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Morris, who was a first time starter, had thrown quick 5-7 yard hooks against the Hokie blitz all day. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. In the diagram, Whitley (who the coaches called "the rover" last year) is lined up to the twins side, and he motions back to the middle of the field while Exum (who was the "free safety" last year) rotates up towards the line with the motion. The Gap Defense is grounded in a simple concept. If the blitz didnt get to the QB quickly, then the defense was at risk for a big play. That's how good of a kid he is." He had a concussion and it hurt our secondary. Well, Bud had to change his defense a little to handle that. *U# N)qQ/y(H"hVt kf@^L;,R?P0;|v44 JFC=zYh AWEBYl5I[.X@v6UQV@_msY)Ng1KhZ/Y)va+XsM =_ewrr\|2Q)/zN]N}q_r{f-wvw)1,Z )$fy86g8@ZtqI,dX& ^twn*g$b{xoa.WwDWZflk1g,JIEfPO[h-H( ,AdYp[fuNP&SuhZs`um%?HSpQ1Y. I think I understand the step 45 because I believe I saw an example of that when Urban Meyer was analyzing our DL a few years back. "#()%$%%! Hosley was excellent enough to execute the design up there with the very best ball hawk the Hokies have had. Bud Foster's defense held the Tigers to 186 yards of total offense in a 24-7 route. Thoughts? Tech makes that difficult because there is a hand off of responsibilities as the offense shifts or motions out from one passing strength to another. 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. If the ball is on the hashmark, Rover goes Field side, WHIP to the boundary. With deep safety help, Hosley stopped his back pedal and planted on the snap, and he stepped in front of the quick curl and picked off the pass to seal the game. Maybe an example would work here. It was a pro-style system and designed to work against pro-style offenses, which is precisely what the Hokies system is. It is actually not a 4-3 base, as its introduced on your TV sets, but is a 4-4 front that has morphed into using 4-3 personnel. However, if he goes Fieldside, he'd be matched on someone else. Looking forward to future articles. Most of the comments were centered on the adjustments to the Whip and Rover positions, so I wanted to revisit that and clarify some points in those areas. I saw that and knew we were in trouble. Several things are known at the end of the first play game situation, down and distance and ball position. - TheFifthFuller. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. H332U(W5RR-T56 )onl ${* Because its a 4-4 defense that has to be able to handle the spread offense at times, it needs some rather special players at some of the hybrid LB spots. He can have a SS build and sometimes aligns deeper, like the FS. Following Michael Cole's injury, Foster mostly used the old "46" alignment made famous by Buddy Ryan and the Chicago Bears. The "Nose" and "Tackle" are the two defensive tackles in Bud Foster's defense and are generally interchangeable, meaning that on any given play, either defensive tackle can be the "Nose" or the "Tackle". 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. It is a scheme that looks complicated, but yet is very simple. Seems there were a lot of big plays in that game and during the year. Kudos to Foster and Co. for making the adjustments. Also I totally disagree with your wording about the DL simply 'stalemating their blocker in the gap' and 'not being expected to be play makers'. Game situation includes things like score, wind / weather conditions and time remaining on the clock. To make that work, you still need to get pressure from the DL, and I think this has been one of VTs biggest issues on defense over the last few years. The number of wide receivers is derived from the combination of those two numbers. 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. When Frank Beamer coached under Bobby Ross, they ran the Wide Tackle 6, and he took that with him to VT. These coverages have the goal of taking away the crossing routes over the middle and the post route that is used to attack C2 defenses, but also keep a guy relatively close to the LOS to help with the run, or running QBs. Virginia Techs defense is a unique one in major college football in that it is very much an older style of defense descended from the Gap 8 and Wide Tackle 6. In combination, these adjustments resulted in more big plays against the Tech defense, both in the running game as well as the passing game. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . Simple. From this base set, the Hokies can play any number of man and zone coverages while still getting to an 8-man front on any play by rotating the Rover up closer to the line of scrimmage just prior to the snap. Not every coach could do that. 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. Mr. Hokie Cody Grimm was moved to the secondary (which is funny given that pass coverage was his greatest weakness as a Hokie.) 