When they play 46 front, its mostly man/man, because its a pressure front like the Under we use. Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. 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. d88$FQ &~g?Waj }4;{S=Gg``YoF2a2XCTH#?:]=e1sp=$3_ S??oB/r~u6n?o'tm{ iu e*g[3mcXX_ endstream endobj 7 0 obj 859 endobj 12 0 obj << /Length 13 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream The architect of Tech's famed Lunch Pail Defense, Foster was the longest continually tenured FBS assistant coach at the same school at the time of his retirement in 2019. HT-T5632U0 BcD\^}O##|^ endstream endobj 13 0 obj 45 endobj 10 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Name /I22 /Filter /DCTDecode /Width 32 /Height 3 /BitsPerComponent 8 /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /Length 11 0 R >> stream In a robber coverage, the safeties actually come forward at the snap while the corners bail out to a deep third. Often, a zone play to the right (which on a Madden diagram looks like it would go to the 6 gap) will actually cut back almost over the center. It's no secret that Tech uses a lot of "hybrid" type players. If the running back looks to go straight ahead, he will see the guard and tackle jammed up and look to cutback. I don't have the time to cover them all, but this is a pressure-based defense. "I think one of the biggest reasons actually was Steeles defense. Next week, we will examine some of the basic blitz packages that the Hokies use for passing down and distance situations. I'd like to see those guys like McCray playing more than thatespecially down the stretch with Clemson, fsu, and Miamifresh legs all round are a gOod thing.. McCray played more against UVA and Michigan than I thought he did, and he had some good pass rush (but he was usually second in the race behind another defender.). Inverted Cover 2 Robber is a 2-deep, 5-underneath zone coverage that uses the FS as the Robber. I think we played less aggressive which led to Clemson eventually winning. 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 had a concussion and it hurt our secondary. 5yltM;6#D"A.+|F'g"##PBG Wi+5~ljx3!_YJ8a7p;[Bx$60FF8x\f@-. When he isn't rushing for 2000 yards next year, Martin Scales will be the Hokies 3rd down pass rusher and get 10 sacks. The opinions of the author(s) on this site are independent and no way reflect the opinions of the Virginia Tech administrators, coaches, staff, or athletes. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. Using a series of hand signals, Bud Foster communicates the defensive call (set, blitz call, passing strength, coverage, etc) to the players on the field. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy Watching film of South Carolina against Clemson, South Carolina absolutely manhandled the Clemson OL, the same OL that manhandled the Hokies in the 2nd half of the ACC CG. Stanford presents the most unique formula. Really great stuff. However, if he goes Fieldside, he'd be matched on someone else. Most would call that 6 years. This column was more about the run defense, so I can work on drawing up some plays and video that shows how Clemson neutralized the Hokies in a future piece. It wasn't ideal. If the ball is on the hashmark, Rover goes Field side, WHIP to the boundary. With a 2-high safety base set, the Hokies can play a lot of different zone coverages (while still playing man coverage when they want), preventing offenses from dictating match-ups with their personnel groups and formations. This "Field G" is mostly what Virginia Tech is in nowadays. When fans get their first glimpse of the Hokies this spring, they will see a huge degree of Bud Foster influence in Brent Pry's defensive scheme. When the 8th man entered the box, the passing game opened up. They are looking at the QB and reading his actions without letting the #1 outside WR get past. The below diagram lays out a typical Hokie run blitz utilized to stop the zone run to the strong side out of an I formation. As mentioned earlier in this article, the coaches decided to make these adjustments because offenses had schemed some things to specifically attack Techs 8-man front base defense with more 3-4 wide receiver sets and more spread formations. 20102023, Orange and Maroon Media, LLC. There are a ton of details that are critical for the defense to execute properly. That left situations where Motu was one on one with a big athletic TE going down the seam. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. Engleberger wasn't a bust. Have no idea how that played into Foster's defense, but he has played and started taller more slender DTs. You get what you get with Bud Foster, there isn't much grey area in his persona. But the biggest thing is probably the QB ability to react quickly to the pressure (a key part of the Hokie D). The result of these adjustments is a scheme that has proven to be more effective against the current trend of spread formation, passing-oriented offenses. Also, against Ace and Doubles sets, the coverage basically changes into 1/4-1/4-1/2 Cover 3. The defense was predicated on putting 8 men in the box, and bringing a wide variety of unique blitzes to confuse and outman the offensive line, while in the secondary attempting to hide coverages and trick the defense into throwing into