with well over 100 yards.) 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. When Fuller took over whip, it seemed like that balance flipped, with the Whip finishing on more blitzes and the Mike not filling up the pass-rush stat column as much. The free safety is responsible for coverage adjustments and making sure that everyone is lined up properly. Check Fantastic furniture Catalogue and Freedom furniture Catalogue. 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. Great write up French! Finally, the ball is snapped and the play runs to completion, most likely in five seconds or less. Young guy like Ekanem and Farley, based on film, are perfect fits. The offense uses those techniques to get a better read on what the defense may be doing. 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 most common is a walked out position on weakside slots, but he can also align deeper at 3x5 or almost as deep as the FS. A "gap" is an area of space on the field that the defensive player is responsible to "control." Tyler is almost always coming forward at the snap except when a key has him pursuing playside. Such a menacing look. We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. Spoilers). A 46 is by definition a "Bear" front, but to use "Bear" does not necessarily mean a 46 defense. They recruit nimble, short tackles, which you don't see in the NFL. Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. MAN. BLACKSBURG, Va. Even in retirement, Bud Foster casts a long shadow over the Virginia Tech football program.
"#()%$%%! 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 think I understand why our defense is used against us in recruiting. . Stanford understands that the whip most often will line up to the weak side of the defense. HWC? Since the scheme was tweaked, the Tech defense has finished ranked #4, #1, and #1 in the nation in total defense. "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. The first number reflects the number of running backs and the second number reflects the number of tight ends. 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. 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. Really great stuff. If he comes inside, Backer takes him. 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. Before I wrap up this part of the series, I want to get back to the adjustments made after the 2003 season. The adjustment from one set to the other depends on the alignment of the Rover. 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.). Registering for an account is free and easy. As covered in Part 1, the Tech defense aligns based on ball position relative to the hash marks. In addition to these types of coverage adjustments, there may be front and pressure adjustments made by the defense as well. Not every coach could do that. Suddenly the gap is open, and the back has a nice hole. The alignment is a disguise, as he has no pass coverage responsibility. 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. 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. 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. Not adjusted to the offensive formation. 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 plays out when you examine the Hokies players in the NFL. Virginia Tech football's defensive coordinator, Bud Foster, has been on the job for 18 years now, but he keeps revealing new layers of brilliance to show why he's the best defensive boss in. 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. 2.
a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy Following Michael Cole's injury, Foster mostly used the old "46" alignment made famous by Buddy Ryan and the Chicago Bears. *:JZjz ? Part 1 covered some basic concepts, including a description for each defensive position. What I do see Tech doing is forcing opponents to keep the RB/TE in there to block by blitzing the WHIP often. First, how do they maintain the aggressive variability of the Wide Tackle Six, but second, he wanted to stop the growing use of one back multiple receiver offenses from the West Coast to the Spread. This site utilizes responsive web design, which renders the site properly on all platforms (PC, tablet, mobile). 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 . Darryl Tapp has been a career backup. Nuk Hopkins is usually a Boundary-side WR, so he gets the Boundary CB most of the time. Bud Foster used the Bear defense to suffocate the Buckeyes' run game in 2014. Also BF has talked about wanting to change the "DNA" of our DL referencing Ala. and LSU's D-lines. I think we see the Hokies playing a ton of 4-4G man this year, with next to no pass coverage responsibility by the mike and backer. I want to focus on one, what has made teams successful against the Virginia Tech run defense? I don't know recall the plays that Taylor and JWG got hurt, so I am not really sure. The nose tackle is a 1 technique, the tackle is a 3 technique. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. 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. And this. TKP, where you get the analysis and the analysis of the analysis by the original analyst, "Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." 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. That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? Most teams change alignments and will stunt occasionally, but nobody trys so much to funnel types of running plays to linebackers. In an 8-man front, the Rover will rotate up closer to the line of scrimmage and align as the fourth linebacker. - TheFifthFuller. Does the defensive scheme lend itself to this or did we have weaknesses in key positions? That gets us to the pre-snap look for second down. 3) I think it does hurt recruiting elite out of state prospects. Free Safety: Free safety starts in a deep third lined up 12 yards off the ball directly behind the mike. 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. 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. I was getting confused reading the comments and didn't see they were from 5 years and 12 months ago. While they are both still hybrid type players, their responsibilities are more confined. It wasn't ideal. It was a pro-style system and designed to work against pro-style offenses, which is precisely what the Hokies system is. By handing off in this way, the defenders do not tip the coverage. The DEs aligned much like they do today with the Stud always to the wide side and the End always to the boundary. In certain situations, without changing the personnel, the Hokies will play an 8-man front, with four defensive linemen, four linebackers, and three defensive backs (4-4-3 alignment). . And you can quote me on that shit!" All of those adjustments are made in real time by the players on the field. If he went out, Rover has him. 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. *U# N)qQ/y(H"hVt kf@^L;,R?P0;|v44
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We will look at the Hokies pass defense in more detail in a later post. Bud Foster defenses know how to get after the quarterback. Note: This is the second installment of a three part series about Virginia Techs nationally renowned defense. 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. It offers some terrific insight into the Hokie mindset at that time. He's as genuine as they come. There is an extensive blitz package in VTs scheme. How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? That gives up some of the flat zone coverage, so watch for more WR screens this week if they show us C4. 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? He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. Bud Foster is the former longtime Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator where he spent 33 seasons coaching. Billy Hite. The tackle will cross the face of the guard and the center, and fill the 2 gap, originally vacated by the Nose. BTW, I dont think I've ever seen a gif used as a legit educational tool and not just an lol. And with JGW on the edge, he had to be. 3. VTs version of defense is a morphed descendent of what the Washington Huskies ran in the 80s and early 90s when their defense dominated the Pacific coast under DC Jim Lambright. 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. Instead, the coverage responsibility for that motioning receiver will be handed off to a defender already aligned on the other side of the field. Instead of taking on offensive linemen as a run stuffing linebacker, he was used more to play containment or run blitz off the edge. 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