1. INSIDE/OUTSIDE PRESSURE WITH COVERAGE IN THE 3-3-5 DEFENSE
DAVID BROWN
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
EASTON, PA
(610)

2. COVERAGES RED (Man Free) – Used when sending 1 or 2 LB’s
WHITE – Used when sending all 3 LB’s
WHITE BANJO – Used on combinations blitzes (inside and outside pressure)
3 (Zone)
0 (GATOR PACKAGE)
**ALL COLORS ARE A
FORM OF MAN COVERAGE

3. RED COVERAGE RULES E N E S L M R S C C F E N E S L M R S C C F 2 BACKS
CORNERBACKS…………………….MAN #1
LEFT SPUR…………………………..MAN #2
RIGHT SPUR…………………………MAN #2
LOU LB……………..…BLITZ or COMBO #3
MIKE LB………………BLITZ or COMBO #3
ROB LB……………….BLITZ or COMBO #3
FREE SAFETY………………………….FREE
1 BACK
CORNERBACKS…………………….MAN #1
LEFT SPUR…………………………..MAN #2
RIGHT SPUR…………………………MAN #2
LOU LB…………….….BLITZ or COMBO #3
MIKE LB………………BLITZ or COMBO #3
ROB LB……………….BLITZ or COMBO #3
FREE SAFETY…….FREE or COVER #3 vs TRIPS……………………

4. RED COVERAGE RULES – CONT.
E N E C
L M R S
F C S
E N E
L M R S
C F C S
“ROCK & ROLL”
“ROCK & ROLL”
RED COVERAGE
Vs. TRIPS
RED COVERAGE
Vs. TRIPS OPEN

5. WHITE COVERAGE RULES E N E S L M R S C C F E N E S L M R S C C F
2 BACKS
CORNERBACKS…………….MAN #1
LEFT SPUR…………………..MAN #2
RIGHT SPUR…………………MAN #2
LOU LB………………………….BLITZ
MIKE LB…………………………BLITZ
ROB LB………………………….BLITZ
FREE SAFETY………..…#3 Strong
1 BACK
CORNERBACKS…………….MAN #1
LEFT SPUR…………………..MAN #2
RIGHT SPUR…………………MAN #2
LOU LB………………………….BLITZ
MIKE LB…………………………BLITZ
ROB LB………………………….BLITZ
FREE SAFETY……………………...#3

6. WHITE COVERAGE RULES – CONT.
E N E C
L M R S
S F C
E N E
L M R S
C S F C
“ROCK & ROLL”
“ROCK & ROLL”
WHITE COVERAGE
Vs. TRIPS
WHITE COVERAGE
Vs. TRIPS OPEN

7. WHITE BANJO COVERAGE RULES
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
2 BACKS
CORNERBACKS……………………………MAN #1
LEFT SPUR……………………....BLITZ or MAN #2
RIGHT SPUR…………………..…BLITZ or MAN #2
LOU LB……………………….BLITZ or COMBO #3
MIKE LB………………………BLITZ or COMBO #3
ROB LB……………………….BLITZ or COMBO #3
FREE SAFETY……..COVER for BLITZING SPUR
1 BACK
CORNERBACKS……………………………MAN #1
LEFT SPUR……………………....BLITZ or MAN #2
RIGHT SPUR…………………..…BLITZ or MAN #2
LOU LB……………………….BLITZ or COMBO #3
MIKE LB………………………BLITZ or COMBO #3
ROB LB……………………….BLITZ or COMBO #3
FREE SAFETY……..COVER for BLITZING SPUR

8. BASE DEFENSE E N E S L M R S C C F COVER 3 #’s HASH HOLE HASH #’s
DROP DROP DROP DROP DROP
DEEP DEEP
1/ DEEP 1/ /3

9. LINE MOVEMENTS
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
RIGHT
OPEN

10. LINE MOVEMENTS – CONT.
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
LEFT
TIGHT

11. LINE MOVEMENTS – CONT.
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
PINCH

12. 4 MAN RUSH X (Cover 3 or RED) BUCK (Cover 3 or RED)
BOB (Cover 3 or RED)
STREAK SWAP (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO)

13. X
E N E
S L M R S
C C F X
X = Mike Strong & NG Weak

14. BUCK
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
RIGHT BUCK
OPEN BUCK
Buck = Backer in C Gap

15. BUCK (CONT.)
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
LEFT BUCK
TIGHT BUCK

16. BOB/LION E N E S L M R S C C F BOB STRONG LION Bob = Backer in B Gap
Lion = Left Backer

17. BOB/RHINO E N E S L M R S C C F BOB WEAK RHINO Bob = Backer in B
Rhino = Right Backer

18. STREAK SWAP E N E S L M R S C C F STREAK SWAP TIGHT STREAK SWAP
Streak = Weakside Spur
TIGHT STREAK SWAP
OPEN STREAK SWAP
Swap = Spur & DE Stunt

