That is a lot for the players to process isnt it? There are a ton of details that are critical for the defense to execute properly. When Virginia Tech plays Duke on Friday night (7 ET, ESPN/ESPN App), Foster will coach his 282nd game as the Hokies' defensive coordinator. I think they are well coached. "#()%$%%! You cannot play straight M2M all the time. From there, Tech held Miami to 10, Kent State to 0, #14 Wake Forest to 6, and Virginia to 0 to finish 10-2. A London Fletcher or Brian Urlacher type linebacker would not be a good fit for the Hokies. On this play against UVA, the Hokies are playing a base front. He's as genuine as they come. Virginia Tech Hokies football, basketball, athletics blog and forum featuring: unique columns, breaking news, film studies, in-depth analysis, recruiting, videos and jokes. Its a different approach from VKs 4-2-5, which dropped one SS into the box, but essentially a 4-2-5 plays like a 4-4 front against any pro-style 2-TE/1-2 back offense. So, every player has to know exactly where to be, exactly what to do, and exactly where to go before running with reckless abandon into a full speed collision. Gap fit means when the defensive player hits the assigned gap, he must hold that gap maintaining the proper leverage in order to get off a block and make a tackle. I think they use the same DE rotation as last year, with Wilson and McCray playing every 4th series and Marshall getting some snaps at tackle and end. Not adjusted to the offensive formation. What is a zone blitz? It really is an outlier as far as defenses, as much as Paul Johnson's wishbone is on offense. Cover 4 is technically a zone defense, but plays like M2M and often ends up looking just like the normal Cover 2 youre used to visualizing. TSL) is an independent publication that is in no way affiliated with or sponsored by Virginia Tech or the Virginia Tech Athletic Department. So something else broke down that lead to Clemson being able to run the ball like they did in the second half. Speaking of personnel groups and formations, have you ever wondered what Bud Foster and Charley Wiles are doing with all the hand signals between plays? Does this really hurt us? I'm sure our coaches cite James Anderson who transitioned from Whip to NFL LB, and Jason Worilds who played DE at Tech and was drafted as an OLB for the Steelers. The free safety is responsible for coverage adjustments and making sure that everyone is lined up properly. Its a bit like a Tampa 2 defense, where the MLB drops back deeper in zone over the middle with 2 safeties behind, except that here youre dropping the FS down instead of backing up the MLB. VTs version of defense is a morphed descendent of what the Washington Huskies ran in the 80s and early 90s when their defense dominated the Pacific coast under DC Jim Lambright. Well, Bud had to change his defense a little to handle that. Without the post-2003 adjustments, there would have been many plays where Rouse would have been isolated in man coverage against the slot receiver. Graves certainly was an outlier as far as his girth, along with Jim Davis, but the vast majority of VT tackles are shaped like trashcans. I find it interesting how you compare our defense to being as unique as GT's offense. Spoilers). against Stanford in the OB? Stanford presents the most unique formula. At the time, the Whip and Rover were described as hybrid players that had combination linebacker/defensive back responsibilities. This is especially true for the Whip LB, who no longer drops back as a deep safety in any situation. The middle backers have very little pass coverage responsibility, and spend significant time taking on blocks on the interior of a play. Other teams began to use a lot of quick passes and/or maximum protection blocking schemes to counter Techs blitz tendencies. An example are the Virginia Tech teams of Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente, with Bud Foster serving as defensive coordinator under both. Everybody has to be on the same page and know their assignments within the structure of the defense. His upside is higher than Collins, but Collins is a much more instinctual player at this point. If our defense is designed to "funnel" the ball carrier to certain positions I could see some recruits not liking that. Bud Foster received national recognition for the way his Bear defense surprised and shut down Urban Meyer's vaunted spread rushing attack in 2014. And that is a key aspect of playing great defense, especially when the system relies heavily on speed, quickness and pursuit. From all of us at The Key Play, get off the bench and in the game. In a robber coverage, the safeties actually come forward at the snap while the corners bail out to a deep third. Instead he will look to plant and dive straight ahead for the inside of the 6 gap or the 4 gap, or he will plant and cut back to the center gap. And then there was all the blitzing. Was a great move on moving the rover back in alignment based on the offenses being seen but thought the Rover always lined up on the strong side away from the Whip but your diagram indicates them lined on