5-4 Defense

1. 5-4 Defense Base & Responsibilities This is the basic 5-4 formation. Your Outside line backers must be you best ball players tacklers etc.. Your Defensive Ends must be the next best ball players. Then Middle Line backers. Nose guard, tackles, then corners. Responsibilities: Defensive ends must contain/box force the play back inside( defensive end goes after ball player when he see’s his butt) Nothing gets outside him. Tackles and nose guard are to stand there man up and read (don’t pick a side shed your block or grab cloth/Jersey, make a pile) Out side backers must read then react filling the off tackle gaps or outside gaps. Inside line backers do the same read and react looking for the offensive guards movements ( pulling etc…) Corners first look pass then run mainly watching tight end release for the pass. I didn't letter the defensive gaps I’m trying to keep it simple. If you happen to face an outside running team you can cheat the corners out on outside shoulder of Outside line backer.

2. 5-4 Defense Corner Corner Outside Backer ILB ILB Outside Backer Against I formation

3. 5-4 Defense Corner Outside Backer Corner ILB ILB Outside Backer Against overload formation

4. 5-4 Defense Corner Outside Backer Corner ILB ILB Outside Backer Against split formation

5. 5-4 Defense corner corner Against 2 wide

6. 5-4 Defense ILB ILB Outside Backer Outside Backer Corner Corner Against 3 wide

7. 5-4 Defense ILB ILB Outside Backer Outside Backer Corner Corner Against 3 wide trips

8. 5-4 Defense Outside Backer ILB ILB Outside Backer Corner Corner Corner Blitz

9. 5-4 Defense Corner Corner Outside Backer ILB ILB Outside Backer strong Blitz

10. 5-4 Defense Corner Corner Outside Backer ILB ILB Outside Backer Weak Blitz

11. 5-4 Defense Outside Backer ILB ILB Outside Backer Corner Corner All Go Blitz

12. 5-4 Defense Outside Backer ILB ILB Outside Backer Corner Corner All Go Blitz