their quick blitz read, where a Hokie defensive back sat waiting to take the ball the other way. Virginia Tech's defense is in good hands with Bud Foster at the controls Skip to main . The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. The primary reason why more teams dont try to run this type of scheme is because of the inability to find the two swing players however, and you need them to play against spread teams. That is really the key to the front. Though the philosophy was. Because its Even, the Center is totally uncovered. The FS himself will play Robber over the very middle of the field and watches the eyes of the QB to take away intermediate routes, yet against the run hes a 9th man in the area to fill a gap. You can't develop an NFL caliber lineman. It defintely helps to have depth regardless of the scheme, but depth and ability in the scheme only make it better. When the WR's sets up to run block (the WR's total lack of effort is a complete "UVA move"), he immediately comes up in run support. 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. If those guys don't need much safety help, then the corners can take chances, bait QB's and mix in robber coverages to get turnovers. I would argue we had bad match-ups of speed vs. speed. Did Jim Harbaugh out scheme us, did we execute poorly, or were we outmanned? 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. With those 3-4 wide formations, they could isolate a quick, speedy receiver in man coverage against Techs Backer and Rover to the strong side of the formation. The attack from the DL is the next step, but they have to achieve their gap fit first. Next week will take film from the Clemson game and demonstrate exactly how the Hokies have to maintain a delicate balance between aggressive pursuit and gap responsibility in order to be effective. As the coaches like to say, it is important that their minds do not tie up their feet. I love that article. In fact, since he arrived in Blacksburg in 1995, the Hokies have led all FBS programs in sacks (894) and sack yardage (-6,110). Mike: The Mike backer (Jack Tyler) lines up directly over the center, and blitzes against the flow of the play to fly through the 1-3 gap. Kudos to Foster and Co. for making the adjustments. The defensive front called "Bear" is part of the 46 defense, but they are separable things. The transition from James Anderson to Brenden Hill without skipping a beat showed two things (1) the coaches know how to put different type players in a position to succeed and (2) while better defined to defend against todays offensive systems, the Whip still is a hybrid position. They made popular the "G" front and took the 1985 Bears 46 defensive front as a compliment, which Tech would call the "Tuff" package. Bud Foster's defense held the Tigers to 186 yards of total offense in a 24-7 route. The DB's align based on secondary alignment rules. The Mike is over the center. More and more NFL coaches are blending the 4-3 and 3-4 concepts and scheme. Maddy is going to have to really step it up to be the starter. Thoughts? They tie up the center and both guards, allowing the middle linebacker to go unblocked sideline to sideline. It wasn't a great "instinctual play" by Hosley, but a calculated play call and design by Foster. The Mike will likely be unblocked, but the running back should flow directly to him, so the Mike essentially has responsibility for the 1 gap. At the time, the Whip and Rover were described as hybrid players that had combination linebacker/defensive back responsibilities. Maybe an example would work here. 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. 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. The players also aligned differently. 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. Everyone, especially play side, must at least stalemate their blocker in their gap. Flowers, Hall, and Green have been starters. Because the line is flowing play-side, the Whip should be unblocked and should go directly to the ball-carrier. Ultimately, we will see Maddy and Derek Hopkins starting, with Marshall coming in for Maddy on most passing downs. Clemson and Duke are really the only teams I can remember that have attacked Hokie corners and been successful. He started 79 games over an 8 year career. This 4-3, 2-high safety base set gets the defense in a much better pre-snap position to defend offenses that like to use a lot of spread or 3-4 wide formations. It is even more stunning given how horridly Miami's D was against the Hokies. So, I don't think having our DL being smallish gives us a good advantage to counter the GT offense (a la moving our DE in as a DT and then replacing the DE with T. Wilson), since Miami has prototypical NFL DT's and absolutely mauled them at the LOS. A student manager signals the personnel group (12 in this example) via the sign board. Tech's attacking eight-man-front scheme, first instituted by Elmassian in 1993, has become one of college . B) Bud resurrected many of the 8 man front concepts during the awful end of Beamer's departure. Clemson Basketball: 2014 Scholarship Roster. As for NFL caliber lineman. Foster has been at Virginia Tech for 30 years and has been the coordinator for 12 seasons. Upvoted. Since we have such a deep and talented DL do you foresee