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From a fans perspective, it is easy to see that football is very challenging physically its arguably the most physical of any sport in the world. The Chargers' defense ranked last in third-down conversion percentage (49.54%), 30th in rushing yards allowed per game (138.9), 30th in points allowed per game (27.0) and 23rd in yards allowed . Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Virginia Tech Hokies football, basketball, athletics blog and forum featuring: unique columns, breaking news, film studies, in-depth analysis, recruiting, videos and jokes. %PDF-1.2 % 8 0 obj << /Length 9 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream 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 helmets they're wearing are still my favorite VT helmets. The zone run requires each offensive lineman to block the gap to the playside, moving along the line of scrimmage and maintaining contact for as long as possible with the first defender that crosses their face. The Tigers complete their season sweep of the Wolfpack. The Corners cheat deeper in this coverage at 7-9 yds, so they can rarely show Press man pre-snap when 2-Robber is the call. 2. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. Really excited about the front seven this year. I have no doubt this works against the Hokies in recruiting, but Foster also has archetypes he recruits to for his players. The stud end is outside eye of the tackle strong side, and the end is outside eye of the tackle on the weakside. In this installment of the series, we will cover the general concepts of Bud Foster's defensive scheme, including how offensive personnel and formation impact defensive alignments and responsibilities. Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. And, you are also correct about Taylor. At the snap, Jack Tyler reads a key that sends him flying through the one gap. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! Hopefully Logan will have improved his accuracy to be able to make them pay for it. 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. They are looking at the QB and reading his actions without letting the #1 outside WR get past. A student manager signals the personnel group (12 in this example) via the sign board. k_~k=: .qNgR\T0A$wcfXoMe#:!v2W}\;Kfva%VSc~s{A?dtpq) g~u+c\8h{ ]KKCz/H-\XH/c&4]#T{*]k0:}M &i$kj? [=?_. http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. Because the line is flowing play-side, the Whip should be unblocked and should go directly to the ball-carrier. -- French. 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. Will having a healthy and complete team be enough? 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. 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. His initial spot is 3x5 off the TE, reading the #2 receiver. 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. Though the philosophy was. 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. 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. Did Jim Harbaugh out scheme us, did we execute poorly, or were we outmanned? On the other side, teams could get favorable running game match-ups by running to the boundary. The boundary, field, and rover all have pass coverage. The "G" front is a 4-man Even front that covers both OGs with DTs, and is heavy on stunting. against Stanford in the OB? 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. It defintely helps to have depth regardless of the scheme, but depth and ability in the scheme only make it better. I think that with their recruiting getting better, Foster may change. There are two inside linebackers in the 4-4 scheme sometimes known as the Mike and Buck linebackers. A student manager then uses the sign board to communicate the personnel group to the players on the field. Note with that pre-snap look, it would be difficult for the QB to read the coverage (is it man or is it zone?). "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. -Bud Foster. That was generally the wide side of the field as well, so the Backer or Rover had to cover a faster, quicker player out in open space. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. (Please note, the Hokies may use letters or other terminology to identify each gap.). I have read it many times in the past. Size, strength, and explosiveness were huge factors in that variance. The defensive call in combination with the personnel group establishes the specific pass coverage responsibilities for the defense. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 And with JGW on the edge, he had to be. Ideally, the Stud end will be 2 yards deep into the backfield. 