But the biggest thing is probably the QB ability to react quickly to the pressure (a key part of the Hokie D). The players also aligned differently. http://www.playbookexchange.net/playbooks/Defense/02060201-VirginiaTechAttack.pdf. The tackle will cross the face of the guard and the center, and fill the 2 gap, originally vacated by the Nose. Join the community. After all, at Pry's introductory presser he noted he cut his teeth as a graduate assistant in the mid-90s under Foster. 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. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. The other two LBs, MIKE and "Backer" play zones over the middle like any other Cover 2 zone. 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. The scheme is also simpler to execute because the players are aligned based on ball position, rather than on the strength of the offensive formation. Because he lines up so close to the LOS, he has to be really good with his backpedal fundamentals to be successful, but in 2-Robber he has the flat zone strong. This site utilizes responsive web design, which renders the site properly on all platforms (PC, tablet, mobile). You get what you get with Bud Foster, there isn't much grey area in his persona. Seems to me it would be a waste of time unless they are going to use him at DE. NIL and the future of the 'student athlete', Liz Kitley is back to back ACC Player Of The Year, 2023 ACC Wrestling Tournament Seedings announced, OT: TKP Winter/Spring 2023 Gamer's Lounge, OT: 700 miles from the Rock through Spain and Portugal, HOKIES HOOPS CENTRAL: VIRGINIA TECH (16-13, 6-12 ACC) AT LOUISVILLE (4-25, 2-16 ACC) 9PM ACCN, FSU AD floats uneven revenue share for acc & leaving acc, Your analysis above holding true, but with our refreshed/deep D-line being able to slow Clemon's run, Clemson's new D-coordinator implementing a less pro-oriented scheme. What I do see Tech doing is forcing opponents to keep the RB/TE in there to block by blitzing the WHIP often. Since the scheme was tweaked, the Tech defense has finished ranked #4, #1, and #1 in the nation in total defense. Now, he will get a jump start at Ohio State, where he will always have a talent advantage over the best Big Ten schools. Backer: The Backer (Tariq Edwards) lines at the same depth as the mike but in the guard tackle gap. Inverted Cover 2 Robber is a 2-deep, 5-underneath zone coverage that uses the FS as the Robber. Containment often fell onto the shoulders of the Whip LB, a hybrid player that was part linebacker and part safety. Ultimately, we will see Maddy and Derek Hopkins starting, with Marshall coming in for Maddy on most passing downs. It depends on which version of the 4-3. I want to focus on one, what has made teams successful against the Virginia Tech run defense? Dog Inside Blitz, a common blitz you see from Tech. 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 8-man front, aggressive blitzing style of defense often forced the Hokies to play man coverage across the board with little or no deep help. Meanwhile, passing downs allow the Hokies to easily switch the whip for a nickel back. I still worry about the whip (watching film of the Stanford game will do that to a guy) and Maddy and Marshall have to take the next step. What is a zone blitz? Gap fit means when the defensive player hits the assigned gap, he must hold that gap maintaining the proper leverage in order to get off a block and make a tackle. Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. While the nose sometimes gets unblocked and can get upfield, more often than not he will make contact with the guard and tackle. How does pressure relate to coverage? Accordingly, Bud Foster abandoned the 8 man front look, and turned to the "Field Strong" formation described in the link as their base defense. That's probably the reason we lost Korren Kirven. Bud Foster called this scheme his "attack defense" but the base alignments were 8 man front's following the model of the famed Buddy Ryan 46 defense used by the Bears and Eagles in the 80's. Remember getting gashed repeatedly by just about everybody we played? Prior to 2004, the Hokies were primarily an 8-man front defense and everything worked off of that. Using a series of hand signals, Bud Foster communicates the defensive call (set, blitz call, passing strength, coverage, etc) to the players on the field. The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Unlike the old 4-4, I think Foster and Gray want the free and rover to essentially be interchangable with the only exception being that the free makes the defensive secondary calls and audibles. If he went out, Rover has him. Great write up French! How do those pieces fit together and how do they work collectively to form one of college footballs best defenses? At the snap, Jack Tyler reads a key that sends him flying through the one gap. Bud Foster is the former longtime Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator where he spent 33 seasons coaching. Odds & lines subject to change. 