more base defense this year? It was difficult for offenses to determine how many were blitzing and how many were dropping into coverage. And you can quote me on that shit!" It also put the Whip and Rover in better positions to be successful. I have no expectations that Antoine will start this year coming off that injury coupled with his history of not being as hard a worker. They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. From the formation, they know the passing strength of the offense and based on that they will slide their respective alignments accordingly (still within the basic alignments defined by ball position). The number of wide receivers is derived from the combination of those two numbers. That gives up some of the flat zone coverage, so watch for more WR screens this week if they show us C4. As covered in Part 1, the Tech defense aligns based on ball position relative to the hash marks. 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 . Mr. Hokie Cody Grimm was moved to the secondary (which is funny given that pass coverage was his greatest weakness as a Hokie.) Such a menacing look. Some teams run a 2 gap scheme (which is much more difficult to get players for.) Bud Foster defenses know how to get after the quarterback. I have read it many times in the past. . Tech often checks out of 4 into their version of straight Man, called a Cover 6 package, but it maintains the C4 look. Whether you've been running the 4-2-5 defense for years or you're looking to implement the scheme for the first time, . 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). If healthy, this year's defense is going to be quite different. When Fuller took over whip, it seemed like that balance flipped, with the Whip finishing on more blitzes and the Mike not filling up the pass-rush stat column as much. I saw that and knew we were in trouble. Damn shame if you ask me. They have to get Maddy, Marshall, and McCray in there to dominate rather than having read and react play from Wilson and Collins (at tackle.). If you compare how offensive schemes don't really hurt a recruits ability to make it to the NFL, why should a defensive scheme hurt us too? End: The End (J.R. Collins) will stunt to the 7 gap, maintaining contain on any reverse, bootleg, or play-action. In basic terms, normal defenses feature corners playing man with safeties deep to help. Because of the gap fit responsibility, a tremendous amount of pressure exists for the whip and the safeties to be sure tacklers anytime the ball carrier penetrates the line. 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. 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. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "David doesn't even fart. With two CBs outside you basically have 6 ways it can work without changing the call. 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. I find it interesting how you compare our defense to being as unique as GT's offense. Ball position refers to the position of the ball relative to the hash marks. That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? In an 8-man front, the Rover will rotate up closer to the line of scrimmage and align as the fourth linebacker. Also, in goal line and short yardage, the backer and blitz the gap to try to blow the play in the backfield playside. -- French. Stud End (Tyrell Wilson): Pre-Snap, the S end lines up outside eye of the boundary side tackle. The reason why they can adapt to spread offenses reasonably well is because of the player they put at the hybrid position. This morning, I actually stumbled across a presentation that Bud Foster made to the AFCA back in 1999. "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. Winslow and the defensive end (JR. Collins) to an X stunt, with Collins going outside and JWG taking the inside (or #5) gap. This allows the players to react instinctively and play with more confidence. This is very important information that is communicated by the coaches in the booth to the coaches on the sideline. We will look at the Hokies pass defense in more detail in a later post. Aaron Rodgers, Kellen Moore, Andrew Luck all have great skills under pressure. The Hokies used a base 8-man front the majority of the time. In the big games where we got burnt it was the opposing QB's abilities that made the difference. Simple. The Tigers first-half offensive struggles were too much to overcome in a 64-57 loss. 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. I am ready for some football. The legendary defensive coordinator stepped away after the 2019 season, but his . He must maintain gap control on the 6 gap and not allow the running back to get outside his outside shoulder. BTW, I dont think I've ever seen a gif used as a legit educational tool and not just an lol. Exactly like Clemson this year. 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. Because its a 4-4 defense that has to be able to handle the spread offense at times, it needs some rather special players at some of the hybrid LB spots. Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. -Bud Foster. Again, the tackle will rarely be in position to make the tackle, but must minimally plug up the gap, causing the back to look to cut back to the 1 gap. There are two inside linebackers in the 4-4 scheme sometimes known as the Mike and Buck linebackers. *:JZjz ? 