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. I'd have to double check but I'm fairly certain Wiles even said he is the starter going into August camp because his players don't lose their starting jobs due to injury. The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "Does it get any better than Thursday Night in Blacksburg?" Thanks for reading! Through the first half, Andre Ellington was averaging like 1.3 yards a carry with 23 yards total. If you play C2R, and the opposition sends the outside WRs deep, the CB must go with him, which takes away the deep help for everyone on one side of the defense, so that it basically ends up M2M. 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. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. Antone Exum is moving forward at the snap, and both Exum and Hosley end up making the tackle along with Luther Maddy. The dominant defenses in Tampa Bay of the late 90's early 2000's allowed Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice to get up field as the method for controlling their gaps. MAN. Steeles downfall came against spread-it-out, fast-paced systems like West Virginias. Charley Wiles communicates the front call to the defensive line (stunt calls, etc). I remember the first half of the Stanford OB and watching one of Stanford's 300 lb guards kick out and just flatten Eddie Whitley. Bare minimum is the stalemate. When they play 46 front, its mostly man/man, because its a pressure front like the Under we use. A London Fletcher or Brian Urlacher type linebacker would not be a good fit for the Hokies. What I do see Tech doing is forcing opponents to keep the RB/TE in there to block by blitzing the WHIP often. "#()%$%%! From all of us at The Key Play, get off the bench and in the game. See Tim Tebow (or Pat White at WVU.) Stud End (Tyrell Wilson): Pre-Snap, the S end lines up outside eye of the boundary side tackle. but as mentioned, the type of dt's vt uses are small, quick guys so some guys that might be more nfl types wouldn't fit what bud is asking his guys to do. Hokie defensive linemen are required to have a unique ability to sometimes cover gaps that are far from where they line up, while maintaining leverage in order to prevent being knocked backwards by an offensive lineman. 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. So opposing coaches will tell a kid he'll have a better shot of making it to the NFL if he plays in a "NFL-style" 4-3. Adobe d C Yeah Hosley getting knocked out screwed the rest of the defense off. 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. In an obvious passing down. Flowers, Hall, and Green have been starters. Stanford also used formation to create matchup problems. Presented by, Click here to access all three parts of the Hokie Defense series by Raleigh Hokie. http://www.orangeandwhite.com/news/2012/jan/21/swinney-hired-venables-br OT: "The Mandalorian" S3 discussion thread (feat. I remember seeing our defensive philosophy torched about ten years ago. I'm sure our coaches cite James Anderson who transitioned from Whip to NFL LB, and Jason Worilds who played DE at Tech and was drafted as an OLB for the Steelers. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! So something else broke down that lead to Clemson being able to run the ball like they did in the second half. As for NFL caliber lineman. Tech's attacking eight-man-front scheme, first instituted by Elmassian in 1993, has become one of college . Its a bit like a Tampa 2 defense, where the MLB drops back deeper in zone over the middle with 2 safeties behind, except that here youre dropping the FS down instead of backing up the MLB. Everything I've read has Antoine starting next to his brother this fall. It really is an outlier as far as defenses, as much as Paul Johnson's wishbone is on offense. To the uneducated eye, the defense features two ends, two tackles, three linebackers, two safeties, and two corners just like a traditional NFL style 4-3, but Foster turns the 4-3 concept on its ear. Urban Meyer fell behind LSU and Alabama in recruiting, and magically his health is at risk and he gets out. What are the differences between what Tech does and a traditional NFL 4-3?? 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). To the uneducated eye, the defense features two ends, two tackles, three linebackers, two safeties, and two corners just like a traditional NFL style 4-3, but Foster turns the 4-3 concept on its ear. So complimenting it with the Bear front gives you the choice of going Even or Odd with a stem (pre-snap shift). Sadly, the wide tackle six approach saw it's end as the Hokies were decimated by sophisticated passing attacks from the 2002 Gator Bowl through Aaron Rodgers legalized murder of the secondary in the 2004 Insight Bowl. The offensive personnel or personnel group is the makeup of offensive skill positions for any given play. While the Hokies were able to win, Collins was a shell of himself until the bowl game after Georgia Tech, and I am convinced that was because he was so beat up. Note: This is the second installment of a three part series about Virginia Techs nationally renowned defense. Based on what you said, don't the DL's all "tie" up the lines in both Bud scheme and the traditional pro-scheme? Registering for an account is free and easy. This plays out when you examine the Hokies players in the NFL. *:JZjz ? Today, a look at some of the pass rush and blitz packages utilized in Bud Foster's Gap Defense As discussed in "A Look Back at the Hokie Wide Tackle Six Defense" , Virginia Tech rose to defensive dominance running an 8-man front which allowed the Hokies to blitz from multiple angles. Inverted Cover 2 Robber is a 2-deep, 5-underneath zone coverage that uses the FS as the Robber. 