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. Was a great move on moving the rover back in alignment based on the offenses being seen but thought the Rover always lined up on the strong side away from the Whip but your diagram indicates them lined on the same side. This book features Bud Foster, Defensive Coordinator at Virginia Tech; Chris Ash, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Ohio State; Mickey Matthews, former Head Coach at James . In the seasons that he had great talent, they didn't blitz and stunt as much (the 06 and 07 Hokie defensive highlight films feature much more base defense against the run.). 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. Most teams go play side or bootleg with play action, but Clemson (in old 1930's single-wing style) would have the Tajh fake, then continue to waggle a step playside. Rover always goes to the side of the passing strength (not necessarily the TE side) or the Field side, and WHIP always aligns opposite the Rover. If the blitz didnt get to the QB quickly, then the defense was at risk for a big play. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. 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. Bud, a divorcee, married Jessie in February on Super Bowl Sunday, about four months after the hospital scare and around the time discussion began about him retiring. While the 8 man front may be gone, the blitz pressures and coverages remain imbedded in today's Hokie D. The "Field Strong" basically is a 4 man defensive line, two middle linebackers, and the whip linebacker playing outside as a hybrid linebacker/safety almost exclusively to the boundary side of the field. They do not run blitz as much with him in the lineup, however he is used just as much on mike dog pass blitzes (at points he was their most dangerous pass rusher as a blitzer last year.). Clemson and Duke are really the only teams I can remember that have attacked Hokie corners and been successful. What VT plays most against pro-style teams is Inverted Cover 2 Robber, but the deep cover guys are the Cornerbacks, not the safeties. Shop fresh Hokies gear at TKP sponsor Homefield. Defensive linemen must be able to stunt and slant while maintaining leverage. French on the Bench is a new series of posts that will take a closer look at the theory, fundamentals, and scheme of Tech's offense and defense. The Whip responsibilities seem to change as much as the skillsets of the players in the position. I remember seeing our defensive philosophy torched about ten years ago. He does not have to be a big guy, but he does have to have a very high motor. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. The changes were not major in terms of philosophy and were primarily related to base sets, player alignment and the responsibilities of the Whip and Rover positions. Presented by, Click here to access all three parts of the Hokie Defense series by Raleigh Hokie. With the quick passing game made popular through the concepts of the west coast offense, offenses could beat blitzes by going with quick passes to hot receivers and allowing them to use their athletic abilities to gain significant yardage after the catch (YAC). How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? MIKE is the same type of player as MIKE in a 4-3 defense, but Backer is more like a SAM LB in a 4-3, and often gets the RB or TE to the passing strength. Id call both of them pseudo-Cover 3. Hope that VT keeps getting playing making athletic DTs that can get off blocks and penetrate in interior gaps in order to take D to next level. Will having a healthy and complete team be enough? All of those adjustments are made in real time by the players on the field. Its a different approach from VKs 4-2-5, which dropped one SS into the box, but essentially a 4-2-5 plays like a 4-4 front against any pro-style 2-TE/1-2 back offense. The 46 defensive front. Watkins is usually Fieldside. %PDF-1.2 % 8 0 obj << /Length 9 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream Cover 6 goes well with the pressure fronts they like to show. What's so radical about it? A student manager signals the personnel group (12 in this example) via the sign board. While he misses the tackle, he allows enough time for the other players to secure their gap and then pursue to tackle the UVA tailback for a marginal gain. Note with that pre-snap look, it would be difficult for the QB to read the coverage (is it man or is it zone?). What VT wants to do to you is show the 8 man front, and force you to go into max-protect blocking, and then peel those extra 2 guys back into Cover 4. The defense slides their individual alignments based on that personnel group and passing strength. In terms of base sets, the Hokies transitioned from being a heavy 8-man front defense to a 4-3-4 base set characterized by two deep safeties. Here's the INT described at the end of the article. In passing situations, the Hokies use more defensive backs than the old days, but Foster's mentality hasn't changed. The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . This post gave me a good chuckle. