Kyle Ralph, Head Coach, New Palestine HS, IN
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Here’s a summary of this defensive blitz package film session:
OVERVIEW
This transcript is a coach’s film breakdown of a series of pressure packages/blitzes, walking through assignments, technique notes, and cut-ups of each call against both run and pass. The coach moves quickly through several named stunts, promising to share the full film afterward. Overall theme: crossing/exchange stunts (contain-then-scrape combos) designed to create confusion for the offensive line, paired with notes on personnel (mobile 4-techniques) needed to run them.
STANFORD
- 4-technique loops to the A gap
- Mike backer scrapes B gap
- Stud/Will scrapes from D to C gap
- Creates natural line-crossing confusion; offense often passes it off well, but one backer usually comes free
- Shown against both pass (forcing an intentional grounding) and run (praised as “really, really well done,” with good gap discipline and squat-and-scrape technique, despite one player turning his shoulders instead of staying square)
UTAH
- Nose guard loops opposite to the B gap
- Mike and Will both blitz the A gaps (double A)
- Nose’s stunt doubles as protection/distraction
- Linebacker reads the puller, redirects, and makes a tackle for loss
TARHEEL / RAM
- A pick-style stunt aimed at teams that run draws and screens
- RAM = 4-man pressure (one side stunts)
- TARHEEL = 5-man pressure (both sides stunt)
- Tackle picks off the 4-technique, loops behind him, crossing the wires
- Slows down half the D-line on purpose, making it easier to diagnose screens/draws
- Resulted in a sack when the running back was fooled by color/flash
NEVADA
- Will and Buck (or “Dragon”) come through the B gap
- Adjusters (secondary) roll over the top in coverage
- Example 1: Guard picks up the backer, but Buck still gets through for a QB hit (ball dumped off for a short gain)
- Example 2: Backers run straight through both gaps for a tackle for loss
ARKANSAS
- Nose tackle twist stunt combined with Will or Buck/Dragon off the edge into the C gap
- Personnel-dependent: use Will if more coverage is needed, use Buck/Dragon for more speed off the edge
- Nose loops to B, 4-technique loops to A, backer scrapes C
- Produces a sack-fumble in one clip; in a playoff game example (“Arkansas Red”), the nose guard rips under the guard’s shoulder for another sack-fumble
PURDUE
- Tackle takes the A gap, Stud takes first to C gap, Dragon loops to B gap (“plugger”)
- Designed to spring the Dragon free
- Coach notes: if you have big, mobile defensive tackles capable of two-gapping, this look is especially dangerous
COACHING TAKEAWAYS
- Success across these packages depends heavily on personnel — specifically mobile, athletic defensive tackles/4-techniques who can both occupy blockers and still get skinny to loop.
- Recurring technique cues: staying patient, scraping over the top, squatting on down blocks, and getting in the puller’s hip pocket.
- These stunts are particularly effective against draws/screens because they naturally slow down blockers and let backers read-and-react.