5. You can predetermine your rotation; consequently, you remove any indecision.
6. You use the same coverage with your goal line defense, merely tightening up the defense and the secondary.
7. You put quick pressure on the passer by using your 9-man front advantageously.
8. The defensive keys are definite.
The principle of the 5-spoke pass defense and the 4-spoke pass defense is basically the same with the exception you have only four spokes or four men in the outer perimeter of your secondary. The spokes run from an imaginary center with a defender placed on the end of each spoke, as illustrated in [Figure 62].
These spokes can all be lengthened or shortened, as was explained previously for the 5-spoke defense. They must move as a unit or team, however, or there will be vulnerable areas in the secondary. We run an imaginary line from defender to defender, considering the lines as a rubber band, as illustrated in [Figure 63]. The rubber band can stretch, but it should not break.
Figure 62
Figure 63