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. 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. Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. 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. Damn that's a turning point in both Clemson and VTs program recently. A 46 is by definition a "Bear" front, but to use "Bear" does not necessarily mean a 46 defense. Darryl Tapp has been a career backup. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy 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. Thanks. It is a scheme that looks complicated, but yet is very simple. The one-gap 4-3 is a little more similar to the Hokies in that each defensive front 7 has gap responsibility, but in the NFL almost never does the radical stunting that the Hokies perform (the NFL lines are good enough to adjust and drive the stunting linemen off the ball.). In an obvious passing down. I think we played less aggressive which led to Clemson eventually winning. 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. By keeping the tight ends and running backs in to block, offenses could buy additional time to go to their wide receivers running down the field against single, man-to-man coverage. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. At the time, the Whip and Rover were described as hybrid players that had combination linebacker/defensive back responsibilities. Hosley was excellent enough to execute the design up there with the very best ball hawk the Hokies have had. 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. Also, against Ace and Doubles sets, the coverage basically changes into 1/4-1/4-1/2 Cover 3. The wide variety of stunts are designed to make backs read holes that are not there, causing them to run right into the mike or backer who have moved across the formation to meet the back in the hole. Flowers, Hall, and Green have been starters. Behind the defense, the Hokies secondary plays a basic robber coverage on this play. In certain situations, without changing the personnel, the Hokies will play an 8-man front, with four defensive linemen, four linebackers, and three defensive backs (4-4-3 alignment). "I think one of the biggest reasons actually was Steeles defense. The "G" front is the base front, but here I have not adjusted to the formation. Likewise, by no longer asking the Rover to man up against speedy slot receivers to the wide side of the field allows linebacker / safety type athletes like Aaron Rouse to be successful at that position. Engleberger wasn't a bust. Each defender essentially has the gap in front of him. Antone Exum is moving forward at the snap, and both Exum and Hosley end up making the tackle along with Luther Maddy. And then there was all the blitzing. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. However, if he goes Fieldside, he'd be matched on someone else. I will touch on this more when I write my column on the secondary play, but I think because Hokies safeties have been victimized in man coverage so much, that Foster is looking at his safeties having less run support responsibility and being better at coverage, hence the change of putting converted corners at safety. Playing more of the defense it ran under former coordinator Bud Foster, the unit turned in a markedly better performance against the high-powered Hurricanes in Saturday's 25-24 loss. Anytime you see the mike backer dropping back, it is change up defense hoping the QB throws to a spot without seeing the mike. The wide side is called the field and the short side is called the boundary. 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. Based on what you guys are saying those type of players wouldn't fit into BF's scheme unless he's going to go to a more traditional 4-3. Stanford understands that the whip most often will line up to the weak side of the defense. 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. On the other side, teams could get favorable running game match-ups by running to the boundary. Virginia Tech Hokies football, basketball, athletics blog and forum featuring: unique columns, breaking news, film studies, in-depth analysis, recruiting, videos and jokes. Our DL has way more play making responsibility in the run game than a traditional 4-3 where at least 2 of the linemen are expected to eat double blocks and free up the linebackers. The boundary, field, and rover all have pass coverage. Damn shame if you ask me. Size, strength, and explosiveness were huge factors in that variance. 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. The scheme will give about 3,000 families in poverty $1,000 a month for a year, and there are no . I have no doubt this works against the Hokies in recruiting, but Foster also has archetypes he recruits to for his players. That's how good of a kid he is." 