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5-4 DefenseBase & 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 sees

his butt) Nothing gets outside him. Tackles and nose guard are to stand there man up and read (dont 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 Im 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.

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5-4 DefenseAgainst I formation

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

Corner Corner

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5-4 DefenseAgainst overload formation

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

Corner

Corner

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5-4 DefenseAgainst split formation

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

Corner

Corner

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5-4 DefenseAgainst 2 wide

corner

corner

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5-4 DefenseAgainst 3 wide

ILB ILBOutside Backer

Outside Backer

Corner

Corner

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5-4 DefenseAgainst 3 wide trips

ILB ILBOutside Backer

Outside Backer

Corner

Corner

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5-4 DefenseCorner Blitz

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

CornerCorner

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5-4 Defensestrong Blitz

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

Corner Corner

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5-4 DefenseWeak Blitz

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

Corner Corner

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5-4 DefenseAll Go Blitz

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

CornerCorner

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5-4 DefenseAll Go Blitz

ILB ILB Outside BackerOutside Backer

CornerCorner