Everyone knows high school football is a big deal in texas. The defensive line in the 43 its critical that the defensive line is able to control their gap. The nfl had been using the 43 for about ten years, but of course, they passed the ball more than colleges did and certainly way more than high schools. Dec 23, 2012 the 4 3 defense has been one of the most successful defenses over a long period of time in the history of football. The 43 is the most commonly used defense at the upper levels, including the nfl. For all intensive purposes, im ignoring the secondary today as its almost identical to what were used to seeing in. The core concepts were originally developed by lavell edwards and norm chow when they coached at byu. I learned the difference between the 34 and the 43, what defensive backs. The nfl had been using the 4 3 for about ten years, but of course, they passed the ball more than colleges did and certainly way more than high schools. Penn state 4 3 small defensive playbook but you can get some info from it. In the 43 there are four linemen each with a specific alignment and role. The defense has several options about how to execute this call. I have highlighted parts of it to refer back to on such things as the different philosophies of offense and defense. The 3 3 5 was pretty much used as a last resort to try to change things up when the 4 3 was clearly producing terrible results.
How easily could cowboys convert to 34 defense in 2020. By the experts features articles from 19 top coaches on a variety of 34 topics including alignments and adjustments, secondary coverages, linebacker play, and zone blitzes. Smart runs this play more on short yardage situations, or when hes seeing more zonebeater concepts from the offense. However, defenses will readily switch to other defensive alignments such as a nickel defense or a dime defense as circumstances change. It is one form of the nickel defense, a generic term for a formation with five. Jan 03, 2011 the 3 4 has a lot of moving parts, more so than just about any other defense, and often has changing responsibilities with regards to force, contain, spill, all those terms we love to use to define good defense. At the higher levels, the quality and size of the average down linemen makes this a nonfactor. The destination for all national football leaguerelated video on the web. Take a peek at the alignment and responsibilities of the players in monte kiffins 43 defense through pages from his 1998 tampa bay defensive playbook. The importance of choosing your coverage in the 34 defense. See more ideas about youth football, football defense and football drills. One of the best books i read so far, the formations and all this stuff is perfectly. How a new version of the 34 can help defenses stop the run. Blitz the formation concept from the 43 defense blitzology.
At the higher levels, the quality and size of the average down. The football coaching community still needs a good 34 book. The entire 2009 season was played in a 4 3 defense with even more continued shitty results think iowa tight ends walking into the end zone without a defender in sight. Dick lebeau and dom capers have a long history of terrorizing opposing offenses with their 3 4 zone blitzing defenses. In its current form, it has survived over 30 years of change on the offense side. The 43 defense has been one of the most successful defenses over a long period of time in the history of football. We take an indepth look at installing the 43 defensive front for your team, selecting players, and preparing a complete defense. In an era dominated by spread offenses and well drilled machines, the 2015 katy tigers won a state championship at the highest level in a hotbed of spread offenses thanks to a suffocating defense. It is a called a base defense because it is the default defensive alignment used on base downs 1st and 2nd downs. Diagram 1 if there are two or more wide receivers to a side, the backer to that side splits the difference between the no. We take an indepth look at installing the 4 3 defensive front for your team, selecting players, and preparing a complete defense. Teams have won with the 4 3 defense at every level, from youth football to high school, college and the nfl. Illustrative analysis of the 731 defense by john t. Defensive coordinators football handbook is a complete guide for football coaches.
Mar 21, 2016 these would all be remarkable numbers regardless of context but when considered in light of the level of competition its truly amazing how dominant this defense was over the course of 2015. With limited practice time and other obligations coupled with dealing with 1819 year olds, id say thats that. Alabama had based out of a threeman front, but their base front was more of a traditional 3 4 look. From a singlegap fit 34, a defense can easily adjust to te sets and stay within a twoshell scheme.
In american football, the 34 defense is a common defensive alignment consisting of three down linemen and four linebackers. Patterson has cleaved the very structure of his defense into pieces. I really, truly believe that for a person implementing a 34 scheme, choosing the coverage first is crucial. Even if the cowboys ultimately stick to the 43 defense. Firstdown playbook is a comprehensive coaching site with football play drawings and schemes for youth, flag, highschool, college and pro nfl football. Pitched at high school coaches, this great book on installing and coaching the 4 3 under provides a very comprehensive approach to installing the defense. Today well look at the modern systems run in the 3 4 defense. There are six books in this series aimed at young adults. The 4 3 defense is one of the most popular defenses in football, and the 4 3 over is among the most successful versions of this defense. If a team cannot score on our defense we will not lose. With a more advanced style of defense, physical offense, and pump fake purdy, iowa state gave west virginia a historic beating that illustrates the evolution of the college game.