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. Is this true and if so, how do we strengthen this weakness with out losing run control? this is the best stuff and why i love TKP .. i know that teams use our schemes against us in recruiting but i love how the giants and their smaller, more athletic dline core, is being looked at by coach bud. If one DL gets blown out of the hole, it creates problems for every other defender. The "G" front is a 4-man Even front that covers both OGs with DTs, and is heavy on stunting. If you have any questions, I will be sure to answer to answer them in the comments. If he comes inside, Backer takes him. "-John Blutarsky. The Rover was a strong side outside linebacker in the 8-man front that would slide out as an additional corner / defensive back against 3-4 wide receiver formations. Virginia Tech. pretty heavy on stunts and exchanges between the DL and LBs, Clemson Basketball Travels to NC State with Last Hope of NCAA Berth on the Line, Clemson Softball roars to fast start and high rankings. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. 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). However, in the Ravens 2 gap 4-3 that they ran in their Super Bowl season, Tony Siragusa and Sam Adams only job was to keep the interior line off Ray Lewis. In that AFCA presentation could you explain what Wiles means for h.(Under Defensive Line: 10 Commandments) Escape: Rip or wipe, push with power, pull with trail, step 45 and rip your gap. His initial spot is 3x5 off the TE, reading the #2 receiver. Aaron Rodgers, Kellen Moore, Andrew Luck all have great skills under pressure. They know on which side to align based on ball position. From what I've heard, a lot of the negative recruiting emphasizes that in Tech's defense a DE or OLB (Whip), for example, isn't a traditional NFL DE or OLB. The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. A terrific example (which of course I cannot find a good video of) is the 2010 interception of Stephen Morris by Jayron Hosley against Miami. I played in the pre-2004 VT defense in HS at Westfield which was also a popular defense with Oakton/Robinson and I guess now South County which has Bendorf. Youll see how they get away with that in coverage later. Think DeAndre McDaniel. Morris, who was a first time starter, had thrown quick 5-7 yard hooks against the Hokie blitz all day. Nose Tackle: The Nose (Luther Maddy): The nose will line up as a 1 technique, on the inside eye of the play-side guard. In addition, they know the personnel group and the pre-snap formation. End: The End (J.R. Collins) will stunt to the 7 gap, maintaining contain on any reverse, bootleg, or play-action. It defintely helps to have depth regardless of the scheme, but depth and ability in the scheme only make it better. BLACKSBURG Bud Foster's defenses have grown accustomed to carrying Virginia Tech's offenses over the years, so an early conversation the longtime Hokies defensive coordinator had with new . If the ball is on the hashmark, Rover goes Field side, WHIP to the boundary. I broke the 4th wall of telestration. Simple. Smart Football did an excellent write up on the Hokies robber and 4-4G. 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. Hop, Bruce, and JGW) and as possibly causing fatigue later in the year if the guys aren't in shape? He had to make the Rover less a run-defender and more of a full-time DB, a SS in laymans terms. The talent of their front just is not what it once was. 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. You cannot play straight M2M all the time. Guys like Acree don't fit, and I do not think for a second that the "four defensive end" alignment that we heard about in the spring will be used at any time other than on passing down and distance plays.Guys like Zach McCray and JR Collins, while big enough to play DT in a pinch, are too long to really be effective on those interior stunts (that is one of the reasons that Nick Acree was never a favorite of Charley Wiles.). It was a very clever scheme because it could be adjusted to a pass oriented defense by slipping the two outside linebackers (the Whip and Rover) into coverage as defensive backs. Next week, we will examine some of the basic blitz packages that the Hokies use for passing down and distance situations. Ellington) to take advantage of because all of our LB's are trained to be in gap control and aren't prepared to be in coverage. 1. 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. A student manager then uses the sign board to communicate the personnel group to the players on the field. The offensive personnel or personnel group is the makeup of offensive skill positions for any given play. They are looking at the QB and reading his actions without letting the #1 outside WR get past. I don't have the time to cover them all, but this is a pressure-based defense. He had to use less of the C2R and more Cover 4. When Foster developed the concept for the Gap Defense, he looked to solve two problems. Sometimes shifts and motion will force the defense to tip its hand. All original material and images are copyrighted by TechSideline.com and may not be reused or reprinted without permission. Bud Foster's defense held the Tigers to 186 yards of total offense in a 24-7 route. They are not supposed to be playmakers (except in the pass