tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post2965941618147150253..comments2024-03-13T03:27:50.582-04:00Comments on Smart Football: Fire zone-blitzesChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204245083374821812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-3825675252241116522009-04-29T02:41:00.000-04:002009-04-29T02:41:00.000-04:00Chris, have been reading your site since late '07,...Chris, have been reading your site since late '07, and appreciate the quality info which provokes much thought! Just reviewed the link provided as a video example of "America's Zone Blitz"(Sam and Mike Blizters/WE DE Drops) 5 Man Pressure, 3-3 Matchup Zone behind it. However, it appears that Utah really lucked out on this one, unless playing 2 underneath/4 deep is a new variation. Chronology of events:<br />1)-Pre Snap-Ala in 11 Pers, 3x1 weak to Def right, with Shot/RB Strong.<br />2)-#2 Weak Zooms to 2x2 exterior with #3(RB) still Strong.<br />3)-Post Snap-#1 Strong(WR)/Vert..#2 Strong(RB)/Flare...#3 Strong(TE)/In Rel, 5yd Curl.<br /><br />Now, Post Snap, if Utah was supposed to be 3 under/3 deep, Utah did not drop the S down from the Blizer side who's responsible for #2, the free LB did not relate to #3, and the Drop DE was mentally/physically caught between #2 and #3. Can't say I've ever seen anybody play 2under/4deep in Zone Blitz before, but you never know.<br /><br />However, ss we know, Presuure, whether Real or Perceived, causes hurry in decisions as well as creates doubt in OL. And Utah's Inside Blitzer got there so fast, that Wilson didn't have time to look at Post Snap #2(RB) and see him open. <br /><br />Thanks for the time...Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-31238339262709093712009-01-29T14:40:00.000-05:002009-01-29T14:40:00.000-05:00FYI, what turned out to be the winning touchdown i...FYI, what turned out to be the winning touchdown in the 2004 BCS National Championship Game (2003 Season) was scored by Marcus Spears floating back into the slant lane in a fire zone.Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910794889425635624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-49500160819497440872009-01-26T19:15:00.000-05:002009-01-26T19:15:00.000-05:00AMAZING stuff.AMAZING stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-61260110157691770142009-01-26T02:01:00.000-05:002009-01-26T02:01:00.000-05:00Meant genius. Its really late.Meant genius. Its really late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-84043156508859684842009-01-26T01:38:00.000-05:002009-01-26T01:38:00.000-05:00Love the blog Chris. Mark Whipple is coming back t...Love the blog Chris. Mark Whipple is coming back to college football. He is going to be the OC at Miami. Have you heard of him before do you have an idea of what his whip lash offense is that he ran at Umass? In my talk with some coaches he is thought of as a geniuses. Just wondering if you had heard of him before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-3926001408379161652009-01-22T19:14:00.000-05:002009-01-22T19:14:00.000-05:00Good stuff. However, the LSU clips you show are a...Good stuff. However, the LSU clips you show are actually a 5 man pressure package with man coverage and one FS for over the top help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-72082999462830035412009-01-22T18:46:00.000-05:002009-01-22T18:46:00.000-05:00All I want to say is thank god for this blog.I am ...All I want to say is thank god for this blog.<BR/><BR/>I am already football starved and this is going to help me get through the off season.<BR/><BR/>Great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-47309028161732029072009-01-22T12:45:00.000-05:002009-01-22T12:45:00.000-05:00Chris, great stuff as always. I remember seeing S...Chris, great stuff as always. I remember seeing Saban speak at a clinic at Southeastern LA in 2004 (I think) and he really started to confuse the crowd when he got into the nuts and bolts of these fire-zones, since they rely so much on pattern reading and as such can easily get your DE matched up on a fast halfback once all the switching is done. So he started telling us all the calls that have to be made to avoid those things and the coaches went from scribbling furiously to blank stares. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, one thing I never understood is how the 3-3 zone can really be a sound pass defense. If it is intended, as you say, to allow short passes as a way to get off the field on 3rd and long, fine, but I get the feeling these defenses are being used more often than that. And aside from the problem of allowing several large holes in the undercoverage you have the problem of the holes in the undercoverage aligning with the holes in the contain. Anytime you play (a balanced) zone defense with an even number of players (which, of course, must be the sum of two even numbers or two odd numbers but not one of each), you will have the underneath seams align with the contain-level seams, and run the risk of allowing receivers to run right through the whole defense. Which, I guess, gets you back to the importance of pattern reading when using these schemes, so you end up playing man on the guy in your zone, rather than vanilla zone. But still, how is this coverage not highly vulnerable to a simple seam or switch concept? Thanks.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178230449052059046noreply@blogger.com