1. John Stout – Vandalia High School jstout@vandals.k12.il.us
4-3 DEFENSE
John Stout – Vandalia High School

2. BACKGROUND Went to this defense in 2005
Too Many unforced errors / big plays
Copied Ideas
Trial and Error ( Mainly error)
Conservative by Nature
Play Defense instead of Defenses
Gap Sound
Fundamentally Sound

3. Background Going to give up yards Make offense have sustained drives
Stops in Red Zone
Fits Offense Philosophy - Flexbone
Goal of under 100 points allowed – 9 games

4. WHAT’S EASY
Alignments / Assignments
Formation Adjustments

5. What Takes Time / Work Wrong Arm Technique for DL
DL playing with left hand down
Clear and Cloudy technique for LB
Safeties reading run or pass
Creativity in drills / constant repetition

6. CALLS Strength Call - Find someone that can do it.
Always declare to run strength
Force Call Each safety makes call to his side
(Sky, Bronco, Cloud)
* Eagle Call - OLB to End if he leaves box

7. FRONTS 40
40 G ( Most Common)
40 Vandal ( 4-4 look)
50 ( Over Front)

8. 40 G

9. 40 Vandal

10. 40

11. 50

12. Run Fits

13. Coverages Base ( Quarters with Corners playing Man) Cover 2 ( Read #2)
Cover 4 ( Quarters)
Cover 42 ( vs Trips)

14. Base Coverage

15. DEFENSIVE LINE Alignment / Stance The Spot Wrong Arm / Run the Circle
Triangle Drill

16. Defensive Line

17. TRIANGLE DRILL

18. LINEBACKERS Heels at 5 yards Attack LOS at Snap
Mike keys FB ; OLB Keys near back

19. CLEAR / CLOUDY

20. SAFETIES 8 yards Deep Bounce feet at Snap
Read EMLOS hat for Run or Pass
Run To: Force
Run Away : Fill Down Contain
Pass : # 2 Deep to Robber on #1

21. Corners Man 5 yards inside ; cheat the top hip; over play go route
* 3 Shuffles turn and run on snap
Crack Replace
Speed Turn on underneath cut

22. LINE STUNTS Tampa ( Line slants to strength ) 40
Atlanta ( Line slants away from strength )50

23. BLITZES 1 Man = Mike, Sam, Will, Smoke
2 Man = Sam/Will ; Mike / Will etc..
3 Man = Storm, Avalanche , Tornado (LB’s)
4 Man = 3 Man Blitz + Smoke

24. Tampa Avalanche

25. COMBOS
Sam X
Will X

26. Will / Sam X

27. Decision Time Wing-T Teams ( Good at Sweep, Trap,Counter,
Waggle) What do we try and stop ?
* Spread Teams - How many in Box ?

28. Common Formation Adjustments
Trips
Double Tight
2 x 2
Over ( 6 and 5)

29. Trips Adjustment

30. Double Tight

31. 2 x 2

32. PRACTICE Scout team vs Formation adjusments only
11 on 11 = Our Offense vs Our Defense
½ Line
½ Skel
Pursuit Drills
Tackling Drills everyday / Limit collisions