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Zone Defense When the receiver releases from the line of scrimmage, he is reading the coverage developing in his path [rout]. Now if the defensive back picks him by backpedaling, this is one form of coverage [man-to-man]. If the defensive back falls behind the receiver and trails, this is another form of coverage. When a defensive back looks at the quarterback instead of the wide receiver-"zone defense." When a defense [zone defense] covers against the pass, the secondary is responsible for blanking an area 53 1/3 yards wide. This is the length from the line of scrimmage to the end zone. When a defense uses a zone defense, defensive backs position themselves in certain parts of the field. What I mean is defensive backs, stake out certain vital areas on the field. They force wide receivers to run around and between them, trying to locate open ground. Some teams use a zone defense and not a man-to-man coverage. Some teams use a cover 2 scheme. This is a deep zone, used to stop the big play by taking some pressure off the corners. What I mean is corners plays less man-to-man coverage. The Rams also use another zone defense the 4-1-6. In this scheme you have four defensive linemen, one linebacker and six defensive backs. The team will use the weakside linebacker. He is the only true linebacker is this alignment. One of the other defensive backs can play the hybrid outside linebacker/safety. The other defensive backs can play the nickel back [other outside linebacker] in this zone defense. These two defensive backs playing linebacker that are used in this alignment, must be fast and good tacklers in the open space. Teams can use the same players [1 linebacker/6 defensive backs] in the 4-1-6, but with a variation, mixing "coverages" in the secondary. Two Variations: The standard 4-3 "rotation" zone. This reinforces the strongside, by moving the defense in that direction. The field has seven areas. Four short, three deep zone. Roaming in the four short areas is the strongside cornerback, strongside linebacker, middle linebacker and the weakside linebacker. Now behind them are the three deep outside thirds. This area is covered by the strong safety, the weak corner and the middle of this three deep zone is covered by the weak safety.When the ball is snap, the strong corner "rolls up". He steps forward into the strongside, where either the fullback, the flanker or the tight end might be running their pass patterns. When the strong corner is rotating up, the linebackers and the defensive backs are taking deep drops [their zone area]. The point is with this zone, the defenders will be pinching together, making it hard to find open ground. Another version 5-2 called the "double zone" or the "double rotation." They roll up both cornerbacks on the outside shoulders of receivers in the short zone area [wings]. They "sting" the three middle linebackers between the two cornerbacks. Some teams like to pass, they like to use their tight ends to find the soft spots in the zone and to stretch the defense. In this 5-2 zone I feel it will be hard for teams to do this. This 5-2 zone is a good zone defense. You can justify by calling this zone "double trouble" for opponent's passing game.If you play against teams that like to use their tight ends. Your front four must bring pressure on the passer. The two defensive ends, both must have great speed on the outside to go upfield. You can bring a blitz up the middle. Also bring the blitz on the outside [corner blitz].
Good defense:
Use a mixture of secondary coverages [mixing coverages].
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