3) I think it does hurt recruiting elite out of state prospects. The offense goes through its gyrations to get a better pre-snap read and the defense adjusts accordingly. I understand explaining that might as well be another post but it would be facinating stuff. Also, because of the rather shorter depth of the Safeties, you can attack their run reads directly with a vertical route directly at them, like a Post or Go route up the seam. If one DL gets blown out of the hole, it creates problems for every other defender. Wiley, Brown, Russell, Drakeford, Gray, Banks, Prioleau, Charleton, Midget, Bird, McCadam, Pile, Hall, Green, Fuller, Williams, Hamilton, Rouse, Flowers, Harris, Chancellor, Carmichael, Hosley, Fuller, Exum, Jarrett. By handing off in this way, the defenders do not tip the coverage. The Rover aligns to the passing strength pre-snap, so hell adjust to the slot WRs most of the time. 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. If the safeties have to make a bunch of tackles (see Stanford, Miami, Boise, Clemson), then the corners are on an island and at some point, even the best corners will get beat in man coverage. In these cases why couldn't we stop the run? . Clemson Basketball: 2014 Scholarship Roster. If you have any questions, I will be sure to answer to answer them in the comments. We were tiny on D in 2010. In his walked out spot, he is reading the backfield triangle to the #2/#3 receiver and has the flat zone weak. Instead he will look to plant and dive straight ahead for the inside of the 6 gap or the 4 gap, or he will plant and cut back to the center gap. What may not be as obvious is that football is equally challenging mentally. Welcome to Bud Foster's Lunch Pail D. This site is dedicated to blue collar, hard nosed defense like those run by Bud Foster during his years as the Defensive Coordinator for the Virginia Tech Hokies. I want to focus on one, what has made teams successful against the Virginia Tech run defense? Check Fantastic furniture Catalogue and Freedom furniture Catalogue. Am I getting overconfident that we'll be able to better compete with Clemson this year based on the following assumptions: from Clemson beat writer Greg Wallace via Andy Bitter: http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. 1. My thought is that the linebackers/DBs adjusted or started sitting back to provide passing support, this slowed pressure at the line, which allowed for easier running. Frenchgreat new addition to TKP! Watkins is usually Fieldside. I have a few questions: 1) With all the extra movement in the "radical stunts", do you see this as wearing down the front 7 more and possibly being the cause for some of the injuries, esp last year, (ex. The scheme will give about 3,000 families in poverty $1,000 a month for a year, and there are no . 3) Finally, as stated in #2 above, this seems to be a heavy run control D and if we don't have super talented CB's who can cover their man without help we could get burned in the passing game real quick. You cannot play straight M2M all the time. And that is a key aspect of playing great defense, especially when the system relies heavily on speed, quickness and pursuit. The attack from the DL is the next step, but they have to achieve their gap fit first. Some of the biggies are game situation, down and distance, ball position, and offensive personnel. Once their keys indicate that the running back has the ball, each pursues the ball. 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. Nose Tackle: The Nose (Luther Maddy): The nose will line up as a 1 technique, on the inside eye of the play-side guard. If they can get Brown and Hand, I think Foster will figure out a way to take their skills and make it work, but I can GUARENTEE you, every recruiter that visits Brown and Hand will tell them that there has not been a Hokie defensive lineman since Foster was hired that has been a productive multi-year NFL starter. Virginia Tech uses both their base look (which features each lineman and linebacker having gap responsibility for the gap in front of them) or a more radical stunting approach based on the talent Foster has available. ]~ .O}_JG7mn0 1.Wvn;m,Fv i>TFis endstream endobj 11 0 obj 433 endobj 17 0 obj << /Length 18 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream The doubles on the interior also give the ends more flexibility to get upfield and rush the passer. Such a menacing look. They made popular the "G" front and took the 1985 Bears 46 defensive front as a compliment, which Tech would call the "Tuff" package. If our defense is designed to "funnel" the ball carrier to certain positions I could see some recruits not liking that. They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. I don't know recall the plays that Taylor and JWG got hurt, so I am not really sure. