54 Defense

1
5-4 Defense

• Base Responsibilities

This is the basic 5-4 formation. Your Outside
line backers must be you best ball players
tacklers etc.. Your Defensive Ends must be the
next best ball players. Then Middle Line backers.
Nose guard, tackles, then corners. Responsibilitie
s Defensive ends must contain/box force the play
back inside( defensive end goes after ball player
when he sees his butt) Nothing gets outside him.
Tackles and nose guard are to stand there man up
and read (dont pick a side shed your block or
grab cloth/Jersey, make a pile) Out side backers
must read then react filling the off tackle gaps
or outside gaps. Inside line backers do the same
read and react looking for the offensive guards
movements ( pulling etc) Corners first look pass
then run mainly watching tight end release for
the pass. I didn't letter the defensive gaps Im
trying to keep it simple. If you happen to face
an outside running team you can cheat the corners
out on outside shoulder of Outside line backer.
2
5-4 Defense

• Against I formation

Corner
Corner
Outside Backer
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
3
5-4 Defense

• Against overload formation

Corner
Outside Backer
Corner
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
4
5-4 Defense

• Against split formation

Corner
Outside Backer
Corner
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
5
5-4 Defense

• Against 2 wide

corner
corner
6
5-4 Defense

• Against 3 wide

ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
Outside Backer
Corner
Corner
7
5-4 Defense

• Against 3 wide trips

ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
Outside Backer
Corner
Corner
8
5-4 Defense

• Corner Blitz

Outside Backer
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
Corner
Corner
9
5-4 Defense

• strong Blitz

Corner
Corner
Outside Backer
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
10
5-4 Defense

• Weak Blitz

Corner
Corner
Outside Backer
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
11
5-4 Defense

• All Go Blitz

Outside Backer
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
Corner
Corner
12
5-4 Defense

• All Go Blitz

Outside Backer
ILB
ILB
Outside Backer
Corner
Corner