19. 4 MAN OUTSIDE RUSH LINDA (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO)
SPUR (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO)
RITA (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO)
STREAK (Cover 3 or WHITE BANJO)

20. LINDA/SPUR E N E S L M R S C C F LINDA SPUR Linda = Left Spur
Spur = Strong Spur

21. RITA/STREAK E N E S L M R S C C F LEFT RITA TIGHT STREAK
Rita = Right Spur
TIGHT STREAK
Streak = Weak Spur

22. 5 MAN RUSH BEAR (RED) LAM (RED) OX (RED) SWITCH (RED) RAM (RED)
FOX (RED)
PINCH DOUBLE BUCK (RED)
SMACK (Cover 3)

23. Bear = Left & Right Backer
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
BEAR
Bear = Left & Right Backer

24. BEAR (CONT.)
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
LEFT BEAR
TIGHT BEAR

25. BEAR (CONT.)
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
RIGHT BEAR
OPEN BEAR

26. LAM/OX E N E S L M R S C C F LAM OX LAM = “Lou” And “Mike”
OX = Strongside Blitz

27. Switch = Exchange Gaps; ** Mike ALWAYS goes last
LAM SWITCH/OX SWITCH
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
LAM SWITCH
Switch = Exchange Gaps; ** Mike ALWAYS goes last
OX SWITCH

28. RAM/FOX E N E S L M R S C C F RAM FOX RAM = “Rob” And “Mike”
FOX = Weakside Blitz

29. RAM SWITCH/FOX SWITCH E N E S L M R S C C F RAM SWITCH FOX SWITCH
Switch = Exchange Gaps with “Lou” or “Rob” going first and “Mike” going last
FOX SWITCH

30. PINCH DOUBLE BUCK E N E S L M R S C C F PINCH DOUBLE BUCK
BUCK = Backer in C gap

31. Rob will now be #’s dropper (flats)
SMACK COVER 3
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
LEFT SMACK
Rob will now be #’s dropper (flats)
SMACK = Spur & Mike

32. 6 MAN RUSH ZOO (WHITE) SIMBA (WHITE BANJO) BASH (WHITE BANJO)
GATOR (Cover 0)
GATOR OUT (Cover 0)

33. ZOO E N E S L M R S C C F ZOO RIGHT, LEFT, TIGHT, OPEN
ZOO = ALL THREE LB’s Blitz
NOSE - WEAK
RIGHT, LEFT, TIGHT, OPEN

34. SIMBA = Spur, Mike, Backer (DE in A gap)
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
TIGHT/LEFT SIMBA
SIMBA = Spur, Mike, Backer (DE in A gap)

35. SIMBA = Spur, Mike, Backer (DE in A gap)
SIMBA (CONT.)
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
OPEN/RIGHT SIMBA
SIMBA = Spur, Mike, Backer (DE in A gap)

36. BASH
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
TIGHT/LEFT BASH
BASH = Backer And Spurs

37. BASH (CONT.) E N E S L M R S C C F OPEN/RIGHT BASH
BASH = Backer and Spurs

38. BASH STILL PHOTO

39. COVER 0 RULES S L E N E R S L E N E R M M C F S C C F S C
“STRONG LEFT”
2 BACKS
CORNERBACKS…………………….MATCH
STRONG SPUR…….……..CONTAIN BLITZ
WEAK SPUR………………..……TAILBACK
STRONG LB…..………….…………..SLANT
MIKE LB………………………….FULLBACK
WEAK LB….…..…………..CONTAIN BLITZ
FREE SAFETY………………….#2 STRONG
**Secondary ALWAYS runs with motion in Cover 0
1 BACK
CORNERBACKS…………………….MATCH
STRONG SPUR…………..CONTAIN BLITZ
WEAK SPUR……………….……ADJUSTER
STRONG LB….………………….…..SLANT
MIKE LB………………………….FULLBACK
WEAK LB……………..…..CONTAIN BLITZ
FREE SAFETY………………....#2 STRONG
**Secondary ALWAYS runs with motion in Cover 0

40. GATOR
E N E
S L M R S
C C F

41. GATOR OUT
E N E
S L M R S
C C F

42. 7 MAN RUSH
SPECIAL (WHITE BANJO)

43. SPECIAL = Spurs and Backers
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
SPECIAL
SPECIAL = Spurs and Backers

44. SPECIAL STILL PHOTO

45. 8 MAN RUSH
SLAMMER (WHITE BANJO)

46. SLAMMER = Spurs, Lou, Mike, Rob
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
OPEN/RIGHT SLAMMER
SLAMMER = Spurs, Lou, Mike, Rob

47. SLAMMER = Spurs, Lou, Mike, Rob
SLAMMER (CONT.)
E N E
S L M R S
C C F
TIGHT/LEFT SLAMMER
SLAMMER = Spurs, Lou, Mike, Rob

48. INSIDE/OUTSIDE PRESSURE WITH COVERAGE IN THE 3-3-5 DEFENSE
DAVID BROWN
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
EASTON, PA
(610)