4 3 Viking Defense DEFENSE The Viking Way

4 -3 Viking Defense

DEFENSE: The Viking Way Play hard Play physical Play together

D. V. W Defense: The Viking Way 1. WE will be a physical, emotional, attacking defense! 2. WE will get 11 men FULL speed towards the ball EVERY play. 3. WE will be DISCIPLINED and do our assignments 4. WE will create turnovers and 3 & outs 5. WE will CONFUSE offenses with different Blitzes and coverage’s.

4 -3 Rules of Thumb Strength Call: Strength of Off is determined by the following in that order • TE • WR • RB • Field • QB Arm 2 types of Players: Primary Force and Secondary Force Primary Force: Job is to force play back inside Secondary Force: Job is to play for the cutback or Counter. Rules of Thumb for all to live by: • High Hat read Pass, Low Hat read Run! • When in doubt play your base responsibility • The less thinking you’ll have to do the better

Gaps & D-Line Techniques E E D C B A A B C D -----------------------------------------------------6 9 7 4 5 4 I 0 -Head up on Center 2 -Head up on Guard 3 -Outside Shldr of Guard 4 i- Inside Shldr of Tackle 6 -Head up on TE 9 -Outside Shldr of TE 2 0 3 2 I 1 1 2 I 3 2 4 4 I 5 6 7 9 1 -Inside Shoulder of Center 2 I- Inside Shldr Guard 4 -Head up on Tackle 5 - Outside Shldr of Tackle 7 -Inside Shldr of TE

Formations • • • Base Stud (Varsity) Whip (Varsity) Marauder (Short Yard/ Inside 20) Viking (Goal Line)

4 -3 (BASE) N E S C SS T E M W C FS

Stud N S E M T E W

Whip N E S T M E W

SS MARAUDER 5 -2 (Short Yard) C S W T M N E

Blitzes & Line Stunts

Blitzes Axe- (Sam to Strong A Gap) Axe Away- (Mike to Weak A Gap) Boom- (Sam to Strong B Gap) Boom Away- (Mike to Weak A Gap) Crush- (Sam to Strong C Gap) Crush Away- (Mike to Weak C Gap) Cross- (Mike goes Strg B Gap & Sam goes weak A Gap) Full- (Mike Goes Strg A Gap and Sam & Will go B Gaps) Corner- (Strong Corner blitzes D Gap) Corner Away- Weak Corner Blitzes D Gap) Apache- (SS blitzes either D Gap)

Axe N E S T E M W SS

Boom E S SS T E N M W

Dub Boom E T N S M E W

Crush E S SS T E N M W

Crush Away E S SS T E N M W

Dub Crush E S T E N M W

Cross E T E N S *Mike goes Strong B 1 st Gap Sam Goes Weak A Gap 2 nd M W

Cross Away E S T E N M *Mike goes Weak B 1 st Gap Wil Goes Strong A Gap 2 nd W

Full E T E N S *Wil Find the open gap M W

Full Delay N E S T M *Mike finds the opening and goes on a delay E W

Corner E S C SS T E N M W C FS

Corner Away E S C SS T E N M W C FS

Dub Corner E S C SS T E N M W C FS

Apache E N S C SS E T M W C FS

Apache Away E N S C SS E T M W C FS

Apache Away E N S C SS E T M W C FS

Line Stunts Slant Strong Slant Weak Nasty Tear Twist Strong Twist Weak Pinch

Slant Strong E S N M T E W

Slant Weak E T E N S M W

Twist Strong E T E N S End Goes Strong B Gap 1 st Nose Goes Strong C Gap 2 nd M W

Twist Weak E N S Weak End goes Weak B Gap 1 st Tackle Goes Weak C 2 nd T M E W

Nasty E T E N S • Nose First to Strong A Gap • Tackle Second to Weak A Gap Run Responsibility • Sam: Has outside TE • Mike: Strg B Gap • Wil: Weak B Gap M W

Tear E T E N S • Tackle First to strong A Gap • Nose Second to weak A Gap Run Responsibility • Sam: Has outside TE • Mike: Strg B Gap • Wil: Weak B Gap M W

Pinch E S N M T E W

Plays How we Call a Play: • Front (Base, Over, Under, $torm, Weak) • DL Call (Base. Slant, Twist, Pinch) • Blitz (Axe, Boom, Crush, Drive, Cross, Corner, Apache) • Coverage (Man, Man Press, Cov 2, Cov 3, Cov 4) Example: $tud, slant strong, Drive, Cover 2 *Note if nothing is called for you, its base responsibility

Play Signals DL Fronts: Base- Fist fingers to the field $torm- Bull Horns Whip-Cracking the whip DL Stunts Slant Strong: Slashing motion with hand & Flex both arms Slant Weak: Slashing Motion with hand & Flex one arm Nasty: Pick my nose Tear: Ripping motion Pinch-Making a wedge with Hands Blitzes: Axe- Tomahawk Chop Boom- Explosion motion with my hand Crush-Smashing my hands together Cross- Making a Cross with my arms Full- Rubbing my belly Corner Making a C with my Hand Apache- Hand spinning like a tornado (Away)- Throwing away motion (Dub)- Bull horns with fingers

