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Post by findlaybuck on Nov 17, 2009 22:51:29 GMT -5
We play two teams that are straight empty starting this year. Both teams are very similar in what they try to do. The only difference is personnel. We will see a lot of bubble, spot, jailbreak, and vertical passing. What have you guys seen be successful versus those sorts of teams?
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Post by CoachJoe on Nov 24, 2009 18:40:06 GMT -5
I haven't personally seen a straight empty team... but we had about 4 different things we could do.
1) blitz both inside backers and man up (which was our base check if someone came out in empty)
2) Widen our will backer (or replace him with a DB), on the 2-receiver side he plays the flat, Corner and Safety play the 2 receivers just as they would in a doubles set (we run Quarters), the front side the Corner goes man on the #1 receiver, while the Free Safety and Strong Safety play the #2 and #3 receivers just as they would play a #1 & #2 in doubles
3) Shift into a 3-2 front and bring on an extra DB for a DT, play zone coverage and Cover 2/Man Under OR
4) Shift into a 3-2 front, where we can run most of our blitz package, and play C1 or C0 behind it
We had one team go into empty for an entire half against us, and we used a mixture of blitzes and zone coverages, a 4-1 box, etc. Lots of 6-man pressure because there's no way to block it, press all the receivers (try throwing a bubble, please!) Never used the 3-2 box in a game, but we worked on it in practice a fair amount.
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Post by card25 on Dec 1, 2009 19:27:45 GMT -5
I have a check in my defense that will automatically send six as soon as we see empty. We play press-man coverage over the top to apply pressure to all of the offensive players.
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Post by coachhump on Dec 22, 2009 15:17:50 GMT -5
What about Empty with a TE? Let's say, trips to one side and a TE and flanker to the other side? Or two to one side and TE plus two other WRs on the other side?
Would you still run man? Would you still blitz 6? Now there is 6 v. 6 on the front.
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Post by CoachJoe on Jan 4, 2010 20:35:22 GMT -5
For us it was just an automatic for no-back sets.. but it does over a unique challenge, doesn't it. At least now there's only 4 out in routes if the TE stays in to block. I posted something on the football-defense.com blog about a blitz that I saw on an Arizona State DVD that would be a nice answer to this (I think someone commented that it was called "Texas"?). If that was a major part of your offense we might game plan for it, otherwise yeah we'd just send 6. What about Empty with a TE? Let's say, trips to one side and a TE and flanker to the other side? Or two to one side and TE plus two other WRs on the other side? Would you still run man? Would you still blitz 6? Now there is 6 v. 6 on the front. |
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Post by card25 on Jan 28, 2010 11:32:45 GMT -5
I would still run man, it is 6v6; however, you have the extra guy reading the TE - watch for the TE screen. The bottom line is that I find being aggressive with empty is extremely effective. You really don't have to worry about deep stuff as nothing has time to develop down field and more often than not a high school QB will crap himself with all those guys getting after him.
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Post by Coach Lindh on Apr 13, 2010 13:32:53 GMT -5
When facing a TE put your Cover LB on him in press and force the TE to block your LB (and the LB is covering the TE any way if he release)
Our if you got one athletic End you can have him spy the TE from a 6 tech.
//Coach Lindh
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