Ends—The defensive ends play an 8 technique, and they are the contain men if the flow comes their way. If the ball goes away, the off-end drops back and pursues through the area where the safety lined up originally. On back-up passes they will cover the short one-quarter pass areas or zones.
Linebackers—The linebackers line up on the inside eye of the offensive tackles, and play their regular positions. If the play comes toward them, the linebacker whips the blocker with a flipper and plays the ball carrier. When flow is away, he checks the counter play and then pursues the football. On pass plays they will cover their short one-quarter pass zones.
Secondary—The defensive secondary will play their regular 3-deep coverage, which will be explained in the next chapter. On wide-running plays the halfback must come up to the outside and turn the play back inside. The safety man comes up to the inside, playing inside-out, and the off- or far halfback revolves and becomes the last safety man.
[Figures 31-34] illustrate several of our defensive stunts from a 6-2 alignment which we have employed with success in the past.
In [Figure 31] the linemen pinch, sealing-off the inside, and the linebackers cover outside.
Figure 31
In [Figure 32] the guards loop to the outside over the offensive tackles, and the linebackers fill inside the offensive guard splits.