the same side. The result is a 4-3 base that follows the general rules of alignment with the players sliding and rotating based on personnel group and passing strength. Defensive Alignment in the Four-Four In the 90's, Bud Foster used two alignments with the 4-4 defense. The wide variety of stunts are designed to make backs read holes that are not there, causing them to run right into the mike or backer who have moved across the formation to meet the back in the hole. I broke the 4th wall of telestration. .". I had to go back and read about the defense given how I did not understand all the roles. Registering for an account is free and easy. I have told anyone who would listen that I didn't like having Collins moved inside, and that if they did move him inside, he needed to get upfield and disrupt the full back/QB mesh point. It wasn't a great "instinctual play" by Hosley, but a calculated play call and design by Foster. I think they were 6'2 or so and 270-280 lbs. MAN. Seems there were a lot of big plays in that game and during the year. Backer and Rover would take the strongside back and pass him off inside or out depending on his route. Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, who announced Thursday he would be retiring at the end of this his 33rd season, is the longest continually tenured assistant at the same school in . He had to make the Rover less a run-defender and more of a full-time DB, a SS in laymans terms. Really great stuff. Everyone, especially play side, must at least stalemate their blocker in their gap. Adobe d C Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. If the ball is on the hashmark, Rover goes Field side, WHIP to the boundary. Several things are known at the end of the first play game situation, down and distance and ball position. . If you can stop the run with six, the whip or backside safety doesn't have to commit so quickly. If NFL type DT's wouldn't fit BF's scheme then what's the use of trying to recruit guys like an Andrew Brown? Have no idea how that played into Foster's defense, but he has played and started taller more slender DTs. This site utilizes responsive web design, which renders the site properly on all platforms (PC, tablet, mobile). Rece Davis. Based on the film that I have watched, either Bud Foster calls more middle linebacker run blitzes than any coach in the country, or the mike backer has almost zero pass responsibility. Clemson and Duke are really the only teams I can remember that have attacked Hokie corners and been successful. The Gap Defense is grounded in a simple concept. Id call both of them pseudo-Cover 3. While the 8 man front may be gone, the blitz pressures and coverages remain imbedded in today's Hokie D. The "Field Strong" basically is a 4 man defensive line, two middle linebackers, and the whip linebacker playing outside as a hybrid linebacker/safety almost exclusively to the boundary side of the field. Join the community. And this. With the quick passing game made popular through the concepts of the west coast offense, offenses could beat blitzes by going with quick passes to hot receivers and allowing them to use their athletic abilities to gain significant yardage after the catch (YAC). Hopefully he has a breakthrough year. He doesn't believe in double-talking players, or as he continually referred to as "fork tonguing" them. That's how good of a kid he is." Ok. Because the line is flowing play-side, the Whip should be unblocked and should go directly to the ball-carrier. Thanks. If you compare how offensive schemes don't really hurt a recruits ability to make it to the NFL, why should a defensive scheme hurt us too? '+,,-/4443.4444444444 Not every coach could do that. BLACKSBURG, Va. Even in retirement, Bud Foster casts a long shadow over the Virginia Tech football program. Exactly like Clemson this year. A similar thing happened with the game against Miami, where LM just gashed us in the second half. Yeah Hosley getting knocked out screwed the rest of the defense off. Does the defensive scheme lend itself to this or did we have weaknesses in key positions? There is an extensive blitz package in VTs scheme. Even more bedeviling to teams that use pro-style running games, Foster uses a huge variety of stunts, hard slants, and linebacker blitzes to "funnel" the ball carrier right into an unblocked defensive player. Foster used a simple solution. They are looking at the QB and reading his actions without letting the #1 outside WR get past. Whip is to the passing strength, which is most often to the field but (against teams like Pitt) can be to the boundary. However, in the Ravens 2 gap 4-3 that they ran in their Super Bowl season, Tony Siragusa and Sam Adams only job was to keep the interior line off Ray Lewis. . The 46 defensive front. NIL and the future of the 'student athlete', Liz Kitley is back to back ACC Player Of The Year, 2023 ACC Wrestling Tournament Seedings announced, OT: TKP Winter/Spring 2023 Gamer's Lounge, OT: 700 miles from the Rock through Spain and Portugal, HOKIES HOOPS CENTRAL: VIRGINIA TECH (16-13, 6-12 ACC) AT LOUISVILLE (4-25, 2-16 ACC) 9PM ACCN, FSU AD