5 UNDER MAN

WHEN PLAYING A BIG-TIME PASSING TEAM, A GREAT DEFENSE TO RUN IS 5-UNDER-MAN. IN THIS DEFENSE WE WILL PLAY MAN TO MAN DEFENSE IN THE UNDER AREAS AND TWO DEEP ZONE FOR THE DEEP AREAS OF THE FIELD. ALL LB'ERS WITH THE SS AND CB ALIGN AS SHOWN AND PLAY THEIR RECEIVER WITH GREAT MAN TECHNIQUE. EACH OF THESE DEFENDERS IS TO STAY "INSIDE AND UNDER" THEIR ASSIGNED RECEIVER. THE FS AND THE HB PLAY "OVER THE TOP" STAYING DEEPER THAN ANY RECEIVER ON THE FIELD. WHEN THE BALL IS IN THE AIR, THE FS AND HB GET THERE WHEN THE BALL GETS THERE TO INTERCEPT THE BALL AT ITS HIGHEST POINT. BECAUSE WE ARE PLAYING INSIDE AND UNDER WITH THE UNDERNEATH COVERAGE, THE QB WILL HAVE TO GET THE BALL UP AND OVER THE UNDER DEFENDER WHICH WILL PUT THE FS AND HB IN A BETTER POSITION TO MAKE THE PLAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE ADAGE, "NEVER UNDER THROW A LONG PASS."

THIS IS A TREMENDOUS DEFENSE TO CALL IN A 3RD AND LONG SITUATION. ONCE AGAIN, MAINTAINING PROPER PASS RUSH LANES AND ANGLES IS VERY IMPORTANT. ALWAYS RUSH THE QB FROM THE OUTSIDE IN FROM THE DE POSITION. NEVER ALLOW THE QB TO BREAK CONTAIN.

NEXT PAGE   PREVIOUS PAGE

RUN OFFENSE LINKS     PASS OFFENSE LINKS       DEFENSE LINKS

MOTIVATION LINKS          HOME PAGE 						 ORDER

_________
Copyright 1997
by Roger A. Freeborn
All Rights Reserved