The University of South Dakota COYOTES MAKING THE MOVE 4-3 to 3-4 The University of South Dakota COYOTES

HISTORY – Why we switched Defensive Philosophy – what makes a defensive player valuable? “A defender’s value to the defense can be measured by his distance from the ball at the end of each and every play.”

WHAT DID WE WANT TO GAIN? Get more speed on the field – live up to our philosophy Wanted to create confusion for the offense Critical to make sure we kept our identity which is to stop the run 1st and foremost

DEFENSIVE FACTS Looking at current roster – had more 6’2 210 kids than 6’4 260 kids Unless we were superior up front, we struggled to pressure the QB with 4 As a result we found that we were predictable with our pressure

PERSONNEL Switch from 4 down linemen to 3 Increase speed on the field with the increase in multiple receiver sets Simply put – easier to recruit 6’1 210 LBs than it is to find 6’3 265 DL

ADJUSTING TO OPEN SETS More Options with base personnel 3 Down Linemen allows you to balance your defensive set Possible to bring any of the back 8 defenders at any time – any combination

MULTIPLE LOOKS Several options out of the same look: -Traditional 3 deep and 2 deep options -Zone Pressures (3 deep/3 under concept) -Man Free to overload the box Ability to kick into Eagle Front (split eagle)

VALIDATING THE SWITCH PTS/Game Run Pass TOTAL 2004 19 111 199 310 (11 games / 9-2) 2005 23 97 221 319 2006 19 74* 214 288 (13 games / 9-4) *Finished 5th in the nation against the run.

CREATING A BASE PACKAGE 3 DEEP 3 ROLL 2 DEEP 5 MAN PRESSURE MAN PRESSURE

BASIC 3 DEEP Base concept utilizing a 4 man rush 3 Deep defenders and 4 underneath -Field 55 Cover 3 (rush Yote & drop Sam) -Field 55 Short 3 (rush Sam & drop Yote)

3 DEEP - ROLL THE COVERAGE Must be able to role down a safety to 1/2 balanced formations Must not allow the offense to remove force defender (Field 55 3 Roll)

3 DEEP – 3 MAN RUSH Favorite in the Red Zone to drop 8 – get a hard corner Must blitz enough to make it a legitimate threat to the offense Once a threat is established you can “bluff” and effectively drop 8 to clutter passing lanes

2 DEEP Ability to roll up field side corner to counter constant voiding of the flat in cover 3 Better to defend 4 verticals in 2x2 sets Able to man weak side and help front side vs 3x1 sets

5 MAN PRESSURES Ability to get pressure without selling out the secondary – 3 deep/3under concepts Ability to bring pressure out of multiple patterns Based on number of split receivers we could be more aggressive (danger call) Kids understand where we want the ball deposited

MAN BLITZ Ability to bring 6/7 based on situations Allow us to overload the protection Incorporated a “bump” concept to make it simple – you 4 DBs have those 4 WRs