Penn state 43 small defensive playbook but you can get some info from it. Having the mint front in his playbook allowed smart to vary his fronts against spread sets. Often, many of you ask me for a good, educational football book to read now ill. Thats why we created the ultimate 4 3 defense playbook. Today, im just gonna go over the basic differences of the 34 when compared to the 43. The defense is based on each lineman being responsible for one gap and controlling that gap. The difference between the 3 4 and other defenses, in my experience, is that the 3 4 has the interesting feature that the front and. Laser blitz with cover 3 is easy to install and works very well against spread offenses. Our offenses ability to score will be greatly dependent upon the field position the defense gives them. Today we used the sprint tackling drill from afcas defensive football drills book. Jan 15, 2015 defensive coordinators football handbook is a complete guide for football coaches. The idea of defense in high school football and college.
The 43 defense is one of the most popular defenses in football, and the 43 over is among the most successful versions of this defense. The air raid offense is a shotgun spread, passfirst offense designed by hal mumme and mike leach while they were at the university of kentucky in the 1990s. Inside, youll discover a simple, step by step formula for installing and implementing a top notch 4 3 for any competitive level. The alignment features three down linemen and four linebackers in the front seven, thus the name 3 4 defense. The lack of an adjuster is an issue, which is why many 34 teams that face the spread, and prostyle spread, choose to defend from an okie front because it reacts much like the fourdown under front. Katy has played the same 3 4 weak eagle defense for years and years.
The 34 defense can be used against any offensive scheme because of the versatility and multiple looks it offers. I dont try to play last man with the chalk when reading books like this, but this one was disappointing. Its packed with detailed instructions, simple diagrams, and quicklearn coaching pointers that you can take right to practice. Why are more high school, middle school and youth coaches not using it. So were gonna start breaking down the 34 defense in build up to the season. The difference between the 34 and other defenses, in my experience, is that the 34 has the interesting feature that the front and. Our offenses ability to score will be greatly dependent upon the field position the defense gives. Those five include three in the traditional mold and two hybrid strong safetiesoutside linebackers that can patrol the flats, blitz, stop the run or even cover receivers or tight ends in man coverage. While all defensive coordinators have the flexibility to incorporate the 52 defense a version of the 34, rushing the passer has become the premium in todays game. A look at the 34 and whether or not wsu could run the scheme.
In the first chapter of your new book, you talk about the 43 under front defense, a style that lsu will be shifting to under new defensive. Well also clear up some common misperceptions about the formation, as. The birth of the 335 defense, an excerpt from the essential smart football. Smart football understanding coverages and attacking them with passing game.
By playing five defensive backs, patterson almost never needs to substitute to match up with the offense. There were some quarterbacks who were very smart, who knew the playbook cold, but who were not kinetic wonders, and. At lower levels the 43 is not particularly popular because many coaches consider it weak against the run due to the fact there are only four down linemen. Inside, youll discover a simple, step by step formula for installing and implementing a top notch 43 for any competitive level. Installing footballs 43 over defensive front by joe. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Mar 23, 2015 in the spirit of coach gordons new website, i thought i would feature a blitz the formation concept from the 43 defense.
This blitz attacks the offense offtackle and outside on the edge. This, along with the amount of speed on the field, means there are more guys who can blitz, fill gaps, and have opportunities to just. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. We have the versatility to play in a lot of different fronts, a lot of different packages, whatever is going to give our team the edge. Using the offenses formations as a guide, it is easy to build simple rules within the defense, setting the strength and when to attach the olbs, to alleviate the issues seen in many 34 defenses.
The 4 3 is the most commonly used defense at the upper levels, including the nfl. At lower levels the 4 3 is not particularly popular because many coaches consider it weak against the run due to the fact there are only four down linemen. You know, the offense always knows where the play is going and the snap count, so if we can do some different things on defense to help us out in that process, whether its the 34 or the. In american football, the 335 defense is a defensive alignment consisting of three down linemen, three linebackers, and five defensive backs. Sep 04, 2019 having the mint front in his playbook allowed smart to vary his fronts against spread sets. The 3 4 defense is a basic football defensive formation that is used by several nfl teams. Behind the defensive line, you find four linebackers, two middle, and two outside. Coaches wanting to run the swarm 34 defense should look at what type of skill sets their players possess. The 335 was pretty much used as a last resort to try to change things up when the 43 was clearly producing terrible results. Install a 34 defense the home for high school football coaches. Then i read a pair of books written by chris brown of smartfootball, which is.
Charlie strong, joe lee dunn and the birth of the 335 defense. Teams have won with the 43 defense at every level, from youth football to high school, college and the nfl. Defense has always and will always be the most important part of football. In a 43 defense, the middle linebacker mike is in strong a gap, the strong backer sam is in strong c gap, and the weak backer will is in weak b gap diagram 1. The 335 defense can also be referred to as the 33 stack and the spread defense. He started coaching football in 1995 and has been either a head coach or defensive coordinator for 16 of those years. The essential smart football is an examination of footballs most important strategies and ideas, through the lens of the games best coaches, players, and schemes. A lot of people around here blame gergs use of the 335 as to why the defense sucked until mattison came here. Alabama had based out of a threeman front, but their base front was more of a traditional 34 look. The fourth play is exactly the same as the third, only they are running cover 1 man instead of a fire zone. An overview of effective blitz combination packages out of the 34 defense for. The 34 is the modern day version of the old 50 defense.