floats uneven revenue share for acc & leaving acc. Charley Wiles communicates the front call to the defensive line (stunt calls, etc). Shop fresh Hokies gear at TKP sponsor Homefield. Antone Exum is moving forward at the snap, and both Exum and Hosley end up making the tackle along with Luther Maddy. If the running back looks to go straight ahead, he will see the guard and tackle jammed up and look to cutback. Accordingly, Bud Foster abandoned the 8 man front look, and turned to the "Field Strong" formation described in the link as their base defense. In terms of base sets, the Hokies transitioned from being a heavy 8-man front defense to a 4-3-4 base set characterized by two deep safeties. Jack Tyler can't cover a rock, so CBF adjusts his schemes and defensive calls to account for that. He's had only two top-10 defenses this decade, but the Hokies are never weak on his side of the ball . (Please note, the Hokies may use letters or other terminology to identify each gap.). Bud Foster used the Bear defense to suffocate the Buckeyes' run game in 2014. If the blitz didnt get to the QB quickly, then the defense was at risk for a big play. The legendary defensive coordinator stepped away after the 2019 season, but his . It will be a 4-3. http://www.orangeandwhite.com/news/2012/jan/21/swinney-hired-venables-br. One thing that the Hokies will have to do is be able to beat their press coverage on our receivers like what happened when D.J. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 8 Ohio State with schemes used by Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster,. . Whip starts back and creeps up or vice versa. How did you think TCU was able to defeat teams like Wisconsin with their 4-2-5? That was generally the wide side of the field as well, so the Backer or Rover had to cover a faster, quicker player out in open space. The Hokies play a base 4-3-4 defense, meaning that there are four defensive linemen, three linebackers and four defensive backs in the base set. Part 3 and the final installment of this series will be dedicated to pressure concepts and the more popular pass coverage sets used by Virginia Tech and many other teams around college and professional football. Boise and Stanford both targeted the safeties. Stanford also used formation to create matchup problems. HWC? My thought is that the linebackers/DBs adjusted or started sitting back to provide passing support, this slowed pressure at the line, which allowed for easier running. Every defensive player in the front seven has a "gap" responsibility in every defense that is called. The offense makes the next move by setting their personnel group for this example, they have just removed one of their two running backs and sent in a second tight end. In the above play, Jayron Hosley backpedals to his deep third at the snap. The players also aligned differently. BTW, I dont think I've ever seen a gif used as a legit educational tool and not just an lol. The offensive personnel or personnel group is the makeup of offensive skill positions for any given play. That left situations where Motu was one on one with a big athletic TE going down the seam. d88$FQ &~g?Waj }4;{S=Gg``YoF2a2XCTH#?:]=e1sp=$3_ S??oB/r~u6n?o'tm{ iu e*g[3mcXX_ endstream endobj 7 0 obj 859 endobj 12 0 obj << /Length 13 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream Bare minimum is the stalemate. Check Fantastic furniture Catalogue and Freedom furniture Catalogue. (Dave Knachel/Virginia Tech athletics) Article It's a season of transition. Also, in goal line and short yardage, the backer and blitz the gap to try to blow the play in the backfield playside. Fosters defense is always going to be well-coached, and being well-coached puts players where they need to be, but you still need some talent to beat better OLs even if the defenders are where they need to be. I think the weakness that was exposed by Clemson is that if a team can set up play action by running the ball effectively, the whip and the safeties have to cover their gap fill responsibility before reacting to a pass route. The Whip and Free Safety were more weak side players, so they would usually align to the weak side of the formation. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. Never forget Aaron Rodgers literally laughing at our defense. You have heard the laundry list of coverage terms, but what do they mean? Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. But after several seasons of getting pounded into the turf by the Tech defense, teams began to spread things out and use more 3-4 wide receiver formations to isolate certain match-ups. Because of their Field/Boundary alignment philosophy, the same defenders do not always get matched on the same offensive players. Even the best (Brown- moved to LB, Worilds- moved to LB, Tapp- non-descript backup, Engleberger-bust, Moore- bust, Price- nada) didn't make an impact. