Blitz
Thu= rsday, August 30, 2007
3:2= 0 PM
Our blitz pack=
age is
actually fairly simple. Since our
players are numbered calling a blitz is as simple as calling their number a=
nd
saying "Go". For instan=
ce the
first blitz shown below is would be called: "22 Cover 1, 1 Go."
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Sending the in= side backers is just as easy. Here is = 22 Cover 1, 6,7 go. Since both inside linebackers are blitzing there is an implied "out" slant and we do like our ILBs to remind them in the huddle of it, but if we're concerned th= at our d-linemen may not get it we can simply call this as "22 Out, Cover= 1, 6, 7 Go" We'd prefer to keep= the call short and omit the explicit "Out" if we can.
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If we want to = have the backer show the blitz before he goes we call that a "Hot" blitz. Below you can see "22= Cover 1, 7 Go Hot". Our 7 backer i= s going to actually move up to the gap and blitz from there -- usually we have them start from their normal alignment and move up during the cadence so as not = to give the blitz away TOO early. We= like it when we can make a QB pull out and change the play halfway thru his cade= nce.
In this instan= ce 4 and 5 have to know that 7 is going and that means they have an automatic out slant. If need be, 7 can slap 4's= hip as he comes up to remind him that he's there and 4 can remind 5.
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Our backers are going to blitz thru the gaps they would normally be responsible for anyhow. If we want to force our b= ackers into specific gaps we can simply slant our d-line to leave those gaps open.=  Below we've called "22 Divide, Co= ver 1, 6, 8 Go." 5 needs to really = get outside on that divide slant because 8 is coming inside and that means 5 has outside contain all to himself. T= he good news is that if the OT takes a hard outside step to cut 5 off that is just going to open up the inside gap for 8 that much wider and may give him a ch= ance to disrupt the play in the backfield.
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Final note: We= don’t often blitz our corner or free safety, but if we wanted to we could just ma= ke the call as "Strong Corner Go" "Quick Corner Go" or "Free Go". Those are pr= etty rare for us, though, we'd have to see something special to make us want to = call that.