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. He's as genuine as they come. Hosley was excellent enough to execute the design up there with the very best ball hawk the Hokies have had. The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. couple that with (hopefully) some VERY strong dline recruits panning out, and landing dhand and/or brown next year, and it seems as if our defense is only going to get better and better, French-- in your opinion what position in the front 7 is the most important for a successful tech D. Also fwiw if tyler plays every play like those 2 video plays above its going to be hard to keep him off the field especially against gt. The "G" front is the base front, but here I have not adjusted to the formation. Note: This is the second installment of a three part series about Virginia Techs nationally renowned defense. Looking forward to future articles. This is especially true for the Whip LB, who no longer drops back as a deep safety in any situation. 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. The primary adjustments were to go to a base 2-high safety set (as discussed earlier), with the Whip up as a linebacker full time and the Rover back as a safety in most alignments. The results of these adjustments speak for themselves. The "G" front is a 4-man Even front that covers both OGs with DTs, and is heavy on stunting. Most teams change alignments and will stunt occasionally, but nobody trys so much to funnel types of running plays to linebackers. The middle backers have very little pass coverage responsibility, and spend significant time taking on blocks on the interior of a play. Attack Defense Bud Foster Defensive Coordinator Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg, Va. Jim Cavanaugh Outside Linebackers Lou West Secondary Charlie Wiles Defensive Line Diagram 2 1. Several things are known at the end of the first play game situation, down and distance and ball position. The Tigers complete their season sweep of the Wolfpack. This book features Bud Foster, Defensive Coordinator at Virginia Tech; Chris Ash, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Ohio State; Mickey Matthews, former Head Coach at James . So, what does it look like when a Hokie fails to control a gap? I think they use the same DE rotation as last year, with Wilson and McCray playing every 4th series and Marshall getting some snaps at tackle and end. Drawing on the scheme's nickel roots gives 4-2-5 teams the ability to run a divorced front concept. The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. In obvious passing situations, the Hokies would shift to a base 4-3-4 look by dropping the Whip as the second safety. Bud Foster used the Bear defense to suffocate the Buckeyes' run game in 2014. I think I understand the step 45 because I believe I saw an example of that when Urban Meyer was analyzing our DL a few years back. Game situation includes things like score, wind / weather conditions and time remaining on the clock. . And this. From there, Tech held Miami to 10, Kent State to 0, #14 Wake Forest to 6, and Virginia to 0 to finish 10-2. BLACKSBURG, Va. Even in retirement, Bud Foster casts a long shadow over the Virginia Tech football program. The end result of this 1st quarter play against UVA features Tyrell Wilson preventing the back from getting to the edge, the nose and tackle slant and fill their gaps, and Jack Tyler flies in on the blitz to make the play. The Hokie Gap defense rose from the ashes of the famed "Hokie Attack" 8 man front of the 1990's. The singular thing that can derail their run defense is getting chewed up physically against Georgia Tech. 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. Actually Clemson's D is not going to be all that different than what it was last year except that Venable is simplifying it without all the checks and stuff. Join the community. Bud Foster keeps Virginia Tech opponents guessing with ability to adjust on defense After Virginia Tech upset No. I think they were 6'2 or so and 270-280 lbs. Suddenly the gap is open, and the back has a nice hole. our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. In a traditional one gap 4-3 defense, each player in the front seven has the gap in front of them with few exceptions, with examples being a variety of stunts and run blitzes that are run in small proportion to the base calls. . Williams and Harris pretty much flamed out. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. I admit, I got chills when I read Charley Wiles bullet on defensive line play: "Feet in neutral zone by the time the ball disappears into centers crouch.". For more details about the site, including a list of TechSideline.com staff, see our About page. Does this really hurt us? So something else broke down that lead to Clemson being able to run the ball like they did in the second half. h_k@vJbR Hop, Bruce, and JGW) and as possibly causing fatigue later in the year if the guys aren't in shape? in the long run, if the giants dline continues to dominant with "defensive ends", i think it can be used to pitch to good dlineman. Backers and Mikes must be adept at timing blitzes and taking on blocks. There are a number of factors that the coaches consider when setting the defense from play to play. So opposing coaches will tell a kid he'll have a better shot of making it to the NFL if he plays in a "NFL-style" 4-3. 