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? Period. Bud, a divorcee, married Jessie in February on Super Bowl Sunday, about four months after the hospital scare and around the time discussion began about him retiring. I think we have had these super talented CB's the past few years but what happens when somebody gets hurt and we have to go to the bench like when Hosley got hurt last year? It was a pro-style system and designed to work against pro-style offenses, which is precisely what the Hokies system is. When they play 46 front, its mostly man/man, because its a pressure front like the Under we use. Most of the comments were centered on the adjustments to the Whip and Rover positions, so I wanted to revisit that and clarify some points in those areas. In an obvious passing down. Basically, it requires two defensive tackles who can each command double teams. our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. Most would call that 6 years. That is really the key to the front. He does not have to be a big guy, but he does have to have a very high motor. He had to use less of the C2R and more Cover 4. Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. One breakdown or miscommunication and the other team could be in the end zone. '+,,-/4443.4444444444 I think that with their recruiting getting better, Foster may change. Odds & lines subject to change. In other words, without changing the base personnel, it was a scheme that could adjust play to play from a run stopping 8-in-the-box set to a strong pass stopping set with five defensive backs (Whip, Rover, Field Corner, Boundary Corner, Free Safety). Miami has completely destroyed GT the last few years (if i remember correctly), and they do that by blowing up the GT OL at the LOS. While the nose sometimes gets unblocked and can get upfield, more often than not he will make contact with the guard and tackle. Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. The results of these adjustments speak for themselves. So we have a basic definition for each of the eleven puzzle pieces. The number of wide receivers is derived from the combination of those two numbers. I have no expectations that Antoine will start this year coming off that injury coupled with his history of not being as hard a worker. Join the community. Inverted Cover 2 Robber is a 2-deep, 5-underneath zone coverage that uses the FS as the Robber. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Anytime you see the mike backer dropping back, it is change up defense hoping the QB throws to a spot without seeing the mike. Going into last season, there was legitimate concern about Brenden Hill playing a position that had become more defined as a linebacker, but he proved that a player of his physical abilities could be productive as a Whip as well if he handled his assignments correctly. Young guy like Ekanem and Farley, based on film, are perfect fits. For example, a 21 personnel group is two running backs, one tight end, and two wide receivers. It kicks off by detailing the inner workings of the Bud Foster Gap Defense that has baffled most of the ACC over the last 8 years. The amount of zone and safe coverages they play really is determined by the ability of the line, mike, and backer to stop the run. *:JZjz ? In the old 4-4, the rover was always opposite to the whip. The architect of Tech's famed Lunch Pail Defense, Foster was the longest continually tenured FBS assistant coach at the same school at the time of his retirement in 2019. I remember seeing our defensive philosophy torched about ten years ago. So, I don't think having our DL being smallish gives us a good advantage to counter the GT offense (a la moving our DE in as a DT and then replacing the DE with T. Wilson), since Miami has prototypical NFL DT's and absolutely mauled them at the LOS. There are a number of factors that the coaches consider when setting the defense from play to play. Most teams change alignments and will stunt occasionally, but nobody trys so much to funnel types of running plays to linebackers. To counter these offensive trends, Bud Foster made some adjustments to the base defense after the 2003 season. From this base set, the Hokies can play any number of man and zone coverages while still getting to an 8-man front on any play by rotating the Rover up closer to the line of scrimmage just prior to the snap. So obviously if it doesn't work the scheme breaks down because it also means not being able to pressure the offense and the QB into poor decisions. The wide tackle six and the gap defense were used by Foster specifically because they didn't have the athletes to play SEC style, line up our best athletes against yours, and beat you football. Engleberger wasn't a bust. This "Field G" is mostly what Virginia Tech is in nowadays. What VT plays most against pro-style teams is Inverted Cover 2 Robber, but the deep cover guys are the Cornerbacks, not the safeties. Also I totally disagree with your wording about the DL simply 'stalemating their blocker in the gap' and 'not being expected to be play makers'. From a fans perspective, it is easy to see that football is very challenging physically its arguably the most physical of any sport in the world. Justin Hamilton is in his first year as Virginia Tech's defensive coordinator after serving as safeties coach last year. This is