Brilliantly written and eschewing unnecessary jargon and technicality, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of football to help all of us coaches, players, and fans appreciate the game we love all the more. The 731 defense shown on the high school coachs page looks generally sound to me. In 2014, he was the defensive line coach at arizona christian university phoenix, ariz. Thats why we created the ultimate 43 defense playbook. The information contained in the book has been compiled by leo hand during 47 years of coaching championship teams at both the high school and collegiate levels. The 43 defense is the base defense used by many teams at the high school, college, and profressional levels. Mhr university modern 34 defense systems mile high report. May 07, 2008 welcome to another edition of mhr university. By the experts features articles from 19 top coaches on a variety of 34 topics including alignments and adjustments, secondary coverages, linebacker play, and. Brown writes and edits smart football, which is dedicated to football analysis, strategy, philosophy and history. Brilliantly written and eschewing unnecessary jargon and technicality, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of football to help all of us coaches, players, and fans appreciate the game we love all. The 3 4 has a lot of moving parts, more so than just about any other defense, and often has changing responsibilities with regards to force, contain, spill, all those terms we love to use to define good defense. How a new version of the 34 can help defenses stop.
We hope to take you through offensive and defensive football and try to help you learn more about what you. Author matchquarters posted on october 4, 2019 october 3, 2019 categories defending the spread, defensive scheme tags 34, 34 fronts, georgia football, kirby smart, mint front, nick saban, nickel package, tite front 5 comments on georgias mint package master class michigan st. This is an excellent blitz against spread offenses. In the spirit of coach gordons new website, i thought i would feature a blitz the formation concept from the 43 defense.
Winning football with a multipurpose defense mcdaniels, mike on. Jan 26, 20 take a peek at the alignment and responsibilities of the players in monte kiffins 4 3 defense through pages from his 1998 tampa bay defensive playbook. Dec 30, 2015 here is a basic pressure with the defense sending the sam olb and rushing the 3 down linemen to create a 4 man line concept from a 3 down line personnel. Here is a basic pressure with the defense sending the sam olb and rushing the 3 down linemen to create a 4 man line concept from a 3 down line personnel. Jun 02, 2017 heck, i can remember a few eight man lines. Shut down your opponents with a dominant defensive front the 43 defense is the most popular defense in football today. As with the 34, the 335 defense can make free use of zone blitzes without having to drop a defensive lineman into coverage. My primary reason for studying kirby smarts defense was in finding out how. The entire 2009 season was played in a 43 defense with even more continued shitty results think iowa tight ends walking into the end zone without a defender in sight. In fact, it looks almost identical to the gap8 except that the weakside defensive guard is dropped back off the line to become a middle linebacker. The art of smart football and millions of other books are available for. It is a very popular offensive system run by many high school football programs and many college football teams such as texas tech. College and nfl teams have been using it for years. In the simplest terms, it is a 44 defense that removes 2 lbs for an additional 2 safeties.
Well also clear up some common misperceptions about the formation, as well as. Getting schooled by the most dominant defense of 2015. The birth of the 335 defense, an excerpt from the essential smart football how iowa state obliterated west virginia. There are four down linemen who aim to stop the run and put pressure on the quarterback on passing plays. There were some quarterbacks who were very smart, who knew the playbook cold, but who were not kinetic wonders, and could not make the instantaneous read. When defenses got good at the zone, enterprising coaches stretched. This blitz is from the 1996 miami hurricanes defensive playbook. You know, the offense always knows where the play is going and the snap count, so if we can do some different things on defense to help us out in that process, whether its the 3 4 or the. Jun 22, 2016 the detailed reference book includes a glossary of football terms, illustrations of the 43 and 34 defense as well as facts, figures, stats and stories on many of the nfls legends. Pattersons 425, however, was designed with those challenges in mind. The detailed reference book includes a glossary of football terms, illustrations of the 43 and 34 defense as well as facts, figures, stats and stories on many of the nfls legends. May 10, 2012 the essential smart football is an examination of football s most important strategies and ideas, through the lens of the games best coaches, players, and schemes.
Mccartney graduated from eastern michigan university in 1997. Installing footballs 43 over defensive front by joe daniel. Today well look at the modern systems run in the 34 defense. Breakdown of gary pattersons tcu 425 defense smart football. Here are the five keys to running a successful 34 defense. The ravens and many other teams run a hybrid 34 defense and will occasionally shift back and forth between the 43 to the 34 throughout the game based off scheme. The 34 has a lot of moving parts, more so than just about any other defense, and often has changing responsibilities with regards to force, contain, spill, all those terms we love to use to define good defense. Dick lebeau and dom capers have a long history of terrorizing opposing offenses with their 34 zone blitzing defenses. Jun 06, 2012 the 3 3 5 defense starts with three down linemen, three true linebackers stacked behind those linemen, and five defensive backs. Jun 07, 2016 this week we take a look at the basics of the 34 defense and how it has evolved in todays nfl.