rush) but they have to be adept at maintaining leverage while stunting. We will look at the Hokies pass defense in more detail in a later post. One breakdown or miscommunication and the other team could be in the end zone. For that reason, some teams found success by running weak side out of those spread formations. The movement ideally allows three Hokies to be unblocked, versus depending on the physical ability of the defensive line to beat each of their blocks at the point of attack. HWC? Graves certainly was an outlier as far as his girth, along with Jim Davis, but the vast majority of VT tackles are shaped like trashcans. It really is an outlier as far as defenses, as much as Paul Johnson's wishbone is on offense. Defensive Alignment in the Four-Four In the 90's, Bud Foster used two alignments with the 4-4 defense. Justin Hamilton is in his first year as Virginia Tech's defensive coordinator after serving as safeties coach last year. The result is a 4-3 base that follows the general rules of alignment with the players sliding and rotating based on personnel group and passing strength. Thanks for reading! 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. They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. The Whip blitzes hard from the 7 gap to fly through the 5 gap space. 2. Back to our play example. The Hopkins brothers, Maddy, and looking back at Barry Booker, Jonathan Lewis, and others all sort of fit that mold. f endstream endobj 9 0 obj 55 endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Name /I1 /Filter /DCTDecode /Width 32 /Height 27 /BitsPerComponent 8 /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /Length 7 0 R >> stream Rece Davis. Great stuff as always French. This aggressive nature of the defense led to years with incredible tackles-for-loss numbers. And then they all have to stay on the same page through a series of on-going adjustments just before the ball is snapped. Young guy like Ekanem and Farley, based on film, are perfect fits. I have had some great question both here and on twitter about some of the nuances of the defense. It turns into a 1/4-1/4-1/2 scheme, C3, or you have to split the coverage so that the single receiver backside is getting man coverage. I was getting confused reading the comments and didn't see they were from 5 years and 12 months ago. More and more NFL coaches are blending the 4-3 and 3-4 concepts and scheme. The free safety is responsible for coverage adjustments and making sure that everyone is lined up properly. There are a number of factors that the coaches consider when setting the defense from play to play. I would go so far as to say Miami was the worst defense the Hokies played all year. Ive said it before but Im super serious this timethis is a must win game for Clemsons NCAA tournament resume. It is fascinating stuff and beautiful to watch when it produces the type of results that we have seen over the years from Bud Fosters bunch. Since we have such a deep and talented DL do you foresee more base defense this year? . He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . So, what does it look like when a Hokie fails to control a gap? When things went well, a Hokie game featured numerous sacks, tackles for losses, interceptions, and the band wearing out the theme from Empire Strikes Back. Nekos was pretty average size for a Hokie DE (McCray is the biggest it seems like we have had since Chris Ellis), but neither Brown nor Graves fit the new prototype of NFL type 6'6 265 DE's and 6'4 310 3-4 DE's or 4-3 DT's that we see in the SEC. He has held the job since 1996, and he came to . While it's currently a knock that VT hasn't developed NFL linemen, it's more of an inability to recruit them onto campus than anything else. Worilds was moved to OLB and by the accounts of Steelers insiders, has struggled with the transition to a 3-4 look. I'm sure Nick Saban said the very same thing to him hence his "I don't believe I could achieve my goals at VT" comment. In obvious passing situations, the Hokies would shift to a base 4-3-4 look by dropping the Whip as the second safety. When he isn't rushing for 2000 yards next year, Martin Scales will be the Hokies 3rd down pass rusher and get 10 sacks. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. I had to go back and read about the defense given how I did not understand all the roles. This is especially true for the Whip LB, who no longer drops back as a deep safety in any situation. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. against Stanford in the OB? The Rover is an OLB who plays more coverage, like a SS. Cover 4 is technically a zone defense, but plays like M2M and often ends up looking just like the normal Cover 2 youre used to visualizing. The Whip was a weak side outside linebacker in the base 8-man front and he was a weak side safety in the 2-deep safety set (base used regularly in passing situations). Though the philosophy was. A London Fletcher or Brian Urlacher type linebacker would not be a good fit for the Hokies. 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