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. He must maintain gap control on the 6 gap and not allow the running back to get outside his outside shoulder. Most college teams are not that good, but if the Hokies want to win a NC we will have to face that caliber of offense. 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. 46 does not stand for 4 DL and 6 LBs, the name is derived from the player Buddy Ryan used to play one of the attacking LB positions. WHIP might align himself like a FS, but hell come down over the middle into a hook zone instead of dropping for deep half-field coverage. The Hokies showed a blitz up front, and Jayron showed a cover 3 look by bailing out and back pedaling before the snap. "I think one of the biggest reasons actually was Steeles defense. In that case, both Rover and WHIP will show blitzes naturally. It was difficult for offenses to determine how many were blitzing and how many were dropping into coverage. I was getting confused reading the comments and didn't see they were from 5 years and 12 months ago. It wasn't a great "instinctual play" by Hosley, but a calculated play call and design by Foster. Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. Going into last season, there was legitimate concern about Brenden Hill playing a position that had become more defined as a linebacker, but he proved that a player of his physical abilities could be productive as a Whip as well if he handled his assignments correctly. The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. 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. When they face 21/22/12 personnel, theyll set up in the G front or Bear front most of the time. The Rover is an OLB who plays more coverage, like a SS. The amount of zone and safe coverages they play really is determined by the ability of the line, mike, and backer to stop the run. This allows the players to react instinctively and play with more confidence. Instead of taking on offensive linemen as a run stuffing linebacker, he was used more to play containment or run blitz off the edge. Defensive Alignment in the Four-Four In the 90's, Bud Foster used two alignments with the 4-4 defense. 5yltM;6#D"A.+|F'g"##PBG Wi+5~ljx3!_YJ8a7p;[Bx$60FF8x\f@-. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. Whip is to the passing strength, which is most often to the field but (against teams like Pitt) can be to the boundary. For this example, here is a pre-snap diagram of a likely defensive set against a 12 personnel group (one RB, two TEs, two WRs). Prior to 2004, the alignment of the linebackers and safeties was based more on the strong side / weak side of the offensive formation. A similar thing happened with the game against Miami, where LM just gashed us in the second half. Damn that's a turning point in both Clemson and VTs program recently. It offers some terrific insight into the Hokie mindset at that time. Why are we sometimes successful (last year 2nd half) and sometimes not so successful (09 second half)? My most recent columns can now be found on the right sidebar. Sometimes shifts and motion will force the defense to tip its hand. What do you mean by "radical stunting"? It is mostly combined with Man coverage and is pretty heavy on stunts and exchanges between the DL and LBs. As the coaches like to say, it is important that their minds do not tie up their feet. Playing in a college system that emphasizes skillset diversity is actually a good thing. They've only had a few with an NFL frame, and none of them worked out. Seems to me it would be a waste of time unless they are going to use him at DE. 20102023, Orange and Maroon Media, LLC. He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. Whether you've been running the 4-2-5 defense for years or you're looking to implement the scheme for the first time, . 8 Ohio State with schemes used by Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster,. How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? Aaron Rodgers, Kellen Moore, Andrew Luck all have great skills under pressure. The Whip responsibilities seem to change as much as the skillsets of the players in the position. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. 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