The Bears' defense coordinator, Buddy Ryan, designed the 46 defense when he arrived in Chicago in 1978. Stacks the Line of Scrimmage - In addition to the four normal down defensive linemen, two other players a strong safety and linebacker will start each play at the line of scrimmage. No other Defensive alignment can do that. Wasnt the 46 what Virginia Tech used to beat Ohio state in 2014? Offenses are going no-huddle, hurry-up, and trying to keep the opposing team in a base defense, with base personnel. But the Sooners arent really doing it with the blitz so much as they are creating the bear front from a variety of angles. DIAGRAM 5: One Gap 3-4 Defense Cover 3 (Vs Spread). The Mike will read that its a run play and then move to fill any open space on his side of the field. This attack package to 1-Back sets allows the Defensive Coordinator certain advantages, as outlined in Coach Ryans book. While this was a great alignment to stop the run and pressure the QB, it was tough to keep all the coverage rules in tact as now the Will and SS were in un-natural spots on the field in reference to strong and weak sides, and had to learn more. While the 46 front concept, and the Hawk and Cub concept are great against the run as they force changes to normal blocking schemes, they also cause problems for pass-protection. The defensive tackle lines up on the weak-side guard. If he stays in to block, they will continue their rush. Even though Texas execution wasnt elite, the obvious question coming out of this game was whether the zone blitz can even work anymore. Free the second level to run to the football. Overall I feel confident that Wisconsins defense would run into diminishing returns with their style in the Big 12 as teams worked out where the release valves were on the back end. They keep things in the middle. On the topic of the fire zone blitz, Gundy had this to say: You know the fire zone was a good scheme for a couple of years and then offenses, uhh, found ways to determine when it was going to happen prior to the snap. In other words, the "field" side of the secondary gets a separate call from the "boundary" side of the secondary. While its definitely great against the run because of how many players stack the line of scrimmage, its also good against the pass. The Penn State Nittany Lions, Michigan Wolverines, and the Ohio State Buckeyes, all of which play mostly in nickel. The 46 defense employs only two linebackers in the traditional sense.
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