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. Seems to me it would be a waste of time unless they are going to use him at DE. The defensive calls will be different on 2nd and three versus 3rd and nine. 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.). How does pressure relate to coverage? "#()%$%%! Playing in a college system that emphasizes skillset diversity is actually a good thing. If you play C2R, and the opposition sends the outside WRs deep, the CB must go with him, which takes away the deep help for everyone on one side of the defense, so that it basically ends up M2M. The coaches helped by putting him in positions where he could be successful. (Please note, the Hokies may use letters or other terminology to identify each gap.). Odds & lines subject to change. It kicks off by detailing the inner workings of the Bud Foster Gap Defense that has baffled most of the ACC over the last 8 years. Ok. Join the community. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. A 46 is by definition a "Bear" front, but to use "Bear" does not necessarily mean a 46 defense. I'd have to double check but I'm fairly certain Wiles even said he is the starter going into August camp because his players don't lose their starting jobs due to injury. Back to our play example. Tackle: The Tackle (Derrick Hopkins) lines up as a 3 technique, outside eye of the backside guard. Hopefully Logan will have improved his accuracy to be able to make them pay for it. MAN. How many Hokies have become elite corners in the NFL? 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. Instead, the coverage responsibility for that motioning receiver will be handed off to a defender already aligned on the other side of the field. Think DeAndre McDaniel. The Backer and Rover were strong side players, so they would usually align to the strong side of the formation. Anytime you see the mike backer dropping back, it is change up defense hoping the QB throws to a spot without seeing the mike. When Frank Beamer coached under Bobby Ross, they ran the Wide Tackle 6, and he took that with him to VT. His initial alignment is quite often in the box, but he doesnt get up on the LOS as much as the WHIP. 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. %PDF-1.2 % 8 0 obj << /Length 9 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream Note that with no receivers split to the boundary, the Rover will rotate up to the line of scrimmage and align as a linebacker on the boundary side. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 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. Many defenses set the alignment of their players based on sides of the ball (ie, left and right) or formation strength (ie, which side the TE is on). In this installment of the series, we will cover the general concepts of Bud Fosters defensive scheme, including how offensive personnel and formation impact defensive alignments and responsibilities. Against an 8-man front, it was difficult for offenses to establish the run because there was generally one defender unaccounted for in the blocking scheme. In these cases why couldn't we stop the run? Los Angeles is launching a guaranteed income pilot program, set to be the biggest in the US so far. 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. Billy Hite. Shop fresh Hokies gear at TKP sponsor Homefield. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? Likewise, the End, Backer, Boundary Corner, and Rover always align toward the short side of the field. One breakdown or miscommunication and the other team could be in the end zone. Jessie has three boys of her. 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. In passing situations, the Hokies use more defensive backs than the old days, but Foster's mentality hasn't changed. Instead of taking on offensive linemen as a run stuffing linebacker, he was used more to play containment or run blitz off the edge. In the diagram, Whitley (who the coaches called "the rover" last year) is lined up to the twins side, and he motions back to the middle of the field while Exum (who was the "free safety" last year) rotates up towards the line with the motion. Each defender essentially has the gap in front of him. Smart Football did an excellent write up on the Hokies robber and 4-4G. The 4-2-5 Defense Study (Softcover: 145 pages) . Rover adjusts to the better receivers or Field side. *:JZjz ? Field G front. An 11 personnel group is one running back, one tight end, and three wide receivers. I was getting confused reading the comments and didn't see they were from 5 years and 12 months ago. I love the white helmet with the stripe and white facemask. I have told anyone who would listen that I didn't like having Collins moved inside, and that if they did move him inside, he needed to get upfield and disrupt the full back/QB mesh point. We play three different packages: G, T u f f and FD/ST-G. Our G package is our base defense. 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. Dl is the second half this year the big games where we got burnt it was difficult offenses... 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