Spartan Black Flag 4-4 Pass Coverage Keith Ross, Head Coach Sumner High School 253-891-5526 Keith_ross@sumnersd.org

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The “IT” Factor What is your defensive “IT”??? Be physical & get to the ball, so we can hit you right in the face All “11” defensive player on the pile

Coverages Green / Man Free Green Lock / Cover “zero” Freeze / Cover 3 Green / Man Free Green Lock / Cover “zero” Buzz – Buzz Trail / 7-8 Drop Black / Zone Blitz

Zone Pockets (Cov. 3) Flat -  7-10 yards off of the LOS between the numbers & sideline of the field. OLB check deep flat to defend deep out Deep 1/3 -  The field is broken down into 1/3’s from sideline to hash to hash to sideline.  Corner & Free Safety are responsible for the deepest threat in there 1/3.  Hook to Curl -  7-10 yards on the inside part of the hash.  Mike & Will tough tough zone responsibility covering between the hash & the middle of the field. 

Freeze Position Alignment Coverage Corners Free Safety $trike Jack 6-8 yds Work to inside on snap Deep outside 1/3 Free Safety 9-11 yds. Width varies on #2 Deep middle 1/3 $trike 3x4 yds. Curl/flat vs. 2 rec. side Flat vs. 1 rec. side Jack Will Depends on front (G) Hook/curl vs. 2 rec. side Curl vs. 1 rec. side Mike

Freeze (2 back) E N T S J W M $ C FS C Corner @ 6 yds. deep outside 1/3 $trike @ 3x4 yds. Flat vs. 1 rec. ide Jack @ 3x4 yds. Flat vs. 1 rec. side Mike & Will have “BOYS” (21) Free Safety = Free

Freeze 2x2 (TE) E N T S J W M $ C FS C

Freeze 2x2 (Doubles) E N T S J W M $ C FS C

Freeze 3x1 (Trips Open) E N T S J W M $ C FS C

Green – Man Free Position Alignment Coverage Corners Free Safety 6-8 yds Work to inside on snap Man-to-Man #1 Free Safety 9-11 yds. Width varies on #2 Free – Read to Rob $trike 3x4 yds. Man-to-Man #2 Jack Will Depends on front (G) “BOYS” - 21 Mike

Green 2x2 (TE) E N T S J W M $ C FS C Corner has #1 $trike has #2 Jack has #3 Mike & Will have “BOYS” (21) Free Safety = Free

Green 2x2 (Doubles) J W M $ C FS C Corner has #1 $trike has #2 Jack has #2 Mike & Will have “BOYS” (21) Free Safety = Free

Bozo 3x1 (Trips Open) W M J $ C FS C Corners have #1 $trike has #2 Jack has #3 Mike & Will have “BOYS” (21) Free Safety = Free

Green Lock 2x2 (TE) E N T S J W M $ C FS C Corner has #1 $trike is going Jack has #2 Mike & Will have “BOYS” (21) Free Safety has #3

Green Lock (Trips Open) J W M $ C FS C Corners have #1 $trike has #2 Jack is going Mike & Will have “BOYS” (21) Free Safety = Free

Black (Smash) E N T S J W M $ C FS C

Black (SAW) E N T S J W M $ C FS C

Black (Enforcer) E N T S J W M $ C FS C

Black (BOW) E N T S J W M $ C FS C