Secondary

Coverage's ● Cover 1 Man: Gold (Inside the 20) ● Cover 2: Sink (Screens) ● Cover 3: Red (Zone) ● Cover 4: Blue (3 rd & 20+) ● Nickel: 3 rd Down

Coverage Signals ● ● GOLD: Cover (Man)- Tapping top of head Green: Cover 2 - Money, money, rubbing my fingers together ● Red: Cover 3 - Side ways stop sign ● Blue: Cover 4 - Cover Balls ● Nickel: Grabbing my pocket

Secondary Coverage Terms Communication In: (CB to LB) routes go IN “check/ Pass” WR on to the next LB Out: (LB to CB) Route goes out towards Sideline LB “checks/ Pass” on to CB Deep: (CB/ LB to Safety) route goes deep and CB sees/ hears short CB “checks/ passes” WR on to Safeties and CB drops to attacks short route. Short: (CB & LB) LB or CB see short route and attacks short route. Middle: (LB & Safeties) : LB are calling for help from the Safeties to look to the middle Tango: (Safeties & CB’s) Safety sees out when in man calls “Tango” and takes deep route, CB take short route. Banjo: (Backer to Backer) Alerts Backers to help when they blitz. Combo: (LB & CB) Alerts CB that backer or corner is going and needs help in coverage. KILL: (All Secondary & LB’s) When a blitz is on and there is a motion we check to Base Red, and blitz is off.

Secondary Rules of Thumb ● ● If WR route Comes in, Another WR route will always come out. In Man we turn with the WR (back to QB) and watch eyes. In Zone we keep WR in front and Break on the ball once its thrown. Corners: If we recognize RUN we play from the sidelines in

Cover 1 (Man) Gold RB WG TE WR W C M WR S C SS FS

Cover 2 (Green) RB WR WG TE W C M WR S C FS SS

Cover 3 (Red) S C SS M W FS C

(Cover 4) Blue 3 rd& forever C S SS M W FS C

Nickel (4 -2 -5) E WR T N C C n M SS FS

Goal Line

FS VIKING (Goal Line)-Man Jam W M N T E S C

SPECIAL FORMATIONS & CHECKS

T W M N E S MARAUDER 5 -3 (Short Yard) C

W M N T E Mike: has counter S 7's (Dub TE/WG) C

WR Formation Adjustments • Twins • 2 x 2 • Trips • Bunch- Wide • Bunch- Tight • Double TE • Double Wing

2 x 2 adjustment WR WR E S N T M E W C C SS FS

Trips (3 x 1) adjustment WR WR E S N M C E T W C SS FS

Bunch- Wide adjustment WR WR E S N M E T W C SS FS C

Bunch-Tight adjustment WR WR WR S C WR E N M E T W FS SS C

Dub Tight: adjustment WR WR TE TE E C S SS Safeties: Drop to 8 yards Corners: Drop to LB Depth N T M E W C FS

Dub TE/WG: adjustment WG WG TE TE S E N C T E W C M SS OLB’s backers: On Los outside Shldr of TE & Jam Mike: 3 yds from ball Spy FB Safeties: Drop to 7 yards Corners: Drop to 5 tds on outside Shldr of wing FS

Checks When a formation motions into a twins or trips set: all Blitz calls are off and flow to formation. Formation Right: Roger! Formation Left: Loose! ________________________________ WR (WR) WR WR S <- - - - - - - - - E N M C WR E T W C SS FS

Checks When a formation Motions: All Blitz Calls are off and play Base Red. Kil, Kill (Hands ups) ________________________________ WR (WR) WR WR <- - - - - - - - - E S N M WR E T W C C FS SS

Keys to Success

Pre-snap Keys

Keys to look for ● WR/ RB Stance: are they ready to sprint, or kinds of just standing there ● WR Splits: are they trying to spread the LBs thin ● Qb’s Drop: 3 step short/ quick pass, 5 step deep long pass ● ● RB eyes: Is the RB looking all over the place searching for a hole in the defense? O-line stance: where is their weight on their hand coming after you or sitting back as if to pass block ● Is the o-line communicating a lot or a little? ● A lot usually means run play

How to effectively watch film

Effectively watch film ● Actually watch the game (Not yourself)- Sometimes you can learn from what other people do Correctly and do incorrectly ● Watch your position whether your on or off the field. ● Watch for opponents tendencies (ex Always running to strength) ● Know 2 or 3 plays they can run from each formation ● Do players tip off the play: do they only run to a specific athletes side ● Who is their best athlete? ● Who are their Playmakers? (Best WR, RB, Linemen) ● What hand is the QB? ● Who is the QBs favorite target ● Does the RB run between the tckels or try to get outside?