Secondary Adjustments

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WHEN THE OFFENSE ALIGNS WITH THREE RECEIVERS TO ONE SIDE OF THE FORMATION (OR THEY MOTION TO THREE RECEIVERS), WE MUST ADJUST. OUR BASIC ADJUSTMENT WILL BE FOR THE LB'ERS TO BUMP TO THE THREE RECEIVER SIDE. THE SS WILL TAKE THE MIDDLE RECEIVER AND THE LB'ER (EITHER SAM OR WILL) WILL TAKE THE 3RD RECEIVER. THE OTHER TWO LB'ERS WILL ALIGN IN THE B-GAP, READ THEIR KEYS AND PLAY FOOTBALL FROM THERE.

IN THE SECONDARY WE WILL PLAY A COMBINATION MAN-ZONE DEFENSE. OUR COMBO CALL PUTS US INTO A ZONE COVERAGE TO THE THREE RECEIVER SIDE OF THE FORMATION AND A MAN-TO-MAN DEFENSE TO THE SINGLE RECEIVER SIDE OF THE FORMATION AS SHOWN BELOW. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE FS TO COMMUNICATE AND CHEAT OVER TO THE THREE RECEIVER SIDE.

IF ONE OF THE THREE RECEIVERS WOULD HAPPEN TO GO IN MOTION TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FORMATION, THE OFFENSE WOULD THEN BE IN A 4-WIDE-RECEIVER SET. WE MUST ADJUST. OUR BASIC ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE TO BUMP THE LB'ERS WITH MOTION AND CHANGE THE COVERAGE CALL TO A FULL "COVER 4" SITUATION. WITH THE BUMP, HOWEVER, WE COULD ALSO CHANGE THE CALL TO COVER 5, OR WE COULD ALSO CONVERT TO A 5-UNDER-MAN CALL. HOW WE ADJUST FOR A PARTICULAR OPPONENT WILL DEPEND UPON THE SCOUTING REPORT.

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