absolutely an attacking defense where every player is expected to #1 maintain leverage/control their gap responsibility and #2 attack attack attack the ball carrier. JWG goes to fill the gap, but the tight end takes him off his feet. Often, a zone play to the right (which on a Madden diagram looks like it would go to the 6 gap) will actually cut back almost over the center. Suddenly the gap is open, and the back has a nice hole. The movement ideally allows three Hokies to be unblocked, versus depending on the physical ability of the defensive line to beat each of their blocks at the point of attack. Alas, so was Jonathan Allen, and it looks like he will be playing out of position in Alabama. Combining elements from each scheme is what gives the 4-2-5 its versatility. Playing more of the defense it ran under former coordinator Bud Foster, the unit turned in a markedly better performance against the high-powered Hurricanes in Saturday's 25-24 loss. I understand explaining that might as well be another post but it would be facinating stuff. Bud Foster defenses know how to get after the quarterback. The attack from the DL is the next step, but they have to achieve their gap fit first. A "gap" is an area of space on the field that the defensive player is responsible to "control." Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. The biggest difference is how wildly the defensive responsibilities differ between the gap defense. My most recent columns can now be found on the right sidebar. Because of how it is designed, it is still strong with Safeties as run-gap fillers off the edges, but because of that they are susceptible to play-action moreso than a true C2 squad. The below diagram lays out a typical Hokie run blitz utilized to stop the zone run to the strong side out of an I formation. A lot can still happen from that base pre-snap state, including shifts, motion, and checks/audibles by the offense. The defensive call in combination with the personnel group establishes the specific pass coverage responsibilities for the defense. Game situation includes things like score, wind / weather conditions and time remaining on the clock. The S must loop hard play-side, crossing the face of the tight end without allowing himself to get his outside shoulder blocked by the tight end. "#()%$%%! I remember the first half of the Stanford OB and watching one of Stanford's 300 lb guards kick out and just flatten Eddie Whitley. Note: This is the second installment of a three part series about Virginia Techs nationally renowned defense. So opposing coaches will tell a kid he'll have a better shot of making it to the NFL if he plays in a "NFL-style" 4-3. Instead, Collins played read and react football and was driven off the ball often, which is to be expected when he is doubled and cut block all night. When the TE switches sides, usually the Backer flips spots with MIKE to cover him. Maddy is going to have to really step it up to be the starter. Not sure Tahj Boyd's skills are of the same caliber but he took advantage of us as well. B) Bud resurrected many of the 8 man front concepts during the awful end of Beamer's departure. Shop fresh Hokies gear at TKP sponsor Homefield. Keeping the Whip closer to the line of scrimmage allows him to play more like a true linebacker, which helped an athlete like James Anderson flourish at the position. They recruit nimble, short tackles, which you don't see in the NFL. This is particularly true when the Whip or Rover is aligned on a slot WR -- hell come hard on the blitz pretty often. First, how do they maintain the aggressive variability of the Wide Tackle Six, but second, he wanted to stop the growing use of one back multiple receiver offenses from the West Coast to the Spread. We will look at the Hokies pass defense in more detail in a later post. What are the differences between what Tech does and a traditional NFL 4-3?? This post gave me a good chuckle. - TheFifthFuller. I saw that and knew we were in trouble. Stanford understands that the whip most often will line up to the weak side of the defense. Darryl Tapp has been a career backup. For that reason, some teams found success by running weak side out of those spread formations. In this installment of the series, we will cover the general concepts of Bud Fosters defensive scheme, including how offensive personnel and formation impact defensive alignments and responsibilities. Likewise, by no longer asking the Rover to man up against speedy slot receivers to the wide side of the field allows linebacker / safety type athletes like Aaron Rouse to be successful at that position. And, you are also correct about Taylor. Registered users can participate in the forum, post and vote on comments. I still worry about the whip (watching film of the Stanford game will do that to a guy) and Maddy and Marshall have to take the next step. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/06/ask-another-teams-beat-writer-clemson. The Corners cheat deeper in this coverage at 7-9 yds, so they can rarely show Press man pre-snap when 2-Robber is the call. 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